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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
N
WIND
210°10 kt
KVPS · 87 FT
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// 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
N
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
2,100 1,550 1,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,632 FT FEW021 FEW026 SCT038 BKN060 · CEILING KVPS ELEV · 87 FT
// 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

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