snowNH Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Great game a Gillette tonight.. it was loud there, boy was it windy up top tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 METAR KDXR 170022Z 20008KT 10SM SCT090 OVC110 16/05 A2975 RMK AO2 AIRCRAFT MISHAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 METAR KDXR 170022Z 20008KT 10SM SCT090 OVC110 16/05 A2975 RMK AO2 AIRCRAFT MISHAP Hit the ASOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Plane crashes near Danbury Airport Posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011 9:10 PM EST Updated: Sunday, October 16, 2011 9:20 PM EST By WFSB Staff DANBURY, CT (WFSB) - Danbury emergency personnel are on the scene of Wooster Heights and Dartmouth Lane near Danbury Airport for a plane crash. Initial reports from Danbury crews say that a small plane has crashed. There is no confirmation at this time if there were any injuries. Stay with Eyewitness News and WFSB.com for more on this breaking news story Copyright 2011 WFSB. All rights reserved. http://www.wfsb.com/.../15707282/plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Haven't seen a RMK like that in CT ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Haven't seen a RMK like that in CT ever Does someone have to manually type that in, or is it automated somehow (the remark part) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Does someone have to manually type that in, or is it automated somehow (the remark part) That is manually typed in...I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 That is manually typed in...I believe. Yes...augmented in. I've seen it before, but don't ever recall it in New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Does someone have to manually type that in, or is it automated somehow (the remark part) Manual... has to be augmented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yes...augmented in. I've seen it before, but don't ever recall it in New England. I wonder why this wasn't issued as a SPECI? Did the accident occur at the time the METAR was being conducted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I wonder why this wasn't issued as a SPECI? Did the accident occur at the time the METAR was being conducted? It was a SPECI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It was a SPECI Ah alright. Was just wondering b/c if a SPECI is issued doesn't it usually say SPECI instead of METAR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It was a SPECI I copied and pasted it wrong out of a block of em.. Here's the actual SPECI KDXR 170022Z 20008KT 10SM SCT090 OVC110 16/05 A2975 RMK AO2 AIRCRAFT MISHAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Ah alright. Was just wondering b/c if a SPECI is issued doesn't it usually say SPECI instead of METAR? Yeah my bad... I had a block of 20 of them and when I cut and paste itI screwed it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I copied and pasted it wrong out of a block of em.. Here's the actual SPECI KDXR 170022Z 20008KT 10SM SCT090 OVC110 16/05 A2975 RMK AO2 AIRCRAFT MISHAP Glad that's cleared up! Thought I was wrong on something...would not be good for what I'm trying to do at Bradley. Gotta give them a call tomorrow and see if the NWS is allowing them to finally hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yeah my bad... I had a block of 20 of them and when I cut and paste itI screwed it up It's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I copied and pasted it wrong out of a block of em.. Here's the actual SPECI KDXR 170022Z 20008KT 10SM SCT090 OVC110 16/05 A2975 RMK AO2 AIRCRAFT MISHAP Why is it even in a WX obs if it was not at the airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Why is it even in a WX obs if it was not at the airport? It clipped one of the lights on approach... an aircraft mishap in view of the tower is supposed to be augmented in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It clipped one of the lights on approach... an aircraft mishap in view of the tower is supposed to be augmented in Gotcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It's all good. If it's not a regularly scheduled AWOS/ASOS ob then it's a SPECI. uswx incorrectly lists every ob as METAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 If it's not a regularly scheduled AWOS/ASOS ob then it's a SPECI. uswx incorrectly lists every ob as METAR. WTF? Why would they do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 WTF? Why would they do that? Scripting error? idkIt's not like it's a huge deal to most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 If it's not a regularly scheduled AWOS/ASOS ob then it's a SPECI. uswx incorrectly lists every ob as METAR. And an aircraft mishap is one of the criterion for issuing a SPECI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Scripting error? idk It's not like it's a huge deal to most people. Yeah that's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Pilot died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 SREF SOS for WST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Well it looks like some major wind and flood damage is coming this week for all of SNE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Well it looks like some major wind and flood damage is coming this week for all of SNE Did somebody say "flood"? Time to hoist the Sultan Signal ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Did somebody say "flood"? Time to hoist the Sultan Signal ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 LOL, A+ work Eric . OMG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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