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Eareckson Station, Alaska

Community in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Eareckson Station, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

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Station report

The weather at Shemya AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.2 mi from Eareckson Station, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Shemya AFB, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PASYFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHEMYA AFBSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEShemya AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PASYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PASY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 31 mph, gusting 41 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shemya AFB, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 31 miles an hour, gusting 41; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PASYFIG. C THE WIND AT SHEMYA AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 41 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShemya AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PASYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PASY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 98 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.82 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.65 inHg means its barometer reads 29.55 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Shemya AFB stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 98 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.82 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.65 and the station pressure it means, 29.55.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PASYFIG. D WHERE SHEMYA AFB STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESHEMYA AFB0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT98 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.82 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.65 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.55 inHgTITLEShemya AFB, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS PASYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PASY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Shemya AFB, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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