// Station · 11m ago

KMSL

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 12 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,400 ft

T/Td 33.3°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 551 FT

34.7451°N / 87.6130°W

LOCATION · Muscle Shoals, US

WIND

260°12 kt

KMSL · 551 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/12

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN034

LAYERS

BKN034 BKN070

T / Td

33 / 24

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,400 ft. Moderate winds at 260°/12 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,400 ft, and broken at 7,000 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 KMSL 111653Z AUTO 26012KT 10SM BKN034 BKN070 33/24 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP177 T03330239 $

KMSL · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,400 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 12 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

260°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H10 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,693'

18 HDG 180° H2 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T2 kt X12 kt LEFT —

11 HDG 110° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,551 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 +19°C

2,700FT

+2,149 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV551 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT389 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP (Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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)

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN034

Broken · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL17,369 ft VFR MARGIN+400 ft

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

10:47ZSUNRISE

17:57ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:36Z (8h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:16Z MOONSET22:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

K9A4

VFR

Courtland Airport · Courtland

WIND: 300° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT033
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

K15M

VFR

Iuka Airport · Iuka

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT027
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

K1M4

—

Posey Field · Haleyville

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

K01M

VFR

Tishomingo County Airport · Belmont

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

K2M2

VFR

Lawrenceburg Lawrence County Airport · Lawrenceburg

WIND: 250° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW031
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

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