TAF Daily
Puzzle #80 was EICK (Cork International Airport).
TAF AMD EICK 270208Z 2702/2724 16008KT 8000 SCT010 BECMG 2702/2704 13015KT 4000 -RA BR BKN006 TEMPO 2702/2706 2000 RA BKN003 PROB30 TEMPO 2702/2706 15018G30KT 0800 +RA FG BKN001 BECMG 2704/2706 21009KT BECMG 2706/2708 28012KT 9999 NSW SCT015 TEMPO 2706/2715 29015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 2708/2710 BKN008 BECMG 2718/2720 24005KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- AMD
- Amended forecast
- EICK
- Station EICK
- 270208Z
- Issued on the 27 at 0208 Zulu (UTC)
- 2702/2724
- Valid from the 27 at 0200 Zulu to the 27 at 2400 Zulu
- 16008KT
- Wind from 160° at 8 knots
- 8000
- Visibility 8,000 meters
- SCT010
- Scattered clouds at 1,000 ft
- BECMG 2702/2704
- Becoming, gradually over the 27 at 0200 Zulu to the 27 at 0400 Zulu
- 13015KT
- Wind from 130° at 15 knots
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- -RA
- Light rain
- BR
- Mist
- BKN006
- Broken clouds at 600 ft
- TEMPO 2702/2706
- Temporarily, the 27 at 0200 Zulu to the 27 at 0600 Zulu
- 2000
- Visibility 2,000 meters
- RA
- Rain
- BKN003
- Broken clouds at 300 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 2702/2706
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 27 at 0200 Zulu to the 27 at 0600 Zulu
- 15018G30KT
- Wind from 150° at 18 knots, gusting 30
- 0800
- Visibility 800 meters
- +RA
- Heavy rain
- FG
- Fog
- BKN001
- Broken clouds at 100 ft
- BECMG 2704/2706
- Becoming, gradually over the 27 at 0400 Zulu to the 27 at 0600 Zulu
- 21009KT
- Wind from 210° at 9 knots
- BECMG 2706/2708
- Becoming, gradually over the 27 at 0600 Zulu to the 27 at 0800 Zulu
- 28012KT
- Wind from 280° at 12 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- No significant weather
- SCT015
- Scattered clouds at 1,500 ft
- TEMPO 2706/2715
- Temporarily, the 27 at 0600 Zulu to the 27 at 1500 Zulu
- 29015G25KT
- Wind from 290° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- PROB30 TEMPO 2708/2710
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 27 at 0800 Zulu to the 27 at 1000 Zulu
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- BECMG 2718/2720
- Becoming, gradually over the 27 at 1800 Zulu to the 27 at 2000 Zulu
- 24005KT
- Wind from 240° at 5 knots
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 27 at 02:00Z to day 27 at 24:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- MVFR
- Across the whole forecast, how does the ceiling change?
- The ceiling stays about the same throughout.
- Across the whole forecast, what is the worst (most restrictive) flight category at any point?
- LIFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "TEMPO 2706/2715" indicate?
- Temporary fluctuations, each lasting under an hour, within that window.