// 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

WIND

240°6 kt

KFHR · 113 FT

// 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

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

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

// 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

KORS

VFR

Orcas Island Airport · Eastsound

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 12 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

CYWH

VFR

Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base · Victoria

WIND: 200° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN240
DIST: 15 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

CYYJ

VFR

Victoria International Airport · Victoria

WIND: 270° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KNUW

VFR

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

WIND: 270° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC035
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KBVS

VFR

Skagit Regional Airport · Burlington

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC034
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

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