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Old 11-27-2006 | 05:56 PM
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How Do You Read Or Decode The Remark Section Of A Taf??? (i Expect This Question To Pop Up On The Oral).


Example: Klax 280250z 29015kt 10sm Sct025 Sct055 14/09 A2997 Rmk Ao2 Slp147 T01440094 53003
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Old 11-27-2006 | 06:07 PM
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Has to do with the Type of station (A02), the sea level pressure (SLP 147), and the actual temperature (T014) This is a METAR by the way. Its not very important but a fav of some examiners since it 'really not that important"
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Old 11-27-2006 | 06:42 PM
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OOP'S, YEA I MEANT METAR!!!
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Old 11-27-2006 | 06:48 PM
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5xxxx deals with the 3 hour pressure trend.
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Old 11-27-2006 | 06:58 PM
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The actaul temp and actual Dew point to 10's of a degree. A02= Precip Discriminator
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Old 11-28-2006 | 11:59 AM
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Just remember that the SLP is in millibars, so 147 means 1014.7.
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Old 11-28-2006 | 12:13 PM
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Here is an excellent key to decoding METARs courtesy of Texas A & M University.

http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/metar/quick-metar.html
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