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Thanks for the insight, I have only been doing this job for 30 years so I didn't know that there wasn't such a thing as an auto TAF.
Likelihood is though that there would have been a TAF available, if not for the exact destination, then somewhere close, then there is an old thing called an area forecast, then there other Metars and TAFS for en route airfields and even internet.
Bottom line is, there should have been more than enough information available to make a sound decision about whether to depart, whether to divert en route etc. As it was, the wrong decision was made resulting in fatalities and the resulting grief for families and loved ones.