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METAR Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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$

A

maintenance check indicator

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+

A

heavy intensity

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3
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ACC

A

altocumulus castellanus

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4
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ACSL

A

altocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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5
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AO2

A

automated station with precipitation discriminator

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6
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APCH

A

approach

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APRX

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approximately

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AUTO

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fully automated report

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BC

A

patches

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BL

A

blowing

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C

A

center (with reference to runway designation)

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12
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CB

A

cumulonimbus cloud

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13
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CC

A

cloud-cloud lightning

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14
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cd

A

candela

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15
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CHI

A

cloud-height indicator

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16
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CIG

A

ceiling

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17
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CONS

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continuous

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18
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DOC

A

Department of Commerce

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19
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DOT

A

Department of Transportation

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20
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DS

A

duststorm

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21
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DSNT

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distant

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DZ

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Administration

24
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FEW

A

few clouds

25
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FIBI

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filed but impracticable to transmit

26
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FMH-1

A

Federal Meteorological Handbook no. 1

27
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-

A

light intensity

28
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/

A

indicator that visual range data follows; separator between temp and dew point data

29
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ACFT MSHP

A

aircraft mishap

30
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AO1

A

automated station without precipitation discriminator

31
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ALP

A

airport location point

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APRNT

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ATCT

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airport traffic control tower

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B

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BKN

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BR

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CA

A

cloud-air lightning

38
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CBMAM

A

cumulonimbus mammatus cloud

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CCSL

A

cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud

40
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CG

A

cloud-ground lightning

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CHINO

A

sky condition at secondary location not available

42
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CLR

43
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COR

A

correction to a previously disseminated observation

44
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DOD

A

Department of Defense

45
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DR

A

low drifting

46
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DSIPTG

A

dissipating

47
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DU

A

widespread dust

48
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DVR

A

dispatch visual range

50
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E

A

east, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO)

51
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FC

A

funnel cloud

52
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FG

53
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FIRST

A

first observation after a break in coverage at manual station

54
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FMH2

A

Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 2

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