WX 301: Surface Observations questions with complete
solutions already passed
1. Examine the below screen capture of a
29.74 "Hg
graphical METAR plot. What is the
altimeter setting for Dal- las/Fort Worth
(DFW) Airport (location A).
2. What are the winds at DFW (location A)? 12020G25 KTS
3. What does "11" to right of the station at Boothville, LA Ceiling of
1,100 feet AGL
(KBVE)?
4. Why is DFW (location A) not reporting a ceiling height? The sky
condition is scat-
tered, therefore it doesn't
constitute a ceiling
5. The following chart (obtained from the ADDS web site) 12 degrees
Fahrenheit.
is a display of the METAR data for the same time
as the previous questions:
Note the station YYB circled in Canada. What is
the observed temperature for the circled
station? IMPOR- TANT NOTE: Canada reports
temperature in Celsius, BUT this is a U.S.
product created by the Aviation Weather Center,
so all station plots have been con- verted to U.S.
conventions for consistency. Decode the plots
exactly as you would a U.S. plot.
6. The following chart is valid at the same time station GFL?
as the previous charts: (Hint: The
METAR
What is the current weather at the circled observation
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, WX 301: Surface Observations questions with complete
solutions already passed
for for the same time was: KGFL 221211Z AUTO Mist (light fog)
07006KT 2SM BR OVC004 M02/M03 A2977)
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solutions already passed
1. Examine the below screen capture of a
29.74 "Hg
graphical METAR plot. What is the
altimeter setting for Dal- las/Fort Worth
(DFW) Airport (location A).
2. What are the winds at DFW (location A)? 12020G25 KTS
3. What does "11" to right of the station at Boothville, LA Ceiling of
1,100 feet AGL
(KBVE)?
4. Why is DFW (location A) not reporting a ceiling height? The sky
condition is scat-
tered, therefore it doesn't
constitute a ceiling
5. The following chart (obtained from the ADDS web site) 12 degrees
Fahrenheit.
is a display of the METAR data for the same time
as the previous questions:
Note the station YYB circled in Canada. What is
the observed temperature for the circled
station? IMPOR- TANT NOTE: Canada reports
temperature in Celsius, BUT this is a U.S.
product created by the Aviation Weather Center,
so all station plots have been con- verted to U.S.
conventions for consistency. Decode the plots
exactly as you would a U.S. plot.
6. The following chart is valid at the same time station GFL?
as the previous charts: (Hint: The
METAR
What is the current weather at the circled observation
1/
13
, WX 301: Surface Observations questions with complete
solutions already passed
for for the same time was: KGFL 221211Z AUTO Mist (light fog)
07006KT 2SM BR OVC004 M02/M03 A2977)
2/
13
