TAF Daily
Puzzle #97 was YPPH (Perth International Airport).
TAF YPPH 140203Z 1403/1506 03015G25KT CAVOK FM140700 28014KT CAVOK FM141400 01008KT 9999 -RA SCT008 FM141800 35010KT 9999 -SHRA BKN008 FM142300 24010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT008 BKN025 FM150200 25012KT 9999 NSW SCT035 TEMPO 1415/1418 9999 BKN008 TEMPO 1418/1501 3000 SHRA BKN005 PROB30 TEMPO 1418/1423 VRB15G30KT 1000 TSRA BKN003 SCT030CB
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- YPPH
- Station YPPH
- 140203Z
- Issued on the 14 at 0203 Zulu (UTC)
- 1403/1506
- Valid from the 14 at 0300 Zulu to the 15 at 0600 Zulu
- 03015G25KT
- Wind from 30° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- CAVOK
- Ceiling and visibility OK (visibility 10 km+, no cloud below 5,000 ft or below the highest minimum sector altitude, no significant weather)
- FM140700
- Rapid change from the 14 at 0700 Zulu
- 28014KT
- Wind from 280° at 14 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)
- FM141400
- Rapid change from the 14 at 1400 Zulu
- 01008KT
- Wind from 10° at 8 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- -RA
- Light rain
- SCT008
- Scattered clouds at 800 ft
- FM141800
- Rapid change from the 14 at 1800 Zulu
- 35010KT
- Wind from 350° at 10 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- FM142300
- Rapid change from the 14 at 2300 Zulu
- 24010KT
- Wind from 240° at 10 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- -SHRA
- Light showers of rain
- SCT008
- Scattered clouds at 800 ft
- BKN025
- Broken clouds at 2,500 ft
- FM150200
- Rapid change from the 15 at 0200 Zulu
- 25012KT
- Wind from 250° at 12 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- No significant weather
- SCT035
- Scattered clouds at 3,500 ft
- TEMPO 1415/1418
- Temporarily, the 14 at 1500 Zulu to the 14 at 1800 Zulu
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- BKN008
- Broken clouds at 800 ft
- TEMPO 1418/1501
- Temporarily, the 14 at 1800 Zulu to the 15 at 0100 Zulu
- 3000
- Visibility 3,000 meters
- SHRA
- Showers of rain
- BKN005
- Broken clouds at 500 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 1418/1423
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 14 at 1800 Zulu to the 14 at 2300 Zulu
- VRB15G30KT
- Wind variable at 15 knots, gusting 30
- 1000
- Visibility 1,000 meters
- TSRA
- Thunderstorm with rain
- BKN003
- Broken clouds at 300 ft
- SCT030CB
- Scattered clouds at 3,000 ft (cumulonimbus)
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 14 at 03:00Z to day 15 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 stays about the same throughout.
- 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 1418/1423" indicate?
- A 30% probability of the stated conditions during that window.