[robair]

Amen Kieran

Rocelle asked me what I wanted to do on Sun for fathers day, my reply was "Fly". So I am!

However the weather is not great, report below + also the new swiffo BOM report format.

0322 UTC 03/09/10 AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA
GENERAL MET MESSAGE BRIEFING



Prepared for: ROBFLIGHT

YSSY
IDN42903
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES

SYDNEY AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING
ISSUED AT 2305Z ON THE 02/09/2010 [0905 ON THE 03/09/2010 LOCAL]

SYDNEY TAF: (THIS TAF MAY NOT BE THE LATEST ISSUE)
TAF YSSY 022252Z 0300/0406
09015KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 BKN035
FM030800 06015KT 9999 -SHRA FEW010 SCT020 BKN030
FM031800 02020KT 9999 -SHRA SCT010 BKN030
BECMG 0400/0402 02020G30KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN040
INTER 0308/0318 4000 SHRA BKN010
TEMPO 0318/0324 4000 RA BKN008
INTER 0400/0406 5000 SHRA BKN010
RMK FM031200 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT
T 17 17 17 17 Q 1025 1023 1023 1023


TAF SUMMARY:
A BROAD TROUGH, ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
SA, EXTENDS ACROSS NSW. SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY, MOSTLY LIGHT, ARE
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT, BRINGING PERIODS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY AND LOWER CLOUD. SHOWERS SHOULD EASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARDS TASMANIA, THE WIND AT SYDNEY AIRPORT WILL
TEND NORTHEAST LATER TODAY, BEFORE FRESHENING TOMORROW MORNING.

THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL:
NIL CHANCE WITHIN 20NM OF SYDNEY AIRPORT.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES:


20% CHANCE OF BKN CLOUD AROUND 600FT EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, 16/23Z.
50% CHANCE OF LONG PERIODS WHEN INTER NOT REQUIRED TODAY.


SYDNEY OUTLOOK:
SATURDAY : RAIN. WINDY. CITY MAX: 19
SUNDAY : PARTLY CLOUDY. CITY MAX: 21

REGARDS
ALEX UNTIL 7PM, THEN RICHARD.

NOTES:
1. THIS BRIEFING IS NOT AMENDED BETWEEN ROUTINE ISSUES. FOR
OPERATIONAL PLANNING, REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE LATEST TAF OR
TTF.

Forecast for Saturday
Cloudy. Rain until evening. Winds northeasterly averaging up to 30 km/h tending northeast to northwesterly up to 50 km/h around dawn.

City CentreRain. Windy.Min15Max19PenrithRain.Min13Max19
Forecast for Sunday
Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly averaging up to 35 km/h tending westerly and light by early evening.

City CentrePartly cloudy.Min13Max21

Cheers Rob B