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Puzzle #96 was EKBI (Billund Airport).

TAF EKBI 130227Z 1303/1403 11005KT CAVOK BECMG 1305/1308 14015KT BECMG 1313/1315 4000 -RA BKN006 TEMPO 1315/1319 18015G25KT 2000 RA BR BKN003 BECMG 1319/1321 27015KT 9999 NSW BKN020 TEMPO 1322/1403 SHRA SCT020TCU

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How it scored

TAF
Terminal aerodrome forecast
EKBI
Station EKBI
130227Z
Issued on the 13 at 0227 Zulu (UTC)
1303/1403
Valid from the 13 at 0300 Zulu to the 14 at 0300 Zulu
11005KT
Wind from 110° at 5 knots
CAVOK
Ceiling and visibility OK (visibility 10 km+, no cloud below 5,000 ft or below the highest minimum sector altitude, no significant weather)
BECMG 1305/1308
Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 0500 Zulu to the 13 at 0800 Zulu
14015KT
Wind from 140° at 15 knots
BECMG 1313/1315
Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 1300 Zulu to the 13 at 1500 Zulu
4000
Visibility 4,000 meters
-RA
Light rain
BKN006
Broken clouds at 600 ft
TEMPO 1315/1319
Temporarily, the 13 at 1500 Zulu to the 13 at 1900 Zulu
18015G25KT
Wind from 180° at 15 knots, gusting 25
2000
Visibility 2,000 meters
RA
Rain
BR
Mist
BKN003
Broken clouds at 300 ft
BECMG 1319/1321
Becoming, gradually over the 13 at 1900 Zulu to the 13 at 2100 Zulu
27015KT
Wind from 270° at 15 knots
9999
Visibility 10 km or more
NSW
No significant weather
BKN020
Broken clouds at 2,000 ft
TEMPO 1322/1403
Temporarily, the 13 at 2200 Zulu to the 14 at 0300 Zulu
SHRA
Showers of rain
SCT020TCU
Scattered clouds at 2,000 ft (towering cumulus)

Also on the record

Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
day 13 at 03:00Z to day 14 at 03:00Z
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?
LIFR
In this forecast, what does the group beginning "TEMPO 1322/1403" indicate?
Temporary fluctuations, each lasting under an hour, within that window.

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