PHAK 13: Aviation Weather Services, U.S. METAR Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
$
A
maintenance check indicator
2
Q
ACC
A
altocumulus castellanus
3
Q
ACSL
A
altocumulus standing lenticular cloud
4
Q
ALQDS
A
all quadrants (official)
5
Q
AO1
A
automated station without precipitation discriminator
6
Q
APCH
A
approach
7
Q
APRX
A
approximately
8
Q
AUTO
A
fully automated report
9
Q
CA
A
cloud-air lightning
10
Q
CBMAM
A
cumulonimbus mammatus cloud
11
Q
CCSL
A
cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud
12
Q
CG
A
cloud-ground lightning
13
Q
CHINO
A
sky condition at secondary location not available
14
Q
CONS
A
continuous
15
Q
DOC
A
Department of Commerce
16
Q
DOT
A
Department of Transportation
17
Q
DSNT
A
distant
18
Q
E
A
- east
- ended
- estimated ceiling (SAO)
19
Q
FIBI
A
filed but impracticable to transmit
20
Q
FMH-1
A
Federal Meteorological Handbook No.1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports (METAR)
21
Q
FROPA
A
frontal passage
22
Q
FRQ
A
frequent
23
Q
FZRANO
A
freezing rain sensor not available
24
Q
HLSTO
A
hailstone
25
INCRG
increasing
26
KT
knots
27
LAST
last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station
28
LTG
lightning
29
M
minus, less than
30
METAR
Meteorological Aerodrome Report
31
MOV
moved/moving/movement
32
N
north
33
NCDC
National Climatic Data Center
34
NOS
National Ocean Service
35
NOTAM
Notice to Airmen
36
NWS
National Weather Service
37
OFCM
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
38
OVR
over
39
PCPN
precipitation
40
PNO
precipitation amount not available
41
PRESFR
pressure falling rapidly
42
PWINO
precipitation identifier sensor not available
43
RTD
Routine Delayed (late) observation
44
RVR
Runway visual range
45
RWY
runway
46
SCSL
stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud
47
SFC
surface, i.e., ground level)
48
SLPNO
sea-level pressure not available
49
SNINCR
snow increasing rapidly
50
SPECI
an unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met
51
SW
southwest
52
TS
thunderstorm
53
TWR
tower
54
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
55
VIS
visibility
56
VR
visual range
57
W
west
58
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
59
WS
wind shear
60
Z
Zulu, i.e., Coordinated Universal Time
61
/
* indicator that visual range data follows
* separator between temperature and dew point data.
62
ACFT MSHP
aircraft mishap
63
ALP
airport location point
64
ALQS
all quadrants (unofficial)
65
AO2
automated station with precipitation discriminator
66
APRNT
apparent
67
ATCT
airport traffic control tower
68
C
center
(reference to runway designation)
69
CB
cumulonimbus cloud
70
CC
cloud-cloud lightning
71
cd
candela
72
CHI
cloud-height indicator
73
CIG
ceiling
74
COR
correction to a previously disseminated observation
75
DOD
Department of Defense
76
DSIPTG
dissipating
77
DVR
dispatch visual range
78
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
79
FIRST
first observation after a break in coverage at manual station
80
FMH2
Federal Meteorological Handbook No.2, Surface Synoptic Codes
81
FROIN
frost on the indicator
82
FT
feet
83
G
gust
84
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
85
INTMT
intermittent
86
L
left
(reference to runway designation)
87
LST
local standard time
88
LWR
lower
89
MAX
maximum
90
MIN
minimum
91
MT
mountains
92
N/A
not applicable
93
NE
northeast
94
NOSPECI
no SPECI reports are taken at the station
95
NW
northwest
96
OCNL
occasional
97
OHD
overhead
98
P
indicates greater than the highest reportable value
99
PK WND
peak wind
100
PRES
pressure
101
PRESRR
pressure rising rapidly
102
R
right
(with reference to runway designation), runway
103
RV
reportable value
104
RVRNO
RVR system values not available
105
S
south
106
SE
southeast
107
SLP
sea-level pressure
108
SM
statute miles
109
SOG
snow on the ground
110
STN
station
111
TCU
towering cumulus
112
TSNO
thunderstorm information not available
113
UNKN
unknown
114
V
variable
115
VISNO
visibility at secondary location not available
116
VRB
variable
117
WG/SO
Working Group for Surface Observations
118
WND
wind
119
WSHFT
wind shift
