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METAR/TAF Flashcards

1
Q

$

A

Maintenance check indicator

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2
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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

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altocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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5
Q

AO2

A

automated station with precipitation discriminator

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6
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APCH

A

approach

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7
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APRX

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approximately

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8
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AUTO

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fully automated report

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9
Q

BC

A

patches

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10
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BL

A

blowing

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11
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C

A

center (with reference with 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
Q

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

A

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

dust storm

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21
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DSNT

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distant

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22
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DZ

A

drizzle

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23
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FAA

A

Federal Aviation Administration

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24
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FEW

A

few clouds

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25
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FIBI

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filed but impracticable to transmit

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26
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FRQ

A

frequent

27
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FT

A

feet

28
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FZ

A

freezing

29
Q

G

A

gust

30
Q

GS

A

small hail and/ or snow pellets

31
Q

HZ

A

haze

32
Q

ICAO

A

International Civil Aviation Organization

33
Q

INTMT

A

intermittent

34
Q

L

A

left (with reference to runway designation)

35
Q

LST

A

Local Standard Time

36
Q

LWR

A

lower

37
Q

max

A

maximum

38
Q

MI

A

shallow

39
Q

MOV

A

moved/moving/movement

40
Q

N

A

north

41
Q

OVC

A

overcast

42
Q

PRES

A

pressure

43
Q

RTD

A

Routine Delayed (late) observation

44
Q

RVR

A

Runway Visual Range

45
Q

RY

A

runway

46
Q

SA

A

sand

47
Q

SCT

A

scattered

48
Q

SFC

A

surface

49
Q

SH

A

shower(s)

50
Q

SLP

A

sea-level pressure

51
Q

SM

A

statute miles

52
Q

SNINCR

A

snow increasing rapidly

53
Q

SS

A

sandstorm

54
Q

SW

A

snow shower, Southwest

55
Q

TS

A

thunderstorm

56
Q

TWR

A

tower

57
Q

UP

A

unknown precipitation

58
Q

V

A

variable

59
Q

VC

A

in the vicinity

60
Q

VISNO

A

visibility at secondary location not available

61
Q

VRB

A

variable

62
Q

W

A

west

63
Q

WSHFT

A

wind shift

Aviation weather- Metars (1 decks)

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