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// PAEL · Elfin Cove Seaplane Base · Elfin Cove

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// Station · 3h 9m ago · STALE

PAEL

Elfin Cove Seaplane Base
CAT IFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 6.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 800 ft
T/Td 11°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.28 inHg
WX -RA BR
ELEV 0 FT
58.1952°N / 136.3470°W
LOCATION · Elfin Cove, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
PAEL · 0 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
6.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC008
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC008
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.28"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Light winds at variable/5 kt, visibility 6.0 SM, overcast at 800 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PAEL 142045Z VRB05KT 6SM -RABR OVC008 11/10 A3028 RMK NOSPECI

PAEL · day 14 at 20:45 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · overcast at 800 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.28" Hg · weather: -RA BR

// Runway analysis

No runway data on file for PAEL.

// Density altitude · ISA -5°C

-900FT
-900 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
-700 -1,000 -1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV0 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT-363 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -900 ft above PAEL's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,556 FT OVC008 · CEILING PAEL ELEV · 0 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC008
Overcast · base 800 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,556 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-9)

12:24ZSUNRISE
21:12ZSOLAR NOON
06:00ZSUNSET
07:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:06Z (7h 11m) DAY LENGTH17h 36m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:34Z MOONSET06:10Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAGS
VFR → MVFR 04Z
Gustavus Airport · Gustavus
WIND
210° / 6 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC055
DIST
24 NM NE
AGE
5m ago
PAOH
VFR
Hoonah Airport · Hoonah
WIND
090° / 7 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
30 NM E
AGE
58m ago
PAJN
VFR → MVFR 21Z
Juneau International Airport · Juneau
WIND
280° / 4 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN050
DIST
57 NM E
AGE
1h 1m ago
PAHN
VFR
Haines Airport · Haines
WIND
110° / 9 ktG17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN055
DIST
68 NM N
AGE
1h 0m ago
PAGN
VFR
Angoon Seaplane Base · Angoon
WIND
350° / 4 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
SCT048
DIST
71 NM SE
AGE
58m ago

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