TAF Daily
Puzzle #98 was EICK (Cork International Airport).
TAF EICK 142300Z 1500/1524 21018KT 9999 BKN007 TEMPO 1500/1511 4000 -RA BR BKN004 PROB40 TEMPO 1500/1508 22020G33KT PROB40 TEMPO 1503/1511 1600 RADZ BKN002 PROB30 TEMPO 1503/1509 0800 FG BKN001 BECMG 1509/1511 33010KT BECMG 1514/1516 VRB03KT BECMG 1519/1521 26010KT
How it scored
- TAF
- Terminal aerodrome forecast
- EICK
- Station EICK
- 142300Z
- Issued on the 14 at 2300 Zulu (UTC)
- 1500/1524
- Valid from the 15 at 0000 Zulu to the 15 at 2400 Zulu
- 21018KT
- Wind from 210° at 18 knots
- 9999
- Visibility 10 km or more
- BKN007
- Broken clouds at 700 ft
- TEMPO 1500/1511
- Temporarily, the 15 at 0000 Zulu to the 15 at 1100 Zulu
- 4000
- Visibility 4,000 meters
- -RA
- Light rain
- BR
- Mist
- BKN004
- Broken clouds at 400 ft
- PROB40 TEMPO 1500/1508
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 15 at 0000 Zulu to the 15 at 0800 Zulu
- 22020G33KT
- Wind from 220° at 20 knots, gusting 33
- PROB40 TEMPO 1503/1511
- 40% probability of temporary conditions, the 15 at 0300 Zulu to the 15 at 1100 Zulu
- 1600
- Visibility 1,600 meters
- RADZ
- Rain drizzle
- BKN002
- Broken clouds at 200 ft
- PROB30 TEMPO 1503/1509
- 30% probability of temporary conditions, the 15 at 0300 Zulu to the 15 at 0900 Zulu
- 0800
- Visibility 800 meters
- FG
- Fog
- BKN001
- Broken clouds at 100 ft
- BECMG 1509/1511
- Becoming, gradually over the 15 at 0900 Zulu to the 15 at 1100 Zulu
- 33010KT
- Wind from 330° at 10 knots
- BECMG 1514/1516
- Becoming, gradually over the 15 at 1400 Zulu to the 15 at 1600 Zulu
- VRB03KT
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- BECMG 1519/1521
- Becoming, gradually over the 15 at 1900 Zulu to the 15 at 2100 Zulu
- 26010KT
- Wind from 260° at 10 knots
Also on the record
- Over what UTC (Zulu) period is this forecast valid?
- day 15 at 00:00Z to day 15 at 24:00Z
- What is the flight category of the initial (base) forecast period?
- IFR
- 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 "PROB40 TEMPO 1500/1508" indicate?
- A 40% probability of the stated conditions during that window.