Reports and Forecasts Flashcards
1
Q
Weather phenomena intensity
A
+ heavy
moderate
- light
2
Q
MI
A
shallow
3
Q
BC
A
patches
4
Q
FZ
A
freezing
5
Q
DR
A
low drifting
6
Q
SH
A
showers
7
Q
DZ
A
drizzle
8
Q
RA
A
rain
9
Q
GS
A
small hail/snow pellets
10
Q
GR
A
hail
11
Q
SN
A
snow
12
Q
SG
A
snow grains
13
Q
BR
A
mist
14
Q
FG
A
fog
15
Q
HZ
A
haze
16
Q
FU
A
smoke
17
Q
VA
A
volcanic ash
18
Q
DU
A
dust
19
Q
SA
A
sand
20
Q
SQ
A
squalls
21
Q
PO
A
dust/sand whirls
22
Q
FC
A
funnel cloud / tornado / water spout
23
Q
SS
A
sandstorm
24
Q
DS
A
duststorm
25
Q
082200Z
A
8th of the month, 2200 UTC time
26
Q
NIL
A
missing report
27
Q
surface wind - METAR report
A
- direction of the wind in degrees true
- wind speed followed by knots
- wind gusts in kts preceded by G (only if gusts exceeded 10kts)
28
Q
150V210
A
wind direction variable between 150 and 210 degrees true (wind variability needs to be variable then more than 60 degrees true)
29
Q
VRB02KT
A
used when wind direction is variable and speed is less than 3kts
30
Q
visibility - METAR report
A
no unit required up to 9999m, if above then the unit KM is used
