// Station · 12m ago

CYQH

Watson Lake Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 0.50 SM

CEILING OVC at 300 ft

T/Td 8°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

WX FG

ELEV 2,255 FT

60.1168°N / 128.8220°W

LOCATION · Watson Lake, CA

WIND

VRB2 kt

CYQH · 2,255 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

0.50 SM

CEILING

OVC003

LAYERS

OVC003

T / Td

8 / 8

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 0.50 SM, overcast at 300 ft. Reported weather: FG. Reported weather: FG. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYQH 111300Z VRB02KT 1/2SM R09/3000VP6000FT/U FG OVC003 08/08 A2989 RMK FU7ST8 SLP143

CYQH · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 0.50 SM · overcast at 300 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · weather: FG · sea-level pressure 1014.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 5,504'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 5,504'

Pattern altitude: 3,255 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 -2°C

2,000FT

-255 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,255 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT2,282 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYXQ (Beaver Creek Airport, Beaver Creek, elev 2,131 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC003

Overcast · base 300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,295 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-9)

11:31ZSUNRISE

20:41ZSOLAR NOON

05:51ZSUNSET

07:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:17Z (18h 04m) DAY LENGTH18h 20m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:53Z MOONSET03:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

CYDL

LIFR → MVFR 17Z

Dease Lake Airport · Dease Lake

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN004
DIST: 108 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

CYZW

IFR

Teslin Airport · Teslin

WIND: CALM
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 117 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

CZFA

VFR

Faro Airport · Faro

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 182 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

CYXY

MVFR → VFR 17Z

Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport · Whitehorse

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: SCT005
DIST: 188 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

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