Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

PAOT / OTZ / OTZ

Kotzebue, AK

14 ft MSL

Medium AirportNon-ToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Mon, Feb 23, 05:22 UTC

Valid From

Mon, Feb 23, 06:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Tue, Feb 24, 06:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF PAOT 230522Z 2306/2406 12020KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR FEW009 OVC030 FM230800 30012KT 2SM -SN BR BKN015 FM231200 31015KT 4SM BR BKN025 FM232100 32020KT 2SM BLSN BR BKN025 OVC050 AMD LTD TO WIND VIS AND WX

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Feb 2400Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z
Category	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	1.5	1.5	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ceiling (ft)	3k	3k	1.5k	1.5k	1.5k	1.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k
Wind Dir	120	120	300	300	300	300	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320
Wind (kt)	20	20	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Gusts (kt)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Period	BASE	BASE	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

4 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF PAOT 230522Z 2306/2406 12020KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR FEW009 OVC030 FM230800 30012KT 2SM -SN BR BKN015 FM231200 31015KT 4SM BR BKN025 FM232100 32020KT 2SM BLSN BR BKN025 OVC050 AMD LTD TO WIND VIS AND WX

Valid: Feb 23, 06:00 UTC to Feb 24, 06:00 UTC

BASEFeb 23, 06:00 UTC — Feb 23, 08:00 UTC

Wind: 120° at 20 kt

Vis: 1.5 SM

Clouds: Few 900 ft, Overcast 3,000 ft

Wx: -SN BR

FMFeb 23, 08:00 UTC — Feb 23, 12:00 UTC

Wind: 300° at 12 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Broken 1,500 ft

Wx: -SN BR

FMFeb 23, 12:00 UTC — Feb 23, 21:00 UTC

Wind: 310° at 15 kt

Vis: 4 SM

Clouds: Broken 2,500 ft

Wx: BR

FMFeb 23, 21:00 UTC — Feb 24, 06:00 UTC

Wind: 320° at 20 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Broken 2,500 ft, Overcast 5,000 ft

Wx: BLSN BR

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

Sunrise: 18:29ZSunset: 03:38ZDay length: 9h 9m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

PAOT / OTZ / OTZ

Kotzebue, AK

14 ft MSL

Medium AirportNon-ToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

View on Map Website Wikipedia

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Mon, Feb 23, 05:22 UTC

Valid From

Mon, Feb 23, 06:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Tue, Feb 24, 06:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF PAOT 230522Z 2306/2406 12020KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR FEW009 OVC030 FM230800 30012KT 2SM -SN BR BKN015 FM231200 31015KT 4SM BR BKN025 FM232100 32020KT 2SM BLSN BR BKN025 OVC050 AMD LTD TO WIND VIS AND WX

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Feb 2400Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z
Category	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	1.5	1.5	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ceiling (ft)	3k	3k	1.5k	1.5k	1.5k	1.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k
Wind Dir	120	120	300	300	300	300	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320
Wind (kt)	20	20	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Gusts (kt)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Period	BASE	BASE	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

4 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF PAOT 230522Z 2306/2406 12020KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR FEW009 OVC030 FM230800 30012KT 2SM -SN BR BKN015 FM231200 31015KT 4SM BR BKN025 FM232100 32020KT 2SM BLSN BR BKN025 OVC050 AMD LTD TO WIND VIS AND WX

Valid: Feb 23, 06:00 UTC to Feb 24, 06:00 UTC

BASEFeb 23, 06:00 UTC — Feb 23, 08:00 UTC

Wind: 120° at 20 kt

Vis: 1.5 SM

Clouds: Few 900 ft, Overcast 3,000 ft

Wx: -SN BR

FMFeb 23, 08:00 UTC — Feb 23, 12:00 UTC

Wind: 300° at 12 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Broken 1,500 ft

Wx: -SN BR

FMFeb 23, 12:00 UTC — Feb 23, 21:00 UTC

Wind: 310° at 15 kt

Vis: 4 SM

Clouds: Broken 2,500 ft

Wx: BR

FMFeb 23, 21:00 UTC — Feb 24, 06:00 UTC

Wind: 320° at 20 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Broken 2,500 ft, Overcast 5,000 ft

Wx: BLSN BR

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

Sunrise: 18:29ZSunset: 03:38ZDay length: 9h 9m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.