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\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 hhmmss sLLLL sNNNNN PPPP.P GGGGG XXXX.X sTTT sddd wwwSSS MMM KKK ppp FF \cb1 \
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\cf2 \cb3 hhmmss
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 Observation time, in hours, minutes and seconds (UTC). The observation time is the midpoint of the 30-s averaging interval used for the record\'92s meteorological data. \cf2 \cb1 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \
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\b \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 s
\b0 : Sign of the latitude, longitude, temperature or dew point (+ or -).\
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\b \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 sLLLL
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 The latitude of the aircraft at the observation time in degrees (LL) and minutes (LL).\cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b sNNNN
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 The longitude of the aircraft at the observation time, in degrees (NNN) and minutes (NN). \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b PPPP.P
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 Aircraft static air pressure, in tenths of mb\cf2 \cb1 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b \cb3 GGGGG
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 Aircraft geopotential height, in meters, at the observation time. \'91////\'92indicates missing value. \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b XXXX.X
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 Extrapolated surface pressure or D-value (30-s average). Encoded as extrapolated surface pressure if aircraft static pressure is 550.0 mb or greater (i.e., flight altitudes at or below 550 mb). Format for extrapolated surface pressure is the same as for static pressure. For flight altitudes higher than 550 mb, XXXX is encoded as the D-value, in meters. Negative D-values are encoded by adding 5000 to the absolute value of the D-value. /// indicates missing value. \cf2 \cb1 \

\b \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 sTTT
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 The air temperature in degrees and tenths Celsius, decimal omitted (30-s average). //// indicates missing value.\cf2 \cb1 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b \cb3 sddd
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 The dew point temperature, in degrees and tenths Celsius, decimal omitted (30-s average). //// indicates missing value. \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b www
\b0 : Flight level \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 wind direction in degrees (30-s average). North winds are coded as 000. /// indicates missing value. \cf2 \cb1 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b \cb3 SSS
\b0 : Flight level \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 wind speed, in kt (30-s average). /// indicates missing value. \cf2 \cb1 \

\b \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 MMM
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 Peak 10-second average flight level wind speed occurring within the encoding interval, in kt. /// indicates missing value. \cf2 \cb1 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b \cb3 KKK
\b0 : \cf2 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 Peak 10-second average surface wind speed occurring within the encoding interval from the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR), in kt. /// indicates missing value. \cf2 \cb1 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 \

\b \cb3 ppp
\b0 : SFMR-derived rain rate, in mm hr-1, evaluated over the 10-s interval chosen for KKK. /// indicates missing value. \cb1 \

\b \cb3 FF
\b0 : Quality control flags.\cb1 \uc0\u8232 \cb3 	First column indicates status of positional variables as follows: \cb1 \
\pard\tx940\tx1440\pardeftab720\li1440\fi-1440\sl360\sa240\partightenfactor0
\ls1\ilvl1\cf2 \cb3 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \outl0\strokewidth0 {\listtext	\uc0\u8259 	}\expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 0 \'a0All parameters of nominal accuracy \cb1 \
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\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 1 \'a0Lat/lon questionable \cb1 \
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\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 2 \'a0Geopotential altitude or static pressure questionable \cb1 \
\ls1\ilvl1\kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \outl0\strokewidth0 {\listtext	\uc0\u8259 	}\cb3 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 3 \'a0Both lat/lon and GA/PS questionable \cb1 \uc0\u8232 \
\pard\pardeftab720\sl360\sa240\partightenfactor0
\cf2 \cb3 	Second column indicates status of meteorological variables as follows: \cb1 \
\pard\tx940\tx1440\pardeftab720\li1440\fi-1440\sl360\sa240\partightenfactor0
\ls2\ilvl1\cf2 \cb3 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \outl0\strokewidth0 {\listtext	\uc0\u8259 	}\expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 0 \'a0All parameters of nominal accuracy \cb1 \
\ls2\ilvl1\cb3 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \outl0\strokewidth0 {\listtext	\uc0\u8259 	}\expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 1 \'a0T or TD questionable \cb1 \
\ls2\ilvl1\cb3 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \outl0\strokewidth0 {\listtext	\uc0\u8259 	}\expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 2 \'a0Flight-level winds questionable \cb1 \
\ls2\ilvl1\cb3 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \outl0\strokewidth0 {\listtext	\uc0\u8259 	}\expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 3 \'a0SFM R parameter(s) questionable \cb1 \
\ls2\ilvl1\cb3 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \outl0\strokewidth0 {\listtext	\uc0\u8259 	}\expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 4 \'a0T/TD and FL winds questionable \cb1 \
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\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 5 \'a0T/TD and SFMR questionable \cb1 \
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\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 6 \'a0FL winds and SFMR questionable \
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\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 9 T/TD, FL winds, and SFMR questionable \cb1 \
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