rodrop Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 CRazy....?? KMSY 011312Z AUTO 3/4SM BR A2927 RMK AO2 PWINO FZRANO TSNO RVRNO PNO $ KMSY 011143Z 011212 05040G55KT 3SM RA OVC015 TEMPO 1317 1SM +TSRA OVC008CB FM1700 11060G75KT 1SM +RA OVC012 FM0200 16040G55KT 1SM +RA OVC015 FM0600 16025G40KT 2SM SHRA OVC020 NOT SKED Quote
FlyNHighNFast Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 CRazy....?? KMSY 011312Z AUTO 3/4SM BR A2927 RMK AO2 PWINO FZRANO TSNO RVRNO PNO $ KMSY 011143Z 011212 05040G55KT 3SM RA OVC015 TEMPO 1317 1SM +TSRA OVC008CB FM1700 11060G75KT 1SM +RA OVC012 FM0200 16040G55KT 1SM +RA OVC015 FM0600 16025G40KT 2SM SHRA OVC020 NOT SKED That $ symbol at the end says it all Quote
slick1537 Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 How do you know if the TAF is unreliable, or must you also always check the metar for the $? Quote
ADRidge Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Haha, earlier I checked the wx station at KLFT (Lafayette, La Reg'l) and it's reading 10,000F. No wind readings. Interesting.... I wasn't aware that hurricanes rained lava! Around 3pm, KARA's ASOS was calling 50-ish with gusts to 75kts. Quote
PhotoFlyer Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 How do you know if the TAF is unreliable, or must you also always check the metar for the $? The TAF is always unreliable. The $ at the end of the METAR means the automated equipment needs maintenance. Since the TAF is a forecast product, produced by a person, it will never have a $ at the end. Quote
Gomer Pylot Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 TAFs are always unreliable. They're forecasts. You can never trust them fully, especially if they're forecasting clear and P6SM and it's getting near 4AM. The MSY METAR is obviously wrong, because the equipment has failed. All it really says is that most of the equipment is not working. It does give enough information for initiating an instrument approach under Part 135, though. All you absolutely have to get are the visibility and the altimeter setting, if you're doing a precision approach, and Armstrong has several ILS approaches. Quote
rodrop Posted September 12, 2008 Author Posted September 12, 2008 Galvaston METAR/TAFKGLS 121820Z 121818 04030G45KT 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB OVC050 TEMPO 1822 1SM HZ FM2200 02040G65KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB OVC040 TEMPO 2202 1SM HZ FM0200 02055G75KT 2SM +TSRA OVC015CB FM0700 33065G95KT 1SM +TSRA OVC015CB FM1200 21050G65KT 2SM +TSRA BKN015CB OVC040 F Quote
PhotoFlyer Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 I'm sitting in a hotel in Houston right now. The wind isn't really that bad, but there is quite a bit of storm surge in the low lying areas. The Galveston AWOS is out of service now. Quote
rodrop Posted September 13, 2008 Author Posted September 13, 2008 I'm sitting in a hotel in Houston right now. The wind isn't really that bad, but there is quite a bit of storm surge in the low lying areas. The Galveston AWOS is out of service now. Stay safe. Sounds like (in the news) there are already attempts to safe people... How about that freighter out in the gulf, I hope they are ok. Quote
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