// Station · 26m ago
KBFM
Mobile Downtown Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND 120° / 7 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 400 ft
T/Td 25°C / 24.4°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 26 FT
30.6268°N / 88.0681°W
LOCATION · Mobile, US
WIND
120°7 kt
KBFM · 26 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/7
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
OVC004
LAYERS
OVC004
T / Td
25 / 24
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Light winds at 120°/7 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, overcast at 400 ft. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.
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SPECI KBFM 270922Z 12007KT 8SM OVC004 25/24 A2997 RMK AO2 T02500244
KBFM · day 27 at 09:22 UTC · wind from 120° at 7 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
120°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,618'
18
HDG 180°
H4 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T4 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,026 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
+1,174 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV26 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT-27 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE
(Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:53ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
00:48ZSUNSET
01:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:15Z (15h 27m)
DAY LENGTH13h 55m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE19:33Z
MOONSET09:29Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMOB
LIFR
→
VFR
14Z
Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile
- WIND
- 110° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN003
- DIST
- 10 NM NW
- AGE
- 52m ago
KNPA
VFR
Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola
- WIND
- 120° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW009
- DIST
- 42 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KBIX
MVFR
→
VFR
22Z
Keesler Air Force Base · Biloxi
- WIND
- 160° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN015
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 38m ago
KPNS
MVFR
→
VFR
14Z
Pensacola International Airport · Pensacola
- WIND
- 120° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC017
- DIST
- 47 NM E
- AGE
- 4m ago
KGPT
VFR
Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · Gulfport
- WIND
- 150° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM W
- AGE
- 55m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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