TAF Daily
Puzzle #104 was EIDW (Dublin Airport).
TAF AMD EIDW 210211Z 2102/2124 19005KT 7000 -RA BKN015 BECMG 2102/2104 28015G28KT TEMPO 2102/2106 2000 RA BR BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 2102/2106 BKN008 TEMPO 2103/2112 29020G33KT PROB30 TEMPO 2103/2107 29022G38KT BECMG 2114/2116 27013KT BECMG 2116/2118 23008KT BECMG 2120/2122 18005KT TEMPO 2121/2124 VRB03KT PROB40 TEMPO 2121/2124 6000 SHRA FEW030CB
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- AMD
- Amended forecast
- EIDW
- Station EIDW
- 210211Z
- Issued on the 21 at 0211 Zulu (UTC)
- 2102/2124
- Valid from the 21 at 0200 Zulu to the 21 at 2400 Zulu
- 19005KT
- Wind from 190° at 5 knots
- 7000
- Visibility 7,000 meters
- -RA
- Light rain
- BKN015
- Broken clouds at 1,500 ft
- BECMG 2102/2104
- Becoming, gradually over the 21 at 0200 Zulu to the 21 at 0400 Zulu
- 28015G28KT
- Wind from 280° at 15 knots, gusting 28
- TEMPO 2102/2106
- Temporarily, the 21 at 0200 Zulu to the 21 at 0600 Zulu
- 2000
- Visibility 2,000 meters
- RA
- Rain
- BR
- Mist
- BKN012
- Broken clouds at 1,200 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 2102/2106
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 21 at 0200 Zulu to the 21 at 0600 Zulu
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- TEMPO 2103/2112
- Temporarily, the 21 at 0300 Zulu to the 21 at 1200 Zulu
- 29020G33KT
- Wind from 290° at 20 knots, gusting 33
- PROB30 TEMPO 2103/2107
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 21 at 0300 Zulu to the 21 at 0700 Zulu
- 29022G38KT
- Wind from 290° at 22 knots, gusting 38
- BECMG 2114/2116
- Becoming, gradually over the 21 at 1400 Zulu to the 21 at 1600 Zulu
- 27013KT
- Wind from 270° at 13 knots
- BECMG 2116/2118
- Becoming, gradually over the 21 at 1600 Zulu to the 21 at 1800 Zulu
- 23008KT
- Wind from 230° at 8 knots
- BECMG 2120/2122
- Becoming, gradually over the 21 at 2000 Zulu to the 21 at 2200 Zulu
- 18005KT
- Wind from 180° at 5 knots
- TEMPO 2121/2124
- Temporarily, the 21 at 2100 Zulu to the 21 at 2400 Zulu
- VRB03KT
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- PROB40 TEMPO 2121/2124
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 21 at 2100 Zulu to the 21 at 2400 Zulu
- 6000
- Visibility 6,000 meters
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
- FEW030CB
- Few clouds at 3,000 ft (cumulonimbus)
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 21 at 02:00Z to day 21 at 24:00Z
- 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 "BECMG 2120/2122" indicate?
- A gradual change, becoming the new conditions across that window.