Not sure what TAF you were looking at BG, but mine had a Tempo for TS on it for most of the day.
I hear you WRT TTF vs TAF, but at the end of the day, you sometimes need to take the TTF as not the be all and end all! We were in and out of Sydney all afternoon, and I made sure that I carried the 60 mins, even though not required, just in case the WX took an unexpected turn. I know this may not be always possible, but considering the trends, I personally felt it could have been just a matter of time.
We were lucky to get out the last time about an hour before it all happened, and apart from the "unsettled" conditions that prevailed for most of the day, things didn't appear too grim. Happened pretty quickly it seemed.
Metman is usually pretty good, but there's always the curve ball.
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