// Station · 13m ago

KBFM

Mobile Downtown Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.7°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 26 FT

30.6268°N / 88.0681°W

LOCATION · Mobile, US

WIND

100°6 kt

KBFM · 26 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW029 FEW036 SCT050

T / Td

32 / 25

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,900 ft, a few at 3,600 ft, and scattered at 5,000 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 KBFM 111553Z 10006KT 10SM FEW029 FEW036 SCT050 32/25 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T03170250

KBFM · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,900 ft · a few clouds at 3,600 ft · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

100°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,618'

18 HDG 180° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T5 kt X4 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 +16°C

1,800FT

+1,774 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-195 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW036

Few · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW029

Few · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,036 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:58ZSUNRISE

17:58ZSOLAR NOON

00:58ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (9h 19m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:26Z MOONSET22:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMOB

VFR

Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN039
DIST: 10 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

K1R8

VFR

Bay Minette Municipal Airport · Bay Minette

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KPQL

VFR

Trent Lott International Airport · Pascagoula

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT031
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KNBJ

—

Naval Outlying Field Barin · Foley

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KJKA

VFR

Jack Edwards National Airport · Gulf Shores

WIND: 140° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 29 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

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