China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport

KNID / NID

China Lake, CA

2,283 ft MSL

Medium AirportToweredMETARTAF

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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Thu, Apr 9, 07:39 UTC

Valid From

Thu, Apr 9, 07:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Fri, Apr 10, 07:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KNID 0907/1007 22009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2984INS FM091200 VRB06KT 9999 FEW300 QNH2982INS BECMG 0920/0922 24015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0907 TIL 0915 TX28/0921Z TN11/0914Z FS30227

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Apr 1000Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z	06Z
Category	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+
Ceiling (ft)	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR
Wind Dir	220	220	220	220	220	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240
Wind (kt)	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Gusts (kt)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Period	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

3 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KNID 0907/1007 22009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2984INS FM091200 VRB06KT 9999 FEW300 QNH2982INS BECMG 0920/0922 24015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0907 TIL 0915 TX28/0921Z TN11/0914Z FS30227

Valid: Apr 9, 07:00 UTC to Apr 10, 07:00 UTC

BASEApr 9, 07:00 UTC — Apr 9, 12:00 UTC

Wind: 220° at 9 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Few 25,000 ft

FMApr 9, 12:00 UTC — Apr 9, 20:00 UTC

Wind: Variable at 6 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Few 30,000 ft

BECMGApr 9, 20:00 UTC — Apr 10, 07:00 UTC

Wind: 240° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Sky Clear

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport

Sunrise: 13:26ZSunset: 02:19ZDay length: 12h 53m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport

KNID / NID

China Lake, CA

2,283 ft MSL

Medium AirportToweredMETARTAF

View on Map Website Wikipedia

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Thu, Apr 9, 07:39 UTC

Valid From

Thu, Apr 9, 07:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Fri, Apr 10, 07:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KNID 0907/1007 22009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2984INS FM091200 VRB06KT 9999 FEW300 QNH2982INS BECMG 0920/0922 24015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0907 TIL 0915 TX28/0921Z TN11/0914Z FS30227

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Apr 1000Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z	06Z
Category	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+
Ceiling (ft)	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR
Wind Dir	220	220	220	220	220	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	VRB	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240
Wind (kt)	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Gusts (kt)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Period	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG	BECMG

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

3 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KNID 0907/1007 22009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2984INS FM091200 VRB06KT 9999 FEW300 QNH2982INS BECMG 0920/0922 24015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0907 TIL 0915 TX28/0921Z TN11/0914Z FS30227

Valid: Apr 9, 07:00 UTC to Apr 10, 07:00 UTC

BASEApr 9, 07:00 UTC — Apr 9, 12:00 UTC

Wind: 220° at 9 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Few 25,000 ft

FMApr 9, 12:00 UTC — Apr 9, 20:00 UTC

Wind: Variable at 6 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Few 30,000 ft

BECMGApr 9, 20:00 UTC — Apr 10, 07:00 UTC

Wind: 240° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Sky Clear

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport

Sunrise: 13:26ZSunset: 02:19ZDay length: 12h 53m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.