// Station · 5m ago

KCEW

Bob Sikes Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 200° / 9 kt G16

VIS 0.50 SM

CEILING BKN at 3,800 ft

T/Td 25°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

WX +RA

ELEV 213 FT

30.7788°N / 86.5221°W

LOCATION · Crestview, US

WIND

200°9 kt

KCEW · 213 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/9G16

VIS

0.50 SM

CEILING

BKN038

LAYERS

FEW011 SCT026 BKN038

T / Td

25 / 22

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

LIFR — visibility 0.50 SM. Moderate winds at 200°/9 kt, gusting 16, visibility 0.50 SM, a few at 1,100 ft, scattered at 2,600 ft, and broken at 3,800 ft. Reported weather: +RA. Reported weather: +RA. 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 KCEW 111353Z AUTO 20009G16KT 1/2SM +RA FEW011 SCT026 BKN038 25/22 A3021 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S RAB47 SLP226 P0029 T02500222

KCEW · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 0.50 SM · a few clouds at 1,100 ft · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · broken layer at 3,800 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg · weather: +RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1022.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 9 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°9G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,006'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T8 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,213 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

1,100FT

+887 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV213 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-79 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

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

BKN038

Broken · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW011

Few · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,839 ft VFR MARGIN+800 ft

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

10:52ZSUNRISE

17:52ZSOLAR NOON

00:52ZSUNSET

01:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (11h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:15Z MOONSET22:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KVPS

VFR → MVFR 13Z

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso

WIND: 210° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 1h 3m ago

K0J4

VFR

Florala Municipal Airport · Florala

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

K54J

VFR

Defuniak Springs Airport · Defuniak Springs

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

KHRT

VFR

Hurlburt Field · Mary Esther

WIND: 010° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW011
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KDTS

MVFR

Destin Executive Airport · Destin

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

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