Originally Posted by
L1011effoh
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If the forecasts are now produced by non-local Meteorologists, then they will be free from the temptation to make local TAF manipulations designed to lure unsuspecting TriStar crews down from ASI following the decision tree LPD/PNR/continue 'flowchart'. This seemed to be especially prevalent when mail/veg/replacements were inbound on the TriStar.
Not sure what "non-local" means in this context. Unless there has been a poor policy change, my belief is that the forecasts are produced by UK Met staff of Senior Scientific Officer [old-speak!] grade, and with substantial experience, and sitting in the office on the airfield.
If this is not so, that would be a great deterioration in coverage.