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// Station · 11m ago

KWVI

Watsonville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 163 FT
36.9357°N / 121.7900°W
LOCATION · Watsonville, US
N
WIND
220°10 kt
KWVI · 163 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KWVI 142253Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02670111

KWVI · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 220° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
20 HDG 200° H9 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,502'
27 HDG 270° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT
02 HDG 020° T9 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,163 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

1,500FT
+1,337 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,100 900 -300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV163 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT101 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHMT (Hemet Ryan Airport, Hemet, elev 1,512 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,648 FT KWVI ELEV · 163 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,648 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:59ZSUNRISE
20:14ZSOLAR NOON
03:28ZSUNSET
03:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:58Z (4h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:08Z MOONSET03:36Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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