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February 25th, 2006, 18:55
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Des Moines, Iowa (based in IAH)
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|  Bad Weather Forcasting KBWI 252254Z 25006KT 10SM FEW050 SCT100 BKN250 13/M03 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01281033 KBWI 251737Z 251818 22011G22KT P6SM BKN150 FM2100 25018G35KT P6SM BKN080 OVC120 FM2300 28015G28KT P6SM BKN060 FM0400 34015KT P6SM SCT060 FM0800 35008KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 34015G30KT P6SM SCT050 Yea, I really needed to cancel my late afternoon flight today. Those 35 kt gusts are killer right now.  |
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February 25th, 2006, 19:49
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| Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Well, TAFs are written by the most junior people at the NWS office, what do you expect?  |
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February 25th, 2006, 23:51
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Coloradan in Orange County, CA
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Yeah but those junior people are the most proficient when it comes to modeling. The senior folks probably haven't touched a forecast model in years. | |
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February 26th, 2006, 00:45
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KIDP/KCNU
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 | I used to do TAF's back in the day when I was just an intern. If that tells you anything.
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February 26th, 2006, 11:34
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago
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February 26th, 2006, 12:31
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Afghanistan
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| San Francisco has you beat today: KSFO 261143Z 261212 16005KT P6SM FEW008 SCT120 OVC200 TEMPO 1214 BKN008 FM1600 16010KT P6SM SCT060 OVC100 TEMPO 1922 16020G35KT 6SM -RA SCT030 BKN060 FM2200 16020G35KT 5SM RA SCT030 OVC050 TEMPO 2202 15030G45KT 2SM +RA BKN015 OVC030
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