Forecasts Flashcards
1
Q
WSR-88D
NEXRAD
A
Weather Surveillance Radar - 1988 Doppler
Next generation weather radar
2
Q
VCP
A
Volume coverage pattern
3
Q
AWW
A
Airport weather warning
4
Q
PCPN
A
Precipitation
5
Q
MTN OBSCN
A
Mountain Obscuration
6
Q
STG SFC WND
A
Sustained surface wind
In AIRMET if greater than 30 it
7
Q
AIRMET
Sierra
Tango
Zulu
A
S - IFR conditions
T - Moderate turbulence
Z - Icing