In article 1114190529.b66f5cddb1aec1ba47dfaf0f4432d36e@onlyn ews, wrote:
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I know, and I can read it. And someone is going to say that they
prefer it that way.

Yes. It fits on the small screen of my cell phone very well. I'd hate to
have to read three or four pages of 'human language' TAF on the small
screen of my phone (which is very handy for getting weather updates when
you're in the middle of nowhere). Even a nasty complex forecast fits on
one screen.

If you're using a computer, even DUATS will give you human language
forecasts. If you don't have a need to read METAR/TAF, you never have
to, I don't think I've encountered weather sites that can't translate
them.

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