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Puzzle #14 was KIAH (George Bush Intercontinental Airport).

TAF KIAH 112105Z 1121/1224 09004KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 SCT160 BKN250 TEMPO 1122/1124 VRB20KT 5SM TSRA BR BKN035CB FM120000 14007KT P6SM FEW035 SCT150 FM120300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 FM121700 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 PROB30 1217/1222 VRB10G15KT P6SM TS BKN040CB

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How it scored

TAF
Terminal aerodrome forecast
KIAH
Station KIAH
112105Z
Issued on the 11 at 2105 Zulu (UTC)
1121/1224
Valid from the 11 at 2100 Zulu to the 12 at 2400 Zulu
09004KT
Wind from 90° at 4 knots
P6SM
Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
VCSH
Showers of in the vicinity
SCT035
Scattered clouds at 3,500 ft
SCT160
Scattered clouds at 16,000 ft
BKN250
Broken clouds at 25,000 ft
TEMPO 1122/1124
Temporarily, the 11 at 2200 Zulu to the 11 at 2400 Zulu
VRB20KT
Wind variable at 20 knots
5SM
Visibility 5 statute miles
TSRA
Thunderstorm with rain
BR
Mist
BKN035CB
Broken clouds at 3,500 ft (cumulonimbus)
FM120000
Rapid change from the 12 at 0000 Zulu
14007KT
Wind from 140° at 7 knots
P6SM
Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
FEW035
Few clouds at 3,500 ft
SCT150
Scattered clouds at 15,000 ft
FM120300
Rapid change from the 12 at 0300 Zulu
VRB03KT
Wind variable at 3 knots
P6SM
Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
SCT025
Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft
FM121700
Rapid change from the 12 at 1700 Zulu
VRB05KT
Wind variable at 5 knots
P6SM
Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
VCSH
Showers of in the vicinity
FEW040
Few clouds at 4,000 ft
PROB30 1217/1222
30% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 1700 Zulu to the 12 at 2200 Zulu
VRB10G15KT
Wind variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
P6SM
Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
TS
Thunderstorm with
BKN040CB
Broken clouds at 4,000 ft (cumulonimbus)

Also on the record

Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
day 11 at 21:00Z to day 12 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 lifts (improves) later in the forecast.
Across the whole forecast, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
MVFR
In this forecast, what does the group beginning "FM121700" indicate?
A rapid, complete change to new prevailing conditions from that time onward.

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