The time of observation used in a transmitted report is in:

a. UTC.

b. LST.

c. LDT.

d. GNT.

a. Coordinated Universal Time

If you discover an error in column 9 after you have given the observation to the tower, you

should correct the error by:

a. erasing the erroneous entry and enter the correct data in red,

b. erasing the erroneous entry and enter the correct data in black,

c. drawing a line through the erroneous entry and enter the correct data in red, or

d. drawing a line through the erroneous entry and enter the correct data in black.

d. Draw a line throught the erroneous entry and enter the correct data in the same ink.

The primary observation code to be used in the U.S. to satisfy requirements for reporting

surface meteorological data is:

a. METAR

b. SPECI

c. SAWRS

d. synoptic

When conditions are relatively unchanged, which element will determine the time of a

METAR.

a. Sky Condition

b. Visibility

c. Altimeter Setting

d. Temperature

A METAR observation contains________

section(s), .

a. 1, the body of the report

b. 1, the remarks

c. 2, the body of the report and the remarks

d. 3, the time, the data, and the remarks

Regardless of the delay, observations containing which of the following elements shall be

disseminated?

a. volcanic eruptions

b. tornadoes

c. thunderstorms

d. blizzards

If SPECI criteria are met or observed at the time a METAR observation is due, it shall be coded

as a:

a. METAR

b. SPECI

c. RSPECI

d. RS

The station identifier is the ________ element in a METAR/SPECI coded report.

a. first

b. second

c. third

d. sixth

Which of the following elements can not be estimated?

a. Sky Condition

b. Wind

c. Temperature

d. Present Weather

The ICAO identifier uses letters.

a. three

b. five

c. two

d. four

An observation is taken on the 7TH of the month at 3:50 a.m. LST. The station’s time

conversion is +6. How would this be coded for transmission?

a. 070950Z

b. 082150Z

c. 070350Z

d. 062150Z

Which report will include the Date and Time group?

a. METAR

b. SPECI

c. SA

d. both METAR and SPECI

In a SPECI report, the time of the Date/Time group will be:

a. the time the observation is disseminated

b. the time the last element is observed

c. when the criteria for a SPECI is met or noted

d. 5 minutes before the event was noticed

Which time will be used for the Date/Time group if the report is a corrected one?

a. same time used in the report being corrected

b. time when the error was noticed

c. time when the last element was entered on the corrected report

d. time of the next METAR or SPECI report

In a manual observation, what is the only report modifier used?

a. AUTO

b. RMK

c. TMP

d. COR

Corrected reports are not transmitted if they are:

a. more than 15 minutes old

b. superseded by a later report

c. recorded locally

d. only minor corrections

People authorized to take weather observations:

a. need no training or certification

b. must have training but not certification

c. must be certified by the National Weather Service

d. are not paid

If an element does not occur or cannot be observed, it is:

a. marked missing

b. estimated

c. omitted from the report

d. added from complementary data

When the prevailing visibility is exactly halfway between two reportable values, you should select the

a. lower value only if the values are greater than 3 statute miles

b. lower value

c. higher value

d. higher value only if the values are greater than 3 statute miles

When conditions are relatively unchanging, the order of evaluating elements is

a. outdoor, indoor, pressure

b. clouds, pressure, wet bulb

c. liquid, freezing, frozen, obstruction to vision

d. outdoors within 15 minutes, indoors within 10 minutes of scheduled time

An altimeter reading of 29.248 inches would be rounded to:

a. 29.25

b. 29.248

c. 29.24

d. 29.20

When computations require the disposal of decimals of negative numbers, and the decimal to

be disposed of is five, the preceding digit will

a. be increased by one.

b. remain unchanged.

c. remain unchanged if that digit is even.

d. remain unchanged if that digit is odd.

When the height of a cloud base falls half way between 2 reportable values the value

shall be reported.

a. lower

b. average

c. highest

d. not reported if greater than 3000 feet

Elements included in an observation must have been observed within_____ minutes of the

actual time of the observation.

a. 5

b. 15

c. 20

d. 30

What remark is appended to the report to indicate the observation was not transmitted longline?

a. SPECI

b. FIBI

c. NOSPECI

d. LAST

An observation is taken on the 24TH of the month at 5:52 p.m. LST. The station’s time

conversion is +8. How would this be coded for transmission?

a. 240552Z

b. 251752Z

c. 250152Z

d. 240152Z

When very little changes occur to weather conditions, which element will be evaluated last?

a. Sky Condition

b. Wind

c. Temperature

d. Altimeter Setting

Which of the following elements can be estimated?

a. Sky Condition

b. Temperature

c. Runway Visual Range

d. Altimeter Setting

Which of the following temperatures were rounded correctly?

a. 1.5 = 01

b. –1.5 = –01

c. –2.6 = –02

d. –2.4 = –03