// Station · 33m ago

KNBC

Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field

CAT MVFR

WIND VRB / 4 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,200 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 37 FT

32.4774°N / 80.7232°W

LOCATION · Beaufort, US

WIND

VRB4 kt

KNBC · 37 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/4

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN022

LAYERS

SCT015 BKN022 BKN028

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,200 ft. Light winds at variable/4 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, scattered at 1,500 ft, broken at 2,200 ft, and broken at 2,800 ft. 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 KNBC 271017Z VRB04KT 7SM SCT015 BKN022 BKN028 26/24 A3008 RMK AO2 FIRST T02560239

KNBC · day 27 at 10:17 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · broken layer at 2,200 ft · broken layer at 2,800 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 12,202'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 12,202'

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,001'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,001'

Pattern altitude: 1,037 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 +10°C

1,100FT

+1,063 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV37 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-125 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU (Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN022

Broken · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,966 ft VFR MARGIN-800 ft

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:21ZSOLAR NOON

00:23ZSUNSET

00:51ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:51Z (14h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:02Z MOONSET09:06Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KHXD

MVFR

Hilton Head Airport · Hilton Head Island

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KSAV

VFR

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN160
DIST: 32 NM SW
AGE: 57m ago

KSVN

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW150
DIST: 35 NM SW
AGE: 44m ago

KCHS

VFR

Charleston International Airport · Charleston

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 43 NM NE
AGE: 54m ago

KOGB

VFR

Orangeburg Municipal Airport · Orangeburg

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 59 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

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