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// PALH · Lake Hood Seaplane Base · Anchorage

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PALH

Lake Hood Seaplane Base
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 7,000 ft
T/Td 12.2°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 71 FT
61.1800°N / 149.9720°W
LOCATION · Anchorage, US
N
WIND
050°6 kt
PALH · 71 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC070
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC070
 
 
 
T / Td
12 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Light winds at 050°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, 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 PALH 142253Z 05006KT 10SM OVC070 12/09 A2989 RMK AO2 RAE22 SLP121 P0000 T01220089

PALH · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.1 mb

// Runway analysis

No runway data on file for PALH.

// Density altitude · ISA -3°C

-200FT
-271 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
-0 -300 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV71 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT98 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,233 FT OVC070 · CEILING PALH ELEV · 71 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC070
Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,233 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

12:51ZSUNRISE
22:06ZSOLAR NOON
07:22ZSUNSET
08:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:57Z (9h 03m) DAY LENGTH18h 31m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:01Z MOONSET07:32Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

PANC
VFR → MVFR 04Z
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN050
DIST
1 NM W
AGE
1h 0m ago
PAMR
VFR
Merrill Field · Anchorage
WIND
350° / 5 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC070
DIST
4 NM NE
AGE
1h 0m ago
PAED
VFR → MVFR 05Z
Elmendorf Air Force Base · Anchorage
WIND
340° / 9 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC070
DIST
6 NM NE
AGE
58m ago
PAFR
VFR
Bryant Army Airfield · Fort Richardson
WIND
180° / 15 ktG26
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
BKN080
DIST
11 NM NE
AGE
22m ago
PABV
VFR
Birchwood Airport · Birchwood
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC075
DIST
20 NM NE
AGE
57m ago

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