// Station · 15h 58m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

KPIE

St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 140° / 24 kt G37

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 1,100 ft

T/Td 33°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 11 FT

27.9102°N / 82.6874°W

LOCATION · Pinellas Park, US

WIND

140°24 kt

KPIE · 11 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/24G37

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

OVC011

LAYERS

SCT025 BKN047 OVC011

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,100 ft. Strong winds at 140°/24 kt, gusting 37, visibility 5.0 SM, scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 4,700 ft, and overcast at 1,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPIE 102315Z 14024G37KT 5SM SCT025 BKN047 OVC011 33/23 A3016 RMK RWY18 GPS

KPIE · day 10 at 23:15 UTC · wind from 140° at 24 kt, gusts to 37 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · broken layer at 4,700 ft · overcast at 1,100 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 24 ktG37

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

140°24G37 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H18 kt X15 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,730'

22 HDG 220° H4 kt X24 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 65%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T4 kt X24 kt RIGHT —

36 HDG 360° T18 kt X15 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,011 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 +18°C

1,900FT

+1,889 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV11 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT-231 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN047

Broken · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

OVC011

Overcast · base 1,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,678 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:37ZSOLAR NOON

00:31ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (9h 44m) DAY LENGTH13h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:09Z MOONSET21:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KCLW

—

Clearwater Air Park · Clearwater

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: SCT032
DIST: 5 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KTPA

VFR

Tampa International Airport · Tampa

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 9 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

KSPG

VFR

Albert Whitted Airport · St Petersburg

WIND: 100° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM S
AGE: 20m ago

KMCF

VFR

MacDill Air Force Base · Tampa

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

KTPF

VFR

Peter O Knight Airport · Tampa

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

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