Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base

WA83 · Washington, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 160° Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base 10/28
Wind direction to Wind: 7 kt, gusting 12 kt, 3 beaufort

4 kt

6 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,500
METAR KORS 272015Z AUTO 16007G12KT 8SM -RA FEW018 FEW025 10/08 A2994 RMK AO2

METAR Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base - WA83

Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base is a seaplane base in Washington, United States. The airport is located at latitude 48.61788 and longitude -122.95268. The airport has 2 runways: 10/28 and 18/36. This airport has no ICAO code, we use US-D468 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is WA83. The airport is in the Seattle FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Orcas Island Airport on April 27, 2024 13:15, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 7 kt. Wind gusts of 12 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 8 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and few clouds at an altitude of 2,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 7 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.94 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 20:21. This applies to Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
10/28 100°-280° 6-10 kt 4-6 kt 87 %
18/36 180°-360° 2-4 kt 7-11 kt 34 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,800 ft FEW Few clouds
2,500 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Wind chill 7 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:56
Midday
13:09
Sunset
20:21 (6:57h)

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