Futurecaptain From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (5 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1372 times:
I just read the NWS is changing the format of TAF's in the US to conform more with international standards and the new TAF will be valid for 30 hours.
What do you all think of this?
It doesn't look like a major change in how it is read. Different date/time format throughout. I'm sure like many things though it will have a rocky start with the people not expecting this.
Change comes in November.
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19813 posts, RR: 56 Reply 2, posted (5 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1365 times:
Not much change there. The only slightly confusing thing is the presence of all the extra dates in places where they weren't before. But nothing you can't get used to.
-Mir
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Tb727 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1398 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (5 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1308 times:
More mumbo jumbo. Will they actually be able to guess the weather 30 hours ahead correctly is what I am looking forward to seeing.
Dispatchguy From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1185 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (5 years 1 month 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1225 times:
They cant get the first 6 hours correct now, why add more time thats going to be wrong anyway...
Jetset From Canada, joined exactly 12 years ago today! , 349 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 1 month 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1186 times:
Here in Canada, Enviornment Canada can't get the first 3 hours correct. The worst that I have seen personally
is 20 TAFS for CYHZ in 24 hours. Case in point here today nothing is going on in the weather and they still can't
get it right :
Officials at Enviornment Canada claim they are more accurate than the NWS. I say ask the Dispatchers that
work Transborder flights and let them decide who is better. My money is on the NWS.
Goldenshield From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5490 posts, RR: 13 Reply 6, posted (5 years 1 month 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1183 times:
Quoting Jetset (Reply 5): Here in Canada, Enviornment Canada can't get the first 3 hours correct
Also, they tend to WAY over-do the TAF with things like BKN019, SCT234, etc. And then there are the nested TAFs.
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