// Station · 5m ago

KSEM

Craig Field

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 166 FT

32.3439°N / 86.9878°W

LOCATION · Selma, US

WIND

VRB5 kt

KSEM · 166 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 24

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KSEM 302055Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2987 RMK AO2

KSEM · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 8,014'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 8,014'

Pattern altitude: 1,166 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 +16°C

2,200FT

+2,034 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV166 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT213 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,823 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:46ZSOLAR NOON

00:49ZSUNSET

01:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:17Z (4h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:13Z MOONSET12:19Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

KTOI

VFR

Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field · Troy

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KEKY

VFR

Bessemer Airport · Bessemer

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 58 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

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