// Station · 14m ago

KSSI

St Simons Island Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 170° / 11 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 24°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 19 FT

31.1518°N / 81.3913°W

LOCATION · St Simons Island, US

WIND

170°11 kt

KSSI · 19 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/11

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN020

LAYERS

SCT015 BKN020 BKN030

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,000 ft. Moderate winds at 170°/11 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, scattered at 1,500 ft, broken at 2,000 ft, and broken at 3,000 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 KSSI 270935Z AUTO 17011KT 9SM SCT015 BKN020 BKN030 27/24 A3005 RMK AO2

KSSI · day 27 at 09:35 UTC · wind from 170° at 11 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · broken layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 3,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

170°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H11 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,313'

22 HDG 220° H7 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T7 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

34 HDG 340° T11 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,019 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 +12°C

1,300FT

+1,281 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV19 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-114 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

BKN030

Broken · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN020

Broken · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,655 ft VFR MARGIN-1,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:25ZSUNRISE

17:24ZSOLAR NOON

00:23ZSUNSET

00:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (15h 01m) DAY LENGTH13h 57m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:05Z MOONSET09:03Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KBQK

VFR

Brunswick Golden Isles Airport · Brunswick

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT047
DIST: 7 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KJAX

VFR

Jacksonville International Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 170° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 42 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

KCRG

VFR

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KSVN

MVFR

Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah

WIND: 150° / 9 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: FEW019
DIST: 53 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

KNIP

VFR

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville

WIND: 170° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN180
DIST: 57 NM S
AGE: 39m ago

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