// Station · 55m ago

PASI

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 6 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 4,800 ft

T/Td 8.9°C / 3.9°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 21 FT

57.0471°N / 135.3620°W

LOCATION · Sitka, US

WIND

160°6 kt

PASI · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/6

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN048

LAYERS

BKN048 OVC055

T / Td

9 / 4

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,800 ft. Light winds at 160°/6 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, broken at 4,800 ft, and overcast at 5,500 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 PASI 270853Z 16006KT 7SM BKN048 OVC055 09/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 60000 T00890039 401060083 58000 $

PASI · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · broken layer at 4,800 ft · overcast at 5,500 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,200'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

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 -6°C

-800FT

-821 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT-82 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -821 ft above PASI'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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC055

Overcast · base 5,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN048

Broken · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,516 ft VFR MARGIN+1,800 ft

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

12:23ZSUNRISE

21:00ZSOLAR NOON

05:36ZSUNSET

06:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:35Z (20h 47m) DAY LENGTH17h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:04Z MOONSET14:17Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAFE

MVFR

Kake Airport · Kake

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC030
DIST: 48 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

PAOH

VFR

Hoonah Airport · Hoonah

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM N
AGE: 52m ago

PAPG

MVFR → VFR 14Z

Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · Petersburg

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 81 NM E
AGE: 52m ago

PAJN

VFR → MVFR 18Z

Juneau International Airport · Juneau

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN040
DIST: 82 NM N
AGE: 33m ago

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