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Hi Ben,

There has been much confusion on this, including me.  What I understand now is the FAA was going to propose a their spec in June for the new weather services, and actual implementation into the ADSB system would be further down the road.  We're keeping our thumb on this, haven't heard anything yet about the new data. 

-Walter 

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 10:46 AM FAASafety.gov <@faasafety.gov> wrote:

FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education

FAAST Blast — New FIS-B Products, FAA Safety Briefing Live, Preventing CFIT, How Data Can Save Lives Notice Number: NOTC7862   FAAST Blast — Week of June 25, 2018 – July 01, 2018 Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update FAA Adding New Weather Products to FIS-B Pilots that are ADS-B In equipped will soon have access to new weather data in their cockpits over the 978-megahertz (MHz) Universal Access Transceiver link. This month, the FAA will begin broadcasting six new weather products: lightning strikes, turbulence, icing forecasts, cloud tops, graphical Airmen’s Meteorological Information (AIRMET) and Center Weather Advisories. The new weather information will complement the original 13 “baseline” weather products — including Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) mosaics, winds aloft and terminal forecasts — in the Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-B) feed. Pilots will have access to the new FIS-B products when their individual avionics are updated. The capability and availability will vary based on individual ADS-B avionics, so please refer to your avionics manufacturer for details. For more information on ADS-B services and benefits, go to www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/capabilities.