// Station · 13m ago

K28J

Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field

CAT LIFR

WIND 230° / 9 kt G28

VIS 0.25 SM

CEILING BKN at 300 ft

T/Td 25°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

WX -RA FG

ELEV 48 FT

29.6586°N / 81.6889°W

LOCATION · Palatka, US

WIND

230°9 kt

K28J · 48 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/9G28

VIS

0.25 SM

CEILING

BKN003

LAYERS

BKN003 OVC027

T / Td

25 / 23

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, gusting 28, visibility 0.25 SM, broken at 300 ft, and overcast at 2,700 ft. Reported weather: -RA FG. Reported weather: -RA 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 K28J 301915Z AUTO 23009G28KT M1/4SM -RA FG BKN003 OVC027 25/23 A2993 RMK AO2 TSNO

K28J · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt, gusts to 28 kt · visibility 0.25 SM · broken layer at 300 ft · overcast at 2,700 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · weather: -RA FG · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 ktG28

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°9G28 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,000'

17 HDG 170° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT 3,804'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT —

09 HDG 090° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,048 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 +10°C

1,200FT

+1,152 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV48 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT36 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCTJ (West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field, Carrollton, elev 1,161 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC027

Overcast · base 2,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN003

Broken · base 300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,674 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

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

10:28ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:22ZSUNSET

00:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:49Z (5h 21m) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:55Z MOONSET11:49Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KHEG

VFR

Herlong Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KOCF

VFR

Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field · Ocala

WIND: 330° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 40 NM SW
AGE: 37m ago

KDED

VFR

Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field · Deland

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 41 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KCRG

VFR

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 010° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 42 NM N
AGE: 35m ago

KNEN

VFR

Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field · Jacksonville

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 35m ago

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