TAF Daily
Puzzle #20 was KDEN (Denver International Airport).
TAF KDEN 290255Z 2903/3006 12013KT P6SM FEW080 SCT120 BKN140 FM290700 19010KT P6SM FEW080 SCT120 BKN140 FM291100 25007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT120 BKN140 FM291600 05009KT P6SM FEW100 BKN120 FM292000 09012KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN120 TEMPO 2921/2924 VRB25G40KT 4SM TSRA BKN070CB FM300000 16011KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 PROB30 3000/3005 -SHRA BKN080
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- KDEN
- Station KDEN
- 290255Z
- Issued on the 29 at 0255 Zulu (UTC)
- 2903/3006
- Valid from the 29 at 0300 Zulu to the 30 at 0600 Zulu
- 12013KT
- Wind from 120° at 13 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- FEW080
- Few clouds at 8,000 ft
- SCT120
- Scattered clouds at 12,000 ft
- BKN140
- Broken clouds at 14,000 ft
- FM290700
- Rapid change from the 29 at 0700 Zulu
- 19010KT
- Wind from 190° at 10 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- FEW080
- Few clouds at 8,000 ft
- SCT120
- Scattered clouds at 12,000 ft
- BKN140
- Broken clouds at 14,000 ft
- FM291100
- Rapid change from the 29 at 1100 Zulu
- 25007KT
- Wind from 250° at 7 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- FEW080
- Few clouds at 8,000 ft
- SCT120
- Scattered clouds at 12,000 ft
- BKN140
- Broken clouds at 14,000 ft
- FM291600
- Rapid change from the 29 at 1600 Zulu
- 05009KT
- Wind from 50° at 9 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- FEW100
- Few clouds at 10,000 ft
- BKN120
- Broken clouds at 12,000 ft
- FM292000
- Rapid change from the 29 at 2000 Zulu
- 09012KT
- Wind from 90° at 12 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- VCSH
- Showers of in the vicinity
- SCT080
- Scattered clouds at 8,000 ft
- BKN120
- Broken clouds at 12,000 ft
- TEMPO 2921/2924
- Temporarily, the 29 at 2100 Zulu to the 29 at 2400 Zulu
- VRB25G40KT
- Wind variable at 25 knots, gusting 40
- 4SM
- Visibility 4 statute miles
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- BKN070CB
- Broken clouds at 7,000 ft (cumulonimbus)
- FM300000
- Rapid change from the 30 at 0000 Zulu
- 16011KT
- Wind from 160° at 11 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- SCT080
- Scattered clouds at 8,000 ft
- BKN120
- Broken clouds at 12,000 ft
- PROB30 3000/3005
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 30 at 0000 Zulu to the 30 at 0500 Zulu
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- BKN080
- Broken clouds at 8,000 ft
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 29 at 03:00Z to day 30 at 06:00Z
- 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?
- MVFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "FM291100" indicate?
- A rapid, complete change to new prevailing conditions from that time onward.