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// Station · 25m ago

KMCF

MacDill Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.5°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 14 FT
27.8493°N / 82.5212°W
LOCATION · Tampa, US
N
WIND
150°4 kt
KMCF · 14 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KMCF 111355Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02850240

KMCF · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
150°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 11,421'
22 HDG 220° CALM 11,421'
Pattern altitude: 1,014 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 +13°C

1,400FT
+1,386 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,600 1,500 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV14 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-198 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAJR (Habersham County Airport, Cornelia, elev 1,448 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,408 FT KMCF ELEV · 14 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,408 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE
17:36ZSOLAR NOON
00:30ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (10h 36m) DAY LENGTH13h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:07Z MOONSET21:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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