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Translate WX Forecast
Here's a TAF for Elizabeth City, NC:
TAF KECG 292350Z 300024 18005KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0103 3SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM0300 16005KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC025CB FM0800 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC040 FM1400 18007KT P6SM BKN040 FM2000 15006KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN025CB AMD NOT SKCED AFT 02Z what does "AMD NOT SKCED AFT 02Z" mean? -- John T http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415 Reduce spam. Use Sender Policy Framework: http://spf.pobox.com ____________________ |
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Amendment not scheduled after 02Z (closing time).
Michelle Ref Section 4 Page 3 AC00-45E John T wrote: Here's a TAF for Elizabeth City, NC: TAF KECG 292350Z 300024 18005KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0103 3SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM0300 16005KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC025CB FM0800 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC040 FM1400 18007KT P6SM BKN040 FM2000 15006KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN025CB AMD NOT SKCED AFT 02Z what does "AMD NOT SKCED AFT 02Z" mean? |
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"Michelle P" wrote in message nk.net... Amendment not scheduled after 02Z (closing time). Michelle Ref Section 4 Page 3 AC00-45E Amazing, isn't it, that after nearly forty years of broadband communications, they still use phrasing(?) from the TELEGRAPH days. And they wonder why pilots often fail to read that crap. John T wrote: Here's a TAF for Elizabeth City, NC: TAF KECG 292350Z 300024 18005KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0103 3SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM0300 16005KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC025CB FM0800 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC040 FM1400 18007KT P6SM BKN040 FM2000 15006KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN025CB AMD NOT SKCED AFT 02Z what does "AMD NOT SKCED AFT 02Z" mean? |
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Michelle P wrote:
Amendment not scheduled after 02Z (closing time). Michelle Ref Section 4 Page 3 AC00-45E Thanks! -- John T http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415 Reduce spam. Use Sender Policy Framework: http://spf.pobox.com ____________________ |
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In article ,
"Matt Barrow" wrote: "Michelle P" wrote in message nk.net... Amendment not scheduled after 02Z (closing time). Michelle Ref Section 4 Page 3 AC00-45E Amazing, isn't it, that after nearly forty years of broadband communications, they still use phrasing(?) from the TELEGRAPH days. And they wonder why pilots often fail to read that crap. What is the alternative? Undecoded METARs/TAFs? I can't stand wading through an undecoded briefing where I have to pick through "Wind" and "Temperature" and all of that unnecessary verbal nonsense in order to get the information. If you learn to read undecoded METARs/TAFs, it's pretty easy to pick out a lot of information very quickly. JKG |
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"Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message ... In article , "Matt Barrow" wrote: "Michelle P" wrote in message nk.net... Amendment not scheduled after 02Z (closing time). Michelle Ref Section 4 Page 3 AC00-45E Amazing, isn't it, that after nearly forty years of broadband communications, they still use phrasing(?) from the TELEGRAPH days. And they wonder why pilots often fail to read that crap. What is the alternative? Undecoded METARs/TAFs? I can't stand wading through an undecoded briefing where I have to pick through "Wind" and "Temperature" and all of that unnecessary verbal nonsense in order to get the information. If you learn to read undecoded METARs/TAFs, it's pretty easy to pick out a lot of information very quickly. Amazing, isn't it, that after nearly forty years of broadband communications, they still use phrasing(?) from the TELEGRAPH days. |
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"Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message
... In article , "Matt Barrow" wrote: "Michelle P" wrote in message nk.net... Amendment not scheduled after 02Z (closing time). Michelle Ref Section 4 Page 3 AC00-45E Amazing, isn't it, that after nearly forty years of broadband communications, they still use phrasing(?) from the TELEGRAPH days. And they wonder why pilots often fail to read that crap. What is the alternative? Undecoded METARs/TAFs? Why not? I can't stand wading through an undecoded briefing where I have to pick through "Wind" and "Temperature" and all of that unnecessary verbal nonsense in order to get the information. Wind and Temp data is nonsense? If you learn to read undecoded METARs/TAFs, it's pretty easy to pick out a lot of information very quickly. Sounds rather like the "If you can't run a computer from the command line, you shouldn't be on it!" crowd. That was a popular refrain from the Unix gang. I wonder how many of those are on the outs right now, with the IT industry going south? "Requirements? We don't do requirements; you'll get it the way we want to do it". Automatic transmissions? In my industry it's pneumatic nailers and factory built components. We build houses using 40% of the manhours and have better fit, finish and materials than the "Big Boys". -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO |
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I can't stand wading through an undecoded briefing where I have to pick
through "Wind" and "Temperature" and all of that unnecessary verbal nonsense in order to get the information. Wind and Temp data is nonsense? I think what he means is that the word "wind" and "temperature" is nonsense if you already know which numbers they are. (He probably also mistyped "undecoded" for "decoded into prose") For example, once you really know the format, FM0800 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC040 is easier to read than "from 8:00 Greenwich Mean Time until 14:00 Greenwich Mean time (2:00 pm in England), the winds will be variable at three knots, visibility will be three statute miles in mist and the ceiling will be overcast at four thousand feet above ground level." This is especially true when you stack a bunch of them up to spot a trend, or are getting the METAR from a PDA or internet cell phone. Jose -- He who laughs, lasts. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:31:54 GMT, Jose
wrote: Greenwich Mean time Actually, Universal Coordinated Time. We no longer tell time by the stars at Greenwich Observatory. And if the U.S. gets it way, we will no longer tell time by the sun, either. The plan is to abolish Leap Seconds, and instead have a Leap Hour every 500 years or so. Evidently this is easier on the computer programmers. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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Jonathan Goodish wrote: What is the alternative? Undecoded METARs/TAFs? Obviously, plain-language. Where's the compelling reason to make trying to read them a goat-rope? All the encoded BS is a relic of a prior era, driven by the technology of that era, and now, well overtaken by events and several generations of newer technology that make it embarrassingly obsolete. Your tax dollars at work. |
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