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<h2 id="example">Example</h2> <p>Example of ROFOR report: </p><p>ROFOR 060300Z 0606/0612 KT VIDP 12580 2AC120 4CI300 7///180 403028 27010 405020 28015 407015 30020 410010 33025 523306 631209 11111 12775 40120 22222 38150 27115= </p><p>Interpretation of report: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Element</th><th>Meaning</th></tr><tr><td>ROFOR</td><td>ROUTE FORECAST</td></tr><tr><td>060300Z</td><td>ISSUED ON 06 DAY AT 03:00 UTC</td></tr><tr><td>0606/0612</td><td>VALID ON 6TH DAY FROM 06:00 UTC TO 12:00 UTC</td></tr><tr><td>KT</td><td>WIND SPEED IN KNOTS</td></tr><tr><td>VIDP 12580</td><td>ROUTE PALAM (NEW DELHI) TO (QUADRANT 1) 25N80E</td></tr><tr><td>2AC120 4CI300</td><td>CLOUDS 12,000 FT 4CI 30,000 FT</td></tr><tr><td>7///180</td><td>FREEZING LEVEL AT 18,000 FT</td></tr><tr><td>405020 28015</td><td>AT 5000 FT TEMP. IS 20 DEG CELSIUS WIND FROM 280 DEG AT 15 KNOTS (+ 3 more similar groups)</td></tr><tr><td>523306</td><td>MODERATE CAT AT 33,000 FT WITH THICKNESS 6,000 FT</td></tr><tr><td>631209</td><td>LIGHT ICING WITH PRECIPITATION AT 12,000 FT WITH THICKNESS 9,000 FT</td></tr><tr><td>11111</td><td>INDICATES JET STREAM LOCATION</td></tr><tr><td>22222</td><td>INDICATES MAX WIND, VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DIRECTION WITH ALTITUDE</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT/SERVICE DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT (PDD)" (PDF). Retrieved 13 September 2020. <a href="https://products.weather.gov/PDD/ROFOR.pdf" target="_blank">https://products.weather.gov/PDD/ROFOR.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>