// Station · 6m ago

PASI

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 5,000 ft

T/Td 11.1°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 21 FT

57.0471°N / 135.3620°W

LOCATION · Sitka, US

WIND

000°0 kt

PASI · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

OVC050

LAYERS

SCT041 OVC050

T / Td

11 / 10

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 6.0 SM, scattered at 4,100 ft, and overcast at 5,000 ft. Reported weather: BR. 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 PASI 111453Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR SCT041 OVC050 11/10 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01110100 55001 TSNO $

PASI · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6.0 SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 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

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 7,200'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 7,200'

Pattern altitude: 1,021 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 -4°C

-500FT

-521 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT-2 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC050

Overcast · base 5,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT041

Scattered · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,627 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

12:24ZSUNRISE

21:08ZSOLAR NOON

05:51ZSUNSET

06:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:53Z (15h 54m) DAY LENGTH17h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:50Z MOONSET03:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAGN

IFR

Angoon Seaplane Base · Angoon

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 3m ago

PAFE

LIFR

Kake Airport · Kake

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 48 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

PAOH

VFR

Hoonah Airport · Hoonah

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM N
AGE: 3m ago

PAEL

IFR

Elfin Cove Seaplane Base · Elfin Cove

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 76 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

PAPG

LIFR → VFR 17Z

Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · Petersburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 1.3 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 81 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

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