TAF, or Terminal Area Forecast, is a format for providing weather forecasts for the area immediately surrounding the reporting station. It is similar to but distinct from METAR.
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Why the "Terminal" in Terminal Aerodrome Forecast?
Why isn't it just called Aerodrome Forecast? Where does the "terminal" part come from?
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Is "11/2SM" a typo in this TAF message?
In a TAF-message downloaded from NOAA I came across "11/2SM" as the reported visibillity. I have previously seen "1 1/2SM" which I've been told to read as 1.5 SM.
is "11/2SM" a typo (should it have been "1 1/2SM") ?
Should it be read as a fraction…
Pelle Liljendal
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Is a question mark in a TAF forecast ever valid?
One will sometimes see a question mark in the body of a TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast), such as in the second line below:
TAF MDLR 162200Z 1700/1800 00000KT 9999 SCT018
PROB30 1704/1710 8000 ?SHRA BKN016
BECMG 1713/1715 07010KT
Is there any…
Ralph J
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