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// Station · 9m ago

KWVI

Watsonville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 7 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.8°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 163 FT
36.9357°N / 121.7900°W
LOCATION · Watsonville, US
N
WIND
200°7 kt
KWVI · 163 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/7
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/7 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM 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 302053Z AUTO 20007KT 9SM CLR 18/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01780117 58009

KWVI · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
20 HDG 200° H7 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 4,502'
27 HDG 270° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT
02 HDG 020° T7 kt X0 kt
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 +3°C

300FT
+137 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
500 -50 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV163 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT-41 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEMT (San Gabriel Valley Airport, El Monte, elev 296 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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 · 9,153 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 LEVEL9,153 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:51ZSUNRISE
20:06ZSOLAR NOON
03:20ZSUNSET
03:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:50Z (6h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:21Z MOONSET14:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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