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Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 223 h staleForecast cycle 1 hLightning 223 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 7 minFAA flight data 6 min

FAA NAS status is stale (223 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (223 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

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PST, Nov 1 11 days ago
Confirmed Informational Resolved Resolution Weather SNA arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Orange County

What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported

No official weather observation (METAR) for Orange County (SNA) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 4:06 AM PST. The latest, at 4:13 AM PST, reports light rain; mist, ceiling 1500 ft, visibility 6 mi, wind 4 kt.

Observed 4:13 AM PST

PDT, Oct 23 20 days ago
Confirmed Informational Resolved Resolution Weather SNA arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm at Orange County

What changed: thunderstorm in the vicinity → no longer reported

No official weather observation (METAR) for Orange County (SNA) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm; it was last reported at 7:53 PM PDT. The latest, at 8:07 PM PDT, reports light rain, ceiling 7500 ft, visibility 8 mi, wind 3 kt.

Observed 8:07 PM PDT

PDT, Oct 22 21 days ago
Confirmed Informational Resolved Resolution Weather SNA arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Orange County

What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported

No official weather observation (METAR) for Orange County (SNA) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 9:22 PM PDT. The latest, at 9:53 PM PDT, reports ceiling 3300 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 3 kt.

Observed 9:53 PM PDT

PDT, Oct 22 22 days ago
Confirmed Informational Resolved Resolution Weather SNA arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Orange County

What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported

No official weather observation (METAR) for Orange County (SNA) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 3:53 AM PDT. The latest, at 4:31 AM PDT, reports ceiling 5000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 0 kt.

Observed 4:31 AM PDT

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