METARHIMS
10th Jan 2020, 21:04
The company I work for frequently uses LPLA (Lajes, Azores) as a ETOPS alternate, however the wind data is never reported in the Lajes METAR (examples below).
1) Why is the wind data not reported?
2) Filed ETOPS alternate is based on forecast weather (TAF), which does show the wind. But if I do end up diverting to LPLA is wind data reported in the local reports?
METAR LPLA 020100Z /////KT 9999 FEW025 11/10 Q1022=
METAR LPLA 020000Z /////KT 9999 FEW025 12/10 Q1022=
METAR LPLA 012300Z /////KT 9999 FEW025 12/11 Q1021=
1) Why is the wind data not reported?
2) Filed ETOPS alternate is based on forecast weather (TAF), which does show the wind. But if I do end up diverting to LPLA is wind data reported in the local reports?
METAR LPLA 020100Z /////KT 9999 FEW025 11/10 Q1022=
METAR LPLA 020000Z /////KT 9999 FEW025 12/10 Q1022=
METAR LPLA 012300Z /////KT 9999 FEW025 12/11 Q1021=