Define “TAF”?
Stands for terminal aerodrome forecast and means “coded message that shown and explain the weather condition during arrival to the
destination or give report of weather condition during arrival and valid between 9 hours to 30 hours => 9 hour TAF issued every 3 hours and 12
hour to 30 hour issued every 6 hours “
Terminal aerodrome forecast valid between 9 HOURS and 30 HOURS
15 hour TAF issued every 6 HOURS and 9 hour TAF issued every 3 HOURS
30 hour TAF issued every 6 HOURS
Date and time group in TAF and METAR is 6 figures
The NSC used in TAF if there is no significant cloud or no CB or no clouds below 5000 ft or SKY clear
TAF doesn’t show QNH, temperature, dew point , wind sheer, runway status, recent weather
Type of cloud that shown only in TAF is CB
CB clouds shown only in TAF
The meteorological visibility that only shown in the TAF is prevailing visibility
AMD is inserted into TAF text after the word TAF to indicate an amendment
FROM, BECOMING indicates to there will be permanent change into weather condition in TAF
TEMPORARLY indicates to there will be temporary change into weather condition in TAF
What is the difference between “temporary” and “from” and “becoming”?
TEMPORARLY => there will be temporary changes occur in the TAF
FROM => there will be permanent changes will occur in the TAF
BECOMING => there will be permanent changes occur in the TAF
If the TAF indicated that NSC then there isn’t cloud below 5000 ft
TAF 241230Z 2412/2424 26025kt 9999
This TAF is available for 12 hours
Define “METAR”?
Stands for meteorological aerodrome report/ aviation routine weather report and this mean => coded massage that shown and explain the
weather condition during departure / takeoff from aerodrome and valid between 1/2 hour to 1 hour
If there is no wind/calm wind/ stable air in METAR then we write 00000KT
Meteorological visibility formatted into RVV(runway visibility value), RVR (runway visibility range), prevailing visibility
Define” prevailing visibility”?
Is the visibility value that reached or exceeded with at least half of the horizon circle or with at least half of the surface of aerodrome
Prevailing visibility
Who determine the prevailing visibility?
Air observer => based on visual aids, check points, horizon
Define “RVR”?
Stands for runway visual range => the pilot determine it during final approach or at touch down and through it the pilot decide if he make
missed approach or not
Which of the meteorological visibility used to determine the colour of the aerodrome or “if this aerodrome is closed or opened”?
Prevailing visibility
Define “RVV”?
Stands for runway visibility value => and we determine it through device called “TRANSMISSOMETER” we put it in the beginning of the runway
and it measure the visibility and produce value”?
The “TRANSMISSOMETER”determine the RVV
Cloud coverage formatted into FEW(1-2/8), SCT(3-4/8), BKN(5-7/8), OVC(8/8)
Cloud high measured above aerodrome elevation on QFE
We write NSC in the TAF to indicate sky clear and SKC write in the METAR to indicate to sky clear
Criteria of CAVOK is prevailing visibility is > 10km and no clouds below 5000 ft and no CB and no significant weather
The lowest ceiling is 5000ft if there is CAVOK in the
Define “recent weather”?
Any weather phenomena since the previous observation, but not occurring at current time
WS ALL RWY=> wind sheer on all runway
Define “trend forecast”?
A forecast of significant changes expected during 2 hours after the observation time
Define “SPECI”?
Aviation selected special weather report used to supplement the routine METAR for improvements or deterioration in the weather
SPECI: issued when weather condition significant change in the period between routine observation
What is “NOSIG” indicated to?
No significant change expected during 2 hours after the observation time
