TAF Daily
Puzzle #109 was EGAA (Belfast International Airport).
TAF EGAA 252253Z 2600/2624 21008KT 9999 BKN040 TEMPO 2600/2604 BKN009 TEMPO 2604/2618 7000 RA BKN014 BECMG 2606/2610 12015G25KT PROB40 TEMPO 2606/2614 3000 +RADZ BKN008 BECMG 2610/2613 18015G25KT BECMG 2615/2618 19020G35KT TEMPO 2618/2624 3000 +RA +SHRA BKN014 PROB40 TEMPO 2621/2624 20025G45KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EGAA
- Station EGAA
- 252253Z
- Issued on the 25 at 2253 Zulu (UTC)
- 2600/2624
- Valid from the 26 at 0000 Zulu to the 26 at 2400 Zulu
- 21008KT
- Wind from 210° at 8 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- BKN040
- Broken clouds at 4,000 ft
- TEMPO 2600/2604
- Temporarily, the 26 at 0000 Zulu to the 26 at 0400 Zulu
- BKN009
- Broken clouds at 900 ft
- TEMPO 2604/2618
- Temporarily, the 26 at 0400 Zulu to the 26 at 1800 Zulu
- 7000
- Visibility 7,000 meters
- RA
- Rain
- BKN014
- Broken clouds at 1,400 ft
- BECMG 2606/2610
- Becoming, gradually over the 26 at 0600 Zulu to the 26 at 1000 Zulu
- 12015G25KT
- Wind from 120° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- PROB40 TEMPO 2606/2614
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 26 at 0600 Zulu to the 26 at 1400 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- +RADZ
- Heavy rain drizzle
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- BECMG 2610/2613
- Becoming, gradually over the 26 at 1000 Zulu to the 26 at 1300 Zulu
- 18015G25KT
- Wind from 180° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- BECMG 2615/2618
- Becoming, gradually over the 26 at 1500 Zulu to the 26 at 1800 Zulu
- 19020G35KT
- Wind from 190° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- TEMPO 2618/2624
- Temporarily, the 26 at 1800 Zulu to the 26 at 2400 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- +RA
- Heavy rain
- +SHRA
- Heavy showers of rain
- BKN014
- Broken clouds at 1,400 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 2621/2624
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 26 at 2100 Zulu to the 26 at 2400 Zulu
- 20025G45KT
- Wind from 200° at 25 knots, gusting 45
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 26 at 00:00Z to day 26 at 24:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- VFR
- 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 "TEMPO 2604/2618" indicate?
- Temporary fluctuations, each lasting under an hour, within that window.