TAF Daily
Puzzle #92 was EGBB (Birmingham Airport).
TAF EGBB 082256Z 0900/0924 21012KT 9999 FEW040 TEMPO 0900/0912 23016G26KT 7000 RA BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 0900/0903 3000 RADZ BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 0903/0909 4000 +RA BECMG 0910/0913 27012KT PROB30 TEMPO 0911/0913 3000 +SHRA PROB40 TEMPO 0912/0918 28015G25KT PROB40 TEMPO 0917/0924 8000 -SHRA
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EGBB
- Station EGBB
- 082256Z
- Issued on the 08 at 2256 Zulu (UTC)
- 0900/0924
- Valid from the 09 at 0000 Zulu to the 09 at 2400 Zulu
- 21012KT
- Wind from 210° at 12 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- FEW040
- Few clouds at 4,000 ft
- TEMPO 0900/0912
- Temporarily, the 09 at 0000 Zulu to the 09 at 1200 Zulu
- 23016G26KT
- Wind from 230° at 16 knots, gusting 26
- 7000
- Visibility 7,000 meters
- RA
- Rain
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 0900/0903
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 09 at 0000 Zulu to the 09 at 0300 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- RADZ
- Rain drizzle
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 0903/0909
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 09 at 0300 Zulu to the 09 at 0900 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- +RA
- Heavy rain
- BECMG 0910/0913
- Becoming, gradually over the 09 at 1000 Zulu to the 09 at 1300 Zulu
- 27012KT
- Wind from 270° at 12 knots
- PROB30 TEMPO 0911/0913
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 09 at 1100 Zulu to the 09 at 1300 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- +SHRA
- Heavy showers of rain
- PROB40 TEMPO 0912/0918
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 09 at 1200 Zulu to the 09 at 1800 Zulu
- 28015G25KT
- Wind from 280° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- PROB40 TEMPO 0917/0924
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 09 at 1700 Zulu to the 09 at 2400 Zulu
- 8000
- Visibility 8,000 meters
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 09 at 00:00Z to day 09 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 "PROB30 TEMPO 0903/0909" indicate?
- A 30% probability of the stated conditions during that window.
- What does this forecast say about convective (thunderstorm) weather?
- No thunderstorms or CB clouds are forecast.