On Friday, 9 August 2013 15:28:38 UTC+1, Norman wrote:
I have just learned from the Met Office that use of the SYNOP code will cease

in November this year and land surface observations will be distributed in BUFR

format only from then.



Other Category 1 messages (SYNOP MOBIL, PILOT, PILOT MOBIL, TEMP, TEMP MOBIL,

TEMP DROP, CLIMAT) will migrate to BUFR in Nov 2014.



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Norman Lynagh

Tideswell, Derbyshire

303m a.s.l.

Ouch, that'll finish me off :-(
Mind you I remember this being stated in 2006 ?

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & ABroad"