METARs
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Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)
Tags: FAA Pilot's Handbook
Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR). Observation of current surface weather reported in a standard international format.
METAR - coded aerodrome Met report. Also SPECI, special civil aviation weather report, and TAF, terminal aerodrome forecast of weather expected.
MF - medium frequency. Radio waves with frequencies in the 300- 3,000 kHz range.
METAR - Acronym in FAA pilot briefings and weather reports simply means an "aviation routine weather report," but nobody seems certain about the original source.
METAR
Meteorological Actual Report (current weather)
MFD
Multi Function Display ...
METAR
Air Traffic Control
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Canada ATIS frequencies
UK ATIS frequencies
St.Petersburg/Clearwater Int'l ATIS
Sydney Australia live web-based ATIS ...
METAR: Aviation routine weather report. Format for shorthand weather information reporting using a standardized set of codes and abbreviations (for example: BKN broken clouds, OVC overcast, CAVOK ceiling and visibility okay, etc.) Acronym ...
Forecast conditions, destination and departure airport, TAF
Current conditions, destination and departure airport, METAR
Winds aloft forecast
Any pilot reports and NOTAMs
Any other weather data: AIRMET, SIGMET etc ...
Generally, the broadcast contains routeoriented data with specially prepared NWS forecasts, inflight advisories, and winds aloft. It also includes selected current information such as weather reports (METAR/SPECI), NOTAMs, and special notices.
The Service Ceiling is the height at which the rate of climb of any plane has dropped to 100ft. per minute. Current ceiling information is reported by the aviation routine weather report (METAR) an automated weather stations of various types.
 See also: Navigation, Flight, Aircraft, Weather, Aviation
  
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