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Old 1st January 2016 | 08:20
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FlightDetent

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From: Commuting not home
The ATIS is composed of several sections. Some facilities use METAR in lieu of ATC met-report. Where that is the case, and the METAR is issued by the MET officer with a TREND-type landing forecast, this will be broadcasted.

Assuming the NOSIG meteorological landing forecast (a METAR segment) is somehow applicable to other sections of ATIS is incorrect and a source of potential confusion. The question about the person's ability to read METARs is somewhat hard to avoid.

FD.
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