// Station · 10m ago

YMAV

Melbourne Avalon International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 8°C / 5°C

ALTIM 29.65 inHg

ELEV 35 FT

38.0403°S / 144.4672°E

LOCATION · Geelong/Melbourne, AU

WIND

330°9 kt

YMAV · 35 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

8 / 5

ALTIM

29.65"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 330°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 YMAV 111300Z AUTO 33009KT 9999 // NCD 08/05 Q1004

YMAV · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 8°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

330°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

36★ HDG 360° H8 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

18 HDG 180° T8 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,035 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

-500FT

-535 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV35 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT307 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -535 ft above YMAV'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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL4,075 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:38ZSUNRISE

02:28ZSOLAR NOON

07:19ZSUNSET

07:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:48Z (past) DAY LENGTH9h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:00Z MOONSET04:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YMAV.

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