// Station · 12h 1m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

CYAZ

Tofino / Long Beach Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 18°C / 11°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 80 FT

49.0798°N / 125.7756°W

LOCATION · Tofino, CA

WIND

250°5 kt

CYAZ · 80 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

18 / 11

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYAZ 270100Z 25005KT 15SM SKC 18/11 A2995 RMK LAST STFD OBS/NXT 271300Z SLP146 DENSITY ALT 500FT

CYAZ · day 27 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 5 kt

4 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

25★ HDG 250° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,999'

29 HDG 290° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT 4,997'

16 HDG 160° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 5,000'

34 HDG 340° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT 5,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

11 HDG 110° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

07 HDG 070° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,080 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +3°C

400FT

+320 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV80 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT48 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYPW (Powell River Airport, Powell River, elev 425 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-1%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,171 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:28ZSUNRISE

20:21ZSOLAR NOON

04:14ZSUNSET

04:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:55Z (15h 54m) DAY LENGTH15h 46m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:15Z MOONSET13:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYQQ

VFR

Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox · Comox

WIND: 300° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 51 NM NE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

CYYJ

VFR

Victoria International Airport · Victoria

WIND: 240° / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW075
DIST: 96 NM E
AGE: 1h 1m ago

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