TAF Daily
Puzzle #18 was EIKN (Ireland West Airport Knock).
TAF AMD EIKN 270526Z 2706/2806 22007KT 3000 -DZ BR BKN002 TEMPO 2706/2806 0500 DZ FG BKN001 BECMG 2709/2711 25010KT BECMG 2717/2719 21010KT PROB40 TEMPO 2804/2806 21015G25KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- AMD
- Amended forecast
- EIKN
- Station EIKN
- 270526Z
- Issued on the 27 at 0526 Zulu (UTC)
- 2706/2806
- Valid from the 27 at 0600 Zulu to the 28 at 0600 Zulu
- 22007KT
- Wind from 220° at 7 knots
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- -DZ
- Light drizzle
- BR
- Mist
- BKN002
- Broken clouds at 200 ft
- TEMPO 2706/2806
- Temporarily, the 27 at 0600 Zulu to the 28 at 0600 Zulu
- 0500
- Visibility 500 meters
- DZ
- Drizzle
- FG
- Fog
- BKN001
- Broken clouds at 100 ft
- BECMG 2709/2711
- Becoming, gradually over the 27 at 0900 Zulu to the 27 at 1100 Zulu
- 25010KT
- Wind from 250° at 10 knots
- BECMG 2717/2719
- Becoming, gradually over the 27 at 1700 Zulu to the 27 at 1900 Zulu
- 21010KT
- Wind from 210° at 10 knots
- PROB40 TEMPO 2804/2806
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 28 at 0400 Zulu to the 28 at 0600 Zulu
- 21015G25KT
- Wind from 210° at 15 knots, gusting 25
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 27 at 06:00Z to day 28 at 06:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- LIFR
- Across the whole forecast, how does the ceiling change?
- The ceiling stays about the same throughout.
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "BECMG 2717/2719" indicate?
- A gradual change, becoming the new conditions across that window.
- What does this forecast say about convective (thunderstorm) weather?
- No thunderstorms or CB clouds are forecast.