// Station · 7m ago

KF45

North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 22 FT

26.8444°N / 80.2213°W

LOCATION · West Palm Beach, US

WIND

140°5 kt

KF45 · 22 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT050 SCT060

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 5,000 ft, and scattered at 6,000 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

METAR KF45 142255Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM SCT050 SCT060 31/23 A3006 RMK AO2

KF45 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

140°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

13★ HDG 130° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,300'

08L HDG 080° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 3,700'

08R HDG 080° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 4,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

26R HDG 260° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT —

26L HDG 260° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT —

31 HDG 310° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,022 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

1,800FT

+1,778 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV22 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-120 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,679 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:37ZSUNRISE

17:27ZSOLAR NOON

00:18ZSUNSET

00:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:44Z (1h 41m) DAY LENGTH13h 41m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:45Z MOONSET00:26Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KLNA

VFR

Palm Beach County Park Airport · West Palm Beach

WIND: 120° / 8 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KSUA

VFR

Witham Field · Stuart

WIND: 120° / 12 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

KPMP

VFR

Pompano Beach Airpark · Pompano Beach

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KFXE

VFR

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale

WIND: 090° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KFPR

VFR

Treasure Coast International Airport · Fort Pierce

WIND: 130° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

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