TAF Daily
Puzzle #3 was EIKN (Ireland West Airport Knock).
TAF EIKN 111700Z 1118/1218 35010KT CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 1200/1206 3000 BR BKN004 BECMG 1203/1205 03007KT PROB30 TEMPO 1206/1208 BKN008 BECMG 1207/1209 08010KT PROB30 TEMPO 1211/1218 09015G25KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EIKN
- Station EIKN
- 111700Z
- Issued on the 11 at 1700 Zulu (UTC)
- 1118/1218
- Valid from the 11 at 1800 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 35010KT
- Wind from 350° at 10 knots
- CAVOK
- Ceiling and visibility OK (visibility 10 km+, no cloud below 5,000 ft or below the highest minimum sector altitude, no significant weather)
- PROB30 TEMPO 1200/1206
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 0000 Zulu to the 12 at 0600 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- BR
- Mist
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- BECMG 1203/1205
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 0300 Zulu to the 12 at 0500 Zulu
- 03007KT
- Wind from 30° at 7 knots
- PROB30 TEMPO 1206/1208
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 0600 Zulu to the 12 at 0800 Zulu
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- BECMG 1207/1209
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 0700 Zulu to the 12 at 0900 Zulu
- 08010KT
- Wind from 80° at 10 knots
- PROB30 TEMPO 1211/1218
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 1100 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 09015G25KT
- Wind from 90° at 15 knots, gusting 25
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, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
- LIFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "PROB30 TEMPO 1206/1208" indicate?
- A 30% probability of the stated conditions during that window.
- What does this forecast say about convective (thunderstorm) weather?
- No thunderstorms or CB clouds are forecast.