TTF for Sydney today~~

[K3nnyboy]

TTF METAR YSSY 210130Z 17007KT //// // ////// 19/12 Q1019
RMK TS 40NM TO NE MOVING E RF00.0/000.0/000.0 CLD:SCT029 SCT079
BKN090 VIS:9999 WX1://// RE1://// WX2://// RE2://// BV:13.5
IT:27.3
FM0200 18015G20KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT020 BKN030

Could anyone out there spare me a lesson on what all these terms mean? Been out of the field for years.....surely haven't seen them before

thx gents....and ladies

[inandout]

// means no weather available
//// no vis available
////// no cloud data

[Toppie]

BV = battery voltage
IT = Internal temperature

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

I've never seen the ones with nil wind Clint.....

I mean, there's always some wind with Cb's and rain....isn't there..??

[Dick Smith]

I thought I would never say it but on this occasion Clinton is 100% correct!

[40Deg STH]

Being a pilot who flies all over the globe, I am always astounded at the states who choose to re-write the books. ICAO is the standard.The US is the worst for this, or I thought!! Now I find my home land has taken the same path. Have they forgotten the KLM and Pan Am crash? Common standard communications was a part of the breakdown.
SOP's keep us alive and passengers alive. Why go outside worldwide standards.
The US is the worst and most non standard of the english speaking world, why are we furthering the break down. I cringe.
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For safety sake........STANDARD. We are global, not insular.
We should lead by example and set standards, not follow.

[18-Wheeler]

( . Y . )

*shrug* it's all I've got.

[j3pipercub]

What do you mean 'all' 18? Thems the reasons for getting up most mornings...

[blueloo]

I thought I would never say it but on this occasion Clinton is 100% correct!

I knew Dick was a comedian!

[The Chaser]

BWAAAAhahahahaha ..... GOLD d.n.s ...... GOLD

[Jabawocky]

Clinton has it arse about........Look at whcih way they are leaning.

/////// wind is from the left towards the right.

J

[sparcap]

If rain climbs Jaba??

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Coulda bin becuze the Met man had to look thru the fence palings - 'cuz the Screen etc is 'airside' - and he forgot his ASIC..??


Jaba - Coriolis effect........

[Cirronimbus]

It seems a little odd that manually derived data for vis, wx and cloud aren't included in the body of the Metar but there is manually derived data for the location and movement of the TS included in the remarks section. Even the automatically derived cloud and vis data was available. Even if the screen is airside, the met man included the TS info, why not the vis, wx and cloud? Should have been able to deduce that even though he was "looking through the palings" and include it in the message.

Wonder what happened there?