// Station · 15m ago

MRLM

Limón International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 23,000 ft

T/Td 30°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 7 FT

9.9580°N / 83.0220°W

LOCATION · Limón, CR

WIND

040°6 kt

MRLM · 7 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN230

LAYERS

FEW030 SCT140 BKN230

T / Td

30 / 26

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 23,000 ft. Light winds at 040°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 3,000 ft, scattered at 14,000 ft, and broken at 23,000 ft. 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 MRLM 111600Z 04006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT140 BKN230 30/26 A2988

MRLM · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 14,000 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

32★ HDG 320° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,906'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,007 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 +15°C

1,900FT

+1,893 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT46 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,893 ft above MRLM's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN230

Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT140

Scattered · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING23,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,159 ft VFR MARGIN+20,000 ft

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

17:38ZSOLAR NOON

23:58ZSUNSET

00:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:21Z (8h 05m) DAY LENGTH12h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:46Z MOONSET21:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

MPBO

MVFR

Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport · Isla Colón

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 59 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

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