Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (W33) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFHR), W33 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Friday Harbor Seaplane Base in Friday Harbor, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFHR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (W33) is a seaplane base in Friday Harbor, WA. W33 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFHR, about 1 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 12/30), the longest 10,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNUW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFHR, 1 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,300 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFHR 281953Z AUTO 22009G14KT 10SM FEW023 11/04 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01110044 $
What changed at KFHR (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (11:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
Current pilot readout for W33
Based on the nearest station (KFHR), W33 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 0 ft). W33 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNUW, about 18 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 10,000 ft | WATER | 9 kt head | 2 kt left (g3) |
| 12 | 6,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt head | 9 kt right (g14) |
| 30 | 6,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 9 kt left (g14) |
| 03 | 10,000 ft | WATER | 9 kt tail | 2 kt right (g3) |
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W33 runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/2110,000 × 2000 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at W33Wind
- 03
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/306,000 × 1000 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at W33Wind
- 12
- 2 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
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.
Over the last 22 h: wind 9→9 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → unlimited.
W33 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 W33
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFHR reported mostly VFR across 33 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 35%
- 30
- 26%
- 21
- 20%
- 12
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
W33 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFHR, 1 nm away.
Wind is 11° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- IATA
- FBS
- FAA LID
- W33
- City
- Friday Harbor
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.5373, -123.0100
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFHR
- TAF
- Nearest KNUW
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 3h 29m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
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Pilot PIREPs for Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (W33)
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