(I assume the “NOV 21, 2017” is a mistake.)
Never assume. It may be a penalty of “strict liability”.
I believe this is a by-product of the 2x 737s at Mildura.
The BOM reckoned they were spending huge time resources on ARFOR at the expense of TAF. Apparently GAFs are much less time consuming and they can spend more time on the TAFs.
Seems fair enough to me. With the rate CASA are destroying GA, we won’t need any area forecasts soon.