// Station · 21m ago

KCRE

Grand Strand Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 12 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 33.9°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 32 FT

33.8117°N / 78.7239°W

LOCATION · North Myrtle Beach, US

WIND

260°12 kt

KCRE · 32 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/12G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

34 / 22

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/12 kt, gusting 20. 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 KCRE 111553Z 26012G20KT 10SM CLR 34/22 A3003 RMK AO1 SLP171 T03390222

KCRE · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 12 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1017.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 12 ktG20

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

260°12G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

23★ HDG 230° H10 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,997'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T10 kt X6 kt LEFT —

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 +19°C

2,200FT

+2,168 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT-80 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 LEVEL17,153 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:13ZSUNRISE

17:21ZSOLAR NOON

00:29ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (8h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:41Z MOONSET21:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMYR

VFR

Myrtle Beach International Airport · Myrtle Beach

WIND: 260° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 21m ago

KHYW

VFR

Conway Horry County Airport · Conway

WIND: 260° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KCPC

VFR

Columbus County Municipal Airport · Whiteville

WIND: 250° / 11 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KSUT

VFR

Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport · Southport

WIND: 230° / 16 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

KMAO

VFR

Marion County Airport · Mullins

WIND: 260° / 14 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT044
DIST: 38 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

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