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airyana
11th Jan 2010, 12:51
Can you please help me decode this:

EDDF 111320Z 02004KT 4800 -SN BR FEW013 BKN020 BKN050 M02/M04 Q1016 R25L/510195 R25R/510195 NOSIG


this bit: R25L/510195 R25R/510195

thank you

rudderrudderrat
11th Jan 2010, 13:10
wet snow,
<=10% of runway covered,
Depth of deposit = 1 mm
Braking Action Good

Nightrider
11th Jan 2010, 13:20
On both runways

5 = wet snow
1 = up to 10% coverage
01= up to 1 mm depth
95= breaking action good.

They also could issue

for 27L 27510195
or 27R 77510195

see here (http://www.flyingineurope.be/MetarRunway.htm)

Kirks gusset
11th Jan 2010, 13:22
airyana,

See this link:
http://www.b737mrg.net/downloads/b737mrg_snowtammetar.pdf

I find the graphics here quite easy to work with.

FrenchScotPilot
11th Jan 2010, 13:24
http://www.b737mrg.net/downloads/b737mrg_snowtammetar.pdf

Though unofficial, this link is a good graphical decoding tool.

Best regards,

FSP

Jumbo Driver
11th Jan 2010, 13:32
Decode of this Runway State Group can be found in UK AIP GEN 3-5 (http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/gen/EG_GEN_3_5_en.pdf), para 10.12 (pp 31/32).

HTH

JD
:)