// Station · 13m ago

KSBA

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 090° / 4 kt

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 400 ft

T/Td 16.7°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 13 FT

34.4262°N / 119.8400°W

LOCATION · Santa Barbara, US

WIND

090°4 kt

KSBA · 13 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/4

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

OVC004

LAYERS

OVC004

T / Td

17 / 15

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Light winds at 090°/4 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, overcast at 400 ft. Reported weather: BR. Reported weather: BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSBA 111553Z 09004KT 4SM BR OVC004 17/15 A2994 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP139 T01670150 $

KSBA · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 4 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

090°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 6,037'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 6,037'

15L HDG 150° —CALM —— 4,190'

33R HDG 330° —CALM —— 4,190'

15R HDG 150° —CALM —— 4,190'

33L HDG 330° —CALM —— 4,190'

Pattern altitude: 1,013 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 +2°C

200FT

+187 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT-10 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTCY (Tracy Municipal Airport, Tracy, elev 193 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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)

OVC004

Overcast · base 400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,447 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

12:56ZSUNRISE

20:05ZSOLAR NOON

03:15ZSUNSET

03:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:43Z (11h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 18m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:24Z MOONSET00:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KIZA

VFR

Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KOXR

IFR → VFR 20Z

Oxnard Airport · Oxnard

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 34 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KLPC

IFR

Lompoc Airport · Lompoc

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 34 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

KCMA

IFR → VFR 18Z

Camarillo International Airport · Camarillo

WIND: 320° / 4 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KNTD

MVFR → IFR 00Z

Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co) · Point Mugu

WIND: 150° / 5 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC012
DIST: 40 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

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