Seaplane Base • Victoria, BC, Canada
Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base (CYWH / YWH) is a seaplane base serving Victoria, BC, Canada. Local magnetic variation is 15.3° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR CYWH 171300Z 17006KT 15SM FEW015 OVC040 12/11 A2998 RMK SC2SC6 SLP153
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM