Weather Abbreviations Flashcards
A
Altimeter setting proceeded by 4 numbers
A01
AUTOMATED OBSERVATION WITHOUT PRECIPITATION DISCRIMINATOR
A02
AUTOMATED OBSERVATION WITH PRECIPITATION DISCRIMINATOR
AAWF
AUXILIARY AVIATION WEATHER FACILITY
ACYC
ANTICYCLONIC
ADV
ADVISE
ADVCTN
ADVECTION
ADVY
ADVISORY
AFC
AREA FORECAST CENTRE
AFDK
AFTER DARK
ALF
ALOFT
ALSEC
ALL SECTORS
ALQDS
ALL QUADRANTS
ALWF
ACTUAL WIND FACTOR
AMD
AMENDED FORECASTS (TAF)
AMS
AIR MASS
ANLYS
ANALYSIS
ASOS
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
ATLC
ATLANTIC
AURBO
AURORA BOREALIS
AUTO
AUTOMATED (METAR) NO HUMAN INTERVENTION
AWOS
AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVING/REPORTING SYSTEM
AWP
AVIATION WEATHER PROCESSORS
B
BEGINNING OF PRECIPITATION (TIME IN MINUTES) (WX REPORTS ONLY)
BCH
BEACH
BCKG
BACKING
BDA
BERMUDA
BECMG
BECOMING(EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 DIGIT BEGINNING HOUR AND 2 DIGIT ENDING HOUR)
BFDK
BEFORE DARK
BINOVC
BREAKS IN OVERCAST
BKN
BROKEN
BL
BETWEEN LAYERS
BL
BLOWING (METAR)
BLD
BUILD
BLDUP
BUILDUP
BLKT
BLANKET
BLO
BELOW (ICAO) / (BELOW CLOUDS - METAR)
BLW
BELOW (ICAO)
BLZD
BLIZZARD
BMS
BASIC METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
BNDRY
BOUNDARY
BRF
BRIEF
BRK
BREAK
BRKHIC
BREAKS IN HIGHER OVERCAST
BRM
BAROMETER
BTL
BETWEEN LAYERS
BTWN
BETWEEN
C
CONTINENTAL AIR MASS
CA
CLEAR ABOVE (PIREP ONLY)
CAN
CANADA
CARIB
CARIBBEAN
CASCDS
CASCADES
CAT
CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE (GENERAL)
CAVOK
CLOUD AND VISIBILITY OK (METAR)
CAVU
CLEAR OR SCATTERED CLOUDS AND VISIBILIY GREATER THAN TEN MILES
CAWS
COMMON AVIATION WEATHER SUB-SYSTEM
CCLKWS
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
CDFNT
COLD FRONT
CFP
COLD FRONT PASSAGE
CHARC
CHARACTERISTIC
CHC
CHANCE
CHSPK
CHESAPEAKE
CIG
CEILING
CLD
CLOUD
CLR
CLEAR AT OR BELOW 12,000 FEET (AWOS/ASOS/METAR)
CLRS
CLEAR AND SMOOTH
CNCL
CANCEL
CNDN
CANADIAN
CNVTV
CONVECTIVE
CONFDC
CONFIDENCE
CONT
CONTINUE OR CONTINUOUSLY (GEN)
CONTDVD
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
COR
CORRECTION TO THE OBSERVATION
CST
COAST
CTGY
CATEGORY
CTSKLS
CATSKILLS
CYC
CYCLONIC
CYCLGN
CYCLOGENESIS
DABRK
DAYBREAK
DCAVU
CLEAR/SCATTERED CLOUDS. VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10, REMAINDER OF REPORT MISSING
DKTS
DAKOTAS
DMSH
DIMINISH
DNS
DENSE
DNSLP
DOWNSLOPE
DNSTRM
DOWNSTREAM
DPNG
DEEPENING
DPTH
DEPTH
DR
LOW DRIFTING (METAR)
DRFT
DRIFT
DRZL
DRIZZLE
DSIPT
DISSIPATE
DTLN
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
DTRT
DETERIORATE
DURC
DURING CLIMB (PIREP)
DURD
DURING DECENT (PIREP)
DVV
DOWNWARD VERTICAL VELOCITY
DWNDRTS
DOWNDRAFTS
DWPNT
DEWPOINT
E
-ENDING OF PRECIPITATION (IN MINUTE-METAR)
-EQUATORIAL (AIR MASS)
-ESTIMATED (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
-EASTERN STANDARD TIME (TIME GROUPS ONLY)
ELNGT
ELONGATE
EMBDD
EMBEDDED
EMSU
ENVIRONMENT METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT UNIT
ENERN
EAST-NORTHEASTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
ENEWD
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
EOF
EXPECTED OPERATIONS FORECAST
ESERN
EAST-SOUTHEASTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
ESEWD
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
EXTRAP
EXTRAPOLATE
EXTRM
EXTREME
FA
AREA FORECAST
FAH
FAHRENHEIT
FEW
1 OR 2 OCTAS (EIGHTHS) CLOUD COVERAGE
FIBI
FILED BUT IMPRACTICAL TO TRANSMIT
FILG
FILLING
FINO
WEATHER REPORT WILL NOT BE FILED FOR TRANSMISSION /FL ALTITUDE/FLIGHT LEVEL (PIREP)
FL
FLASH ADVISORY
FLDST
FLOOD STAGE
FLG
FALLING
FLWIS
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED
FM
FROM (4 DIGIT BEGINNING TIME IN HOURS AND MINUTES)
FNT
FRONT
FNTGNS
FRONTOGENESIS
FNTLYS
FRONTOLYSIS
FORNN
FORENOON
FRMG
FORMING
FROPA
FRONTAL PASSAGE
FROSFC
FRONTAL SURFACE
FRST
FROST
FRWF
FORECAST WIND FACTOR
FRZ
FREEZE
FRZLVL
FREEZING LEVEL
FRZN
FROZEN
FT
FEET (GEN)
FRQ
FREQUENT (ICAO)
FULYR
SMOKE LAYER ALOFT
FUOCTY
SMOKE OVER CITY
FWC
FLEET WEATHER CENTRAL
G
GUSTS REACHING (KNOTS) (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
GICG
GLAZE ICING
GLFALSKID
GULF OF ALASKA
GLFCAL
GULF OF CALIFORNIA
GLFMEX
GULF OF MEXICO
GNDFG
GROUND FOG
GRAD
GRADIENT
GRBNKS
GRAND BANKS
GRDL
GRADUAL
GRTLKS
GREAT LAKES
GSTS
GUSTS
GSTY
GUSTY
GV
GROUND VISIBILITY
HCVIS
HIGH CLOUDS VISIBLE
HDFRZ
HARD FREEZE
HDSVLY
HUDSON VALLEY
HI
HIGH
HIEAT
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR ALL TIME
HIEFM
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR THE MONTH
HIESE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO EARLY
HIFOR
HIGH LEVEL FORECAST
HITMP
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
HIXAT
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR ALL TIME
HIXFM
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR THE MONTH
HIXSE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO EARLY
HIXSL
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO LATE
HLSTO
HAILSTONES
HLTP
HILLTOP
HLYR
HAZE LAYER ALOFT
HRCN
HURRICANE
HUREP
HURRICANE REPORT
HX
HIGH INDEX
/IC
ICING (PIREP ONLY)
ICG
ICING
ICGIC
ICING IN CLOUDS
ICGICIP
ICING IN CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION
ICGIP
ICING IN PRECIPITATION
IMC
INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
IMDT
IMMEDIATE
INLD
INLAND
INSTBY
INSTABILITY
INTR
INTERIOR
INTS
INTENSE
INTSFY
INTENSIFY
INVRN
INVERSION
IOVC
IN OVERCAST
IR
ICE ON RUNWAY
ISOLD
ISOLATED (GENERAL)
JTSTR
JET STREAM
K
COLD (AIR MASS)
KFRST
KILLING FROST
KT
KNOTS (FOLLOWS WIND DIRECTION/SPEED - GENERAL)
LABRDR
LABRADOR
LCTMP
LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE
LDG
LANDING
LFT
LIFT
LGRNG
LONG RANGE
LGT
LIGHT (PIREP)
LIFR
LOW IFR (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
LK
LAKE
LLWS
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR (PIREP)
LN
LINE (GENERAL)
LOEAT
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR ALL TIME
LOEFM
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR THE MONTH
LOESE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO EARLY
LOESE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO EARLY
LOESL
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO LATE
LOTMP
LOWEST TEMPERATURE
LOXAT
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR ALL TIME
LOXFM
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR THE MONTH
LOXSE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO EARLY
LOXSL
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO LATE