TAF Daily
Puzzle #101 was EGKK (London Gatwick Airport).
TAF EGKK 172303Z 1800/1906 31005KT 9999 FEW035 BECMG 1806/1809 01010KT PROB30 TEMPO 1811/1816 02015G25KT 7000 SHRA TEMPO 1816/1822 01015G25KT 7000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 1817/1822 4000 +SHRA RADZ BKN009 BECMG 1822/1901 07004KT TEMPO 1822/1906 6000 -RADZ BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 1822/1904 3000 RADZ BKN003 PROB30 TEMPO 1904/1906 4000 BR
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EGKK
- Station EGKK
- 172303Z
- Issued on the 17 at 2303 Zulu (UTC)
- 1800/1906
- Valid from the 18 at 0000 Zulu to the 19 at 0600 Zulu
- 31005KT
- Wind from 310° at 5 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- FEW035
- Few clouds at 3,500 ft
- BECMG 1806/1809
- Becoming, gradually over the 18 at 0600 Zulu to the 18 at 0900 Zulu
- 01010KT
- Wind from 10° at 10 knots
- PROB30 TEMPO 1811/1816
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 18 at 1100 Zulu to the 18 at 1600 Zulu
- 02015G25KT
- Wind from 20° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- 7000
- Visibility 7,000 meters
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
- TEMPO 1816/1822
- Temporarily, the 18 at 1600 Zulu to the 18 at 2200 Zulu
- 01015G25KT
- Wind from 10° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- 7000
- Visibility 7,000 meters
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
- PROB30 TEMPO 1817/1822
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 18 at 1700 Zulu to the 18 at 2200 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- +SHRA
- Heavy showers of rain
- RADZ
- Rain drizzle
- BKN009
- Broken clouds at 900 ft
- BECMG 1822/1901
- Becoming, gradually over the 18 at 2200 Zulu to the 19 at 0100 Zulu
- 07004KT
- Wind from 70° at 4 knots
- TEMPO 1822/1906
- Temporarily, the 18 at 2200 Zulu to the 19 at 0600 Zulu
- 6000
- Visibility 6,000 meters
- -RADZ
- Light rain drizzle
- BKN006
- Broken clouds at 600 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 1822/1904
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 18 at 2200 Zulu to the 19 at 0400 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- RADZ
- Rain drizzle
- BKN003
- Broken clouds at 300 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 1904/1906
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 19 at 0400 Zulu to the 19 at 0600 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- BR
- Mist
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 18 at 00:00Z to day 19 at 06:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- VFR
- Across the whole forecast, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
- LIFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "BECMG 1806/1809" indicate?
- A gradual change, becoming the new conditions across that window.
- What does this forecast say about convective (thunderstorm) weather?
- No thunderstorms or CB clouds are forecast.