TAF Question ?

[CirrusSR22T]

A 'Mate' has asked

TAF UTAA 151330Z 1515/1603 10007MPS 5000 SCT050 530005 TEMPO 1518/1522 ............... Can anybody tell me what the "530005" is referring to???

Any Ideas ?

Cheers Cirrus

[Icarus53]

Tell Wiskas to ask any of the nice chaps in front of him with at least three bars on their shoulders. Or are SOs still seen and not heard?

[Capt Fathom]

Results of my Google search...

530005 Turbulence Group

5. Turbulence Indicator.
3. Turbulence type and intensity.
000. Height of the turbulence layer base in hundreds of feet AGL.
5. Thickness of the turbulence layer in thousands of feet AGL.

Code Figure

0 None
1 Light Turbulence
2 Moderate clear air Turbulence, occasional
3 Moderate clear air Turbulence, frequent
4 Moderate in cloud Turbulence, occasional
5 Moderate in cloud Turbulence, frequent
6 Severe clear air Turbulence, occasional
7 Severe clear air Turbulence, frequent
8 Severe in cloud Turbulence, occasional
9 Severe in cloud Turbulence, frequent
X Extreme Turbulence


So decoded...Moderate clear air Turbulence, frequent. 0-5000'AGL

There's also a group for icing.

[CirrusSR22T]

Thank you Capt F, will pass on

[VH-XXX]

Try giving this a go next time.

Plain language Australian AVMET

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