METAR Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
$
A
maintenance check indicator
2
Q
+
A
heavy intensity
3
Q
ACC
A
altocumulus castellanus
4
Q
ACSL
A
altocumulus standing lenticular cloud
5
Q
AO2
A
automated station with precipitation discriminator
6
Q
APCH
A
approach
7
Q
APRX
A
approximately
8
Q
AUTO
A
fully automated report
9
Q
BC
A
patches
10
Q
BL
A
blowing
11
Q
C
A
center (with reference to runway designation)
12
Q
CB
A
cumulonimbus cloud
13
Q
CC
A
cloud-cloud lightning
14
Q
cd
A
candela
15
Q
CHI
A
cloud-height indicator
16
Q
CIG
A
ceiling
17
Q
CONS
A
continuous
18
Q
DOC
A
Department of Commerce
19
Q
DOT
A
Department of Transportation
20
Q
DS
A
duststorm
21
Q
DSNT
A
distant
22
Q
DZ
A
drizzle
23
Q
FAA
A
Federal Aviation Administration
24
Q
FEW
A
few clouds
25
FIBI
filed but impracticable to transmit
26
FMH-1
Federal Meteorological Handbook no. 1
27
-
light intensity
28
/
indicator that visual range data follows; separator between temp and dew point data
29
ACFT MSHP
aircraft mishap
30
AO1
automated station without precipitation discriminator
31
ALP
airport location point
32
APRNT
apparent
33
ATCT
airport traffic control tower
34
B
began
35
BKN
broken
36
BR
mist
37
CA
cloud-air lightning
38
CBMAM
cumulonimbus mammatus cloud
39
CCSL
cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud
40
CG
cloud-ground lightning
41
CHINO
sky condition at secondary location not available
42
CLR
clear
43
COR
correction to a previously disseminated observation
44
DOD
Department of Defense
45
DR
low drifting
46
DSIPTG
dissipating
47
DU
widespread dust
48
DVR
dispatch visual range
49
50
E
east, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO)
51
FC
funnel cloud
52
FG
fog
53
FIRST
first observation after a break in coverage at manual station
54
FMH2
Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 2
