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PHAK 13: Aviation Weather Services, U.S. METAR Abbreviations Flashcards

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$

A

maintenance check indicator

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ACC

A

altocumulus castellanus

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ACSL

A

altocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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ALQDS

A

all quadrants (official)

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AO1

A

automated station without precipitation discriminator

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APCH

A

approach

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APRX

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approximately

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AUTO

A

fully automated report

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CA

A

cloud-air lightning

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CBMAM

A

cumulonimbus mammatus cloud

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CCSL

A

cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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CG

A

cloud-ground lightning

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CHINO

A

sky condition at secondary location not available

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CONS

A

continuous

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DOC

A

Department of Commerce

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DOT

A

Department of Transportation

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DSNT

A

distant

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E

A
  • east
  • ended
  • estimated ceiling (SAO)
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FIBI

A

filed but impracticable to transmit

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FMH-1

A

Federal Meteorological Handbook No.1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports (METAR)

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FROPA

A

frontal passage

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FRQ

A

frequent

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FZRANO

A

freezing rain sensor not available

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HLSTO

A

hailstone

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INCRG

A

increasing

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KT

A

knots

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LAST

A

last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station

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LTG

A

lightning

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M

A

minus, less than

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METAR

A

Meteorological Aerodrome Report

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MOV

A

moved/moving/movement

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N

A

north

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NCDC

A

National Climatic Data Center

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NOS

A

National Ocean Service

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NOTAM

A

Notice to Airmen

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NWS

A

National Weather Service

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OFCM

A

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

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OVR

A

over

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39
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PCPN

A

precipitation

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PNO

A

precipitation amount not available

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PRESFR

A

pressure falling rapidly

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PWINO

A

precipitation identifier sensor not available

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43
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RTD

A

Routine Delayed (late) observation

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RVR

A

Runway visual range

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RWY

A

runway

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SCSL

A

stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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SFC

A

surface, i.e., ground level)

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SLPNO

A

sea-level pressure not available

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SNINCR

A

snow increasing rapidly

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SPECI

A

an unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met

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SW

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TS

A

thunderstorm

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TWR

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UTC

A

Coordinated Universal Time

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VIS

A

visibility

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VR

A

visual range

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W

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WMO

A

World Meteorological Organization

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WS

A

wind shear

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Z

A

Zulu, i.e., Coordinated Universal Time

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/

A
  • indicator that visual range data follows
  • separator between temperature and dew point data.
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ACFT MSHP

A

aircraft mishap

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ALP

A

airport location point

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ALQS

A

all quadrants (unofficial)

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AO2

A

automated station with precipitation discriminator

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APRNT

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ATCT

A

airport traffic control tower

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C

A

center
(reference to runway designation)

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CB

A

cumulonimbus cloud

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CC

A

cloud-cloud lightning

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cd

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CHI

A

cloud-height indicator

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CIG

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COR

A

correction to a previously disseminated observation

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DOD

A

Department of Defense

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DSIPTG

A

dissipating

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DVR

A

dispatch visual range

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FAA

A

Federal Aviation Administration

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FIRST

A

first observation after a break in coverage at manual station

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FMH2

A

Federal Meteorological Handbook No.2, Surface Synoptic Codes

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FROIN

A

frost on the indicator

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FT

83
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G

84
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ICAO

A

International Civil Aviation Organization

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INTMT

A

intermittent

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L

A

left
(reference to runway designation)

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LST

A

local standard time

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LWR

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MAX

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MIN

91
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MT

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N/A

A

not applicable

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NE

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NOSPECI

A

no SPECI reports are taken at the station

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NW

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OCNL

A

occasional

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OHD

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P

A

indicates greater than the highest reportable value

99
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PK WND

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PRES

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PRESRR

A

pressure rising rapidly

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Q

R

A

right
(with reference to runway designation), runway

103
Q

RV

A

reportable value

104
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RVRNO

A

RVR system values not available

105
Q

S

106
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SE

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Q

SLP

A

sea-level pressure

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SM

A

statute miles

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SOG

A

snow on the ground

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STN

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TCU

A

towering cumulus

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TSNO

A

thunderstorm information not available

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UNKN

114
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V

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VISNO

A

visibility at secondary location not available

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VRB

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WG/SO

A

Working Group for Surface Observations

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WND

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WSHFT

A

wind shift

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