TAF Daily
Puzzle #95 was EIKN (Ireland West Airport Knock).
TAF EIKN 112300Z 1200/1224 15010KT 1500 -RADZ BR BKN002 TEMPO 1200/1208 0300 FG BKN001 BECMG 1203/1205 21008KT BECMG 1205/1207 25010KT BECMG 1208/1210 17010KT 9999 NSW SCT006 BKN015 PROB40 TEMPO 1210/1216 4000 -DZ BKN006 BECMG 1216/1218 18018G28KT 6000 -DZ SCT003 BKN006 TEMPO 1216/1222 2500 -RADZ BR BKN003 PROB40 TEMPO 1219/1222 18022G38KT 1200 RADZ BKN002 BECMG 1221/1223 23010KT 9999 NSW SCT006 BKN015
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EIKN
- Station EIKN
- 112300Z
- Issued on the 11 at 2300 Zulu (UTC)
- 1200/1224
- Valid from the 12 at 0000 Zulu to the 12 at 2400 Zulu
- 15010KT
- Wind from 150° at 10 knots
- 1500
- Visibility 1,500 meters
- -RADZ
- Light rain drizzle
- BR
- Mist
- BKN002
- Broken clouds at 200 ft
- TEMPO 1200/1208
- Temporarily, the 12 at 0000 Zulu to the 12 at 0800 Zulu
- 0300
- Visibility 300 meters
- FG
- Fog
- BKN001
- Broken clouds at 100 ft
- BECMG 1203/1205
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 0300 Zulu to the 12 at 0500 Zulu
- 21008KT
- Wind from 210° at 8 knots
- BECMG 1205/1207
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 0500 Zulu to the 12 at 0700 Zulu
- 25010KT
- Wind from 250° at 10 knots
- BECMG 1208/1210
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 0800 Zulu to the 12 at 1000 Zulu
- 17010KT
- Wind from 170° at 10 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- No significant weather
- SCT006
- Scattered clouds at 600 ft
- BKN015
- Broken clouds at 1,500 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 1210/1216
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 1000 Zulu to the 12 at 1600 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- -DZ
- Light drizzle
- BKN006
- Broken clouds at 600 ft
- BECMG 1216/1218
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 1600 Zulu to the 12 at 1800 Zulu
- 18018G28KT
- Wind from 180° at 18 knots, gusting 28
- 6000
- Visibility 6,000 meters
- -DZ
- Light drizzle
- SCT003
- Scattered clouds at 300 ft
- BKN006
- Broken clouds at 600 ft
- TEMPO 1216/1222
- Temporarily, the 12 at 1600 Zulu to the 12 at 2200 Zulu
- 2500
- Visibility 2,500 meters
- -RADZ
- Light rain drizzle
- BR
- Mist
- BKN003
- Broken clouds at 300 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 1219/1222
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 12 at 1900 Zulu to the 12 at 2200 Zulu
- 18022G38KT
- Wind from 180° at 22 knots, gusting 38
- 1200
- Visibility 1,200 meters
- RADZ
- Rain drizzle
- BKN002
- Broken clouds at 200 ft
- BECMG 1221/1223
- Becoming, gradually over the 12 at 2100 Zulu to the 12 at 2300 Zulu
- 23010KT
- Wind from 230° at 10 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- No significant weather
- SCT006
- Scattered clouds at 600 ft
- BKN015
- Broken clouds at 1,500 ft
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 12 at 00:00Z to day 12 at 24:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- LIFR
- Across the whole forecast, how does the ceiling change?
- The ceiling lifts (improves) later in the forecast.
- In this forecast, what does the group beginning "TEMPO 1216/1222" indicate?
- Temporary fluctuations, each lasting under an hour, within that window.
- What does this forecast say about convective (thunderstorm) weather?
- No thunderstorms or CB clouds are forecast.