Template for local routine report (MET REPORT) and local special report (SPECIAL)

Key:

M      =        inclusion mandatory;

C       =        inclusion conditional, dependent on meteorological conditions;

O       =        inclusion optional.

Note 1: The ranges and resolutions for the numerical elements included in local routine reports and local special reports are provided in GM1 MET.TR.200(a).

Note 2: The numbers in the ‘Ref.’ column are included only for clarity and ease of reference, and are not part of the report.

1

Identification of the type of report (M)

Type of report

MET REPORT or SPECIAL

2

Location indicator (M)

ICAO location indicator (M)

nnnn

3

Time of the observation (M)

Day and actual time of the observation in UTC

nnnnnnZ

4

Identification of an automated report (C)

Automated report identifier (C)

AUTO

5

Surface wind (M)

Name of the element (M)

WIND

Runway (O)

RWY nn[L] or RWY nn[C] or RWY nn[R]

Runway section (O)

TDZ

Wind direction (M)

nnn/

VRB BTN nnn/ AND nnn/

or VRB

C

A

L

M

Wind speed (M)

[ABV]n[n]KT

Significant speed variations (C)

MAX[ABV]nn[n] MNMn[n]

Significant directional variations (C)

VRB BTN nnn/ AND nnn/

—

Runway section (O)

MID

Wind direction (O)

nnn/

VRB BTN nnn/ AND nnn/

or VRB

C

A

L

M

Wind speed (O)

[ABV]n[n]KT

Significant speed variations (C)

MAX[ABV]nn[n] MNMn[n]

Significant directional variations (C)

VRB BTN nnn/ AND nnn/

—

Runway section (O)

END

Wind direction (O)

nnn/

VRB BTN nnn/ AND nnn/

or VRB

C

A

L

M

Wind speed (O)

[ABV]n[n]KT

Significant speed variations (C)

MAX[ABV]nn[n] MNMn[n]

Significant directional variations (C)

VRB BTN nnn/ AND nnn/

—

6

Visibility (M)

Name of the element (M)

VIS

C

A

V

O

K

Runway (O)

RWY nn[L] or RWY nn[C] or RWY nn[R]

Runway section (O)

TDZ

Visibility (M)

n[n][n][n]M or n[n]KM

Runway section (O)

MID

Visibility (O)

n[n][n][n]M or n[n]KM

Runway section (O)

END

Visibility (O)

n[n][n][n]M or n[n]KM

7

Runway visual range (C) (¹)

Name of the element (M)

RVR

Runway (C)

RWY nn[L] or RWY nn[C] or RWY nn[R]

Runway section (C)

TDZ

Runway visual range (M)

[ABV or BLW] nn[n][n]M

Runway section (C)

MID

Runway visual range (C)

[ABV or BLW] nn[n][n]M

Runway section (C)

END

Runway visual range (C)

[ABV or BLW] nn[n][n]M

8

Present weather (C)

Intensity of present weather (C) 

FBL or

MOD or

HVY

—

Characteristics and type of present weather (C) 

DZ or RA or

SN or SG or

PL or DS or

SS or FZDZ or

FZUP (²) or FC or

FZRA or SHGR or

SHGS or SHRA or

SHSN or SHUP (²) or

TSGR or TSGS or

TSRA or TSSN or

TSUP (²) or UP (²)

FG or BR or

SA or DU or

HZ or FU or

VA or SQ or

PO or TS or

BCFG or BLDU or

BLSA or BLSN or

DRDU or DRSA or

DRSN or FZFG or

MIFG or PRFG or

// (²)

9

Cloud (M)

Name of the element (M)

CLD

Runway (O)

RWY nn[L] or RWY nn[C] or RWY nn[R]

Cloud amount (M) or vertical visibility (O)

FEW or

SCT or

BKN or

OVC or

/// (²)

OBSC

NSC or NCD (²)

Cloud type (C)

CB or TCU or /// (²)

—

Height of cloud base or the value of vertical visibility (C)

n[n][n][n][n]FT

or

///FT (²)

VER VIS n[n][n][n]FT

or

VER VIS ///FT (²)

10

Air temperature (M)

Name of the element (M)

T

Air temperature (M)

[MS]nn

11

Dew-point

temperature (M)

Name of the element (M)

DP

Dew-point temperature (M)

[MS]nn

12

Pressure values (M)

Name of the element (M)

QNH

QNH (M)

nnnnHPA

Name of the element (O)

QFE

QFE (O)

[RWY nn[L] or RWY nn[C] or RWY nn[R]] nnnnHPA

[RWY nn[L] or RWY nn[C] or RWY nn[R] nnnnHPA]

13

Supplementary information (C)

Significant meteorological phenomena (C)

CB or TS or MOD TURB or SEV TURB or WS or GR or SEV SQL or MOD ICE or SEV ICE or FZDZ or FZRA or SEV MTW or SS or DS or BLSN or FC

Location of the phenomena (C)

IN APCH [n[n][n][n]FT-WIND nnn/n[n]KT] or

IN CLIMB-OUT [n[n][n][n]FT-WIND nnn/n[n]KT] or

RWY nn[L] or RWY nn[C] or RWY nn[R]

Recent weather (C)

REFZDZ or REFZRA or REDZ or RE[SH]RA or RERASN or RE[SH]SN or RESG or RESHGR or RESHGS or REBLSN or RESS or REDS or RETSRA or RETSSN or RETSGR or RETSGS or REFC or REPL or REUP (²) or REFZUP (²) or RETSUP (²) or RESHUP (²) or REVA or RETS

14

Trend forecast (O)

Name of the element (M)

TREND

Change indicator (M)

NOSIG

BECMG or TEMPO

Period of change (C)

FMnnnn and/or TLnnnn or ATnnnn

Wind (C)

nnn/[ABV]n[n]KT [MAX[ABV]nn]]

Visibility (C)

VIS n[n][n][n]M or

VIS n[n]KM

C

A

V

O

K

Weather phenomenon: intensity (C)

FBL or

MOD or

HVY

—

NSW

Weather phenomenon: characteristics and type (C)

DZ or

RA or

SN or

SG or

PL or

DS or

SS or

FZDZ or

FZRA or

SHGR or

SHGS or

SHRA or

SHSN or

TSGR or

TSGS or

TSRA or

TSSN

FG or

BR or

SA or

DU or

HZ or

FU or

VA or

SQ Or

PO or

FC or

TS or

BCFG or

BLDU or

BLSA or

BLSN or

DRDU or

DRSA or

DRSN or

FZFG or

MIFG or

PRFG

Name of the element (C)

CLD

Cloud amount and vertical visibility (C)

FEW or

SCT or

BKN or

OVC

OBSC

NSC

Cloud type (C)

CB or

TCU

—

Height of cloud base or the value of vertical visibility (C)

n[n][n][n][n]FT

VER VIS n[n][n][n]FT