// Station · 11m ago

KLCH

Lake Charles Regional Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 300° / 19 kt G33

VIS 1.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,300 ft

T/Td 19.4°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

WX +TSRA BR

ELEV 15 FT

30.1261°N / 93.2233°W

LOCATION · Lake Charles, US

WIND

300°19 kt

KLCH · 15 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/19G33

VIS

1.0 SM

CEILING

BKN013

LAYERS

BKN013 BKN019 BKN055

T / Td

19 / 19

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.0 SM. Brisk winds at 300°/19 kt, gusting 33, visibility 1.0 SM, broken at 1,300 ft, broken at 1,900 ft, and broken at 5,500 ft. Reported weather: +TSRA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KLCH 271143Z 30019G33KT 1SM +TSRA BR BKN013 BKN019 BKN055 19/19 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 21040/1116 WSHFT 1107 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB1055 TSB20 P0120 T01940189

KLCH · day 27 at 11:43 UTC · wind from 300° at 19 kt, gusts to 33 kt · visibility 1.0 SM · broken layer at 1,300 ft · broken layer at 1,900 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · weather: +TSRA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 19 ktG33

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

300°19G33 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

33★ HDG 330° H16 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,500'

23 HDG 230° H6 kt X18 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 55%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T6 kt X18 kt LEFT —

15 HDG 150° T16 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +5°C

600FT

+585 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT62 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPOE (Polk Army Air Field, Fort Polk, elev 330 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

BKN055

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

BKN019

Broken · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN013

Broken · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,813 ft VFR MARGIN-1,700 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:14ZSUNRISE

18:11ZSOLAR NOON

01:08ZSUNSET

01:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:34Z (13h 40m) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:59Z MOONSET09:52Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KBPT

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Jack Brooks Regional Airport · Beaumont/Port Arthur

WIND: 090° / 7 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 43 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KDRI

VFR

Beauregard Regional Airport · DeRidder

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KPOE

IFR

Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 55 NM N
AGE: 29m ago

KLFT

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW009
DIST: 64 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KARA

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Acadiana Regional Airport · New Iberia

WIND: 130° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 70 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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