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Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:11 am

Flying Weather

Looks like it'd be a fine work day in Kotzebue today...

METAR PAOT 191553Z 11037G45KT 0SM R09/1600V3000FT +SN BLSN VV000 M13/M15 RMK AO2 PK WND 11047/1510 SNB00 SLPNO P0000 T11331150 $


Days like this were thank goodness for a good book and Dish Network.

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:12 am

Re: Flying Weather

It's been mostly clear, cold and very windy here for a while. 68 knots in Lynn canal the other day. The commercial boys are still flying but my plane is waiting for better conditions.
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Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:35 am

Re: Flying Weather

PAOT 191153Z 10032G41KT 1/2SM R09/5000VP6000FT -SN BLSN FEW005 BKN010 OVC024 M14/M16 A2966

MINIMUMS, as soon as I get out of my shorts and flip flops and find my jeans and tennis shoes let's go!!
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Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:39 am

Re: Flying Weather

Whatdoyamean minimums??? That's VFR if you're coming home. And no, I ain't kidding.

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:42 am

Re: Flying Weather

GumpAir wrote:Looks like it'd be a fine work day in Kotzebue today...

METAR PAOT 191553Z 11037G45KT 0SM R09/1600V3000FT +SN BLSN VV000 M13/M15 RMK AO2 PK WND 11047/1510 SNB00 SLPNO P0000 T11331150 $


Days like this were thank goodness for a good book and Dish Network.

Gump


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...but at least it isn't very cold!!! =D>

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:34 am

Re: Flying Weather

True that...

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:04 pm

Re: Flying Weather

Oh--cold???

PFYU 191836Z 00000KT 9SM OVC002 M47/ A3020 RMK AO1
WX; BR PNO

Nice day in scenic Fort Yukon.

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:20 pm

Re: Flying Weather

mtv wrote:Oh--cold???

PFYU 191836Z 00000KT 9SM OVC002 M47/ A3020 RMK AO1
WX; BR PNO

Nice day in scenic Fort Yukon.

MTV


Ft. Yukon and most of interior Alaska has been chilly for the past week. Makes Kotz look down right balmy.

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:27 pm

Re: Flying Weather

It should be balmy. It's not winter yet.

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:31 pm

Re: Flying Weather

GumpAir wrote:It should be balmy. It's not winter yet.

Gump


'Ya mean like the middle of January. It's plenty cold even in Kotz for me. I'm ready for March sunshine and longer days and we haven't even gotten to December 21st yet.

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:26 pm

Re: Flying Weather

I need a translator.
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Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:47 pm

Re: Flying Weather

Image

There ya go...

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:10 pm

Re: Flying Weather

yeah quit posting all that weather code, just say windy, cloudy and friggin cold... :shock:
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Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:05 pm

Re: Flying Weather

patrol guy wrote:I need a translator.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.. :lol:
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Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:56 pm

Re: Flying Weather

I havn't a clew. Gump is the corporate type.

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Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:31 pm

Re: Flying Weather

qmdv wrote:I havn't a clew. Gump is the corporate type.

Tim

Tim

"Clew" ??? Is that a Metar acronym for clue? Sounds like the sort of thing FAA would do. :D
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Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:13 pm

Re: Flying Weather

patrol guy wrote:I need a translator.


I've got a METAR decoder ring, it came in a box of Cracker Jacks. Handy. But I like the "windy" forecast graphic as posted by Gump better than metar.
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