Decode This!!

[Guest pelorus32]

I know we had a recent thread on this but I came across this this morning and thought that you'd enjoy the mental exercise. Decode the TAF and particularly the last bit of the SPECI for YBLT this morning:

 

BALLARAT (YBLT)

 

TAF YBLT 011840Z 0120/0208

 

25005KT 8000 HAZE SCT010 SCT030

 

FM020000 22010KT 9999 SCT030

 

PROB30 0120/0124 0500 FOG BKN002

 

RMK

 

T 02 07 12 14 Q 1025 1026 1026 1025

 

SPECI YBLT 012000Z AUTO 00000KT //// // ////// 02/02 Q1026

 

RMK RF00.0/000.2 CLD:SKY MAY BE OBSC VIS:1000 BV:13.4 IT:09.1

 

Regards

 

Mike

 

 

[Thx1137]

I was ok until the BV and IT. Those codes don't appear in my SPECI decoding manual. I can't seem to find definitions.

 

 

[shafs64]

I was fine with the first part but the rest?

 

Shafs

 

 

[GraemeK]

AFAIK the BV: and IT: values are for remote monitoring of the AUTO site, and are normally stripped out of the METAR stream.

 

BV is Battery Voltage and IT Internal Temperature I think?

 

Rest is pretty standard.

 

 

[Guest pelorus32]

Thanks Graeme. As you say all the rest is pretty standard but neither my ATPL qualified mate nor I could get the last two. Great to have the puzzle explained.

 

Regards

 

Mike