Your Observation and Report
As you take the observations for your 1400Z METAR, the shipboard anemometer gives you a true wind value of 12 knots from the NNE. During the observation time, you also recorded some gusts to 18 knots.
Encode the wind observations below:
Encode the direction as "020" in column 3 and the speed as "12" in column 4. Enter your gust speed as "G18" in column 5.