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// Station · 18m ago

KFHR

Friday Harbor Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 6,000 ft
T/Td 13.3°C / 8.3°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 113 FT
48.5237°N / 123.0246°W
LOCATION · Friday Harbor, US
N
WIND
240°6 kt
KFHR · 113 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC060
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC060
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 240°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast 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 KFHR 111453Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM OVC060 13/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01330083 53017

KFHR · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 6,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
240°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,402'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,113 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 -2°C

-100FT
-213 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
800 150 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV113 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT51 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at 7WA5 (Stuart Island Airpark, Friday Harbor, elev 10 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 6,830 FT OVC060 · CEILING KFHR ELEV · 113 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC060
Overcast · base 6,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,830 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:23ZSUNRISE
20:18ZSOLAR NOON
04:14ZSUNSET
04:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:54Z (13h 43m) DAY LENGTH15h 50m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:49Z MOONSET01:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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