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Blue Heron Field (WN49) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0S9), WN49 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Blue Heron Field in Sequim, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0S9): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Blue Heron Field (WN49) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sequim, WA at a field elevation of 20 ft. WN49 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0S9, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLM.

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VFR
Observed 0755Z (12:55 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K0S9, 11.8 nm away.

Wind
120° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
29.82"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
feels like 41°F

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,200 ft, scattered clouds at 4,700 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.82 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K0S9 280755Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM FEW032 SCT047 BKN060 07/07 A2982 RMK AO2 P0003

What changed at K0S9 (nearest station)?

Since the 0735Z (12:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.
  • Visibility improved from 5 SM to 10 SM.
  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for WN49

Based on the nearest station (K0S9), WN49 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 20 ft). WN49 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLM, about 17 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
17FAV2 kt head6 kt left
353 kt tail5 kt right

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WN49 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 17/35
    3,000 × 75 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WN49
    Wind
    17
    2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    35
    3 kt tailwind · 5 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
091708Z20Z07Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 6,000 ft.

WN49 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 WN49

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

PIREP0713Z (12:13 AM PDT) · 28 NM S of WN49 · during climb · B738
light chop turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA285027/TM 0713/FL180/TP B738/SK TOP180/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA285027Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0713Reported at 07:13 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0705Z (12:05 AM PDT) · 59 NM E of WN49 · 23,000 ft MSL · GL7T
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PAE UA /OV PAE025035/TM 0705/FL230/TP GL7T/SK TOP230/RM ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAE025035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0705Reported at 07:05 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP GL7TAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 78 NM SE of WN49 · 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) · 53 NM SE of WN49 · 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) · 56 NM SE of WN49 · 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) · 59 NM SE of WN49 · 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) · 56 NM SE of WN49 · 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) · 4 NM S of WN49 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WN49

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K0S9 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 27 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 47%MVFR 36%IFR 13%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 27

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 18%IFR 4%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 42

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
56%
17
44%

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Live crosswind meter

WN49 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0S9, 12 nm away.

N17356 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 71° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Blue Heron Field (WN49)
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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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WN49
City
Sequim
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
48.1218, -123.0880
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K0S9
TAF
Nearest KCLM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
16h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Blue Heron Field (WN49)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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