TAF Daily
Puzzle #39 was EGBB (Birmingham Airport).
TAF EGBB 111659Z 1118/1218 06010KT CAVOK BECMG 1120/1123 BKN018 TEMPO 1123/1207 BKN014 BECMG 1207/1210 CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 1216/1218 07015G25KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EGBB
- Station EGBB
- 111659Z
- Issued on the 11 at 1659 Zulu (UTC)
- 1118/1218
- Valid from the 11 at 1800 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 06010KT
- Wind from 60° 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)
- BECMG 1120/1123
- Becoming, gradually over the 11 at 2000 Zulu to the 11 at 2300 Zulu
- BKN018
- Broken clouds at 1,800 ft
- TEMPO 1123/1207
- Temporarily, the 11 at 2300 Zulu to the 12 at 0700 Zulu
- BKN014
- Broken clouds at 1,400 ft
- BECMG 1207/1210
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 0700 Zulu to the 12 at 1000 Zulu
- 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 1216/1218
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 1600 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 07015G25KT
- Wind from 70° 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, 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?
- MVFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "PROB30 TEMPO 1216/1218" indicate?
- A 30% probability of the stated conditions during that window.