// Station · 13m ago

KMSL

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 14 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32.2°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 551 FT

34.7451°N / 87.6130°W

LOCATION · Muscle Shoals, US

WIND

270°14 kt

KMSL · 551 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/14G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW031

T / Td

32 / 24

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 270°/14 kt, gusting 18. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,100 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 111553Z AUTO 27014G18KT 10SM FEW031 32/24 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03220239 $

KMSL · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 14 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,100 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 14 ktG18

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

270°14G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

29★ HDG 290° H13 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,693'

18 HDG 180° H0 kt X14 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

36 HDG 360° H0 kt X14 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

11 HDG 110° T13 kt X5 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 +18°C

2,500FT

+1,949 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV551 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT380 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW031

Few · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,814 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:47ZSUNRISE

17:57ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:36Z (9h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:14Z MOONSET22:34Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

K9A4

VFR

Courtland Airport · Courtland

WIND: 280° / 9 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT032
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

K15M

VFR

Iuka Airport · Iuka

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT026
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

K1M4

VFR

Posey Field · Haleyville

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT024
DIST: 28 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

K01M

VFR

Tishomingo County Airport · Belmont

WIND: 260° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

K2M2

VFR

Lawrenceburg Lawrence County Airport · Lawrenceburg

WIND: 260° / 7 ktG13
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW028
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

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