// Station · 21m ago

PASI

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 4,700 ft

T/Td 11.1°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

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 · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

OVC047

LAYERS

FEW005 SCT010 OVC047

T / Td

11 / 10

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,700 ft. Winds calm, visibility 8.0 SM, a few at 500 ft, scattered at 1,000 ft, and overcast at 4,700 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 111353Z 00000KT 8SM FEW005 SCT010 OVC047 11/10 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01110100 $

PASI · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 8.0 SM · a few clouds at 500 ft · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · overcast at 4,700 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.8 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC047

Overcast · base 4,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT010

Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW005

Few · base 500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,627 ft VFR MARGIN+1,700 ft

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

12:24ZSUNRISE

21:08ZSOLAR NOON

05:51ZSUNSET

06:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:53Z (16h 38m) DAY LENGTH17h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:48Z MOONSET03:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAGN

MVFR

Angoon Seaplane Base · Angoon

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC014
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

PAFE

IFR

Kake Airport · Kake

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 48 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

PAOH

VFR

Hoonah Airport · Hoonah

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

PAPG

LIFR → VFR 17Z

Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · Petersburg

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 81 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

PAJN

VFR → MVFR 19Z

Juneau International Airport · Juneau

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC040
DIST: 82 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

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