// Station · 38m ago

KNIP

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 18,000 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 21 FT

30.2358°N / 81.6806°W

LOCATION · Jacksonville, US

WIND

170°10 kt

KNIP · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN180

LAYERS

FEW015 FEW039 BKN180

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 18,000 ft. Moderate winds at 170°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,500 ft, a few at 3,900 ft, and broken at 18,000 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

SPECI KNIP 270910Z 17010KT 10SM FEW015 FEW039 BKN180 26/23 A3006 RMK AO2 T02560233

KNIP · day 27 at 09:10 UTC · wind from 170° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · a few clouds at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 18,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

170°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,978'

10 HDG 100° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,021 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

+1,079 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-121 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 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)

BKN180

Broken · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW039

Few · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING18,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER18,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,950 ft VFR MARGIN+15,000 ft

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

10:28ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:22ZSUNSET

00:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:49Z (15h 00m) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:09Z MOONSET09:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KVQQ

MVFR → VFR 13Z

Cecil Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 130° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KCRG

VFR

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM NE
AGE: 55m ago

KJAX

VFR

Jacksonville International Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 170° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 15 NM N
AGE: 3m ago

KSGJ

VFR

Northeast Florida Regional Airport · St Augustine

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 52m ago

KGNV

VFR

Gainesville Regional Airport · Gainesville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 55m ago

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