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Title: METAR question
Post by: Baradium on December 11, 2010, 10:10:40 PM
So, Minneapolis/ St. Paul International airport has probably been closed all day with a blizzard, I know we were already canceling flights at 5am when I showed up to the airport in PIT to start my day with a leg to JFK.    Here is the current metar (mid post edit, a new one came out that I captured, might have been spicis between, newer is the second one):

KMSP 112053Z 01023G35KT 1/4SM R30L/1600V2400FT +SN BLSN FZFG VV002 M06/M07 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 02036/2023 SLP119 SNINCR 1/16 P0006 60021 T10561072 53009 $

KMSP 112153Z 35021G31KT 1/4SM R30L/2000V2800FT +SN BLSN FZFG BKN004 OVC012 M07/M09 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 02038/2135 SLP135 SNINCR 1/16 P0007 T10721094 $


My question is... does anyone know what SNINCR means?    I think the full text is probably SNINCR 1/16     


Here's the TAF to go along with it... doesn't even look like there's a chance of the airport being able to open again until 00000Z on 12/12 (about 2 hours from now or 7pm EST).  They'll need to actually get runways and taxiways cleared so it could easily be tomorrow or later before they are running again

KMSP 112040Z 1121/1224 01022G32KT 1/4SM +SN BLSN VV002
     FM112200 01022G32KT 1/2SM SN BLSN VV006
     FM120000 01022G33KT 1SM -SN VV006
     FM120400 35020G30KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025
     FM120600 35018G26KT 5SM BLSN BKN035
     FM120900 34016G26KT P6SM SCT040
     FM121200 34015KT P6SM SKC
Title: Re: METAR question
Post by: Mike on December 11, 2010, 11:49:11 PM

My question is... does anyone know what SNINCR means?    I think the full text is probably SNINCR 1/16     


SNINCR is "snow increasing rapidly"

and I believe the "1/16" have something to do with inches on the ground or by how much it's increasing.....
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