TAF Daily
Puzzle #83 was EGAA (Belfast International Airport).
TAF EGAA 292301Z 3000/3024 15018G34KT 9999 FEW015 BECMG 3000/3003 17010KT TEMPO 3000/3005 5000 RA SHRA BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 3000/3004 3000 +RA +SHRA BKN007 TEMPO 3006/3018 18016G28KT PROB40 TEMPO 3012/3024 6000 SHRA
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EGAA
- Station EGAA
- 292301Z
- Issued on the 29 at 2301 Zulu (UTC)
- 3000/3024
- Valid from the 30 at 0000 Zulu to the 30 at 2400 Zulu
- 15018G34KT
- Wind from 150° at 18 knots, gusting 34
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- FEW015
- Few clouds at 1,500 ft
- BECMG 3000/3003
- Becoming, gradually over the 30 at 0000 Zulu to the 30 at 0300 Zulu
- 17010KT
- Wind from 170° at 10 knots
- TEMPO 3000/3005
- Temporarily, the 30 at 0000 Zulu to the 30 at 0500 Zulu
- 5000
- Visibility 5,000 meters
- RA
- Rain
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
- BKN012
- Broken clouds at 1,200 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 3000/3004
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 30 at 0000 Zulu to the 30 at 0400 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- +RA
- Heavy rain
- +SHRA
- Heavy showers of rain
- BKN007
- Broken clouds at 700 ft
- TEMPO 3006/3018
- Temporarily, the 30 at 0600 Zulu to the 30 at 1800 Zulu
- 18016G28KT
- Wind from 180° at 16 knots, gusting 28
- PROB40 TEMPO 3012/3024
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 30 at 1200 Zulu to the 30 at 2400 Zulu
- 6000
- Visibility 6,000 meters
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 30 at 00:00Z to day 30 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?
- IFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "PROB40 TEMPO 3012/3024" indicate?
- A 40% probability of the stated conditions during that window.
- What does this forecast say about convective (thunderstorm) weather?
- No thunderstorms or CB clouds are forecast.