On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:59:15 -0700, wrote:

Can some tell me what the '7000' represents?

YPLM 130750Z 24009KT 7000 VCSH FEW030TCU SCT050 BKN080 22/21 Q1016



I read somewhere that Metar visibility is not listed as more than 10
miles if the vis is more than 10 miles. Is this true? I remember
reading a vis of 99 miles at some point in the past. Or am I thinking
of something else?