// Station · 2h 11m ago · STALE

MPBO

Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 310° / 3 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 7,000 ft

T/Td 28°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

WX -TSRA

ELEV 10 FT

9.3408°N / 82.2508°W

LOCATION · Isla Colón, PA

WIND

310°3 kt

MPBO · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/3

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

OVC070

LAYERS

SCT015 OVC070

T / Td

28 / 25

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Light winds at 310°/3 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, scattered at 1,500 ft, and overcast at 7,000 ft. Reported weather: -TSRA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR MPBO 111600Z 31003KT 270V360 8000 -TSRA SCT015 OVC070 28/25 Q1011

MPBO · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 3 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · weather: -TSRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

310°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 4,921'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 4,921'

Pattern altitude: 1,010 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 +13°C

1,700FT

+1,690 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT75 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,690 ft above MPBO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC070

Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,151 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

11:16ZSUNRISE

17:35ZSOLAR NOON

23:54ZSUNSET

00:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:17Z (6h 05m) DAY LENGTH12h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:48Z MOONSET21:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

MPDA

VFR

Enrique Malek International Airport · David

WIND: 240° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW016
DIST: 58 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

MRLM

VFR

Limón International Airport · Limón

WIND: 010° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 59 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

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