// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

KLHW

MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield

CAT MVFR

WIND 040° / 19 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,500 ft

T/Td 27°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

WX -TSRA

ELEV 45 FT

31.8912°N / 81.5610°W

LOCATION · Hinesville, US

WIND

040°19 kt

KLHW · 45 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/19G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN025

LAYERS

SCT016 BKN025 BKN036 BKN046

T / Td

27 / 23

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,500 ft. Brisk winds at 040°/19 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,600 ft, broken at 2,500 ft, broken at 3,600 ft, and broken at 4,600 ft. Reported weather: -TSRA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KLHW 142158Z 04019G22KT 10SM -TSRA SCT016 BKN025 BKN036CB BKN046 OVC180 27/23 A3005 RMK AO2A RAB58 CIG 018V046 SLP179 $

KLHW · day 14 at 21:58 UTC · wind from 040° at 19 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 2,500 ft · broken layer at 3,600 ft · broken layer at 4,600 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · weather: -TSRA · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 19 ktG22

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

040°19G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

06L★ HDG 060° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,500'

06R HDG 060° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT 2,610'

33R HDG 330° H6 kt X18 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 82%

33L HDG 330° H6 kt X18 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 82%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

15L HDG 150° T6 kt X18 kt LEFT —

15R HDG 150° T6 kt X18 kt LEFT —

24R HDG 240° T18 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

24L HDG 240° T18 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,045 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 +12°C

1,300FT

+1,255 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV45 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-88 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUJ (Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Dallas, elev 1,289 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN046

Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN036

Broken · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN025

Broken · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,681 ft VFR MARGIN-500 ft

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

10:31ZSUNRISE

17:33ZSOLAR NOON

00:34ZSUNSET

01:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (1h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:39Z MOONSET00:43Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KSVN

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 44m ago

KSAV

VFR

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KJES

VFR

Jesup Wayne County Airport · Jesup

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 35m ago

KRVJ

VFR

Swinton Smith Field at Reidsville Municipal Airport · Reidsville

WIND: 010° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT027
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KTBR

VFR

Statesboro Bulloch County Airport · Statesboro

WIND: 050° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN037
DIST: 37 NM N
AGE: 30m ago

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