// Station · 11m ago

KNPA

Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.6°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 28 FT

30.3527°N / 87.3186°W

LOCATION · Pensacola, US

WIND

120°7 kt

KNPA · 28 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW009

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 900 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 KNPA 270939Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM FEW009 26/24 A2995 RMK AO2 T02560244 $

KNPA · day 27 at 09:39 UTC · wind from 120° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 7 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

07L★ HDG 070° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,001'

07R HDG 070° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,000'

19 HDG 190° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

01 HDG 010° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

25R HDG 250° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

25L HDG 250° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,028 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 +11°C

1,300FT

+1,272 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV28 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-4 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBBG (Branson Airport, Branson, elev 1,302 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

FEW009

Few · base 900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,957 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:50ZSUNRISE

17:47ZSOLAR NOON

00:44ZSUNSET

01:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:11Z (15h 21m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:31Z MOONSET09:25Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KNPA.

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