// Station · 1h 5m ago · STALE

KVPS

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 28.8°C / 26.8°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 87 FT

30.4813°N / 86.5158°W

LOCATION · Valparaiso, US

WIND

210°10 kt

KVPS · 87 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

FEW021 FEW026 SCT038 BKN060

T / Td

29 / 27

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Moderate winds at 210°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,100 ft, a few at 2,600 ft, scattered at 3,800 ft, and broken at 6,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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 KVPS 111255Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM TS FEW021 FEW026 SCT038 BKN060 29/27 A3015 RMK AO2 TSE1155TSB39 PRESRR SLP216 T02880268 $

KVPS · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,100 ft · a few clouds at 2,600 ft · scattered layer at 3,800 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

210°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

20★ HDG 200° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,012'

12 HDG 120° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

30 HDG 300° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,087 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 +14°C

1,500FT

+1,413 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV87 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-146 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K49A (Gilmer County Airport, Ellijay, elev 1,486 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT038

Scattered · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW026

Few · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW021

Few · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,632 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

10:53ZSUNRISE

17:52ZSOLAR NOON

00:52ZSUNSET

01:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:19Z (11h 19m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:16Z MOONSET22:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KDTS

MVFR

Destin Executive Airport · Destin

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 5 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KHRT

VFR

Hurlburt Field · Mary Esther

WIND: 010° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW011
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KCEW

LIFR

Bob Sikes Airport · Crestview

WIND: 200° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 0.50 SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 18 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

KNFJ

LIFR

Choctaw Nolf Airport · Milton

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC001
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

K54J

VFR

Defuniak Springs Airport · Defuniak Springs

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM NE
AGE: 5m ago

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