TAF Daily
Puzzle #118 was LTBA (İstanbul Atatürk Airport).
TAF LTBA 032240Z 0400/0424 09005KT 9999 SCT030 BKN090 BECMG 0400/0403 -SHRA BKN025 BKN080 PROB40 TEMPO 0403/0406 4000 TSRA SCT008 FEW018CB BKN022 TEMPO 0406/0410 4000 SHRA BKN008 FEW018CB BKN023 BECMG 0410/0413 01018G28KT PROB30 TEMPO 0410/0413 4000 TSRA BKN008 FEW018CB BKN023 BECMG 0420/0423 01015KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- LTBA
- Station LTBA
- 032240Z
- Issued on the 03 at 2240 Zulu (UTC)
- 0400/0424
- Valid from the 04 at 0000 Zulu to the 04 at 2400 Zulu
- 09005KT
- Wind from 90° at 5 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- SCT030
- Scattered clouds at 3,000 ft
- BKN090
- Broken clouds at 9,000 ft
- BECMG 0400/0403
- Becoming, gradually over the 04 at 0000 Zulu to the 04 at 0300 Zulu
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- BKN025
- Broken clouds at 2,500 ft
- BKN080
- Broken clouds at 8,000 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 0403/0406
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 04 at 0300 Zulu to the 04 at 0600 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- SCT008
- Scattered clouds at 800 ft
- FEW018CB
- Few clouds at 1,800 ft (cumulonimbus)
- BKN022
- Broken clouds at 2,200 ft
- TEMPO 0406/0410
- Temporarily, the 04 at 0600 Zulu to the 04 at 1000 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- FEW018CB
- Few clouds at 1,800 ft (cumulonimbus)
- BKN023
- Broken clouds at 2,300 ft
- BECMG 0410/0413
- Becoming, gradually over the 04 at 1000 Zulu to the 04 at 1300 Zulu
- 01018G28KT
- Wind from 10° at 18 knots, gusting 28
- PROB30 TEMPO 0410/0413
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 04 at 1000 Zulu to the 04 at 1300 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- FEW018CB
- Few clouds at 1,800 ft (cumulonimbus)
- BKN023
- Broken clouds at 2,300 ft
- BECMG 0420/0423
- Becoming, gradually over the 04 at 2000 Zulu to the 04 at 2300 Zulu
- 01015KT
- Wind from 10° at 15 knots
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 04 at 00:00Z to day 04 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 lowers (deteriorates) later in the forecast.
- Across the whole forecast, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
- IFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "PROB30 TEMPO 0410/0413" indicate?
- A 30% probability of the stated conditions during that window.