Just back from a tour of Oz and SEA--a question on this topic
South of, and inbound to, KL in front of us was a large pile of thoroughly bad looking storms. At FL 470, HUD says we will not top them, radar tilted down 2-3 degrees confirms LOTS of rain, captain says the radar at zero tilt doesn't paint anything, so we clear
I ask to deviate right and its granted, but just in the nick of time. Some clouds are still growing and we cleared on building Cu by a little.
Any advice of dealing with weather in that area? Different than my experience in the Midwest and Southeast US, I would guess.
GF