A _______________ will be issued when any of the following conditions are occurring or, in the
judgment of the forecaster, are expected to occur:
• A line of thunderstorms at least 60 mi long with thunderstorms affecting at least 40 percent of its
length.
• An area of active thunderstorms judged to have a significant impact on the safety of aircraft
operations covering at least 40 percent of the area concerned and exhibiting a very strong radar
reflectivity intensity or a significant satellite or lightning signature.
• Embedded or severe thunderstorm(s) expected to occur for more than 30 minutes during the valid
period, regardless of the size of the area.

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First, let's restate the question in our own words to anchor understanding: this prompt asks which type of SIGMET or related advisory is issued under specific conditions describing lines of thunderstorms, areas with significant impact on aircraft safety, or embedded/severe thunderstorms lasting a certain duration.
Option 1: Convective SIGMET. This choice aligns with standard meteorological practice: Convective SIGMETs are issued for significant convective weather including lines of thunderstorms at least 60 miles long with coverage of 40% or more of the line, or an area of active thunderstorms with a substantial impact on aviation safety (40% area, strong radar/ satellite/ lightning signature), or embedded/severe thunderstorms expected to last more than 30 minutes. The described criteria map directly to the typical thresholds for Convective SIGMET issuance, covering hazardous convective phenomena.
Option 2: Nonconvective SIGMET. Nonconvective SIGMETs warn about significant weather hazards other than convective activity—for example, severe icing not associated with thunderstorms, widespread dust storms, volcanic ash, or tropical cyclone-related hazards. The scenarios in the prompt specifically focus on convective phenomena (thunderstorms, radar signatures, lightning), which fall under convective advisories, not nonconvective SIGMETs. Thus this option misclassifies the described weather.
Option 3: AIRMET. An AIRMET is a weather advisory for relatively widespread, moderate weather phenomena impacting flight, such as moderate turbulence, moderate icing, or instrument meteorological conditions (IFR) but on a lower intensity scale and broader geographic scope. The criteria in the prompt are about significant convective activitywith thresholds for advising that are more severe and targeted than typical AIRMET coverage, making this option inappropriate for these conditions.
Option 4: METAR. A METAR is a routine surface weather observation report, not an advisory product issued for forecasted or ongoing hazardous weather phenomena. The prompt lists advisory criteria for convective activity and safety impacts, which are outside the scope of a METAR observation itself. Therefore this option does not match the described issuance conditions.
In summary, the described conditions correspond to Convective SIGMET criteria, while the other options are designed for different contexts: nonconvective hazards, milder or broader atmospheric conditions, or routine observations rather than forecasts or advisories. The distinctions hinge on whether the weather is convective, its impact on aviation safety, and the severity/duration thresholds involved, all of which point to Convective SIGMET as the appropriate product.

FA25: AVIA-73 Sec 01 - Air Traffic Control 4.6 Quiz 4 - Aviation Weather (WX)

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