ASA Exam 3 Questions with complete
solutions 2025
A jceiling jis jdefined jas jthe jheight jof jthe... j- jANS✓✓-Lowest jlayer jof jclouds jor
jobscuring jphenomena jaloft jthat jis jreported jas jbroken jor jovercast
The jstation joriginating jthe jfollowing jweather jreport jhas ja jfield jelevation jof
j1,300 jfeet jMSL. jFrom jthe jbottom jof jthe jovercast jcloud jlayer, jwhat jis jits
jthickness? j(Tops jof jOVC jare jreported jat j3800 jfeet)
SPECI jKOKC j2228Z j28024G36KT j3/4SM jBKN008
OVC j020 j28/23 jA3000 j- jANS✓✓-500 jfeet
The jreporting jstation joriginating jthis jAviation jRoutine jWeather jReport jhas ja
jfield jelevation jof j620 jfeet. jIf jthe jsky jcover jis jone jcontinuous jlayer, jwhat jis jits
jthickness? j(Tops jof jOVC jare jreported jat j6500 jfeet)
METAR jKMDW j121856Z jAUTO j32005KT j1 j1/2SM j
+RABR jOVC007 j17/16 jA2980 j- jANS✓✓-5,180 jfeet
What jis jmeant jby jthe jentry jin jthe jremarks jsection jof jMETAR jsurface jreport jfor
jKBNA?
METAR jKBNA j211250Z j33018KT j290V260 j1/2SM jR31/2700FT j+SN
BLSNFG jVV008 j00/M03 jA2991 jRMK jRAE42SNB42 j- jANS✓✓-Rain jended j42 jpast
jthe jhour, jsnow jbegan j42 jpast jthe jhour
What jsignificant jsky jcondition jis jreported jin jthe jMETAR jobservation?
METAR jKBNA j1250Z j33018KT j290V360 j1/2SM jR31/2700FT j+SN
BLSNFG jVV008 j00/M03 jA2991 jRMK jRAE42SNB42 j- jANS✓✓-Sky jis jobscured
jwith jvertical jvisibility jof j800 jfeet
The jbody jof ja jTerminal jAerodrome jForecast j(TAF) jcovers ja jgeographical
jproximity jwithin ja... j- jANS✓✓-5 jstatute jmile jradius jfrom jthe jcenter jof jan
jairport jrunway jcomplex
Which jweather jproduct jis ja jconcise jstatement jof jthe jexpected jweather jfor jan
jairport's jrunway jcomplex? j- jANS✓✓-Terminal jAerodrome jForecast j(TAF)
, A j"VRB" jwind jentry jin ja jTerminal jAerodrome jForecast j(TAF) jwill jbe jindicated
jwhen jthe jwind jis... j- jANS✓✓-6 jknots jor jless
When jthe jvisibility jis jgreater jthan j6 jSM jon ja jTAF jit jis jexpressed jas... j- jANS✓
✓-P6SM
What jis jthe jforecast jwind jat j1800Z jin jthe jfollowing jTAF?
KMEM j091740Z j1818 j00000KT j1/2SM jRAFG jOVC005= j- jANS✓✓-Calm
From jwhich jprimary jsource jshould jinformation jregarding jthe jweather jexpected
jto jexist jat jyour jdestination jat jyour jestimated jtime jof jarrival? j- jANS✓✓-
Terminal jAerodrome jForecast
What jis jthe jwind jshear jforecast jin jthe jfollowing jTAF?
KCVG j231051Z j12012KT j4SM j-RA jBR jOVC008 jWS005/27050KT jTEMPO j1719
j1/2SM j-RA jFG jFM1930 j09012KT j1SM j-DZ jBR jVV003 jBECMG j2021 j5SM jHZ= j-
jANS✓✓-500 jfeet jAGL jfrom j270 jat j50KT
To jbest jdetermine jgeneral jforecast jweather jconditions jcovering ja jflight
jinformation jregion, jthe jpilot jshould jrefer jto... j- jANS✓✓-Graphical jForecast jfor
jAviation j(GFA)
(Refer jto jFigure j260) jWhat jis jthe jvalid jperiod jfor jthe javiation jsurface jforecast
jCONUS? j- jANS✓✓-1600 jUTC
(Refer jto jFigure j261) jThe jprecipitation jtype jforecast jto joccur jover jsouthern jND
j(area jC) jis... j- jANS✓✓-Freezing jRain
(Refer jto jFigure j260) jThe jsurface jvisibility jover jthe jwestern jpart jof jWashington
jState j(area jA) jforecast jat j+3 jhr jis jpredominantly... j- jANS✓✓-3-5 jSM
(Refer jto jFigure j262) jThe jweather jconditions jcausing jlimited jvisibility jalong jthe
jcoastal jwaters jof jSouthern jCalifornia j(area jB) jare jforecast jto jbe... j- jANS✓✓-
Fog
(Refer jto jFigure j262) jThe jsurface jwinds jover jeastern jWashington jState j(area jA)
jare jforecasted jto jbe... j- jANS✓✓-10 jknots jgusting jto j30 jknots
(Refer jto jFigure j263) jThe jceilings jover jsouthern jTexas j(area jC) jare jforecasted
jto jbe... j- jANS✓✓-OVC
(Refer jto jFigure j266) jPrecipitation jthroughout jWashington jand jOregon jis
jpredominantly... j- jANS✓✓-Light jrain jand jrain jshowers
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A jceiling jis jdefined jas jthe jheight jof jthe... j- jANS✓✓-Lowest jlayer jof jclouds jor
jobscuring jphenomena jaloft jthat jis jreported jas jbroken jor jovercast
The jstation joriginating jthe jfollowing jweather jreport jhas ja jfield jelevation jof
j1,300 jfeet jMSL. jFrom jthe jbottom jof jthe jovercast jcloud jlayer, jwhat jis jits
jthickness? j(Tops jof jOVC jare jreported jat j3800 jfeet)
SPECI jKOKC j2228Z j28024G36KT j3/4SM jBKN008
OVC j020 j28/23 jA3000 j- jANS✓✓-500 jfeet
The jreporting jstation joriginating jthis jAviation jRoutine jWeather jReport jhas ja
jfield jelevation jof j620 jfeet. jIf jthe jsky jcover jis jone jcontinuous jlayer, jwhat jis jits
jthickness? j(Tops jof jOVC jare jreported jat j6500 jfeet)
METAR jKMDW j121856Z jAUTO j32005KT j1 j1/2SM j
+RABR jOVC007 j17/16 jA2980 j- jANS✓✓-5,180 jfeet
What jis jmeant jby jthe jentry jin jthe jremarks jsection jof jMETAR jsurface jreport jfor
jKBNA?
METAR jKBNA j211250Z j33018KT j290V260 j1/2SM jR31/2700FT j+SN
BLSNFG jVV008 j00/M03 jA2991 jRMK jRAE42SNB42 j- jANS✓✓-Rain jended j42 jpast
jthe jhour, jsnow jbegan j42 jpast jthe jhour
What jsignificant jsky jcondition jis jreported jin jthe jMETAR jobservation?
METAR jKBNA j1250Z j33018KT j290V360 j1/2SM jR31/2700FT j+SN
BLSNFG jVV008 j00/M03 jA2991 jRMK jRAE42SNB42 j- jANS✓✓-Sky jis jobscured
jwith jvertical jvisibility jof j800 jfeet
The jbody jof ja jTerminal jAerodrome jForecast j(TAF) jcovers ja jgeographical
jproximity jwithin ja... j- jANS✓✓-5 jstatute jmile jradius jfrom jthe jcenter jof jan
jairport jrunway jcomplex
Which jweather jproduct jis ja jconcise jstatement jof jthe jexpected jweather jfor jan
jairport's jrunway jcomplex? j- jANS✓✓-Terminal jAerodrome jForecast j(TAF)
, A j"VRB" jwind jentry jin ja jTerminal jAerodrome jForecast j(TAF) jwill jbe jindicated
jwhen jthe jwind jis... j- jANS✓✓-6 jknots jor jless
When jthe jvisibility jis jgreater jthan j6 jSM jon ja jTAF jit jis jexpressed jas... j- jANS✓
✓-P6SM
What jis jthe jforecast jwind jat j1800Z jin jthe jfollowing jTAF?
KMEM j091740Z j1818 j00000KT j1/2SM jRAFG jOVC005= j- jANS✓✓-Calm
From jwhich jprimary jsource jshould jinformation jregarding jthe jweather jexpected
jto jexist jat jyour jdestination jat jyour jestimated jtime jof jarrival? j- jANS✓✓-
Terminal jAerodrome jForecast
What jis jthe jwind jshear jforecast jin jthe jfollowing jTAF?
KCVG j231051Z j12012KT j4SM j-RA jBR jOVC008 jWS005/27050KT jTEMPO j1719
j1/2SM j-RA jFG jFM1930 j09012KT j1SM j-DZ jBR jVV003 jBECMG j2021 j5SM jHZ= j-
jANS✓✓-500 jfeet jAGL jfrom j270 jat j50KT
To jbest jdetermine jgeneral jforecast jweather jconditions jcovering ja jflight
jinformation jregion, jthe jpilot jshould jrefer jto... j- jANS✓✓-Graphical jForecast jfor
jAviation j(GFA)
(Refer jto jFigure j260) jWhat jis jthe jvalid jperiod jfor jthe javiation jsurface jforecast
jCONUS? j- jANS✓✓-1600 jUTC
(Refer jto jFigure j261) jThe jprecipitation jtype jforecast jto joccur jover jsouthern jND
j(area jC) jis... j- jANS✓✓-Freezing jRain
(Refer jto jFigure j260) jThe jsurface jvisibility jover jthe jwestern jpart jof jWashington
jState j(area jA) jforecast jat j+3 jhr jis jpredominantly... j- jANS✓✓-3-5 jSM
(Refer jto jFigure j262) jThe jweather jconditions jcausing jlimited jvisibility jalong jthe
jcoastal jwaters jof jSouthern jCalifornia j(area jB) jare jforecast jto jbe... j- jANS✓✓-
Fog
(Refer jto jFigure j262) jThe jsurface jwinds jover jeastern jWashington jState j(area jA)
jare jforecasted jto jbe... j- jANS✓✓-10 jknots jgusting jto j30 jknots
(Refer jto jFigure j263) jThe jceilings jover jsouthern jTexas j(area jC) jare jforecasted
jto jbe... j- jANS✓✓-OVC
(Refer jto jFigure j266) jPrecipitation jthroughout jWashington jand jOregon jis
jpredominantly... j- jANS✓✓-Light jrain jand jrain jshowers
