// Station · 6m ago

KNJW

Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 539 FT

32.7985°N / 88.8343°W

LOCATION · Preston, US

WIND

VRB4 kt

KNJW · 539 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT034

T / Td

31 / 22

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,400 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 KNJW 302057Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT034 31/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP041 T03060222 56014

KNJW · day 30 at 20:57 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.1 mb

// 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 2 ends

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 7,976'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 7,976'

Pattern altitude: 1,539 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 +17°C

2,500FT

+1,961 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV539 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT545 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)

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,994 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:50ZSUNRISE

17:54ZSOLAR NOON

00:58ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (4h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:20Z MOONSET12:28Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMPE

VFR

Philadelphia Municipal Airport · Philadelphia

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KNMM

VFR

Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · Lauderdale

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT065
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KLMS

VFR

Louisville Winston County Airport · Louisville

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KMEI

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport · Meridian

WIND: 290° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW075
DIST: 28 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

KSTF

VFR

George M Bryan Airport · Starkville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

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