Weather Flashcards
What is a TREND?
A Landing forecast valid 2 hours
With regards to the SIG Weather Chart, what does the following symbols mean?
What does NSC mean?
No clouds of operational significance below 5000ft.
No Cumulonimbus or Towering Cumulus at any height
With regards to the SIG Weather Chart, what does the following symbols mean?
The maximum wind (gust) is reported only if it exceeds the mean speed by _____ knots or more
10 knots
With regards to METAR/TAF, what does the following abbreaviations mean?
When is FZFG used?
Visibility below 1000m and
Temperature below 0C
What does CAVOK mean?
Visibility of 10km or more
No clouds below 5000ft
No Cumulonimbus or Towering Cumulus (at any height); and
No significant weather phenomena
With regards to METAR/TAF, what does the following obscuration abbreaviations mean?
Low level wind shear means wind shear below:
1600ft AGL
With regards to the SIG Weather Chart, what does the following abbreaviations mean?
Information on wind direction and wind speed reported in a MET REPORT represent:
10 Minute mean values
What front does the picture depict?
Stationary front
With regards to METAR/TAF, what does the following precip abbreaviations mean?
Cold air, flowing over a relative hot sea surface will cause:
Unstable cold air, cumulus clouds and maybe showers
With regards to METAR/TAF, what does the following other weather abbreaviations mean?
