// Station · 5m ago

TIST

Cyril E. King Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 10 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32.2°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

WX DU

ELEV 23 FT

18.3371°N / 64.9772°W

LOCATION · Charlotte Amalie, VI

WIND

090°10 kt

TIST · 23 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/10G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW013

T / Td

32 / 22

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/10 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,300 ft. Reported weather: DU. 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 TIST 111353Z 09010G20KT 10SM DU FEW013 32/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T03220222 $

TIST · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 10 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,300 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · weather: DU · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 10 ktG20

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

090°10G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,023 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 +17°C

1,900FT

+1,877 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV23 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT-139 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,877 ft above TIST's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

FEW013

Few · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,286 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

09:51ZSUNRISE

16:26ZSOLAR NOON

23:01ZSUNSET

23:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:25Z (9h 26m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:15Z MOONSET20:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

TISX

VFR

Henry E. Rohlsen Airport · Christiansted

WIND: 080° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

TJSJ

VFR

Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · San Juan

WIND: 060° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW038
DIST: 59 NM W
AGE: 2m ago

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