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// Station · 13m ago

KNFW

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft
T/Td 36.7°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 650 FT
32.7692°N / 97.4415°W
LOCATION · Fort Worth, US
N
WIND
190°10 kt
KNFW · 650 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN060
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN060 BKN080
 
 
 
T / Td
37 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Moderate winds at 190°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,000 ft, and broken at 8,000 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 KNFW 112052Z 19010KT 10SM BKN060 BKN080 37/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03670200 58018

KNFW · day 11 at 20:52 UTC · wind from 190° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 37°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
190°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,650 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 +23°C

3,300FT
+2,650 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,800 2,700 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+37°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT588 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNC (Gaines County Airport, Seminole, elev 3,315 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,185 FT BKN060 · CEILING BKN080 KNFW ELEV · 650 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN080
Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN060
Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL19,185 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

11:31ZSUNRISE
18:36ZSOLAR NOON
01:41ZSUNSET
02:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (5h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE09:09Z MOONSET23:19Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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