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PL

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Ice Pellets

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TS

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Thunderstorm

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FZRA

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Freezing Rain

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FZDZ

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Freezing Drizzle

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CAT

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Clear Air Turbulence

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BKN

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Broken

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QS

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Quasi-stationary

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OVC

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Overcast

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TCU

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Towering Cumulus

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OBSCD

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Obscured

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P6SM

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Visibility greater than 6SM

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ISOLD

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Isolated - less than 25%

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SCT

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Scattered - 25-50%

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NMRS

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Numerous -Greater than 50%

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LCL

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Local - Less than 25%

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PTCHY

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Patchy - 25-50%

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XTNSV

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Extensive - Greater than 50%

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MECH

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Mechanical Turbulence

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LLWS

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Low-Level Wind Shear

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LEE WV

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Lee/ mountain waves

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LLJ

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Low-level Jet

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ABV

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Above

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ACCAS

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Altocumulus Castellanus

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ACRS

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Across

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ACSL

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Standing lenticular altocumulus

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ACT

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Active

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AFL

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Above Freezing layer

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AFT

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After

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AHD

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Ahead

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AIRMS

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Air mass

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ALF

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Aloft

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ALG

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Along

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ALQDS

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All quadrants

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ALT

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Altitude

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APCH

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Approach

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APCHG

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Approaching

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ASL

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Above Sea level

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AWOS

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Automated Weather Observation System

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BDRY

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Boundary

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BECMG

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Becoming

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BFR

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before

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BGN

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Begin

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BGNG

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Beginning

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BHND

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Behind

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BL

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Blowing

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BLDG

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Building

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BLO

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Below

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BLZD

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Blizzard

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BR

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Mist

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BRF

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Brief

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BRFLY

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briefly

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BRKS

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breaks

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BTN

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Between

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CAVOK

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Ceilings and visibility OK

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CB

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Cumulonimbus

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CIG

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Ceiling

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CLD

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Cloud

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CLR

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Clear

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CLRG

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Clearing

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CNTR

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Centre

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CNTRD

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Centred

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CONDS

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Conditions

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COTRAILS

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Condensation Trails

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CONTUS

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Continuous

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CONTG

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Continuing

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CST

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Coast

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CU

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Cumulus

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DCRG

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Decreasing

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DEG

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Degree

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DEWPNT

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Dew Point

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DFUS

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Diffuse

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DIST

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distant

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DNS

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Dense

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DNSLP

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Downslope

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DP

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Deep

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DPNG

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Deepening

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DRFTG

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Drifting

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DURG

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During

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DVLPG

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Developing

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DZ

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Drizzle

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E

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East

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ELSW

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Elsewhere

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ELY

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Easterly

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EMBD

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Embed

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ENDG

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Ending

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ENTR

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Entire

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FCST

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Forecast

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FEW

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Few Clouds

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FG

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fog

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FILG

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Filling

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FLWD

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Followed

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FLWG

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Following

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FM

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From

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FNT

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Front

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FRQ

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Frequent

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FROIN

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Frost on indicator

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FRQ

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Frequent

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FT

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Feet, foot

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FU

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Smoke

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FZ

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Freezing

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FZLVL

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Freezing Level

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GND

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Ground

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GRAD

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Gradient

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GRDLY

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Gradually

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HGT

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Height

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HI

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High

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HLTP

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Hilltop

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HND

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Hundred

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HR

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Hour

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HVY

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Heavy

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ICG

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icing

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ICGIC

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Icing in cloud

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ICGIP

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Icing in precipitation

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IMDTLY

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Immediately

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INCRG

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Increasing

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INDEF

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Indefinite

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INSTBY

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Instability

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INTMT

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Intermittent

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INTS

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Intense

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INTSFY

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Intensify

120
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ISLD

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Island

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ISOL

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Isolate

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KT

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Knot

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LCL

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Local

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LFTG

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Lifting

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LGT

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Light

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LIFR

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Low IFR

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LK

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Lake

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LLJ

A

Low-level jet stream

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LN

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Line

130
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LO

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Low

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LTL

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Little

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LTNG

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Lightning

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LVL

A

Level

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LWIS

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Limited weather information system

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LWR

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Lower

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LWRG

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Lowering

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LYR

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Layer

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MDFYD

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Modified

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MDT

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Moderate

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MI

A

Shallow

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MID

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Middle

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MOVG

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Moving

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MPH

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Miles per hour

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MRNG

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Morning

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MRTM

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Maritime

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MSTR

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Moisture

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MTS

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Mountains

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MVFR

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Marginal VFR

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MXD

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Mixed

150
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MXG

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Mixing

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N

A

North

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NE

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Northeast

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NELY

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Northeasterly

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NGT

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Night

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NLY

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Northerly

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NM

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Nautical Miles

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NMRS

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Nimerous

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NR

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Near

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NRLY

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Nearly

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NSW

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No significant weather

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NW

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Northwest

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NWLY

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Northwesterly

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OBSC

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Obscure

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OCLD

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Occlude

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OCLDG

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Occluding

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OCLN

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Occlusion

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OCLDG

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Concluding

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OCNL

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Occlusion

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OCNL

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Occasional

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OCNLY

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Occasionally

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OFSHR

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Offshore

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ONSHR

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Onshore

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ORGPHC

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Orographic

174
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OTLK

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Outlook

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OTWZ

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Otherwise

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OVC

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Overcast

177
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OVRNG

A

Overrunning

178
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PCPN

A

Precipitation

179
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PD

A

Period

180
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PL

A

Ice Pellets

181
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PRECDD

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Preceded

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PRECDS

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Precedes

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PRES

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Pressure

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PRESFR

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Pressure Falling Rapidly

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PRESRR

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Pressure rising rapidly

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PROG

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Prognostic, prognosis

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PRSTG

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Persisting

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PSG

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Passage, passing

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PSN

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Position

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PTCHY

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Patchy

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PTLY

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Partly

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RA

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Rain

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RDG

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Ridge

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REP

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Report

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REPS

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Reports

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rFRMG

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Reforming

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RGN

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Region

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RMNG

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Remaining

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RPDLY

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Rapidly

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RPRT

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Report

201
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RSG

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Rising

202
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RUF

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Rough

203
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RVR

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River/ runway visual range

204
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S

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South

205
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SCT

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Scattered

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SCTR

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Sector

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SE

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Southeast

208
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SECT

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Sector

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SE

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Southeast

210
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SECTS

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Sectors

211
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SELY

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Southeasterly

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SEV

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Severe

213
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SFC

A

Surface

214
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SH

A

Shower

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SHFT

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Shift

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SHFTG

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Shifting

217
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SHLW

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Shallow

218
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SKC

A

Sky clear

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SLO

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Slow

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SLOLY

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Slowly

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SLY

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Southerly

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SM

A

Statute miles

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SML

A

Small

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SN

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Snow

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SNRS

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Sunrise

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SNST

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Sunset

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SPECI

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Special

228
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SPRDG

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Spreading

229
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SQ

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Squall

230
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STBL

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Stable

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STG

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Strong

232
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STGTN

A

Strengthen

233
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STNRY

A

Stationary

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SVRL

A

Several

235
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SW

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Southwest

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SWLY

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Southwesterly

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SXN

A

Section

238
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SYS

A

System

239
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TEMP

A

Temperature

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TEMPO

A

Temporary

241
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THK

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Thick

242
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THKNG

A

Thickening

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THN

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Thin

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THNC

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Thence

245
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THNG

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Thinning

246
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THRU

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Through

247
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THRUT

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Throughout

248
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THSD

A

Thousand

249
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TILL

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Until

250
Q

TRML

A

Terminal

251
Q

TROF

A

Trough

252
Q

TROWAL

A

Trough of warm air aloft

253
Q

TRRN

A

Terrain

254
Q

TURB

A

Turbulence

255
Q

TWD

A

Toward

256
Q

UNSTBL

A

Unstable

257
Q

UPR

A

Upper

258
Q

UPSLP

A

Upslope

259
Q

UTC

A

Coordinated Universal Time

260
Q

VC

A

Vicinity

261
Q

VIS

A

Visibility

262
Q

VLY

A

Valley

263
Q

VRB

A

Variable

264
Q

VV

A

Vertical Visibility

265
Q

W

A

West

266
Q

WDLY

A

Widely

267
Q

WK

A

Weak

268
Q

WLY

A

Westerly

269
Q

WND

A

Wind

270
Q

WRM

A

Warm

271
Q

WS

A

Wind shear

272
Q

WV

A

Wave

273
Q

WX

A

Weather

274
Q

XCP

A

Except

275
Q

XT

A

Extend

276
Q

XTDG

A

Extending

277
Q

XTRM

A

Extreme

278
Q

XTSV

A

Extensive

279
Q

Z

A

ZULU

280
Q

SF

A

Stratus Fractus

281
Q

SC

A

Stratocumulus

282
Q

SLP

A

Sea level pressure

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