// Station · 30m ago

PAMD

Middleton Island Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 130° / 29 kt G36

VIS 2.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 400 ft

T/Td 10°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

WX RA BR

ELEV 100 FT

59.4499°N / 146.3070°W

LOCATION · Middleton Island, US

WIND

130°29 kt

PAMD · 100 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/29G36

VIS

2.0 SM

CEILING

OVC004

LAYERS

OVC004

T / Td

10 / 10

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Strong winds at 130°/29 kt, gusting 36, visibility 2.0 SM, overcast at 400 ft. Reported weather: RA BR. Reported weather: RA BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI PAMD 142320Z AUTO 13029G36KT 2SM RA BR OVC004 10/10 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 13036/2311 P0005 $

PAMD · day 14 at 23:20 UTC · wind from 130° at 29 kt, gusts to 36 kt · visibility 2.0 SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · weather: RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 29 ktG36

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

130°29G36 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H29 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 1,500'

20 HDG 200° H10 kt X27 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T10 kt X27 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T29 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,100 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 -5°C

-600FT

-700 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV100 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT38 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCLR (Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport, Calipatria, elev -182 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC004

Overcast · base 400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,151 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

12:53ZSUNRISE

21:52ZSOLAR NOON

06:50ZSUNSET

08:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:05Z (8h 14m) DAY LENGTH17h 57m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:03Z MOONSET07:00Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

PACV

MVFR

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport · Cordova

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN024
DIST: 67 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

PAVD

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Valdez Pioneer Field · Valdez

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 101 NM N
AGE: 54m ago

PAWD

VFR

Seward Airport · Seward

WIND: 070° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 102 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

PAFR

VFR

Bryant Army Airfield · Fort Richardson

WIND: 180° / 15 ktG26
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 147 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

PAMR

VFR

Merrill Field · Anchorage

WIND: 350° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 149 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

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