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the bald eagle
21st Jul 2008, 08:03
Looking at this TAF for Malta i noticed the very last part of the tempo reading TN25Z/13Z TX30/18Z Anyone got any ideas what this is? TAF LMML 192300Z 200606 30005KT 9999 FEW020= TAF MMAA 192239Z 200024 25020KT P6SM SCT240 BECMG 0102 30010KT FM1000 35008KT P6SM SCT100 SCT240 PROB40 1013 5SM RA BKN020CB FM1600 27008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN100 BKN240 BECMG 1920 30015KT VC CB TEMPO 2024 2SM TSRA BKN010CB TN25/13Z TX30/18Z

IRRenewal
21st Jul 2008, 08:31
That bit has nothing to do with the tempo

The are Minimum (TN) and maximum (TM) temperatures and time they are expected

bookworm
21st Jul 2008, 10:02
I think you may have have missed something bald eagle.

The text you quote contains two TAFs. The first is for LMML, Malta. The second, which contains the temperatures, is for MMAA, Acapulco!

the bald eagle
21st Jul 2008, 11:41
Thanks guys did stump me and a few of the lads at the club as for MMAA i did notice that and thought it might have been a code for the military?
Anyway whats a few inches on a world map!

Thanks
tbe

bookworm
21st Jul 2008, 12:29
If it helps, the = sign is used as the delimiter to signify the end of a TAF. If you ever see an = sign within a TAF, something is probably corrupted.