HIWAS alerts are broadcast by controllers upon receipt of hazardous weather information. Which statement is true?

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HIWAS alerts are broadcast by controllers upon receipt of hazardous weather information. Which statement is true?

Explanation:
HIWAS alerts are timed to when new hazardous weather information is received by ATC and entered into the HIWAS broadcast. The system is designed to quickly relay warnings and advisories (like SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and convective SIGMETs) as soon as the weather information becomes available from meteorological sources. This means the alert happens upon receipt, not at the moment a hazard is detected by controllers, not only during busy periods, and not on a fixed schedule. HIWAS provides a continuous loop of current hazardous weather information, updating whenever new information is issued.

HIWAS alerts are timed to when new hazardous weather information is received by ATC and entered into the HIWAS broadcast. The system is designed to quickly relay warnings and advisories (like SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and convective SIGMETs) as soon as the weather information becomes available from meteorological sources. This means the alert happens upon receipt, not at the moment a hazard is detected by controllers, not only during busy periods, and not on a fixed schedule. HIWAS provides a continuous loop of current hazardous weather information, updating whenever new information is issued.

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