American Airlines Flight 331/METAR
Main article: American Airlines Flight 331
The METAR in force at the time of the accident was METAR MKJP 230300Z 32008KT 33000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/20 Q1014 RETSRA.[1]
It translates as follows:-[2]
- METAR = METAR
- MKJP = for Norman Manley International Airport (its International Civil Aviation Organization airport code is MKJP)
- 230300Z = issued on the 23rd of the month, at 03:00 UTC
- 32008KT = Wind from 320° (appromixmately north west) at 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h)
- 33000 = Runway visual range 3,000 metres (9,800 ft)[3]
- +SHRA = Heavy showers of rain
- BKN014 =Broken clouds (⅝ to ⅞ of sky obscured) at 1,400 feet (430 m)
- FEW016CB =Few coulds (⅛ to ¼ of sky obscured) at 1,600 feet (490 m), Cumulonimbus reported.
- BKN100 = Broken clouds at 10,000 feet (3,000 m)
- 21/20 =Temperature 21°C, dew point 20°C
- Q1014 =QNH 1014 hPa
- RETSRA = Recent Thunderstorms and rain
After the accident, a special weather report was issued, SPECI MKJP 230325Z 32011KT 22000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/19 Q1014 RETSRA.[1]
It translates as follows:-[2]
- SPECI = SPECIal weather report
- MKJP = for Norman Manley International Airport
- 230325Z =issued on the 23rd of the month at 03:25 UTC
- 32011KT =Wind from 320° (approximately north west) at 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h)
- 22000 =Runway visual range 2,200 metres (7,200 ft)[4]
- +SHRA =Heavy showers of rain
- BKN014 =Broken clouds at 1,400 feet (430 m)
- FEW016CB =Few clouds at 1,600 feet (490 m)
- SCT030 = Scattered clouds (⅜ to ½ sky obscured) at 3,000 feet (910 m)
- BKN100 = Broken clouds at 10,000 feet (3,000 m)
- 21/19 = Temperature 21°C, dewpoint 19°C
- Q1014 = QNH 1014 hPa
- RETSRA = Recent thunderstorms and rain
- 1 2 "History for Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, December 22, 2009". Weather Underground. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- 1 2 "KEY TO DECODING THE U.S. METAR OBSERVATION REPORT". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ Note that there is a misprint of 33000 for 3000, RVR would never be reported as high as 33,000m
- ↑ Note that there is a misprint of 22000 for 2000, RVR would never be reported as high as 22,000m.
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