Okay, what does this mean? (METAR STRING)

[sorrygottarunway]

I know its snowing terribly in KALB right now... but their metar is showing:


KALB 044SM ZAFF

Huh?

 

[richarms]

I know its snowing terribly in KALB right now... but their metar is showing:


KALB 044SM ZAFF

Huh?

Translation from ADDS: (not that it is anything meaningful)

<table summary="This table is used for formatting purposes only" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"></tr><tr valign="top"><td colspan="2" align="left">
</td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> METAR text: </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#cdcdcd"> KALB 044SM ZAFF </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Conditions at: </td> <td align="left"> KALB (ALBANY, NY, US) observed 1954 UTC 19 December 2008 </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Temperature: </td> <td align="left"> missing </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Dewpoint: </td> <td align="left"> missing </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Pressure (altimeter): </td> <td align="left"> missing </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Winds: </td> <td align="left"> missing </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Visibility: </td> <td align="left"> 44 miles (71 km) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Ceiling: </td> <td align="left"> unknown </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Clouds: </td> <td align="left"> missing </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right"> Weather: </td> <td align="left"> no significant weather observed at this time </td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[Snuggle]

44miles visibility is pretty good.

 

[BobDDuck]

I think you've got to use an Italian accent and say "zonata atempta to freaking flya".

That's just a thought though.

 

[Minuteman]

Perhaps you could ask:

Dave Zaff
Science and Operations Officer
National Weather Service
587 Aero Drive
Buffalo, NY 14225
david.zaff@noaa.gov​

 

[BobDDuck]

Well SOMEBODY is a googler.

 

[N519AT]

<table id="entries"><tbody><tr><td class="word">Zaff </td> <td class="tools" id="tools_2990784">
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</td> <td class="text" colspan="2"> Zaff (zaf) adj. is used to describe a person who either looks or acts like Fogel, from the movie Superbad, when under the alias McLovin (i.e. when using his fake ID) Which makes the person an awesome and intense BAMF.
adjective;

Example 1.

"Yo, dude look at that guy... he's a Zaff!"

noun; Same meaning as the adjective, just used in noun form.

Example 2.

"Hah, he is Zaff... he is McLovin!"
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