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Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base (WA83) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:55 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KORS), WA83 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots gusting 11, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 4,400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base in West Sound, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KORS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base (WA83) is a seaplane base in West Sound, WA. WA83 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KORS, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (10/28, 18/36), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLI.

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MVFR
Observed 0655Z (11:55 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KORS, 5.7 nm away.

Wind
160° 4 kt
gusting 11 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
4,400 ft
Altimeter
29.83"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, gusting 11 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, a few clouds at 1,000 ft, scattered clouds at 3,100 ft, overcast at 4,400 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.83 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 4,400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KORS 280655Z AUTO 16004G11KT 5SM -RA BR FEW010 SCT031 OVC044 08/08 A2983 RMK AO2 P0008

What changed at KORS (nearest station)?

Since the 0635Z (11:35 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 11 kt.
  • Rain began (-RA).
  • Ceiling lifted from 1,000 ft to 4,400 ft.
  • Rain ended (RA).

Current pilot readout for WA83

Based on the nearest station (KORS), WA83 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots gusting 11, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 4,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 10, 18. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 0 ft). WA83 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLI, about 20 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
10FAV3 kt head3 kt right (g7)
183 kt head3 kt left (g7)
283 kt tail3 kt left (g7)
364 kt tail1 kt right (g4)

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WA83 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.

  • Runway 10/28
    4,000 × 500 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WA83
    Wind
    10
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    28
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    5,000 × 500 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WA83
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    4 kt tailwind · 1 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
061307Z19Z06Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → 4,400 ft.

WA83 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WA83

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 93 NM SE of WA83 · during climb · A21N
light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 79 NM S of WA83 · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L
lt rime turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.
PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 82 NM S of WA83 · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 82 NM SE of WA83 · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.
RM DURD CHINSRemarks.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 80 NM S of WA83 · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.
PIREP0451Z (9:51 PM PDT) · 34 NM S of WA83 · 14,000 ft MSL · KC35
moderate rime 140 icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA300050/TM 0451/FL140/TP KC35/IC MOD RIME 140/RM JAWBN ARR /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0451Reported at 04:51 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP KC35Aircraft type reporting.
IC MOD RIME 140Icing: moderate rime 140.
RM JAWBN ARR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0430Z (9:30 PM PDT) · 80 NM S of WA83 · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0430/FL025/TP A21N/SK BKN 025 /RM BASES 025
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0430Reported at 04:30 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 025Remarks.
PIREP0409Z (9:09 PM PDT) · 22 NM S of WA83 · 19,000 ft MSL · B738
light rime 19,000–16,000 ft icing
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PAE UA /OV CVV255015/TM 0409/FL190/TP B738/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 190-160/RM MARNR /ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV255015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0409Reported at 04:09 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 190-160Icing: light rime 19,000–16,000 ft.
RM MARNR /ZSERemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at WA83

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KORS reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 47%MVFR 51%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 78%MVFR 18%IFR 3%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 28

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
42%
36
25%
28
22%
10
11%

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Live crosswind meter

WA83 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KORS, 5.7 nm away.

N18364 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
8 kt
Crosswind in gusts
7 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Water · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base (WA83)
N ↑

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
IATA
WSX
FAA LID
WA83
City
West Sound
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
0 ft
Coordinates
48.6179, -122.9569
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KORS
TAF
Nearest KBLI
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
17h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base (WA83)

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