What's the weather like in your city? (Tampa, Sarasota: home, airport)

[skk_11]

Sunny and lower 60's today. So far November has been very nice and mild....but I know what's coming in December.

[Alaska to Florida]

-5F this morning here in Anchorage. Ran the engine for 15 minutes and still had to scrape ice off the windshield before I could drive away. Packed snow and ice on the roads with the high today around +5F. Can't wait to retire next year and move down to North Port.

[TANaples]

60s at night and low 80s in the days.

[SoFLGal]

Originally Posted by Alaska to Florida

-5F this morning here in Anchorage. Ran the engine for 15 minutes and still had to scrape ice off the windshield before I could drive away. Packed snow and ice on the roads with the high today around +5F. Can't wait to retire next year and move down to North Port.

Now that's cold! I'm thinking of going to the Shenandoah Mtns at Christmas time. It's actually Basye, Va. Does anyone live around there? Do you think there might be a chance we would see snow?

It seems like most places up north haven't seen much snow yet. Well, with the exception of Alaska

[mrcoolmrcool28]

We're still having unseasonably warm weather here in WI. It's been around 45-50 still. Weird.

[adventuregurl]

Could someone please tell me what SRQ means?

Thanks !

[SoFLGal]

Originally Posted by adventuregurl

Could someone please tell me what SRQ means?

Thanks !

The SRQ designation has evolved from the pre-World War II, two-letter assigned codes of RS to its present global designation of SRQ. In the early days of aviation, radios were used for aviation navigation purposes, and codes were assigned to each aviation facility. During those days, there were not many facilities, but as the aviation industry grew the need for coordinated codes grew. The International Transport Association (IATA) assigned new three-letter codes worldwide. By 1948, use of these new codes was standard practice, and they were given to all cities with scheduled airline service and any associated navigational facilities. A city with only one airport needed only one code. At the same time, Sarasota’s RS was changed to SSO, considered to be very recognizable. Less-used letters (Q,Z,X) were added to more or less recognizable codes as “filters”.

For example the Los Angeles LA became LAX. When a city was served by more than one airport, the name of each airport was coded. While NYC was assigned to the city itself, each of its servicing airports had special codes: LGA for La Guardia, IDL for Idlewild– now JFK, and EWR for Newark.

The Sarasota NDB (non-directional beacon) was the only radio navigational facility between Tampa and Ft. Myers. All aircraft fortunate enough to have radios routinely used it. Most private aircraft had neither radios nor instrument flight capability. The former Civil Aeronautics Authority flight service stations began getting reports of pilots misinterpreting Sarasota’s designation of SSO, for the International Distress code, SOS. The only difference was the length of the pause between the “O” and the “S”. Eventually, a change had to be made. Of the unused codes, IATA selected, as the best-unassigned combination of recognizable letters to replace SSO, the two letters SR, to which the “filter” letter Q was added. So around 1956, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport became SRQ. These three code letters today designate the area of Sarasota-Bradenton not only to the aviation world but also throughout the community.

[kbuild]

almost 90 degrees here in North Port

[island mermaid]

83* with a gorgeous easterly breeze out here on Manasota Key. Life is good!

[Big House]

When I drove up last night it rained all through Virginia and Maryland - it was a really crappy drive late at night!

Today it is cool in the 50s, but sunny!