TAF Daily
Puzzle #103 was FKKD (Douala International Airport).
TAF FKKD 191100Z 1912/2018 VRB03KT 9999 BKN016 FEW020CB BECMG 1918/1920 TS BKN013 FEW016CB PROB40 1918/1922 3000 TSRA PROB30 TEMPO 2002/2004 07013G30KT TEMPO 2002/2008 2000 TSRA BECMG 2008/2010 NSW
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- FKKD
- Station FKKD
- 191100Z
- Issued on the 19 at 1100 Zulu (UTC)
- 1912/2018
- Valid from the 19 at 1200 Zulu to the 20 at 1800 Zulu
- VRB03KT
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- BKN016
- Broken clouds at 1,600 ft
- FEW020CB
- Few clouds at 2,000 ft (cumulonimbus)
- BECMG 1918/1920
- Becoming, gradually over the 19 at 1800 Zulu to the 19 at 2000 Zulu
- TS
- Thunderstorm with
- BKN013
- Broken clouds at 1,300 ft
- FEW016CB
- Few clouds at 1,600 ft (cumulonimbus)
- PROB40 1918/1922
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 19 at 1800 Zulu to the 19 at 2200 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- PROB30 TEMPO 2002/2004
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 20 at 0200 Zulu to the 20 at 0400 Zulu
- 07013G30KT
- Wind from 70° at 13 knots, gusting 30
- TEMPO 2002/2008
- Temporarily, the 20 at 0200 Zulu to the 20 at 0800 Zulu
- 2000
- Visibility 2,000 meters
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- BECMG 2008/2010
- Becoming, gradually over the 20 at 0800 Zulu to the 20 at 1000 Zulu
- NSW
- No significant weather
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 19 at 12:00Z to day 20 at 18:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- MVFR
- Across the whole forecast, how does the ceiling change?
- The ceiling stays about the same throughout.
- Across the whole forecast, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
- IFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "PROB40 1918/1922" indicate?
- A 40% probability of the stated conditions during that window.