METAR KFMY 151453Z 30009KT 10SM SCT027 32/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03170228 50005

http://www.wunderground.com/metarFAQ.asp

ok, I've read the FAQ and I'm good except for this point: SCT027. What's the "0"?

The zero in front of the 27 is only a place holder. That is the sky cover, it says scattered clouds, at 2,700'.

The others are; CLR (clear), BKN (broken clouds, ie. some holes you can see through) OVR (over cast, solid layer) and the flight level at which the bottom of the clouds are is expressed in that 3 digit format, just remember the last one is hundreds of feet.

For the rest of you, that METAR is from Fort Meyers airport (KFMY), on the 15th of the month, at time (Grenich time, GMT) 1453(Z means Grenich), next is the wind, direction first, 300 degrees (magnetic, not true) at 09 knots. Visibility is next, 10 statute miles (SM) and then the cloud base, Scattered (SCT, less than 50% of sky) at Flight Level 027 (2,700'). Temp and dew point are next, in C, temp is 32C, dew point 23C, then the A is for Altimeter setting, which is measured in inches of mercurey pressure, that one is 29.93 inches of mercury, which is what number you would dial into your altimeter before you take off, and your altimiter should then read your feild elevation, above Mean Sea Level (MSL)

Cool Timbo! Thanks!

Dave

all that and you still can't spell mercury or field. wow...

English is my second language, I don't have a first one, and my typing is worse than my spelling, that's why I took up flying...

:^)

BTW, I just came in from sailing, it's blowing good out there today Pete, come on over before the thunderstorms get here.

I'll be a bachelor in a week or so...

For how long? I go back to Dubai on the 23-27, one day off (28) back to Dubai 29-July 3, one day off (July 4) back to Dubai 5-9 July.

Then, finally, a week off, and in that week I have to take my youngest down to Key Largo for a week at some spring-board diving camp. I may bring my boat down and see if Barb will let me keep it at Founder's Park.

Just stay at a place where you can keep it on the beach. There are several on key largo.

Yeah, that could work too, any ideas on names of places that have a beach? I know of the Islander, but that's about it.

WHAT?????

My wife's mother is elderly, so my wife is going off for a visit.

Ahhhhhhh, I thought you were getting divorced.

No. Things have never been better.

We call that being a "Class 1 Batchelor". I used to tell the young hottie Flight Attendants, 25 years ago, when they were young and hot, I would invite them out for a beer or three, they would sometimes say, "Oh, are you single?"

And I would say, "No, but it's ok, we're separated...she's at home...and I'm here!"