TAF Daily
Puzzle #66 was EIDW (Dublin Airport).
TAF EIDW 122300Z 1300/1324 26008KT 9999 FEW020 BKN035 PROB40 TEMPO 1300/1303 -DZ BKN012 BECMG 1303/1305 BKN010 TEMPO 1303/1309 VRB03KT 6000 -DZ BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 1306/1308 4000 BR BKN004 BECMG 1309/1311 SCT025 BECMG 1312/1314 13005KT BECMG 1314/1316 14010KT BECMG 1318/1320 15005KT BECMG 1320/1322 20005KT BECMG 1322/1324 23010KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EIDW
- Station EIDW
- 122300Z
- Issued on the 12 at 2300 Zulu (UTC)
- 1300/1324
- Valid from the 13 at 0000 Zulu to the 13 at 2400 Zulu
- 26008KT
- Wind from 260° at 8 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- FEW020
- Few clouds at 2,000 ft
- BKN035
- Broken clouds at 3,500 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 1300/1303
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 13 at 0000 Zulu to the 13 at 0300 Zulu
- -DZ
- Light drizzle
- BKN012
- Broken clouds at 1,200 ft
- BECMG 1303/1305
- Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 0300 Zulu to the 13 at 0500 Zulu
- BKN010
- Broken clouds at 1,000 ft
- TEMPO 1303/1309
- Temporarily, the 13 at 0300 Zulu to the 13 at 0900 Zulu
- VRB03KT
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- 6000
- Visibility 6,000 meters
- -DZ
- Light drizzle
- BKN006
- Broken clouds at 600 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 1306/1308
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 13 at 0600 Zulu to the 13 at 0800 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- BR
- Mist
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- BECMG 1309/1311
- Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 0900 Zulu to the 13 at 1100 Zulu
- SCT025
- Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft
- BECMG 1312/1314
- Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 1200 Zulu to the 13 at 1400 Zulu
- 13005KT
- Wind from 130° at 5 knots
- BECMG 1314/1316
- Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 1400 Zulu to the 13 at 1600 Zulu
- 14010KT
- Wind from 140° at 10 knots
- BECMG 1318/1320
- Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 1800 Zulu to the 13 at 2000 Zulu
- 15005KT
- Wind from 150° at 5 knots
- BECMG 1320/1322
- Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 2000 Zulu to the 13 at 2200 Zulu
- 20005KT
- Wind from 200° at 5 knots
- BECMG 1322/1324
- Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 2200 Zulu to the 13 at 2400 Zulu
- 23010KT
- Wind from 230° at 10 knots
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 13 at 00:00Z to day 13 at 24:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- VFR
- Across the whole forecast, how does the ceiling change?
- The ceiling lifts (improves) 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 "BECMG 1322/1324" indicate?
- A gradual change, becoming the new conditions across that window.