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// Station · 11m ago

KNSE

Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North
CAT IFR
WIND CALM
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 700 ft
T/Td 22.8°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 199 FT
30.7242°N / 87.0219°W
LOCATION · Milton, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KNSE · 199 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN007
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN007
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 700 ft. Winds calm, visibility 7.0 SM, broken at 700 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KNSE 270939Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN007 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 005V009 T02280222 $

KNSE · day 27 at 09:39 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · broken layer at 700 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 6,003'
23 HDG 230° CALM 6,003'
14 HDG 140° CALM 6,001'
32 HDG 320° CALM 6,001'
Pattern altitude: 1,199 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 +8°C

1,100FT
+901 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
1,900 1,300 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV199 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT146 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,714 FT BKN007 · CEILING KNSE ELEV · 199 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN007
Broken · base 700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,714 ft VFR MARGIN-2,300 ft

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

10:48ZSUNRISE
17:46ZSOLAR NOON
00:44ZSUNSET
01:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:11Z (15h 21m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:29Z MOONSET09:25Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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