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Bay Seaplanes Seaplane Base (4FD4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KECP), 4FD4 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 10 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Bay Seaplanes Seaplane Base in Panama City, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bay Seaplanes Seaplane Base (4FD4) is a seaplane base in Panama City, FL. 4FD4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECP, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECP.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECP, 10.6 nm away.

Wind
360° 10 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the north (360°) at 10 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KECP 281753Z 36010G20KT 10SM CLR 26/08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP219 T02610078 10261 20144 58021

What changed at KECP (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (11:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.14 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 4FD4

Based on the nearest station (KECP), 4FD4 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 10 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 0 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV3 kt head9 kt left (g19)
253 kt tail9 kt right (g19)

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4FD4 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    4,000 × 100 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4FD4
    Wind
    07
    3 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    25
    3 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122319Z07Z17Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 5→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

4FD4 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Recent aviation weather trends at 4FD4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/16 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07
85%
25
15%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KECP 281720Z 2818/2918 36012KT P6SM SKC FM290100 02008KT P6SM SKC FM291500 04010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN180

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Live crosswind meter

4FD4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECP, 11 nm away.

N072510 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
7 kt
Crosswind in gusts
19 kt

Wind is 70° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Water · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Bay Seaplanes Seaplane Base (4FD4)
N ↑

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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
4FD4
City
Panama City
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
0 ft
Coordinates
30.1849, -85.7499
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KECP
TAF
Nearest KECP
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 6m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Bay Seaplanes Seaplane Base (4FD4)

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