OTZ Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, Kotzebue, AK · PAOT

Current weather at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, AK (IATA OTZ, ICAO PAOT): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 030° at 6 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:53Z on Nov 5, 37 minutes ago

Wind: from the north-northeast (030° true) at 6 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
Temperature: -7°C (19°F), dew point -11°C (12°F).
Altimeter: 29.30 inHg (992 hPa).

METAR PAOT 051253Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR M07/M11 A2930 RMK AO2 SLP920 T10721111 TSNO

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 030° at 6 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
09	102°	2 kt	6 kt from the left	6,300 ft
27	282°	Tailwind 2 kt	6 kt from the right	6,300 ft
18	194°	Tailwind 6 kt	2 kt from the left	3,876 ft
36 Most headwind	014°	6 kt	2 kt from the right	3,876 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:21Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PAOT 051121Z 0512/0612 04006KT P6SM SCT050 FM060900 36008KT P6SM SCT050

Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 09:00Z
Wind 040° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 6 09:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 360° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 5,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.