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Old 18th Jul 2013, 23:30
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During pre flight the TAF---

TAF AMD YMIA 171758Z 1718/1812 24005KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 BECMG 1718/1720 21006KT 9999 SCT006 SCT030 BECMG 1800/1802 18010KT 9999 SCT030 SCT050 BECMG 1807/1809 16008KT 9999 SCT040 TEMPO 1719/1724 BKN006 RMK T 06 05 07 13 Q 1016 1018 1020 1019


The next TAF during descent into ADL--

TAF YMIA 172302Z 1800/1812 20008KT 9999 SCT030 SCT050 RMK T 08 12 13 10 Q 1020 1019 1019 1020

Last TAF as they arrived MIA---

TAF AMD YMIA 172352Z 1800/1812 20007KT 3000 BR SCT003 BKN040 BECMG 1800/1801 19006KT 9999 SCT030 SCT050 PROB30 1800/1802 0500 FG BKN002 RMK T 07 11 13 10 Q 1019 1019 1019 1020

THEY WERE LED UP THE GARDEN PATH.....

BKN 600' AGL is not below the minima......when they made the divert decisions there was no mention of BKN 600' or Fog and the METARS were ok...

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