TAF Daily
Puzzle #78 was FYWB (Walvis Bay International Airport).
TAF FYWB 250400Z 2506/2606 10010KT CAVOK BECMG 2507/2509 25007KT BECMG 2513/2515 21015G25KT 3200 DU NSC BECMG 2516/2518 20009KT 9999 SCT015 BECMG 2519/2521 00000KT BECMG 2522/2600 22004KT 3200 BR BKN008 BECMG 2601/2603 0300 FG OVC003
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- FYWB
- Station FYWB
- 250400Z
- Issued on the 25 at 0400 Zulu (UTC)
- 2506/2606
- Valid from the 25 at 0600 Zulu to the 26 at 0600 Zulu
- 10010KT
- Wind from 100° at 10 knots
- CAVOK
- Ceiling and visibility OK (visibility 10 km+, no cloud below 5,000 ft or below the highest minimum sector altitude, no significant weather)
- BECMG 2507/2509
- Becoming, gradually over the 25 at 0700 Zulu to the 25 at 0900 Zulu
- 25007KT
- Wind from 250° at 7 knots
- BECMG 2513/2515
- Becoming, gradually over the 25 at 1300 Zulu to the 25 at 1500 Zulu
- 21015G25KT
- Wind from 210° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- 3200
- Visibility 3,200 meters
- DU
- Widespread dust
- NSC
- No significant cloud
- BECMG 2516/2518
- Becoming, gradually over the 25 at 1600 Zulu to the 25 at 1800 Zulu
- 20009KT
- Wind from 200° at 9 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- SCT015
- Scattered clouds at 1,500 ft
- BECMG 2519/2521
- Becoming, gradually over the 25 at 1900 Zulu to the 25 at 2100 Zulu
- 00000KT
- Wind calm
- BECMG 2522/2600
- Becoming, gradually over the 25 at 2200 Zulu to the 26 at 0000 Zulu
- 22004KT
- Wind from 220° at 4 knots
- 3200
- Visibility 3,200 meters
- BR
- Mist
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- BECMG 2601/2603
- Becoming, gradually over the 26 at 0100 Zulu to the 26 at 0300 Zulu
- 0300
- Visibility 300 meters
- FG
- Fog
- OVC003
- Overcast at 300 ft
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 25 at 06:00Z to day 26 at 06:00Z
- 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 "BECMG 2516/2518" indicate?
- A gradual change, becoming the new conditions across that window.