// Station · 17m ago

PAKW

Klawock Airport

CAT —

WIND CALM

VIS —

CEILING OVC at 7,000 ft

T/Td 11.7°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 80 FT

55.5792°N / 133.0760°W

LOCATION · Klawock, US

WIND

000°0 kt

PAKW · 80 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

—

CEILING

OVC070

LAYERS

FEW003 SCT055 OVC070

T / Td

12 / 9

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility unreported, a few at 300 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft, and overcast at 7,000 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 PAKW 111253Z AUTO 00000KT FEW003 SCT055 OVC070 12/09 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01170089 TSNO $

PAKW · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · winds calm · a few clouds at 300 ft · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 5,000'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 5,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,080 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

-380 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV80 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT77 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAEL (Elfin Cove Seaplane Base, Elfin Cove, elev 0 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC070

Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW003

Few · base 300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,989 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

12:25ZSUNRISE

20:58ZSOLAR NOON

05:32ZSUNSET

06:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:28Z (17h 17m) DAY LENGTH17h 06m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:47Z MOONSET02:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAHY

LIFR

Hydaburg Seaplane Base · Hydaburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 0.50 SM
CEILING: BKN003
DIST: 24 NM S
AGE: 2m ago

PAKT

VFR

Ketchikan International Airport · Ketchikan

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 48 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

PAMM

VFR

Metlakatla Seaplane Base · Metlakatla

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 58 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

PAWG

VFR

Wrangell Airport · Wrangell

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 59 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

PAPG

LIFR → VFR 17Z

Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · Petersburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 1.8 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 74 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

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