// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE

KNUW

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 9.4°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 47 FT

48.3518°N / 122.6560°W

LOCATION · Oak Harbor, US

WIND

100°4 kt

KNUW · 47 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW080

T / Td

9 / 8

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 KNUW 270953Z 10004KT 10SM FEW080 09/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP149 T00940078

KNUW · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

100°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,001'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,001'

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 7,999'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 7,999'

Pattern altitude: 1,047 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 -6°C

-700FT

-747 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV47 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT6 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -747 ft above KNUW's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL4,794 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:19ZSUNRISE

20:09ZSOLAR NOON

03:59ZSUNSET

04:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:38Z (17h 44m) DAY LENGTH15h 40m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:01Z MOONSET12:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KFHR

VFR

Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KAWO

VFR

Arlington Municipal Airport · Arlington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 23 NM SE
AGE: 58m ago

KORS

VFR

Orcas Island Airport · Eastsound

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

KBLI

VFR

Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KPAE

VFR

Seattle Paine Field International Airport · Everett

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

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