BASE
Sep 11, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
200° · 20 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
PAOTIATA OTZUSFlight category: MVFR
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ/PAOT)
Kotzebue3 m
10.6°CTemperature210° · 16 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
10.6°C
Dew point
8.9°C
Wind
210° · 16 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
29.68 inHg
Current conditions
MVFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
102°Headwind
5 ktTailwind
Crosswind
15 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
2,000 ftOVC
OVC2,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 11, 2026, 9:53 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 11, 2026, 9:53 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 16 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 11 °C
- dew point
- 9 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.68 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,005.1 hPa
- flight category
- MVFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- PK WND 20026/2112
- Supplementary code
- RAB2057E12
- Supplementary code
- B28E42
- Supplementary code
- SLP051
- Supplementary code
- P0000
- Supplementary code
- T01060089
- Supplementary code
- TSNO
TAF
Sep 11, 2026, 5:39 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 11, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 20 kt · gusting to 30 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 25 kt · gusting to 30 kt
- visibility
- 6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain · mist
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 20 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 1,500 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 25 kt
6 mi · -SHRA BR
FM
Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 20 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026, 9:53 PM (UTC) | MVFR | 10.6°C | 16 kt | 10+ mi |
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