MVFR — ceiling 1,200 ft. Moderate winds at 210°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 600 ft, broken at 1,200 ft, and overcast at 2,700 ft. Reported weather: light rain (-RA). 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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SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)
SPECI PAFS 251801Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM -RA FEW006 BKN012 OVC027 A2965 RMK AO2 RAB1716171517161706 P0040 FZRANO $
PAFS · day 25 at 18:01 UTC · wind from 210° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 600 ft · broken layer at 1,200 ft · overcast at 2,700 ft · altimeter 29.65" Hg · weather: light rain (-RA) · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
210°10 kt
HEADWINDCAUTION · HIGH XWAVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS1 usable
22★HDG 220°H10 ktX2 ktLEFTPRIMARY · 4,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID1 ends
04HDG 040°T10 ktX2 ktRIGHT—
Pattern altitude: 1,441 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
Density altitude needs current temperature + altimeter + field elevation — one or more is unavailable for PAFS.
// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC027
Overcast · base 2,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN012
Broken · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW006
Few · base 600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,200 ft AGLHIGHEST LAYER2,700 ftTOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast)FREEZING LEVEL—VFR MARGIN-1,800 ft
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)
14:46ZSUNRISE
22:21ZSOLAR NOON
05:55ZSUNSET
06:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:10ZDAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 45mVFR NIGHT BEGINS06:49Z (12h 38m)DAY LENGTH15h 09m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94%MOONRISE00:52ZMOONSET16:02ZFULL MOON IN2 days
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