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Hydaburg Seaplane Base, Alaska

Seaplane base in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Airfield

Code
HYG
ICAO
PAHY
IATA
HYG
Field elevation
-
Serves
Hydaburg
Kind
Seaplane base
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
PAHY
Wind now
From 110° at 29 mph, read 15 Oct, 18:56

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
E / W unlit5,000 ft2,000 ftWater---

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Hydaburg Seaplane Base (PAHY), Hydaburg Seaplane Base's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

57 F at 6 PM; 57 F at its warmest, 5 PM, and 53 F at its coolest, 2 AM.

Now
57F
6 PM
Highest
57F
5 PM
Lowest
53F
2 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Hydaburg Seaplane Base, temperature from 53.3 to 57.0, the latest 57.0; dew point from 40.0 to 53.4, the latest 53.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF40455055609 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 53 F, the air 86% saturated; the humidity ran from 57% at 8 PM Wednesday to 93% at 8 AM.

Dew point now
53F
6 PM
Humidity now
86%
Humidity, range
57 to 93%
Relative humidity at Hydaburg Seaplane Base, relative humidity from 57 to 93, the latest 86, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%50607080901009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

33 mph at 7 PM; at its strongest 39 mph, 8 AM, with a gust of 63 mph at 6 PM.

Now
33mph
Strongest
39mph
8 AM
Highest gust
63mph
6 PM
Wind and Gust at Hydaburg Seaplane Base, wind from 12 to 39, the latest 33; gust from 26 to 63, the latest 48, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph0204060809 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Hydaburg Seaplane Base, wind direction from 80 to 120, the latest 110, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703609 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

29.75 inHg at 6 PM, falling 0.10 inHg over 3 hours; 0.36 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.75inHg
6 PM
3 hours
-0.10inHg
falling
24 hours
-0.36inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Hydaburg Seaplane Base, pressure, altimeter from 29.75 to 30.11, the latest 29.75, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.7029.8029.9030.0030.1030.209 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 800 ft at 8 AM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.

Lowest base now
1,100ft
Lowest in 24 hours
800ft
8 AM
Hours with a base reported
23
Lowest cloud base at Hydaburg Seaplane Base, lowest cloud base from 800 to 3,500, the latest 1,100, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft01,0002,0003,0004,0009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001

Precipitation

1.57 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.17 in, in the hour to 9 AM.

Last 24 hours
1.57in
Wettest hour
0.17in
9 AM
Hours with some
22
Precipitation at Hydaburg Seaplane Base, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.17, the latest 0.01, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.150.209 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002

Hydaburg Seaplane Base: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hydaburg Seaplane Base, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Hydaburg Seaplane BasePAHY

At an airfield/0.1 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Haida/KetchikanHADA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.2 mi away/1,575 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Hollis HwyHOHA2

Beside a road/17.5 mi away/316 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Hydaburg 0.4 SSWAK-PW-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/29 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Craig Forest ServiceCFSA2

At a cooperative observer's station/22.7 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Craig Forest Service (CFSA2), 22.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 08:45. measured daily

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