American Airlines Flight 331/METAR
The METAR if force at the time of the accident was METAR MKJP 230300Z 32008KT 33000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/20 Q1014 RETSRA.
It translates as follows:-
- METAR = METAR
- MKJP = for Norman Manley International Airport (its International Civil Aviation Organization airport code is MKJP)
- 230300Z = issued on the 23rd of the month, at 03:00 UTC
- 32008KT = Wind from 320° (appromixmately north west) at
- 33000 = Runway visual range
- +SHRA = Heavy showers of rain
- BKN014 =Broken clouds (⅝ to ⅞ of sky obscured) at
- FEW016CB =Few coulds (⅛ to ¼ of sky obscured) at , Cumulonimbus reported.
- BKN100 = Broken clouds at
- 21/20 =Temperature 21°C, dew point 20°C
- Q1014 =QNH 1014 hPa
- RETSRA = Recent Thunderstorms and rain
After the accident, a special weather report was issued, SPECI MKJP 230325Z 32011KT 22000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/19 Q1014 RETSRA.
It translates as follows:-
- SPECI = SPECIal weather report
- MKJP = for Norman Manley International Airport
- 230325Z =issued on the 23rd of the month at 03:25 UTC
- 32011KT =Wind from 320° (approximately north west) at
- 22000 =Runway visual range
- +SHRA =Heavy showers of rain
- BKN014 =Broken clouds at
- FEW016CB =Few clouds at
- SCT030 = Scattered clouds (⅜ to ½ sky obscured) at
- BKN100 = Broken clouds at
- 21/19 = Temperature 21°C, dewpoint 19°C
- Q1014 = QNH 1014 hPa
- RETSRA = Recent thunderstorms and rain