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// Station · 14m ago

YSRI

RAAF Base Richmond
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 12,000 ft
T/Td 10°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 67 FT
33.6046°S / 150.7831°E
LOCATION · Richmond, AU
N
WIND
060°8 kt
YSRI · 67 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC120
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC120
 
 
 
T / Td
10 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Moderate winds at 060°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 12,000 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 YSRI 111600Z AUTO 06008KT 9999 // OVC120 10/07 Q1011

YSRI · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
10 HDG 100° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
28 HDG 280° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,067 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 -5°C

-400FT
-467 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,000 FT
700 -550 -1,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV67 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT132 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YLHI (Lord Howe Island Airport, Lord Howe Island, elev 5 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,118 FT OVC120 · CEILING YSRI ELEV · 67 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC120
Overcast · base 12,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,118 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

21:01ZSUNRISE
02:03ZSOLAR NOON
07:05ZSUNSET
07:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:32Z (15h 17m) DAY LENGTH10h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:29Z MOONSET04:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YSRI.

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