TAF Daily
Puzzle #15 was EGPF (Glasgow Airport).
TAF EGPF 111700Z 1118/1218 07010KT 9999 SCT025 PROB40 TEMPO 1118/1120 BKN014 BECMG 1120/1123 BKN010 TEMPO 1120/1210 8000 -DZ BKN007 PROB30 TEMPO 1123/1206 BKN004 BECMG 1210/1213 SCT025 PROB40 TEMPO 1213/1215 BKN012
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EGPF
- Station EGPF
- 111700Z
- Issued on the 11 at 1700 Zulu (UTC)
- 1118/1218
- Valid from the 11 at 1800 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 07010KT
- Wind from 70° at 10 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- SCT025
- Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 1118/1120
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 11 at 1800 Zulu to the 11 at 2000 Zulu
- BKN014
- Broken clouds at 1,400 ft
- BECMG 1120/1123
- Becoming, gradually over the 11 at 2000 Zulu to the 11 at 2300 Zulu
- BKN010
- Broken clouds at 1,000 ft
- TEMPO 1120/1210
- Temporarily, the 11 at 2000 Zulu to the 12 at 1000 Zulu
- 8000
- Visibility 8,000 meters
- -DZ
- Light drizzle
- BKN007
- Broken clouds at 700 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 1123/1206
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 11 at 2300 Zulu to the 12 at 0600 Zulu
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- BECMG 1210/1213
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 1000 Zulu to the 12 at 1300 Zulu
- SCT025
- Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 1213/1215
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 1300 Zulu to the 12 at 1500 Zulu
- BKN012
- Broken clouds at 1,200 ft
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 11 at 18:00Z to day 12 at 18:00Z
- 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?
- LIFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "PROB40 TEMPO 1118/1120" indicate?
- A 40% probability of the stated conditions during that window.