pireps

pireps, or pilot reports, can give lots of information to a weather forecaster.

and sometimes (when useful to pilots but not so much to forecasters) they're just fun information.

to wit:

UACN10 CYXT 242352
VR
UA /OV CYZP /TM 2352 /FLUNKN /TP B06 /RM
LARGE FLOCK OF SEAGULLS AT 700 FT AT NORTH END OF RWY

i wonder if they had really interesting haircuts.

i know, it's late. ;)