Weather

Question 1

What does VC mean

Answer 1

In the vicinity of the station

Question 2

What does MI mean

Answer 2

Shallow

Question 3

What does PR mean

Answer 3

Partial

Question 4

What does BC mean

Answer 4

Patches

Question 5

What does DR mean

Answer 5

Low drifting

Question 6

What does BL mean

Answer 6

Blowing

Question 7

What does SH mean

Answer 7

Showers

Question 8

What does FZ mean

Answer 8

Freezing

Question 9

What does TS mean

Answer 9

Thunderstorm

Question 10

What does DZ mean

Answer 10

Drizzle

Question 11

What does RA mean

Answer 11

Rain

Question 12

What does SN mean

Answer 12

Snow

Question 13

SG

Answer 13

snow grains

Question 14

IC

Answer 14

Ice crystals

Question 15

PL

Answer 15

Ice pellets

Question 16

GR

Answer 16

Hail greater than .25”

Question 17

GS

Answer 17

Small hail/snow pellets

Question 18

BR

Answer 18

Mist/baby rain

Question 19

FG

Answer 19

Fog

Question 20

FU

Answer 20

Smoke

Question 21

VA

Answer 21

Volcanic ash

Question 22

DU

Answer 22

Dust

Question 23

SA

Answer 23

Sand

Question 24

HZ

Answer 24

Haze

Question 25

PY

Answer 25

Spray

Question 26

UP

Answer 26

Unknown precip

Question 27

PO

Answer 27

Well developed dust/sand whirls

Question 28

SQ

Answer 28

Squalls

Question 29

FC

Answer 29

Funnel cloud

Question 30

SS

Answer 30

Sand storm

Question 31

DS

Answer 31

Dust storm

Question 32

Wshft

Answer 32

Wind shift/wind shift45

Question 33

FROPA

Answer 33

Frontal passage

Question 34

PK WND 34050/38

Answer 34

Peak wind 340@50 38’ past the hour

Question 35

RAB05E30SNB20E55

Answer 35

Rain began 5 minutes past the hour ended 30 minutes past the hour snow began 20 minutes past the hour ended 55 past the hour

Question 36

PWINO

Answer 36

Present weather indet N/A

Question 37

FZRANO

Answer 37

Freezing rain info not available

Question 38

TSCO

Answer 38

Thunderstorm info not available

Question 39

OCNL

Answer 39

Occasional lighting

Question 40

TCU OHD

Answer 40

Towering cumulus overhead

Question 41

TCU W

Answer 41

Towering cumulus west

Question 42

ACC W

Answer 42

Altocumulus casatellanus west

Question 43

Airmet TANGO

Answer 43

Moderate turbulence

Question 44

Airmet sierra

Answer 44

Visibility less than 3sm less than 1000’ AGL

Question 45

Airmet ZULU

Answer 45

Moderate icing

Question 46

what is a SIGMET

Answer 46

SIGMETS concern severe and extreme conditions of importance to all aircraft(icing turbulence and dust/sand storms or volcanic ash)

Question 47

what is a CONVECTIVE SIGMET

Answer 47

issued for thunderstorms if they are sufficiently strong, widespread or embedded

Question 48

what is a AIRMET

Answer 48

concern less severe conditions which may be hazardous to smaller aircraft

Question 49

what is a AIRMET

Answer 49

concern less severe conditions which may be hazardous to smaller aircraft

Question 50

which is worse AIRMET OR SIGMET

Answer 50

SIGMET is always worse as it tells more extreme conditions that apply to ALL aircraft

Question 51

what is a weather depiction chart

Answer 51

a computer generated chart based on METAR reports that gives a broad overview of the flying conditions at that time(begins at 01Z and is updated every 3 hours)

Question 52

what is a surface analysis chart

Answer 52

surface analysis charts depict that weather conditions as they were a few hours earlier, indicated by the time stamped on the chart(developed every 3 hours) reviewing chart gives a picture of atmospheric pressure patterns, location of high and low pressure systems and frontal movements

Question 53

what is a prognostic chart

Answer 53

it’s a forecast chart (issued 4 times a day) 12and 24 hour weather forecast for a given region. only covers from the surface to 400-millibar(24,000 ft)

Question 54

What is a standard lapse rate

Answer 54

Decreases by 2 degrees every 1000 ft

Question 55

Who would you contact or call to get help with weather

Answer 55

FSS- 122.2 or on your sectional