// Station · 4m ago

KBPT

Jack Brooks Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft

T/Td 26.1°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

ELEV 15 FT

29.9508°N / 94.0207°W

LOCATION · Beaumont/Port Arthur, US

WIND

210°10 kt

KBPT · 15 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN065

LAYERS

FEW017 BKN065 OVC110

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Moderate winds at 210°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,700 ft, broken at 6,500 ft, and overcast at 11,000 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

SPECI KBPT 270944Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM FEW017 BKN065 OVC110 26/24 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB23E38 T02610239

KBPT · day 27 at 09:44 UTC · wind from 210° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

210°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

16★ HDG 160° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,071'

12 HDG 120° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

30 HDG 300° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +11°C

1,500FT

+1,485 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT113 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJCT (Kimble County Airport, Junction, elev 1,749 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW017

Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,197 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

18:14ZSOLAR NOON

01:10ZSUNSET

01:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:37Z (15h 49m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:59Z MOONSET09:51Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KLCH

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW019
DIST: 43 NM E
AGE: 31m ago

KGLS

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston

WIND: 300° / 7 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 60 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KDRI

VFR

Beauregard Regional Airport · DeRidder

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

KHOU

VFR

William P. Hobby Airport · Houston

WIND: 280° / 4 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC044
DIST: 68 NM W
AGE: 27m ago

KIAH

VFR → MVFR 14Z

George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 69 NM W
AGE: 55m ago

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