TAF Daily
Puzzle #93 was KATL (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport).
TAF KATL 100346Z 1004/1106 07014G25KT P6SM -SHRA FEW060 BKN080 OVC100 FM100500 08020G32KT 5SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 WS020/07050KT FM100800 08024G40KT 3SM +SHRA BR SCT007 OVC010 WS020/08055KT FM101100 09025G40KT 3SM +SHRA BR SCT004 BKN006 OVC015 WS020/08055KT PROB30 1013/1018 2SM TSRA OVC012CB FM101800 10022G36KT 4SM SHRA SCT005 BKN012 OVC035 PROB30 1018/1024 2SM TSRA OVC012CB FM110000 10012G25KT P6SM SCT004 BKN007 OVC012
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- KATL
- Station KATL
- 100346Z
- Issued on the 10 at 0346 Zulu (UTC)
- 1004/1106
- Valid from the 10 at 0400 Zulu to the 11 at 0600 Zulu
- 07014G25KT
- Wind from 70° at 14 knots, gusting 25
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- FEW060
- Few clouds at 6,000 ft
- BKN080
- Broken clouds at 8,000 ft
- OVC100
- Overcast at 10,000 ft
- FM100500
- Rapid change from the 10 at 0500 Zulu
- 08020G32KT
- Wind from 80° at 20 knots, gusting 32
- 5SM
- Visibility 5 statute miles
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- SCT015
- Scattered clouds at 1,500 ft
- OVC025
- Overcast at 2,500 ft
- WS020/07050KT
- Wind shear at 2,000 ft: wind from 70° at 50 knots
- FM100800
- Rapid change from the 10 at 0800 Zulu
- 08024G40KT
- Wind from 80° at 24 knots, gusting 40
- 3SM
- Visibility 3 statute miles
- +SHRA
- Heavy showers of rain
- BR
- Mist
- SCT007
- Scattered clouds at 700 ft
- OVC010
- Overcast at 1,000 ft
- WS020/08055KT
- Wind shear at 2,000 ft: wind from 80° at 55 knots
- FM101100
- Rapid change from the 10 at 1100 Zulu
- 09025G40KT
- Wind from 90° at 25 knots, gusting 40
- 3SM
- Visibility 3 statute miles
- +SHRA
- Heavy showers of rain
- BR
- Mist
- SCT004
- Scattered clouds at 400 ft
- BKN006
- Broken clouds at 600 ft
- OVC015
- Overcast at 1,500 ft
- WS020/08055KT
- Wind shear at 2,000 ft: wind from 80° at 55 knots
- PROB30 1013/1018
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 10 at 1300 Zulu to the 10 at 1800 Zulu
- 2SM
- Visibility 2 statute miles
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- OVC012CB
- Overcast at 1,200 ft (cumulonimbus)
- FM101800
- Rapid change from the 10 at 1800 Zulu
- 10022G36KT
- Wind from 100° at 22 knots, gusting 36
- 4SM
- Visibility 4 statute miles
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
- SCT005
- Scattered clouds at 500 ft
- BKN012
- Broken clouds at 1,200 ft
- OVC035
- Overcast at 3,500 ft
- PROB30 1018/1024
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 10 at 1800 Zulu to the 10 at 2400 Zulu
- 2SM
- Visibility 2 statute miles
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- OVC012CB
- Overcast at 1,200 ft (cumulonimbus)
- FM110000
- Rapid change from the 11 at 0000 Zulu
- 10012G25KT
- Wind from 100° at 12 knots, gusting 25
- P6SM
- Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
- SCT004
- Scattered clouds at 400 ft
- BKN007
- Broken clouds at 700 ft
- OVC012
- Overcast at 1,200 ft
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 10 at 04:00Z to day 11 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?
- IFR
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "FM101800" indicate?
- A rapid, complete change to new prevailing conditions from that time onward.