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// PALH · Lake Hood Seaplane Base · Anchorage

// Station · 29m ago

PALH

Lake Hood Seaplane Base
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,200 ft
T/Td 9.4°C / 2.2°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 71 FT
61.1800°N / 149.9720°W
LOCATION · Anchorage, US
N
WIND
310°3 kt
PALH · 71 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN032
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN032 OVC039
 
 
 
T / Td
9 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,200 ft. Light winds at 310°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,200 ft, and overcast at 3,900 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

SPECI PALH 302106Z 31003KT 10SM BKN032 OVC039 09/02 A3009 RMK AO2 T00940022

PALH · day 30 at 21:06 UTC · wind from 310° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,200 ft · overcast at 3,900 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis

No runway data on file for PALH.

// Density altitude · ISA -6°C

-800FT
-871 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
600 -400 -1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV71 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT-100 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -871 ft above PALH'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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 4,818 FT BKN032 · CEILING OVC039 PALH ELEV · 71 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC039
Overcast · base 3,900 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN032
Broken · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING3,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,818 ft VFR MARGIN+200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)

12:41ZSUNRISE
21:58ZSOLAR NOON
07:16ZSUNSET
08:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:35Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:54Z (11h 18m) DAY LENGTH18h 35m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:12Z MOONSET18:47Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

PAAQ
VFR
Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer
WIND
230° / 5 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC032
DIST
36 NM NE
AGE
42m ago
PAEN
VFR
Kenai Municipal Airport · Kenai
WIND
230° / 5 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC060
DIST
52 NM SW
AGE
42m ago
PASX
VFR
Soldotna Airport · Soldotna
WIND
240° / 6 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC032
DIST
53 NM SW
AGE
39m ago

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