// Station · 1h 8m ago · STALE

KCOF

Patrick Space Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 30.9°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 8 FT

28.2349°N / 80.6101°W

LOCATION · Cocoa Beach, US

WIND

110°8 kt

KCOF · 8 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 22

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 110°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KCOF 111855Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3010 RMK AO2 RAE20DZB20E22RAB22E37 SLP197 P0000 T03090222 $

KCOF · day 11 at 18:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

110°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

11★ HDG 110° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,993'

03 HDG 030° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

21 HDG 210° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT —

29 HDG 290° T8 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,008 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

1,700FT

+1,692 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-175 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,614 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:34ZSUNRISE

17:29ZSOLAR NOON

00:23ZSUNSET

00:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (4h 46m) DAY LENGTH13h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:10Z MOONSET21:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KVRB

VFR

Vero Beach Regional Airport · Vero Beach

WIND: 120° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW045
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KMCO

VFR

Orlando International Airport · Orlando

WIND: 190° / 9 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KISM

VFR

Kissimmee Gateway Airport · Orlando

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 44 NM W
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KSFB

VFR

Orlando Sanford International Airport · Orlando

WIND: 120° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 46 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KFPR

VFR

Treasure Coast International Airport · Fort Pierce

WIND: 110° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

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