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Captain Ron's response is perfect! I only wish the NWS agreed with him. That's exactly why I posted this question after I had a discussion with the folks at the National Weather Service (headquarters in DC). They contend that cloud bases in an Area Forecast are ALWAYS reported MSL UNLESS...

Is ceiling height in Area Forecasts (such as the broken layer at 3,500 in the following example) given in AGL or MSL? (Ceiling height only. Not tops, not other layers that are not ceilings, such as scattered layers. Only ceilings.) Please DO NOT look up the answer first; this is just a short...