Lowi Metar

[datafox]

Any decode/translation on the remarks when this station is in "AUTO" mode?

LOWI 030120Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1013 RMK BASE AB CLD008 FH CLD006
LOWI 030050Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1014 RMK BASE AB CLD009 FH CLD011
LOWI 030020Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1014 RMK BASE AB CLD006 FH CLD009
LOWI 022350Z AUTO 27004KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1015 RMK BASE AB CLD009 FH CLD007
LOWI 022320Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1015 RMK BASE AB CLD006 FH CLD010
LOWI 022250Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1015
LOWI 022220Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1016 RMK BASE AB CLD102
LOWI 022150Z AUTO 09004KT 050V120 9999 NSW 16/14 Q1016 RMK BASE AB CLD014
LOWI 022120Z AUTO 11005KT 070V130 9999 NSW 16/14 Q1016 RMK BASE AB CLD105 FH CLD118

[thorisgod]

what don't you understand?

[JAR]

AB I believe refers to the NDB, CLD .. standing lenticular or rotor clouds.

FH I don't know.

[datafox]

LOWI 030120Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 NSW 15/14 Q1013 RMK BASE AB CLD008 FH CLD006

In the above METAR there is no cloud group in the body of the METAR. In the remarks it appears to indicate there is a cloud bank at 800 ft over AB NDB, and another cloud bank at 600 ft over "FH" (wherever that is).

Seems like a strange setup, having non standard language in the remarks section of an AUTO report whilst having no cloud information in the body. However, these reports seem to be Austrian-specific. Perhaps Austria doesn't have ceilometers at the aerodrome but at selected locations around the aerodrome? For example:

Graz
LOWG 050120Z AUTO 30005KT 230V350 9999 -RA 13/12 Q1016 RMK BASE S CLD072 N CLD067

Klagenfurt
LOWK 050050Z AUTO VRB05G15KT 9999 +RA 12/10 Q1017 RMK BASE E CLD061 W CLD060

Salzburg
LOWS 050020Z AUTO 24007KT 200V270 9999 -RA 11/08 Q1019 RMK BASE N CLD097 E CLD075

[charly-viktor]

Hello Boys!

FH means the ceilometer at the airport - in German "Flughafen"!