Editing Terminal aerodrome forecast (section)

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In [[meteorology]] and [[aviation]], '''terminal aerodrome forecast''' ('''TAF''') is a format for reporting [[weather forecast]] information,<ref>[http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:PWA::pc=PC_93235#T Australian Government Civil Aviation Authority]</ref> particularly as it relates to aviation.

TAFs complement and use similar encoding to [[METAR]] reports. They are produced by a human forecaster based on the ground. For this reason, there are considerably fewer TAF locations than there are airports for which METARs are available. TAFs can be more accurate than [[Numerical Weather Prediction|numerical weather forecasts]], since they take into account local, small-scale, geographic effects.

Today, according to the advancement of technology in civil aviation, the TAF is sent as [[IWXXM]] model.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Latifiyan |first1=Pouya |author-link1=Pouya Latifiyan |last2=Entezari |first2=Mojtaba |date=March 2024 |title=IWXXM Amendment (ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model) |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12572.30088 |journal=CATC Robex and Statics Conferences - 2024 |language=En |location=Tehran, Iran|doi=10.13140/RG.2.2.12572.30088 }}</ref>