The Airport Weather Briefing (AWB) is a plain language description of the TAF.
The AWB:
- contains a summary of the TAF
- gives a more detailed description of the possible hazards (including thunderstorms, fog, and other visibility reductions), and the corresponding probabilities
- considers only the weather hazards within the terminal airspace (TMA).
AWBs are provided for:
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Darwin (wet season only)
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney.
AWB are issued within 30 minutes of the routine 06Z and 18Z issue TAF but are not amended or updated once issued. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDS40586 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology South Australia ADELAIDE AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 17/03/2025 [1530 on the 17/03/2025 LOCAL] ADELAIDE TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPAD 170513Z 1706/1812 15012KT CAVOK FM171800 04005KT CAVOK FM180200 23012KT CAVOK FM180800 18008KT CAVOK RMK T 22 19 16 16 Q 1022 1023 1023 1021 TAF SUMMARY: Settled conditions continue in the presence of a ridge to the south. SE'ly winds will continue before a NE'ly katabatic develops on Tuesday morning. A SW'ly sea breeze will form on Tuesday afternoon before swinging S'ly later in the evening. Clear conditions are expected throughout. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - Slight chance of variable winds between 1718Z and 1802Z. ADELAIDE OUTLOOK: Tuesday: Sunny. City MAX: 27 Wednesday: Sunny. City MAX: 32 Thursday: Possible shower. City MAX: 31 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDQ43999 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland BRISBANE AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 16/03/2025 [0300 on the 17/03/2025 LOCAL] BRISBANE TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YBBN 161704Z 1618/1800 31006KT CAVOK FM170100 03008KT CAVOK FM170400 15014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 FM170900 17012KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN050 RMK T 20 21 27 30 Q 1012 1013 1014 1013 TAF SUMMARY: Clear conditions this morning with light WNW'ly winds. A moderate to fresh SE'ly change is moving north along the NSW coast, forecast to reach Brisbane early this afternoon. A few light showers are possible with the change, but moisture is fairly shallow and any showers are likely to be quite isolated. Showers are expected to cease from late afternoon and the winds ease a little from Monday evening. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): 10% chance in the TMA and at the airport between 1703-1708Z. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - +/- 1 hour on timing of SE'ly wind change. - Uncertainty surrounds the wind forecast prior to the arrival of the SE'ly change. The most likely outcome is light NW'lies giving way to a late morning NE sea breeze, however winds may remain light and variable until the change or even turn light S to SW'ly after 1700Z. - 30% chance that INTER conditions result from showers (vis 5000m, cloud BKN014) between 1704-1709Z, 10% chance of visibility reducing briefly to 2000m. BRISBANE OUTLOOK: Tuesday: Cloudy. City MAX: 27 Wednesday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 27 Thursday: Shower or two. City MAX: 28 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDD40330 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Northern Territory DARWIN AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 17/03/2025 [1430 on the 17/03/2025 LOCAL] DARWIN TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF AMD YPDN 170207Z 1703/1806 30008KT 9999 SCT040 FM171200 33006KT 9999 FEW020 FM171500 14005KT 9999 SCT020 FM180400 31008KT 9999 SCT040 PROB30 TEMPO 1706/1709 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 SCT040CB PROB30 TEMPO 1804/1806 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 SCT040CB RMK T 32 32 30 28 Q 1005 1003 1005 1006 TAF SUMMARY: Light SE'ly winds are expected overnight and into the morning with the NW'y sea breeze returning in the early afternoon. Convective activity is possible on the sea breeze convergence on both Monday and Tuesday afternoon, though weak steering means the main potential for storms is in-situ development and the likelihood of storms at the aerodrome decreases through the afternoon as the convergence moves inland. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 40NM RADIUS): 1706/1709Z - 60% chance in the TMA, most likely over the land. 30% at the aerodrome. 1709/1716Z - 40% chance in the TMA, with some potential for storm to be steered from the east to southeast. 10% chance at the aerodrome. 1716/1802Z - 20% chance in the TMA, most likely over water. 1802/1804Z - 50% chance in the TMA, most likely over land with the seabreeze. 20% chance at the aerodrome. 1804/1809Z - 70% chance in the TMA, most likely over land. 30% chance at the aerodrome. 1809/1812Z - 30% chance in the TMA, most likely over land, 10% chance at the aerodrome. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: 1715/1800Z- 20% chance of broken low cloud below HAM 1715/1802Z- 30% chance of INTER SHRA conditions with visibility and cloud below HAM -30% chance of a seabreeze onset an hour later at 04Z instead of 03Z DARWIN OUTLOOK: Tuesday: Shower or two. Possible storm. City MAX: 32 Wednesday: Showers. City MAX: 32 Thursday: Showers. City MAX: 31 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDV42901 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria MELBOURNE AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 17/03/2025 [1600 on the 17/03/2025 LOCAL] MELBOURNE TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YMML 170517Z 1706/1812 18012KT 9999 SCT045 FM171500 35006KT 9999 SCT030 FM171800 03010KT CAVOK FM180800 19005KT CAVOK FM181000 29005KT CAVOK RMK T 17 15 13 12 Q 1023 1024 1024 1024 TAF SUMMARY: A high over the Bight is bringing south-southwesterly winds and settled conditions over the Melbourne Basin on Monday. Cloud is currently scattered at 4500ft, lowering overnight with a northerly off the ranges in the early morning. Winds turn northwesterly Tuesday morning with cloud clearing by the aftenoon. A late southerly sea breeze will arrive just before sundown on Tuesday then turning westerly overnight. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): - Nil OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 20% chance of katabatic northerly winds coming in +/-1 hour between 171400Z-171600Z. - 30% chance of light showers with no visibility drops in the southern TMA between 171400Z-171800Z. - 10% chance of broken cloud below HAM for periods up to 30 minutes between 171400Z-172200Z. - 10% chance of gusts up to 25 knots between 180000Z-180200Z. - 30% chance of late sea breeze stalling and not arriving bewteen 180700Z-181000Z. MELBOURNE OUTLOOK: Tuesday: Mostly sunny. City MAX: 24 Wednesday: Sunny. City MAX: 32 Thursday: Shower or two. City MAX: 29 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDW40150 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia PERTH AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 17/03/2025 [1300 on the 17/03/2025 LOCAL] PERTH TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPPH 170519Z 1706/1812 09012KT CAVOK FM180200 36010KT CAVOK FM180500 24014KT CAVOK FM180900 19014KT CAVOK RMK T 30 30 25 21 Q 1016 1015 1016 1015 TAF SUMMARY: A ridge of high pressure extends along the south of Western Australia is bringing clear skies and settled conditions to Perth throughout the validity period. Easterly winds are expected until Tuesday morning, when they will tend northerly for few hours before a southwesterly seabreeze develops on Tuesday afternoon. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - Gusts of up to 28 knots are possible in the southwesterly seabreeze on Tuesday afternoon, between 1806Z-1812Z. - Winds may tend southerly during the early hours of Tuesday morning, between 1712Z-1715Z. - Slight chance of smoke reducing visibility in the northern TMA, although it is not expected at the aerodrome as easterly winds will steer any smoke towards the sea. PERTH OUTLOOK: Tuesday: Sunny. City MAX: 30 Wednesday: Mostly sunny. City MAX: 27 Thursday: Sunny. City MAX: 29 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDN42901 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales SYDNEY AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 17/03/2025 [1600 on the 17/03/2025 LOCAL] SYDNEY TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YSSY 170506Z 1706/1812 18015G25KT 9999 SCT045 FM170800 17012KT 9999 SCT040 FM171500 31005KT 9999 SCT040 FM172300 09014KT 9999 SCT040 FM180600 05014KT 9999 SCT040 RMK T 21 20 20 19 Q 1021 1022 1023 1023 TAF SUMMARY: Persistent gusty southerly winds easing into the evening before tending E'ly Tuesday morning and NE'ly from Tuesday afternoon. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 45NM RADIUS): Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 30% chance of +/- 1 hour for wind gust cessation - 30% chance of +/- 2 hours on NW'ly onset time - 20% chance of no katabatic NW'ly and winds turning E'ly instead from 1715Z. - 10% chance of NE'ly from 1721Z, 40% chance from 1803Z. SYDNEY OUTLOOK: Tuesday: Cloudy. City MAX: 25 Wednesday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 27 Thursday: Sunny. City MAX: 30 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
