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quillthrillswriting

4 months ago

Title: Decoding a M.E.T.A.R. Report:

[A M.E.T.A.R. report is shown with (incorrect) annotations. The report is:]

M.E.T.A.R. ("Meter", usually misspelled.)
K.N.Y.C. (Station I.D.)
251600 Z (Time: 25, 16, 002.)
18035 G 45 K.T. (Wind speed has been 18,035 knots for a good 45 minutes now.)
6 S.M. (Observer is a size 6 small.)
V.C.F.C.F.Z.V.A. (Sorry, the station cat walked on the keyboard.)
+ Blup (Weird noise the sky made earlier.)
No Sig (Observer has no significant other [frowny face].) L.T.G. O.H.D. (We overheard someone saying there was lightning.)
A 3808 (Hey look, an Airbus A380-800!)
R.M.K. (Remarkable!)
A Oh 2 (Fanfic Archive equipped with a precipitation sensor.)
S.P.L. 130= (Observer got sleepy around 1:30.)

In the aviation world, they don't use AM/PM times. Instead, all times are assumed to be AM unless they're labeled NOTAM.

METAR [Explained]

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Decoding a METAR Report:

[A METAR report is shown with annotations. The report is:]

METAR KNYC 251600Z 18035G45KT 6SM VCFCFZVA +BLUP NOSIG LTG OHD A3808 RMK A02 SPL130=

[The annotations are:]METAR "METER" (Usually misspelled) KNYC Station ID 251600Z Time (25:16:002) 18035G45KT Wind speed has been 18,035 knots for a good 45 minutes now 6SM Observer is a size 6 small VCFCFZVA Sorry, the station cat walked on the keyboard +BLUP Weird noise the sky made earlier NOSIG Observer has no significant other :( LTG OHD We overheard someone saying there was lightning A3808 Hey look, an Airbus A380-800! RMK Remarkable! A02 Fanfic Archive equipped with a precipitation sensor SPL130= Observer got sleepy around 1:30