// Station · 56m ago

CYWA

Petawawa Heliport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 7 kt

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.78 inHg

WX FU

ELEV 427 FT

45.9522°N / 77.3192°W

LOCATION · Petawawa, CA

WIND

320°7 kt

CYWA · 427 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/7

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT060

T / Td

31 / 22

ALTIM

29.78"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/7 kt. Visibility 6.0 SM and scattered at 6,000 ft. Reported weather: FU. 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 CYWA 142300Z 32007KT 280V340 6SM FU SCT060 31/22 A2978 RMK SC4 DENSITY ALT 2822FT SLP083

CYWA · day 14 at 23:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 7 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · weather: FU · sea-level pressure 1008.3 mb

// Runway analysis

No runway data on file for CYWA.

// Density altitude · ISA +17°C

2,600FT

+2,173 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV427 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT566 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYYN (Swift Current Airport, Swift Current, elev 2,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,084 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:33ZSUNRISE

17:16ZSOLAR NOON

00:58ZSUNSET

01:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:35Z (1h 39m) DAY LENGTH15h 25m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:43Z MOONSET01:08Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYND

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Ottawa / Gatineau Airport · Gatineau

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 78 NM E
AGE: 56m ago

CYOW

VFR

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa

WIND: 300° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: FEW085
DIST: 79 NM SE
AGE: 56m ago

CYYB

VFR

North Bay Jack Garland Airport · North Bay

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 91 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

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