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// KBLU · Blue Canyon Nyack Airport · Emigrant Gap

// Station · 15m ago

KBLU

Blue Canyon Nyack Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 12.2°C / 6.1°C
ALTIM 30.20 inHg
ELEV 5,284 FT
39.2750°N / 120.7100°W
LOCATION · Emigrant Gap, US
N
WIND
220°8 kt
KBLU · 5,284 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT023 SCT032 SCT039
 
 
 
T / Td
12 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.20"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,300 ft, scattered at 3,200 ft, and scattered at 3,900 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

SPECI KBLU 301913Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM SCT023 SCT032 SCT039 12/06 A3020 RMK AO2 T01220061 $

KBLU · day 30 at 19:13 UTC · wind from 220° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15★ HDG 150° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 6,284 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 +7°C

5,900FT
+616 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
6,100 5,500 4,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,284 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT5,001 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRK (Truckee Tahoe Airport, Truckee, elev 5,900 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,446 FT SCT023 SCT032 SCT039 KBLU ELEV · 5,284 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT039
Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT032
Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT023
Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,446 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:40ZSUNRISE
20:01ZSOLAR NOON
03:23ZSUNSET
03:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:54Z (8h 26m) DAY LENGTH14h 42m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:07Z MOONSET14:49Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGOO
VFR
Nevada County Airport · Grass Valley
WIND
260° / 5 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
SCT033
DIST
14 NM W
AGE
18m ago
KAUN
VFR
Auburn Municipal Airport · Auburn
WIND
VRB / 4 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
26 NM SW
AGE
13m ago
KTRK
VFR
Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee
WIND
250° / 6 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
SCT055
DIST
27 NM E
AGE
40m ago
KPVF
VFR
Placerville Airport · Placerville
WIND
240° / 3 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
33 NM S
AGE
13m ago
KBAB
VFR
Beale Air Force Base · Beale Air Force Base
WIND
260° / 3 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
35 NM W
AGE
33m ago

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