TAF Daily
Puzzle #51 was CYYT (St. John's International Airport).
TAF CYYT 111740Z 1118/1218 11008KT P6SM BKN060 BECMG 1118/1120 SCT060 FM112300 03005KT P6SM SCT004 BECMG 1123/1124 6SM BR BKN004 FM120100 01010KT 3/4SM BR BKN004 PROB30 1203/1210 1/4SM FG VV002 FM121400 01015KT 1SM BR BKN004 RMK NXT FCST BY 120000Z
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- CYYT
- Station CYYT
- 111740Z
- Issued on the 11 at 1740 Zulu (UTC)
- 1118/1218
- Valid from the 11 at 1800 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 11008KT
- Wind from 110° at 8 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- BKN060
- Broken clouds at 6,000 ft
- BECMG 1118/1120
- Becoming, gradually over the 11 at 1800 Zulu to the 11 at 2000 Zulu
- SCT060
- Scattered clouds at 6,000 ft
- FM112300
- Rapid change from the 11 at 2300 Zulu
- 03005KT
- Wind from 30° at 5 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- SCT004
- Scattered clouds at 400 ft
- BECMG 1123/1124
- Becoming, gradually over the 11 at 2300 Zulu to the 11 at 2400 Zulu
- 6SM
- Visibility 6 statute miles
- BR
- Mist
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- FM120100
- Rapid change from the 12 at 0100 Zulu
- 01010KT
- Wind from 10° at 10 knots
- 3/4SM
- Visibility 3/4 statute miles
- BR
- Mist
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- PROB30 1203/1210
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 0300 Zulu to the 12 at 1000 Zulu
- 1/4SM
- Visibility 1/4 statute miles
- FG
- Fog
- VV002
- Vertical visibility 200 ft (sky obscured)
- FM121400
- Rapid change from the 12 at 1400 Zulu
- 01015KT
- Wind from 10° at 15 knots
- 1SM
- Visibility 1 statute miles
- BR
- Mist
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- RMK NXT FCST BY 120000Z
- Remarks (not decoded): NXT FCST BY 120000Z
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 lowers (deteriorates) later in the forecast.
- Across the whole forecast, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
- LIFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "FM120100" indicate?
- A rapid, complete change to new prevailing conditions from that time onward.