TAF Daily
Puzzle #69 was CYEG (Edmonton International Airport).
TAF CYEG 160240Z 1603/1624 19006KT P6SM FEW060 TEMPO 1605/1609 P6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC060 FM160900 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1609/1615 2SM BR SCT004 PROB30 1609/1615 1/2SM FG VV002 FM161800 18007KT P6SM SKC BECMG 1619/1621 18010G20KT RMK NXT FCST BY 160600Z
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- CYEG
- Station CYEG
- 160240Z
- Issued on the 16 at 0240 Zulu (UTC)
- 1603/1624
- Valid from the 16 at 0300 Zulu to the 16 at 2400 Zulu
- 19006KT
- Wind from 190° at 6 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- FEW060
- Few clouds at 6,000 ft
- TEMPO 1605/1609
- Temporarily, the 16 at 0500 Zulu to the 16 at 0900 Zulu
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- BKN030
- Broken clouds at 3,000 ft
- OVC060
- Overcast at 6,000 ft
- FM160900
- Rapid change from the 16 at 0900 Zulu
- VRB03KT
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- SKC
- Sky clear (no cloud, manual observation)
- TEMPO 1609/1615
- Temporarily, the 16 at 0900 Zulu to the 16 at 1500 Zulu
- 2SM
- Visibility 2 statute miles
- BR
- Mist
- SCT004
- Scattered clouds at 400 ft
- PROB30 1609/1615
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 16 at 0900 Zulu to the 16 at 1500 Zulu
- 1/2SM
- Visibility 1/2 statute miles
- FG
- Fog
- VV002
- Vertical visibility 200 ft (sky obscured)
- FM161800
- Rapid change from the 16 at 1800 Zulu
- 18007KT
- Wind from 180° at 7 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- SKC
- Sky clear (no cloud, manual observation)
- BECMG 1619/1621
- Becoming, gradually over the 16 at 1900 Zulu to the 16 at 2100 Zulu
- 18010G20KT
- Wind from 180° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- RMK NXT FCST BY 160600Z
- Remarks (not decoded): NXT FCST BY 160600Z
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 16 at 03:00Z to day 16 at 24:00Z
- 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 "BECMG 1619/1621" 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.