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Old 27th Oct 2000, 17:09
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Stamatis
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RevStar,

So, to recap so far...!

Winds are only mag near the runway (and then only round non-polar airports, I guess). Otherwise they are always given as true.
Winds are not mag near the runway. All written weather reports, including Surface Winds (METARS), are in degrees TRUE. The only time you will hear magnetic wind direction is when it is spoken (as opposed to written) i.e. ATIS, Tower, etc.

Hope above helps,

Stamatis