TAF Daily
Puzzle #45 was EGAA (Belfast International Airport).
TAF EGAA 111700Z 1118/1218 01008KT 9999 FEW020 PROB30 1121/1203 7000 TEMPO 1202/1210 BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1203/1210 BKN009 BECMG 1206/1209 09010KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EGAA
- Station EGAA
- 111700Z
- Issued on the 11 at 1700 Zulu (UTC)
- 1118/1218
- Valid from the 11 at 1800 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 01008KT
- Wind from 10° at 8 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- FEW020
- Few clouds at 2,000 ft
- PROB30 1121/1203
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 11 at 2100 Zulu to the 12 at 0300 Zulu
- 7000
- Visibility 7,000 meters
- TEMPO 1202/1210
- Temporarily, the 12 at 0200 Zulu to the 12 at 1000 Zulu
- BKN012
- Broken clouds at 1,200 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 1203/1210
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 0300 Zulu to the 12 at 1000 Zulu
- BKN009
- Broken clouds at 900 ft
- BECMG 1206/1209
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 0600 Zulu to the 12 at 0900 Zulu
- 09010KT
- Wind from 90° at 10 knots
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?
- IFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "BECMG 1206/1209" 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.