"Howard Nelson" wrote in message
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If this had happened to me I at first would have been somewhat dumbstruck.
Would a reasonable response to what happened be "I would like to proceed
to xyz (the airport initially filed to), I have x hours of fuel before
reserve,
can you give me a routing to xyz that avoids significant weather and
closed airspace?".


Certainly.



If that were given as my intentions would the controller have
enough information to issue an amended clearance?


Yes.