TAF Daily
Puzzle #72 was CYYT (St. John's International Airport).
TAF CYYT 182340Z 1900/1924 25010KT P6SM FEW009 BKN050 TEMPO 1900/1902 P6SM -RA BKN009 OVC050 FM190200 20010KT 2SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC025 TEMPO 1902/1907 6SM -RA BR SCT006 OVC025 BECMG 1904/1906 26018G28KT FM190700 26025G35KT P6SM FEW020 BECMG 1909/1911 25025G40KT FM191100 25025G40KT P6SM SCT020 BKN030 TEMPO 1911/1922 6SM -SHRA BR BKN020 BECMG 1914/1916 28030G45KT FM192200 31025G40KT P6SM -SHRA BKN020 RMK NXT FCST BY 190600Z
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- CYYT
- Station CYYT
- 182340Z
- Issued on the 18 at 2340 Zulu (UTC)
- 1900/1924
- Valid from the 19 at 0000 Zulu to the 19 at 2400 Zulu
- 25010KT
- Wind from 250° at 10 knots
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- FEW009
- Few clouds at 900 ft
- BKN050
- Broken clouds at 5,000 ft
- TEMPO 1900/1902
- Temporarily, the 19 at 0000 Zulu to the 19 at 0200 Zulu
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- -RA
- Light rain
- BKN009
- Broken clouds at 900 ft
- OVC050
- Overcast at 5,000 ft
- FM190200
- Rapid change from the 19 at 0200 Zulu
- 20010KT
- Wind from 200° at 10 knots
- 2SM
- Visibility 2 statute miles
- -RA
- Light rain
- BR
- Mist
- BKN006
- Broken clouds at 600 ft
- OVC025
- Overcast at 2,500 ft
- TEMPO 1902/1907
- Temporarily, the 19 at 0200 Zulu to the 19 at 0700 Zulu
- 6SM
- Visibility 6 statute miles
- -RA
- Light rain
- BR
- Mist
- SCT006
- Scattered clouds at 600 ft
- OVC025
- Overcast at 2,500 ft
- BECMG 1904/1906
- Becoming, gradually over the 19 at 0400 Zulu to the 19 at 0600 Zulu
- 26018G28KT
- Wind from 260° at 18 knots, gusting 28
- FM190700
- Rapid change from the 19 at 0700 Zulu
- 26025G35KT
- Wind from 260° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- FEW020
- Few clouds at 2,000 ft
- BECMG 1909/1911
- Becoming, gradually over the 19 at 0900 Zulu to the 19 at 1100 Zulu
- 25025G40KT
- Wind from 250° at 25 knots, gusting 40
- FM191100
- Rapid change from the 19 at 1100 Zulu
- 25025G40KT
- Wind from 250° at 25 knots, gusting 40
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- SCT020
- Scattered clouds at 2,000 ft
- BKN030
- Broken clouds at 3,000 ft
- TEMPO 1911/1922
- Temporarily, the 19 at 1100 Zulu to the 19 at 2200 Zulu
- 6SM
- Visibility 6 statute miles
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- BR
- Mist
- BKN020
- Broken clouds at 2,000 ft
- BECMG 1914/1916
- Becoming, gradually over the 19 at 1400 Zulu to the 19 at 1600 Zulu
- 28030G45KT
- Wind from 280° at 30 knots, gusting 45
- FM192200
- Rapid change from the 19 at 2200 Zulu
- 31025G40KT
- Wind from 310° at 25 knots, gusting 40
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- BKN020
- Broken clouds at 2,000 ft
- RMK NXT FCST BY 190600Z
- Remarks (not decoded): NXT FCST BY 190600Z
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 19 at 00:00Z to day 19 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 lowers (deteriorates) later in the forecast.
- Across the whole forecast, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
- IFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "TEMPO 1900/1902" indicate?
- Temporary fluctuations, each lasting under an hour, within that window.