// Station · 9m ago

KSNS

Salinas Municipal Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 180° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 500 ft

T/Td 11.7°C / 10.6°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 85 FT

36.6628°N / 121.6060°W

LOCATION · Salinas, US

WIND

180°4 kt

KSNS · 85 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC005

LAYERS

OVC005

T / Td

12 / 11

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at 180°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 500 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

METAR KSNS 111353Z 18004KT 10SM OVC005 12/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01170106

KSNS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 500 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 6,004'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 6,004'

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 4,825'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 4,825'

Pattern altitude: 1,085 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 -3°C

-300FT

-385 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV85 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT73 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCLR (Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport, Calipatria, elev -182 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// 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)

OVC005

Overcast · base 500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,994 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

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

12:57ZSUNRISE

20:13ZSOLAR NOON

03:28ZSUNSET

03:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:58Z (13h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:21Z MOONSET00:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KOAR

IFR

Marina Municipal Airport · Marina

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 8 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KMRY

IFR → VFR 20Z

Monterey Regional Airport · Monterey

WIND: 240° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 12 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KCVH

VFR

Hollister Municipal Airport · Hollister

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KWVI

LIFR

Watsonville Municipal Airport · Watsonville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN003
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KE16

VFR

San Martin Airport · San Martin

WIND: 330° / 5 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM N
AGE: 32m ago

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