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// Station · 10m ago

KCRE

Grand Strand Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 8 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25.6°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
33.8117°N / 78.7239°W
LOCATION · North Myrtle Beach, US
N
WIND
230°8 kt
KCRE · 32 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/8
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT023
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/8 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 2,300 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 KCRE 271141Z 23008KT 9SM SCT023 26/23 A3009 RMK AO1 T02560233

KCRE · day 27 at 11:41 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23 HDG 230° H8 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,997'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T8 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,032 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
+1,068 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,800 1,250 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-139 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU (Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,961 FT SCT023 KCRE ELEV · 32 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT023
Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,961 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:08ZSUNRISE
17:13ZSOLAR NOON
00:18ZSUNSET
00:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:46Z (12h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:53Z MOONSET09:03Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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