// Station · 20m ago

KTCL

Tuscaloosa National Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33.9°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 170 FT

33.2206°N / 87.6114°W

LOCATION · Tuscaloosa, US

WIND

200°7 kt

KTCL · 170 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW038 SCT047

T / Td

34 / 24

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,800 ft, and scattered at 4,700 ft. 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 KTCL 111753Z 20007KT 10SM FEW038 SCT047 34/24 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T03390244 10339 20250 58009

KTCL · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,800 ft · scattered layer at 4,700 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H7 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,498'

12 HDG 120° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T7 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,170 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 +19°C

2,300FT

+2,130 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV170 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT-1 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT047

Scattered · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW038

Few · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,291 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:50ZSUNRISE

17:57ZSOLAR NOON

01:03ZSUNSET

01:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:31Z (7h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 12m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:22Z MOONSET22:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KEKY

VFR

Bessemer Airport · Bessemer

WIND: 220° / 9 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

KEET

VFR

Shelby County Airport · Alabaster

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 42 NM E
AGE: 20m ago

KJFX

VFR

Walker County Airport Bevill Field · Jasper

WIND: 260° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW037
DIST: 44 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KBHM

VFR

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham

WIND: 270° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 48 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

KDYA

VFR

Demopolis Municipal Airport · Demopolis

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT046
DIST: 49 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

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