// Station · 26m ago

KGIF

Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 9 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.7°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 145 FT

28.0629°N / 81.7533°W

LOCATION · Winter Haven, US

WIND

230°9 kt

KGIF · 145 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/9G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT060 SCT075

T / Td

32 / 23

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,000 ft, and scattered at 7,500 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 KGIF 142053Z AUTO 23009G17KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 32/23 A3008 RMK AO1 SLP184 T03170228 56015 $

KGIF · day 14 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 ktG17

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°9G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H9 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,005'

29 HDG 290° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT 4,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

11 HDG 110° T4 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T9 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,145 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 +17°C

2,000FT

+1,855 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV145 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT-17 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1A5 (Macon County Airport, Franklin, elev 2,020 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT060

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,155 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:40ZSUNRISE

17:33ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

00:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (3h 34m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:45Z MOONSET00:31Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KBOW

VFR

Bartow Executive Airport · Bartow

WIND: 230° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 7 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KLAL

VFR

Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 29m ago

KPCM

VFR

Plant City Municipal Airport · Plant City

WIND: 210° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KZPH

VFR

Zephyrhills Municipal Airport · Zephyrhills

WIND: 300° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

KVDF

VFR

Tampa Executive Airport · Tampa

WIND: 190° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

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