Met decode

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Can anyone help me with the decode of the end of this Long range TAF please
as I keep seeing it and havent got a clue what it is .

Long Range TAF
[201100] 201100Z 201818 14010KT 9999 FEW020 BECMG 2022 30008KT
BECMG 1012 14012KT TX24/15Z TN18/06Z=

What does the TX24/15Z TN18/O6Z mean ??
Cheers

[Shiny side down]

Maximum temperature TX, and minimum temperature TN, between time zulu.

So, the temperature will be between 24 to 18degrees, between 15z and 06z
I think!

[tubby linton]

If i was a betting man that looks like the taf for Malaga.

[FougaMagister]

CDG is also known to use this TN/TX thing - but I agree the temperature looks more like AGP this time of year!

Cheers

[78deg]

TX24/15Z Forecast Max temp 24deg celsius at 15:00 UTC

TN18/06Z Forecast Min Temp 18 deg celsius at 06:00 UTC

[tubby linton]

I was basing my bet on the wind direction and change of direction during the forecast period.

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Thanks Guys
This seems to have only come in recently ....we learn something everyday !
Cheers

[Ipaq]

The Spanish have done it for quite a while at most of their airfields

[TopBunk]

Looks like Nice (LFMN) to me. Night time Katabatic wind setting in, although more often from 330 degrees.

Certainly put it as a coastal med airfield.

[kuwait340]

Another Question Gents

Hello....

i have came across this metar recently:

130/02MPS 9999 FEW050CB SCT050 BKN100 15/01 Q1022 NOSIG 99CLRD70

So, what is the 99CLRD70 ?

i went through the decoding in the jepp...but couldn't found it...

any idea ?

thanks in advance

[mbcxharm]

Runway state decode:

http://www.flyingineurope.be/MetarRunway.htm

99 = all runways
CLRD = cleared
70 = friction coeff. 0.70

...and that top TAF is sooo LEMG!

[WaterMeths]

maybe malaga taf

Yes go on then, I'll join the list of saddo's who think this is a Malaga TAF. Great place really, I do wonder why people bother asking the runway in use there (when outside ATIS range), as 20 mins or so is long enough for the spanish to change their minds several times anyway.

WM

[Ipaq]

Ok guys - can someone help with this one:
METAR KSFB 242053Z 28007KT 10SM FEW016 26/19 A2979 RMK AO2 RAB02E11 SLP086 P0000 60000 T02560194 56009=

Apart from the SLP being sea level pressue of 1008.6, the rest is new to me!

[tubby linton]

If it is not in here then it must be new!
http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/METAR/metar-pg13-rmk.html

[datafox]

The remarks in the format above are found at U.S. stations only. Here is the decode:
AO2 = Automated station with precipitation type/intensity sensor
RAB02E11 = in the last hour, rain began at :02 after the hour and ended at :11 after the hour
SLP086 = sea level pressure 1008.6 hPa
P0000 = Trace of rain since last hourly METAR (ex. P0030 would be 00.30" since last hourly METAR)
60000 = Trace of rain since in last 3 hr or 6 hr period (total amount of rain since 00Z, 06Z, 12Z or 18Z observation - in this case since 18Z observation).
T02560194 = Temp is 25.6 C and dewpoint is 19.4 C (ASOS measures temperatures in F then converts them to C, so in this case it is measuring 78 F and 67 F, respectively)
56009 = Pressure tendency and change in last 3 hrs. In this case, "6" means it was decreasing then decreased more slowly, and it is 0.9 hPa lower now than 3 hours ago.
For U.S. METARs, all your answers can be found here:

http://tabacofamily.com/jtabaco/ispwx/swo/

It is the current FAA manual for weather observers. 15-18 is where the remarks section begins.

[Cider30]

TX24/15Z: Max temp forecasted to be 24 degress at 15 Z. TN will be the min forecasted.