US-3318 Weather Martin Emergency Center at Saint Lucie West Helipad

Port Saint Lucie, FloridaElevation 20 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KFPR · 11 NM N · 26 min old

Ceiling 3,000 ft, visibility 6 SM, mist.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFPR

WIND

050@7

steady

VISIBILITY

6 SM

9.7 km

CEILING

3,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 50° at 7 kt, visibility 6 SM, temperature 21.1C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 82F, low near 71F, 74% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Today: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	82/71	NE 13 kt	30 kt	74%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	83/72	NE 17 kt	30 kt	40%
Tuesday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	83/72	NE 17 kt	35 kt	52%
Wednesday	Chance Rain Showers	84/72	NE 17 kt	30 kt	51%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	85/71	NE 13 kt	26 kt	51%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	85/71	NE 13 kt	26 kt	42%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	85/71	ENE 17 kt	26 kt	44%

Source: National Weather Service (office MLB). Forecast issued 1050Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for US-3318. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

20 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2244Z 6:44 PM

Sunrise

1127Z 7:27 AM

Loggable night

2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1103Z (7:03 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2244Z (6:44 PM local) → 1127Z (7:27 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2344Z (7:44 PM local) → 1027Z (6:27 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Martin Emergency Center at Saint Lucie West Helipad is in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Field elevation 20 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeHeliport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-3318

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates27.3192, -80.3824

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3318 traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-09-06, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.5

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 50%Piston single 50%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B412 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›DRON (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›R44 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-3318 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFPR (11 NM N, MVFR).

KFPR Treasure Coast International Airport

KVRB Vero Beach Regional Airport

20 NM N

MVFR

KOBE Okeechobee County Airport

25 NM W

MVFR

KLNA Palm Beach County Park Airport

46 NM S

VFR

KMLB Melbourne Orlando International Airport

49 NM N

VFR

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-3318 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-3318 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-3318. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-3318 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-3318. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-3318?

US-3318 sits at 20 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3318?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.