// Station · 39m ago

EGOW

RAF Woodvale

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 22 kt G32

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16°C / 12°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 37 FT

53.5816°N / 3.0555°W

LOCATION · Southport, Sefton, GB

WIND

260°22 kt

EGOW · 37 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/22G32

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

16 / 12

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 260°/22 kt, gusting 32. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 ft. 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 EGOW 130950Z 26022G32KT 9999 FEW020 16/12 Q1012 RMK BLU

EGOW · day 13 at 09:50 UTC · wind from 260° at 22 kt, gusts to 32 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 22 ktG32

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

260°22G32 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

26★ HDG 260° H22 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,505'

21 HDG 210° H14 kt X17 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

34 HDG 340° H4 kt X22 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 69%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

16 HDG 160° T4 kt X22 kt RIGHT —

03 HDG 030° T14 kt X17 kt LEFT —

08 HDG 080° T22 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,037 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 +1°C

200FT

+163 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV37 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT73 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKK (London Gatwick Airport, London, elev 202 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,118 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

06:36ZSUNRISE

11:59ZSOLAR NOON

17:23ZSUNSET

17:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:58Z (7h 29m) DAY LENGTH10h 46m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION5% MOONRISE08:16Z MOONSET19:03Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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