// Station · 31m ago

KFHR

Friday Harbor Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,500 ft

T/Td 12.2°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 113 FT

48.5237°N / 123.0246°W

LOCATION · Friday Harbor, US

WIND

230°9 kt

KFHR · 113 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN055

LAYERS

FEW042 BKN055 BKN070

T / Td

12 / 9

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 4,200 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, and broken at 7,000 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 111353Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM FEW042 BKN055 BKN070 12/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01220089

KFHR · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,200 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

230°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,402'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T3 kt X8 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 -3°C

-300FT

-413 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV113 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT60 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW042

Few · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,275 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

12:23ZSUNRISE

20:18ZSOLAR NOON

04:14ZSUNSET

04:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:54Z (14h 30m) DAY LENGTH15h 50m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:47Z MOONSET01:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KORS

VFR

Orcas Island Airport · Eastsound

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN046
DIST: 12 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

CYWH

VFR

Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base · Victoria

WIND: 230° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW015
DIST: 15 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

CYYJ

VFR

Victoria International Airport · Victoria

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW015
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

KNUW

VFR

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · Oak Harbor

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

KBVS

VFR

Skagit Regional Airport · Burlington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC034
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

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