Terms and Acronyms Flashcards
PL
Ice Pellets
TS
Thunderstorm
FZRA
Freezing Rain
FZDZ
Freezing Drizzle
CAT
Clear Air Turbulence
BKN
Broken
QS
Quasi-stationary
OVC
Overcast
TCU
Towering Cumulus
OBSCD
Obscured
P6SM
Visibility greater than 6SM
ISOLD
Isolated - less than 25%
SCT
Scattered - 25-50%
NMRS
Numerous -Greater than 50%
LCL
Local - Less than 25%
PTCHY
Patchy - 25-50%
XTNSV
Extensive - Greater than 50%
MECH
Mechanical Turbulence
LLWS
Low-Level Wind Shear
LEE WV
Lee/ mountain waves
LLJ
Low-level Jet
ABV
Above
ACCAS
Altocumulus Castellanus
ACRS
Across
ACSL
Standing lenticular altocumulus
ACT
Active
AFL
Above Freezing layer
AFT
After
AHD
Ahead
AIRMS
Air mass
ALF
Aloft
ALG
Along
ALQDS
All quadrants
ALT
Altitude
APCH
Approach
APCHG
Approaching
ASL
Above Sea level
AWOS
Automated Weather Observation System
BDRY
Boundary
BECMG
Becoming
BFR
before
BGN
Begin
BGNG
Beginning
BHND
Behind
BL
Blowing
BLDG
Building
BLO
Below
BLZD
Blizzard
BR
Mist
BRF
Brief
BRFLY
briefly
BRKS
breaks
BTN
Between
CAVOK
Ceilings and visibility OK
CB
Cumulonimbus
CIG
Ceiling
CLD
Cloud
CLR
Clear
CLRG
Clearing
CNTR
Centre
CNTRD
Centred
CONDS
Conditions
COTRAILS
Condensation Trails
CONTUS
Continuous
CONTG
Continuing
CST
Coast
CU
Cumulus
DCRG
Decreasing
DEG
Degree
DEWPNT
Dew Point
DFUS
Diffuse
DIST
distant
DNS
Dense
DNSLP
Downslope
DP
Deep
DPNG
Deepening
DRFTG
Drifting
DURG
During
DVLPG
Developing
DZ
Drizzle
E
East
ELSW
Elsewhere
ELY
Easterly
EMBD
Embed
ENDG
Ending
ENTR
Entire
FCST
Forecast
FEW
Few Clouds
FG
fog
FILG
Filling
FLWD
Followed
FLWG
Following
FM
From
FNT
Front
FRQ
Frequent
FROIN
Frost on indicator
FRQ
Frequent
FT
Feet, foot
FU
Smoke
FZ
Freezing
FZLVL
Freezing Level
GND
Ground
GRAD
Gradient
GRDLY
Gradually
HGT
Height
HI
High
HLTP
Hilltop
HND
Hundred
HR
Hour
HVY
Heavy
ICG
icing
ICGIC
Icing in cloud
ICGIP
Icing in precipitation
IMDTLY
Immediately
INCRG
Increasing
INDEF
Indefinite
INSTBY
Instability
INTMT
Intermittent
INTS
Intense
INTSFY
Intensify
ISLD
Island
ISOL
Isolate
KT
Knot
LCL
Local
LFTG
Lifting
LGT
Light
LIFR
Low IFR
LK
Lake
LLJ
Low-level jet stream
LN
Line
LO
Low
LTL
Little
LTNG
Lightning
LVL
Level
LWIS
Limited weather information system
LWR
Lower
LWRG
Lowering
LYR
Layer
MDFYD
Modified
MDT
Moderate
MI
Shallow
MID
Middle
MOVG
Moving
MPH
Miles per hour
MRNG
Morning
MRTM
Maritime
MSTR
Moisture
MTS
Mountains
MVFR
Marginal VFR
MXD
Mixed
MXG
Mixing
N
North
NE
Northeast
NELY
Northeasterly
NGT
Night
NLY
Northerly
NM
Nautical Miles
NMRS
Nimerous
NR
Near
NRLY
Nearly
NSW
No significant weather
NW
Northwest
NWLY
Northwesterly
OBSC
Obscure
OCLD
Occlude
OCLDG
Occluding
OCLN
Occlusion
OCLDG
Concluding
OCNL
Occlusion
OCNL
Occasional
OCNLY
Occasionally
OFSHR
Offshore
ONSHR
Onshore
ORGPHC
Orographic
OTLK
Outlook
OTWZ
Otherwise
OVC
Overcast
OVRNG
Overrunning
PCPN
Precipitation
PD
Period
PL
Ice Pellets
PRECDD
Preceded
PRECDS
Precedes
PRES
Pressure
PRESFR
Pressure Falling Rapidly
PRESRR
Pressure rising rapidly
PROG
Prognostic, prognosis
PRSTG
Persisting
PSG
Passage, passing
PSN
Position
PTCHY
Patchy
PTLY
Partly
RA
Rain
RDG
Ridge
REP
Report
REPS
Reports
rFRMG
Reforming
RGN
Region
RMNG
Remaining
RPDLY
Rapidly
RPRT
Report
RSG
Rising
RUF
Rough
RVR
River/ runway visual range
S
South
SCT
Scattered
SCTR
Sector
SE
Southeast
SECT
Sector
SE
Southeast
SECTS
Sectors
SELY
Southeasterly
SEV
Severe
SFC
Surface
SH
Shower
SHFT
Shift
SHFTG
Shifting
SHLW
Shallow
SKC
Sky clear
SLO
Slow
SLOLY
Slowly
SLY
Southerly
SM
Statute miles
SML
Small
SN
Snow
SNRS
Sunrise
SNST
Sunset
SPECI
Special
SPRDG
Spreading
SQ
Squall
STBL
Stable
STG
Strong
STGTN
Strengthen
STNRY
Stationary
SVRL
Several
SW
Southwest
SWLY
Southwesterly
SXN
Section
SYS
System
TEMP
Temperature
TEMPO
Temporary
THK
Thick
THKNG
Thickening
THN
Thin
THNC
Thence
THNG
Thinning
THRU
Through
THRUT
Throughout
THSD
Thousand
TILL
Until
TRML
Terminal
TROF
Trough
TROWAL
Trough of warm air aloft
TRRN
Terrain
TURB
Turbulence
TWD
Toward
UNSTBL
Unstable
UPR
Upper
UPSLP
Upslope
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
VC
Vicinity
VIS
Visibility
VLY
Valley
VRB
Variable
VV
Vertical Visibility
W
West
WDLY
Widely
WK
Weak
WLY
Westerly
WND
Wind
WRM
Warm
WS
Wind shear
WV
Wave
WX
Weather
XCP
Except
XT
Extend
XTDG
Extending
XTRM
Extreme
XTSV
Extensive
Z
ZULU
SF
Stratus Fractus
SC
Stratocumulus
SLP
Sea level pressure