// Station · 58m ago

KTPA

Tampa International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.6°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 26 FT

27.9755°N / 82.5332°W

LOCATION · Tampa, US

WIND

120°4 kt

KTPA · 26 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW015 SCT025 SCT250

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,500 ft, scattered at 2,500 ft, and scattered at 25,000 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 KTPA 270953Z 12004KT 10SM FEW015 SCT025 SCT250 26/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02560233 $

KTPA · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

120°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

19R HDG 190° —CALM —— 11,002'

01L HDG 010° —CALM —— 11,002'

19L HDG 190° —CALM —— 8,300'

01R HDG 010° —CALM —— 8,300'

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 6,999'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 6,999'

Pattern altitude: 1,026 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 +10°C

1,200FT

+1,174 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-86 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHKY (Hickory Regional Airport, Hickory, elev 1,190 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

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)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,955 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:36ZSUNRISE

17:28ZSOLAR NOON

00:20ZSUNSET

00:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:46Z (13h 55m) DAY LENGTH13h 43m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:19Z MOONSET09:03Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KMCF

VFR → MVFR 05Z

MacDill Air Force Base · Tampa

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KPIE

VFR

St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park

WIND: 140° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM SW
AGE: 58m ago

KLAL

VFR

Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland

WIND: 110° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 56m ago

KSRQ

VFR

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton

WIND: 110° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

KISM

VFR

Kissimmee Gateway Airport · Orlando

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW033
DIST: 61 NM E
AGE: 55m ago

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