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By Order of the Weather Police!

100

Criteria for reporting wind gusts

What is 10 kts more than mean wind speed?

200

 The reporting steps for visibility less than 6000 m 

What is up to 800 in steps of 50, between 800 and 5000 steps of 100?

300

The start/end/ change in intensity of which weather phenomenon warrants the issuance of a SPECI

What is moderate/heavy precipitation, thunderstrom, funnel cloud and saquall? 

400

The cloud-height thresholds  that must be met for an improvement SPECI to be issued  

1500 ft, 1000ft, 500 ft, 200ft, 100ft

500

Criteria for determining the highest minimum sector altitude

What is the highest obstacle within 46 km, and add 1,000 ft to its height?

METAR/SPECI Madness: Fact or Fiction?

100

METAR and SPECI code form is FM 13 and FM 14 respectively. 

False . FM 15, FM 16

200

V_nV_nV_nV_nD_v must be 10 km or more for CAVOK to be coded

False . V_nV_nV_nV_nD_v  must not be coded 

300

This temperature is correct M5/M4

False . Dewpoint higher than air temperature

400

The following scenario is correct for a SPECI issues for wind direction

—METAR TLPL 021200Z 34009KT ……(BEFORE)

—SPECI MTLPL 021206Z 05009KT ……(AFTER)

False. HWile the direction changed by 60 degrees, the speed before and after is less than 10 kts

500

SPECI should be issued for cloud amount

—METAR TAPA 111300Z 16010KT 9999 SCT016 28/25 Q1009

1340- BKN016

false. Clouds must be below 1500 ft for issuance of SPECI for cloud amount

Code Me If You Can!

100

Visibility: 5 km  NE- SW,  12 km SW- NE

9999

200

Winds WSW at 73kts gusting to 99 kts

25073G99KT

300

Sky is obscured, but the observer can see up to 356 ft. Code appropriate group

VV003

400

28.24 inches of mercury

A2824

500

The following was observed at the time of observation Thunder heard  with light rain at the station started 1032- 1040, with moderate showers, lightning seen and no thunder heard  and squall were observed at the time of observation.Code the weather groups in the METAR

SHRA SQ VCTS RETS

Airport Code Crackdown

100

Grantley Adams International Airport

What is TBPB?

200

Piarco International Airport

What is TTPP?

300

 V.C. Bird International Airport

What is TAPA?

400

Norman Manley International Airport

What is MKJP??

500

Toronto Pearson International Airport

What is CYYZ

To SPECI or Not to SPECI?

100

METAR TGPY 291400Z 12016KT 9000 -SHRA FEW013CB BKN017 31/26 Q1013 NOSIG RMK CB-E,SE; VCSH-ENE-S=

at 1415 clouds changed to SCT013CB SCT015

Code SPECI if required

No SPECI required

200

METAR TVSA 291300Z 07007KT 9999 FEW020 31/25 Q1013 NOSIG=

at 1340z - Wind direction changed to 270, and avg speed was 15 kts

Code SPECI if required

SPECI TVSA 291340Z 27015KT 9999 FEW020 31/25 Q1013 NOSIG=

300

METAR KMIA 291200Z  07006KT 9000 FEW002 SCT010 BKN065  04/04 A3003 

at 1219z a gust of 26kts was recorded 

Code SPECI if required

METAR KMIA 291219Z  07006G26KT 9000 FEW002 SCT010 BKN065  04/04 A3003

400

METAR TQPF 291700Z 11012KT 2500 SCT018 31/23 Q1014

1732z- VV= 3300  1738z-VV= 3000m  

1740z - VV4500m

Code SPECI if required

METAR TQPF 291742Z 11012KT 4500 SCT018 31/23 Q1014

500

METAR TFFF 291500Z  08010KT 4500 TSRA SCT015CB OVC032 19/15 A2898 

The observer noted at the following times:

at 1505z showers were still moderate

 1510z - visibility was 4900 m

and at 1516Z, visibility improved to 5000 m. 

No significant changes after this

The forecaster asked ' You sending out SPECI ?

SPECI NZCM 291510Z 08010KT 4500  SCT015CB OVC032 19/15 A2898

SPECI NZCM 291526Z 08010KT 5000  SCT015CB OVC032 19/15 A2898