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The terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF) code |
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UNIT 4LESSON 4 THE TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST (TAF) CODEOVERVIEW Identify the reference that contains basic guidance for the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) code. List five basic guidelines for composing a terminal aerodrome forecast. Identify the code groups used in the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) code. Identify the types of remarks that may be used within a TAF. Identify the different change groups and state when these groups should be used in the TAF.OUTLINE Basic guidance Guidelines for composing forecastThe TAF code format RemarksChange groups a terminal aerodromeTHE TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST (TAF) CODE On March 1, 1986, the Navy and Marine Corps stopped using the Plain Language Terminal Area Forecast (PLTAF) and started using the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) code for all stateside and overseas locations. This code was already in use by the USAF Air Weather Service personnel and at certain overseas Naval Oceanography Command detachments.In this lesson, we discuss some basic background information about Terminal Aero-drome Forecasts as well as how to encode and decode the TAF code.Learning Objective: Identify the reference that contains basic guidance for the TAF code. |
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