Narrative:

Climbing via 355 degree heading, ZJX cleared to FL250. Heavy WX cells to the east. ZJX kept trying to vector us into WX. We informed them we wanted to avoid the cells and advised we needed westerly heading to avoid or higher altitude in order to avoid WX. We were denied both or either. We informed ZJX we weren't flying into a cell. ZJX said 'understand you're exercising your emergency authority/authorized, deviation approved.' we turned to heading 335 degrees for approximately 40 NM. Next controller cleared us direct irq and FL330.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC CTLR ACTIVATED EMER AUTH TO A CAPT OF A B757 TO PERMIT DEV AROUND TSTMS DURING CLB SINCE THE ARTCC CTLR COULD NOT PROVIDE HDG OR ALT CHANGE FOR THEM TO AVOID WX.

Narrative: CLBING VIA 355 DEG HDG, ZJX CLRED TO FL250. HVY WX CELLS TO THE E. ZJX KEPT TRYING TO VECTOR US INTO WX. WE INFORMED THEM WE WANTED TO AVOID THE CELLS AND ADVISED WE NEEDED WESTERLY HDG TO AVOID OR HIGHER ALT IN ORDER TO AVOID WX. WE WERE DENIED BOTH OR EITHER. WE INFORMED ZJX WE WEREN'T FLYING INTO A CELL. ZJX SAID 'UNDERSTAND YOU'RE EXERCISING YOUR EMER AUTH, DEV APPROVED.' WE TURNED TO HDG 335 DEGS FOR APPROX 40 NM. NEXT CTLR CLRED US DIRECT IRQ AND FL330.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.