AAF
-
Army
Air Field
AAL
-
above
aerodrome level
AATM
-
at all times
ABD
–
aboard
ABNDT
-
abundant
ABNML
-
abnormal
ABT
-
about
ABV
-
above
AC
-
altocumulus
ACARS
-
Aircraft communication addressing & reporting system
ACCUM
-
accumulate
ACFT
-
aircraft
ACK
- acknowledge
ACL
- altimeter
check location
ACLD
-
above clouds
ACLT
-
accelerate
ACPT
-
accept
ACR
-
air
carrier
ACRBT
-
acrobatic
ACRS
-
across
ACSL
-
standing lenticular altocumulus
ACT
-
active
or activated or activity
ACTG
-
acting
ACTV
-
active
ACTVT
-
activate
ACYC
-
anticyclonic
ADA
-
advisory
area
ADDN
-
addition
ADF
-
automatic
direction finder
ADIZ
-
air defense identification zone
ADJ
-
adjacent
ADQT
-
adequate
ADRNDCK
-
adirondack
ADV
-
advise
ADVCTN
-
advection
ADVN
-
advance
ADVY
-
advisory
ADVZY
-
advisory
AFB
-
Air
Force Base
AFCT
-
affect
AFD
-
Airport/Facility
Directory
AFDK
-
after dark
AFSS
-
Automated Flight Service Station
AFT
-
after
AFTN
-
afternoon
AGL
-
above
ground level
AHD
-
ahead
AIM
-
Aeronautical
Information Manual
AIRMET
-
Airmen's Meteorological Information
ALF
-
aloft
ALG
-
along
ALGHNY
-
Allegheny
ALNMT
-
alignment
ALQDS
-
all quadrants
ALS
- approach
light system
ALSEC
-
all sectors
ALSF-1
-
standard 2400' high-intensity approach lighting system with sequenced
flashers
(Category I configuration)
ALSF-2
-
standard 2400' high-intensity approach lighting system with sequenced
flashers
(Category II configuration)
ALSTG
-
altimeter setting
ALT
-
altitude
ALTA
-
Alberta
ALTM
-
altimeter
ALTN
-
alternate
ALUTN
-
Aleutian
AM
-
ante
meridiem
AMS
-
air
mass
AMSL
-
above mean sea level
ANCPT
-
anticipate
ANLYS
-
analysis
AO1
-
ASOS
automated observation without recipitation discriminator (rain/snow)
AO2
-
ASOS
automated observation with precipitation discriminator (rain/snow)
AOA
-
at
or above
AOB
-
at
or below
AOE
-
airport
of entry
APCH
-
approach
APL
-
airport
lights
APLCN
-
Appalachian
APN
-
Apron
APRNT
-
apparent
APROP
-
appropriate
APRX
-
approximate
ARB
-
Air
Reserve Base
ARFOR
-
area forecast
ARINC
-
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated
ARND
-
around
ARTC
-
air route traffic control
ARTCC
-
Air Route Traffic Control Center
AS
-
altostratus
ASAP
-
as soon as possible
ASDA
-
accelerate-stop distance available
ASL
-
above
sea level
ASOS
-
automated surface observing system
ASPH
-
asphalt
ATA
-
actual
time of arrival
ATIS
-
automatic terminal information service
ATLC
-
Atlantic
AURBO
-
Aurora Borealis
AUTH
-
authorized
AUTO
-
automatic
AVG
-
average
AVGAS
-
aviation gasoline
AWOS
-
automatic weather observing/reporting system
AWY
-
airway
AZM
-
azimuth
BACLIN
- Baroclinic
BAJA
-
Baja California
BATROP
- Barotropic
BC
- British
Columbia
BCH
- Beach
BCKG
-
Backing
BCM
- Become
BCMG
-
Becoming
BCMS
-
Becomes
BD
- Blowing
dust
BDA
- Bermuda
BDRY
-
Boundary
BFDK
-
Before dark
BFR
- Before
BGN
- Begin
BGNG
-
Beginning
BGNS
-
Begins
BHND
-
Behind
BINOVC
- Breaks in overcast
BKN
- Broken
BLD
- Build
BLDG
-
Building
BLDS
-
Builds
BLDUP
-
Buildup
BLKHLS
- Black Hills
BLKT
-
Blanket
BLKTG
-
Blanketing
BLKTS
-
Blankets
BLO
- Below
BLZD
-
Blizzard
BN
- Blowing
sand
BND
- Bound
BNDRY
-
Boundary
BNDRYS
- Boundaries
BNTH
-
Beneath
BOOTHEEL
- Bootheel
BR
-
Branch
BRG
- Branching
BRS
- Branches
BRF
- Brief
BRK
- Break
BRKG
-
Breaking
BRKHIC
- Breaks in higher clouds
BRKS
-
Breaks
BRKSHR
- Berkshire
BRKSHRS
- Berkshires
BRM
- Barometer
BS
-
Blowing
snow
BTWN
-
Between
BYD
- Beyond
C
C
-
Celsius
CA
- California
CAA
- Cold
Air Advection
CARIB
-
Caribbean
CASCDS
- Cascades
CAVOK
-
Ceiling and visibility OK
CAVU
-
Ceiling and visibility unlimited
CB
- Cumulonimbus
CBS
- Cumulonimbi
CC
- Cirrocumulus
CCLDS
-
Clear of clouds
CCLKWS
- Counter-clockwise
CCSL
-
Standing lenticular cirrocumulus
CDFNT
-
Cold front
CDFNTL
- Cold frontal
CFP
- Cold
front passage
CG
- Cloud-to-ground
CHC
- Chance
CHCS
-
Chances
CHG
- Change
CHGD
-
Changed
CHGG
-
Changing
CHGS
-
Changes
CHSPK
-
Chesepeake
CI
- Cirrus
CIG
- Ceiling
CIGS
-
Ceilings
CLD
- Cloud
CLDNS
-
Cloudiness
CLDS
-
Clouds
CLKWS
-
Clockwise
CLR
- Clear
CLRG
-
Clearing
CLRS
-
Clears
CMPLX
-
Complex
CNCL
-
Cancel
CNCLD
-
Cancelled
CNCLG
-
Cancelling
CNCLS
-
Cancels
CNDN
-
Canadian
CNTR
-
Center
CNTRD
-
Centered
CNTRLN
- Centerline
CNTRS
-
Centers
CNTRL
-
Central
CNTY
-
County
CNTYS
-
Counties
CNVG
-
Converge
CNVGG
-
Converging
CNVGNC
- Convergence
CNVTN
-
Convection
CNVTV
-
Convective
CNVTVLY
- Convectively
CNFDC
-
Confidence
CO
- Colorado
COMPAR
- Compare
COMPARG
- Comparing
COMPARD
- Compared
COMPARS
- Compares
COND
-
Conditions
CONT
-
Continue
CONTD
-
Continued
CONTLY
- Continually
CONTG
-
Continuing
CONTRAILS
- Condensation Trails
CONTS
-
Continues
CONTDVD
- Continental Divide
CONUS
-
Continental U.S.
COORD
-
Coordinate
COR
-
Correction
CPBL
-
Capable
CRC
- Circle
CRCLC
-
Circulate
CRCLN
-
Circulation
CRNR
-
Corner
CRNRS
-
Corners
CRS
-
Course
CS
- Cirrostratus
CSDR
-
Consider
CSDRBL
- Considerable
CST
- Coast
CSTL
-
Coastal
CT
-
Connecticut
CTGY
-
Category
CTSKLS
- Catskills
CU
- Cumulus
CUFRA
-
Cumulus Fractus
CVR
- Cover
CVRD
-
Covered
CVRG
-
Covering
CVRS
-
Covers
CYC
- Cyclonic
CYCLGN
- Cyclogenesis
D
DABRK
-
Daybreak
DALGT
-
Day light
DBL
- Double
DC
- District
of Columbia
DCR
-
Decrease
DCRD
-
Decreased
DCRG
-
Decreasing
DCRGLY
- Decreasingly
DCRS
-
Decreases
DE
- Delaware
DEG
- Degree
DEGS
-
Degrees
DELMARVA
- Delaware-Maryland-Virginia
DFCLT
-
Difficult
DFCLTY
- Difficulty
DFNT
-
Definite
DFNTLY
- Definitely
DFRS
-
Differs
DFUS
-
Diffuse
DGNL
-
Diagonal
DGNLLY
-
Diagonally
DIGG
-
Digging DIR - Direction DISC - Discontinue
DISCD
-
Discontinued
DISCG
-
Discontinuing
DISRE
-
Disregard
DISRED
- Disregarded
DISREG
- Disregarding
DKTS
-
Dakotas
DLA
- Delay
DLAD
-
Delayed
DLT
- Delete
DLTD
-
Deleted
DLTG
-
Deleting
DLY
- Daily
DMG
- Damage
DMGD
-
Damaged
DMGG
-
Damaging
DMNT
-
Dominant
DMSH
-
Diminish
DMSHD
-
Diminished
DMSHG
-
Diminishing
DMSHS
-
Diminishes
DNDFTS
- Downdrafts
DNS
- Dense
DNSLP
-
Downslope
DNSTRM
- Downstream
DNWND
-
Down wind
DP
- Deep
DPND
-
Deepened
DPNS
-
Deepens
DPR
- Deeper
DPNG
-
Deepening
DPTH
-
Depth
DRFT
-
Drift
DRFTD
-
Drifted
DRFTG
-
Drifting
DRFTS
-
Drifts
DRZL
-
Drizzle
DSCNT
-
Descent
DSIPT
-
Dissipate
DSIPTD
- Dissipated
DSIPTG
- Dissipating
DSIPTN
- Dissipation
DSIPTS
- Dissipates
DSND
-
Descend
DSNDG
-
Descending
DSNDS
-
Descends
DSNT
-
Distant
DSTBLZ
-
Destabilize
DSTBLZD
- Destabilized
DSTBLZG
- Destablizing
DSTBLZS
- Destablizes
DSTBLZN
- Destablization
DSTC
-
Distance
DTRT
-
Deteriorate
DTRTD
-
Deteriorated
DTRTG
-
Deteriorating
DTRTS
-
Deteriorates
DURG
-
During
DURN
-
Duration
DVLP
-
Develop
DVLPD
-
Developed
DVLPG
-
Developing
DVLPMT
- Development
DVLPS
-
Develops
DVRG
-
Diverge
DVRGG
-
Diverging
DVRGNC
- Divergence
DVRGS
-
Diverges
DVV
- Downward
vertical velocity
DWNDFTS
- Downdrafts
DWPNT
-
Dewpoint
DWPNTS
- Dewpoints
DX
- Duplex
E
E -
East
EBND - East bound
EFCT - Effect
ELNGT - Elongate
ELNGTD - Elongated
ELSW - Elsewhere
EMBDD - Embedded
EMERG - Emergency
ENCTR - Encounter
ENDG - Ending
ENE - East-northeast
ENELY - East-northeasterly
ENERN - East-northeastern
ENEWD - East-northeastward
ENHNC - Enhance
ENHNCD - Enhanced
ENHNCG - Enhancing
ENHNCS - Enhances
ENHNCMNT - Enhancement
ENTR - Entire
ERN - Eastern
ERY - Early
ERYR - Earlier
ESE - East-southeast
ESELY - East-southeasterly
ESERN - East-southeastern
ESEWD - East-southeastward
ESNTL - Essential
ESTAB - Establish
ESTS - Estimates
ETA - Eta model
ETC - Et cetera
ETIM - Elapsed time
EVE - Evening
EWD - Eastward
EXCLV - Exclusive
EXCLVLY - Exclusively
EXCP - Except
EXPC - Expect
EXPCD - Expected
EXPCG - Expecting
EXTD - Extend
EXTDD - Extended
EXTDG - Extending
EXTDS - Extends
EXTN - Extension
EXTRAP - Extrapolate
EXTRAPD - Extrapolated
EXTRM - Extreme
EXTRMLY - Extremely
EXTSV - Extensive
F
F
-
Farenheit
FA
- Aviation
area forecast
FAH
- Farenheit
FAM
- Familiar
FCST
-
Forecast
FCSTD
-
Forecasted
FCSTG
-
Forecasting
FCSTR
-
Forecaster
FCSTS
-
Forecasts
FIG
- Figure
FILG
-
Filling
FIRAV
-
First available
FL
- Florida
FLG
- Falling
FLRY
-
Flurry
FLRYS
-
Flurries
FLT
- Flight
FLW
- Follow
FLWG
-
Following
FM
- From
FMT
- Format
FNCTN
-
Function
FNT
- Front
FNTL
-
Frontal
FNTS
-
Fronts
FNTGNS
- Frontogenesis
FNTLYS
- Frontolysis
FORNN
-
Forenoon
FPM
- Feet
per minute
FQT
- Frequent
FQTLY
-
Frequently
FRM
- Form
FRMG
-
Forming
FRMN
-
Formation
FROPA
-
Frontal passage
FROSFC
- Frontal surface
FRST
-
Frost
FRWF
-
Forecast wind factor
FRZ
- Freeze
FRZN
-
Frozen
FRZG
-
Freezing
FT
- Feet
FT
- Terminal
forecast
FTHR
-
Further
FVRBL
-
Favorable
FWD
- Forward
FYI
- For
your information
G
G
-
Gust
GA
- Georgia
GEN
- General
GENLY
-
Generally
GEO
- Geographic
|
GEOREF
- Geographical reference
GF
- Ground
fog
GICG
-
Glaze icing
GLFALSK
- Gulf of Alaska
GLFCAL
- Gulf of California
GLFMEX
- Gulf of Mexico
GLFSTLAWR
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
GND
- Ground
GNDFG
-
Ground fog
GRAD
-
Gradient
GRDL
-
Gradual
GRDLY
-
Gradually
GRT
- Great
GRTLY
-
Greatly
GRTR
-
Greater
GRTST
-
Greatest
GRTLKS
- Great Lakes
GSTS
-
Gusts
GSTY
-
Gusty
GV
- Ground
visibility
H
HAZ
- Hazard
HCVIS
-
High clouds visible
HDFRZ
-
Hard freeze
HDSVLY
- Hudson Valley
HDWND
-
Head wind
HGT
- Height
HI
- High
HIER
-
Higher
HIFOR
-
High level forecast
HLF
- Half
HLTP
-
Hilltop
HLSTO
-
Hailstones
HLYR
-
Haze layer aloft
HND
- Hundred
HR
- Hour
HRS
- Hours
HRZN
-
Horizon
HTG
- Heating
HURCN
-
Hurricane
HUREP
-
Hurricane report
HV
- Have
HVY
- Heavy
HVYR
-
Heavier
HVYST
-
Heaviest
HWVR
-
However
HWY
- Highway
I
IA
- Iowa
IC
- Ice
ICG
- Icing
ICGIC
-
Icing in clouds
ICGIP
-
Icing in precipitation
ID
- Idaho
IL
- Illinois
IMDT
-
Immediate
IMDTLY
- Immediately
IMPL
-
Impulse
IMPLS
-
Impulses
IMPT
-
Important
INCL
-
Include
INCLD
-
Included
INCLG
-
Including
INCLS
-
Includes
INCR
-
Increase
INCRD
-
Increased
INCRG
-
Increasing
INCRGLY
- Increasingly
INCRS
-
Increases
INDC
-
Indicate
INDCD
-
Indicated
INDCG
-
Indicating
INDCS
-
Indicates
INDEF
-
Indefinite
INFO
-
Information
INLD
-
Inland
INSTBY
- Instability
INTCNTL
- Intercontinental
INTL
-
International
INTMD
-
Intermediate
INTMT
-
Intermittent
INTMTLY
- Intermittently
INTR
-
Interior
INTRMTRGN
- Intermountain region
INTS
-
Intense
INTSFCN
- Intensification
INTSFY
- Intensify
INTSFYD
- Intensified
INTSFYG
- Intensifying
INTSFYS
- Intensifies
INTSTY
- Intensity
INTVL
-
Interval
INVRN
-
Inversion
IOVC
-
In overcast
INVOF
-
In vicinity of
IP
- Ice
pellets
IPV
- Improve
IPVG
-
Improving
IR
- Infrared
ISOL
-
Isolate
ISOLD
-
Isolated
J
JCTN
-
Junction
JTSTR
-
Jet stream
K
KFRST
-
Killing frost
KLYR
-
Smoke layer aloft
KOCTY
-
Smoke over city
KS
- Kansas
KT
- Knots
KY
- Kentucky
L
LA
- Louisiana
LABRDR
- Labrador
LAT
- Latitude
LCL
- Local
LCLY
-
Locally
LCTD
-
Located
LCTN
-
Location
LCTMP
-
Little change in temperature
LEVEL
-
Level
LFM
-
Limited
Fine Mesh Model
LFTG
-
Lifting
LGRNG
-
Long range
LGT
- Light
LGTR
-
Lighter
LGWV
-
Long wave
LI
- Lifted
Index
LIS
- Lifted
indices
LK
- Lake
LKS
- Lakes
LKLY
-
Likely
LLJ
- Low
Level Jet
LLWS
-
Low Level Wind Shear
LLWAS
-
Low level wind shear alert system
LMTD
-
Limited
LMTG
-
Limiting
LMTS
-
Limits
LN
- Line
LN
- Lines
LO
- Low
LONG
-
Longitude
LONGL
-
Longitudnal
LRG
- Large
LRGLY
-
Largely
LRGR
-
Larger
LRGST
-
Largest
LST
- Local
standard time
LTD
- Limited
LTG
- Lightning
LTGCC
-
Lightning cloud-to-cloud
LTGCG
-
Lightning cloud-to-ground
LTGCCCG
- Lightning cloud-to-cloud cloud-to-ground
LTGCW
-
Lightning cloud-to-water
LTGIC
-
Lightning in cloud
LTL
- Little
LTLCG
-
Little change
LTR
- Later
LTST
-
Latest
LV
- Leaving
LVL
- Level
LVLS
-
Levels
LWR
- Lower
LWRD
-
Lowered
LWRG
-
Lowering
LYR
- Layer
LYRD
-
Layered
LYRS
-
Layers
M
MA
- Massachusetts
MAN
- Manitoba
MAX
- Maximum
MB
- Millibars
MCD
- Mesoscale
discussion
MD
- Maryland
MDFY
-
Modify
MDFYD
-
Modified
MDFYG
-
Modifying
MDL
- Model
MDLS
-
Models
MDT
- Moderate
MDTLY
-
Moderately
ME
- Maine
MED
- Medium
MEGG
-
Merging
MESO
-
Mesoscale
MET
- Meteorological
METRO
-
Metropolitan
MEX
- Mexico
MHKVLY
- Mohawk Valley
MI
- Michigan
MID
- Middle
MIDN
-
Midnight
MIL
- Military
MIN
- Minimum
MISG
-
Missing
MLTLVL
- Melting level
MN
- Minnesota
MNLND
-
Mainland
MNLY
-
Mainly
MO
- Missouri
MOGR
-
Moderate or greater
MOV
- Move
MOVD
-
Moved
MOVG
-
Moving
MOVMT
-
Movement
MOVS
-
Moves
MPH
- Miles
per hour
MRGL
-
Marginal
MRGLLY
- Marginally
MRNG
-
Morning
MRTM
-
Maritime
MS
- Mississippi
MSG
- Message
MSL
- Mean
sea level
MST
- Most
MSTLY
-
Mostly
MSTR
-
Moisture
MT
- Montana
MTN
- Mountain
MTNS
-
Mountains
MULT
-
Multiple
MULTILVL
- Multi-level
MXD
- Mixed
N
N
-
North
NAB
- Not
above
NAT
- North
Atlantic
NATL
-
National
NAV
- Navigation
NB
- New
Brunswick
NBND
-
Northbound
NBRHD
-
Neighborhood
NC
- North
Carolina
NCWX
-
No change in weather
ND
- North
Dakota
NE
- Northeast
NEB
- Nebraska
NEC
- Necessary
NEG
- Negative
NEGLY
-
Negatively
NELY
-
Northeasterly
NERN
-
Northeastern
NEWD
-
Northeastward
NEW
ENG
- New England
NFLD
-
Newfoundland
NGM
- Nested
Grid Model
NGT
- Night
NH
- New
Hampshire
NIL
- None
NJ
- New
Jersey
NL
- No
layers
NLT
- Not
later than
NLY
- Northerly
NM
- New
Mexico
NMBR
-
Number
NMBRS
-
Numbers
NMC
- National
Meteorological Center
NML
- Normal
NMRS
-
Numerous
NNE
- North-northeast
NNELY
-
North-northeasterly
NNERN
-
North-northeastern
NNEWD
-
North-northeastward
NNW
- North-northwest
NNWLY
-
North-northwesterly
NNWRN
-
North-northwestern
NNWWD
-
North-northwestward
NNNN
-
End of message
NOAA
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOPAC
-
Northern Pacific
NPRS
-
Nonpersistent
NR
- Near
NRLY
-
Nearly
NRN
- Northern
NRW
- Narrow
NS
- Nova
Scotia
NTFY
-
Notify
NTFYD
-
Notified
NV
- Nevada
NVA
- Negative
vorticity advection
NW
- Northwest
NWD
- Northward
NWLY
-
Northwesterly
NWRN
-
Northwestern
NWS
- National
Weather Service
NY
- New
York
NXT
- Next
O
OAT
- Outside
Air Temperature OBND - Outbound
OBS
- Observation
OBSC
-
Obscure
OBSCD
-
Obscured
OBSCG
-
Obscuring
OCFNT
-
Occluded front
OCLD
-
Occlude
OCLDS
-
Occludes
OCLDD
-
Occluded
OCLDG
-
Occluding
OCLN
-
Occlusion
OCNL
-
Occasional
OCNLY
-
Occasionally
OCR
- Occur
OCRD
-
Occurred
OCRG
-
Occurring
OCRS
-
Occurs
OFC
- Office
OFP
- Occluded
frontal passage
OFSHR
-
Offshore
OH
- Ohio
OK
- Oklahoma
OMTNS
-
Over mountains
ONSHR
-
On shore
OR
- Oregon
ORGPHC
- Orographic
ORIG
-
Original
OSV
- Ocean
station vessel
OTLK
-
Outlook
OTP
- On
top
OTR
- Other
OTRW
-
Otherwise
OUTFLO
- Outflow
OVC
- Overcast
OVNGT
-
Overnight
OVR
- Over
OVRN
-
Overrun
OVRNG
-
Overrunning
OVTK
-
Overtake
OVTKG
-
Overtaking
OVTKS
-
Overtakes
P
PA
- Pennsylvania
PAC
- Pacific
PBL
- Planetary
boundary layer
PCPN
-
Precipitation
PD
- Period
PDS
- Periods
PDMT
-
Predominant
PEN
- Peninsula
PERM
-
Permanent
PGTSND
- Puget Sound
PHYS
-
Physical
PIBAL
-
Pilot balloon observation
PIBALS
- Pilot balloon reports
PIREP
-
Pilot weather report
PIREPS
- Pilot weather reports
PLNS
-
Plains
PLS
- Please
PLTO
-
Plateau
PM
- Post
meridian
PNHDL
-
Panhandle
POS
- Positive
POSLY
-
Positively
PPINE
-
PPI no echoes
PPSN
-
Present position
PRBL
-
Probable
PRBLY
-
Probably
PRBLTY
- Probability
PRECD
-
Precede
PRECDD
- Preceded
PRECDG
- Preceding
PRECDS
- Precedes
PRES
-
Pressure
PRESFR
- Pressure falling rapidly
PRESRR
- Pressure rising rapidly
PRIM
-
Primary
PRIN
-
Principal
PRIND
-
Present indications are
PRJMP
-
Pressure jump
PROC
-
Procedure
PROD
-
Produce
PRODG
-
Producing
PROG
-
Forecast
PROGD
-
Forecasted
PROGS
-
Forecasts
PRSNT
-
Present
PRSNTLY
- Presently
PRST
-
Persist
PRSTS
-
Persists
PRSTNC
- Persistence
PRSTNT
- Persistent
PRVD
-
Provide
PRVDD
-
Provided
PRVDG
-
Providing
PRVDS
-
Provides
PS
- Plus
PSBL
-
Possible
PSBLY
-
Possibly
PSBLTY
- Possiblity
PSG
- Passage
PSN
- Position
PSND
-
Positioned
PTCHY
-
Patchy
PTLY
-
Partly
PTNL
-
Potential
PTNLY
-
Potentially
PTNS
-
Portions
PUGET
-
Puget Sound
PVA
- Positive
vorticity advection
PVL
- Prevail
PVLD
-
Prevailed
PVLG
-
Prevailing
PVLS
-
Prevails
PVLT
-
Prevalent
PWR
- Power
Q
QN
- Question
QPFERD
- NMC excessive rainfall discussion
QPFHSD
- NMC heavy snow discussion
QPFSPD
- NMC special precipitation discussion
QSTNRY
- Quasistationary
QUAD
-
Quadrant
QUE
- Quebec
R
R
-
Rain
RADAT
-
Radiosonde observation data
RAOB
-
Radiosonde observation
RAOBS
-
Radiosonde observations
RCH
- Reach
RCHD
-
Reached
RCHG
-
Reaching
RCHS
-
Reaches
RCKY
-
Rocky
RCKYS
-
Rockies
RCMD
-
Recommend
RCMDD
-
Recommended
RCMDG
-
Recommending
RCMDS
-
Recommends
RCRD
-
Record
RCRDS
-
Records
RCV
-
Receive
RCVD
-
Received
RCVG
-
Receiving
RCVS
-
Receives
RDC
- Reduce
RDGG
-
Ridging
RDR
- Radar
RDVLP
-
Redevelop
RDVLPG
- Redeveloping
RDVLPMT
- Redevelopment
RE
- Regard
RECON
-
Reconnaissance
REF
- Reference
RES
- Reserve
RGL
- Regional
Model
RGT
- Right
RHINO
-
RHI not operative
RI
- Rhode
Island
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RLBL
-
Reliable
REPL
-
Replace
REPLD
-
Replaced
REPLG
-
Replacing
REPLS
-
Replaces
REQ
- Request
REQS
-
Requests
REQSTD
- Requested
RESP
-
Response
RESTR
-
Restrict
RGD
- Ragged
RGLR
-
Regular
RGN
- Region
RGNS
-
Regions
RH
- Relative
Humidity
RIOGD
-
Rio Grande
RLTV
-
Relative
RLTVLY
- Relativily
RMN
- Remain
RMND
-
Remained
RMNDR
-
Remainder
RMNG
-
Remaining
RMNS
-
Remains
RNFL
-
Rainfall
ROT
- Rotate
ROTD
-
Rotated
ROTG
-
Rotating
ROTS
-
Rotates
RPD
- Rapid
RPDLY
-
Rapidly
RPLC
-
Replace
RPLCD
-
Replaced
RPLCG
-
Replacing
RPLCS
-
Replaces
RPRT
-
Report
RPRTD
-
Reported
RPRTG
-
Reporting
RPRTS
-
Reports
RPT
- Repeat
RPTG
-
Repeating
RPTS
-
Repeats
RQR
- Require
RQRD
-
Required
RQRG
-
Requiring
RQRS
-
Requires
RS
- Receiver
station
RSG
- Rising
RSN
- Reason
RSNG
-
Reasoning
RSNS
-
Reasons
RSTR
-
Restrict
RSTRD
-
Restricted
RSTRG
-
Restricting
RSTRS
-
Restricts
RTRN
-
Return
RTRND
-
Returned
RTRNG
-
Returning
RTRNS
-
Returns
RUF
- Rough
RUFLY
-
Roughly
RVS
- Revise
RVSD
-
Revised
RVSG
-
Revising
RVSS
-
Revises
RW
- Rain
shower
S
S
-
South
SA
- Surface
observation
SAO
- Surface
observation
SAOS
-
Surface observations
SASK
-
Saskatchewan
SATFY
-
Satisfactory
SBND
-
South bound
SBSD
-
Subside
SBSDD
-
Subsided
SBSDNC
- Subsidence
SBSDS
-
Subsides
SC
- South
Carolina
SCND
-
Second
SCNDRY
- Secondary
SCSL
-
Standing lenticular stratocumulus
SCT
- Scatter
SCTD
-
Scattered
SCTR
-
Sector
SD
- South
Dakota
SE
- Southeast
SEC
- Second
SELS
-
Severe Local Storms Unit
SELY
-
Southeasterly
SEPN
-
Separation
SEQ
- Sequence
SERN
-
Southeastern
SEWD
-Southeastward
SFC
- Surface
SFERICS
- Atmospherics
SG
- Snow
grains
SGFNT
-
Significant
SGFNTLY
- Significantly
SHFT
-
Shift
SHFTD
-
Shifted
SHFTG
-
Shifting
SHFTS
-
Shifts
SHLD
-
Shield
SHLW
-
Shallow
SHRT
-
Short
SHRTLY
-
Shortly
SHRTWV
- Shortwave
SHRTWVS
- Shortwaves
SHUD
-
Should
SHWR
-
Shower
SHWRS
-
Showers
SIERNEV
- Sierra Nevada
SIG
-
Signature
SIGMET
- Significant meteorological information
SIMUL
-
Simultaneous
SKC
- Sky
clear
SKED
-
Schedule
SLD
- Solid
SLGT
-
Slight
SLGTLY
- Slightly
SLO
- Slow
SLOLY
-
Slowly
SLOR
-
Slower
SLP
- Slope
SLPG
-
Sloping
SLT
- Sleet
SLY
- Southerly
SM
- Statute
mile
SMK
- Smoke
SML
- Small
SMLR
-
Smaller
SMRY
-
Summary
SMS
- Synchronus
meteorological satellite
SMTH
-
Smooth
SMTHR
-
Smoother
SMTHST
- Smoothest
SMTM
-
Sometime
SMWHT
-
Somewhat
SNBNK
-
Snow bank
SND
- Sand
SNFLK
-
Snow flake
SNGL
-
Single
SNOINCR
- Snow increase
SNOINCRG
- Snow increasing
SNST
-
Sunset
SNW
- Snow
SNWFL
-
Snowfall
SOP
- Standard
operating procedure
SP
- Snow
pellets
SPCLY
-
Especially
SPD
- Speed
SPDS
-
Speeds
SPENES
- Satellite precipitation estimate statement
SPKL
-
Sprinkle
SPKLS
-
Sprinkles
SPLNS
-
Southern Plains
SPRD
-
Spread
SPRDG
-
Spreading
SPRDS
-
Spreads
SPRL
-
Spiral
SQAL
-
Squall
SQLN
-
Squall line
SR
- Sunrise
SRN
- Southern
SRND
-
Surround
SRNDD
-
Surrounded
SRNDG
-
Surrounding
SRNDS
-
Surrounds
SS
- Sunset
SSE
- South-southeast
SSELY
-
South-southeasterly
SSERN
-
South-southeastern
SSEWD
-
South-southeastward
SSW
- South-southwest
SSWLY
-
South-southwesterly
SSWRN
-
South-southwestern
SSWWD
-
South-southwestward
ST
- Stratus
STAGN
-
Stagnation
STBL
-
Stable
STBLTY
- Stability
STD
- Standard
STDY
-
Steady
STFR
-
Stratus fractus
STFRM
-
Stratiform
STG
-
Strong
STGLY
-
Strongly
STGR
-
Stronger
STGST
-
Strongest
STLT
-
Satellite
STM
- Storm
STMS
-
Storms
STN
- Station
STNS
-
Stations
STNRY
-
Stationary
SUB
- Substitute
SUBTRPCL
- Subtropical
SUF
- Sufficient
SUFLY
-
Sufficiently
SUG
- Suggest
SUGG
-
Suggesting
SUGS
-
Suggests
SUP
- Supply
SUPG
-
Supplying
SUPR
-
Superior
SUPS
-
Supplies
SUPSD
-
Supersede
SUPSDG
- Superseding
SUPSDS
- Supersedes
SVG
- Serving
SVR
- Severe
SVRL
-
Several
SW
- Southwest
SWD
- Southward
SWWD
-
Southwestward
SW-
- Light
snow shower
SW+
- Heavy
snow shower
SWLG
-
Swelling
SWLY
-
Southwesterly
SWOMCD
- SELS Mesoscale Discussion
SWRN
-
Southwestern
SX
- Stability
index
SXN
- Section
SXNS
-
Sections
SYNOP
-
Synoptic
SYNS
-
Synopsis
SYS
- System
T
T
-
Thunder
TCNTL
-
Transcontinental
TCU
- Towering
cumulus
TDA
- Today
TEMP
-
Temperature
THD
- Thunderhead
THDR
-
Thunder
THK
- Thick
THKNG
-
Thickening
THKNS
-
Thickness
THKR
-
Thicker
THKST
-
Thickest
THN
- Thin
THNG
-
Thinning
THNR
-
Thinner
THNST
-
Thinnest
THR
- Threshold
THRFTR
- Thereafter
THRU
-
Through
THRUT
-
Throughout
THSD
-
Thousand
THTN
-
Threaten
THTND
-
Threatened
THTNG
-
Threatening
THTNS
-
Threatens
TIL
- Until
TMPRY
-
Temporary
TMPRYLY
- Temporarilly
TMW
- Tomorrow
TN
- Tennessee
TNDCY
-
Tendency
TNDCYS
- Tendencies
TNGT
-
Tonight
TNTV
-
Tentative
TNTVLY
- Tentatively
TOPS
-
Tops
TOVC
-
Top of overcast
TPG
- Topping
TRBL
-
Trouble
TRIB
-
Tributary
TRKG
-
Tracking
TRML
-Terminal
TRMT
-
Terminate
TRMTD
-
Terminated
TRMTG
-
Terminating
TRMTS
-
Terminates
TRNSP
-
Transport
TRNSPG
- Transporting
TROF
-
Trough
TROFS
-
Troughs
TROP
-
Tropopause
TRPCD
-
Tropical continental
TRPCL
-
Tropical
TRRN
-
Terrain
TRSN
-
Transition
TRW
- Thunderstorm
TRW+
-
Thunderstorm with heavy rain shower
TSFR
-
Transfer
TSFRD
-
Transfered
TSFRG
-
Transfering
TSFRS
-
Transfers
TSHWR
-
Thundershower
TSHWRS
- Thundershowers
TSNT
-
Transient
TSQLS
-
Thundersqualls
TSTM
-
Thunderstorm
TSTMS
-
Thunderstorms
TS
- Thunderstorm
with snow
TS+
- Thunderstorm
with heavy snow
TSW
- Thunderstorm
with snow showers
TSW+
-
Thunderstorm with heavy snow showers
TURBC
-
Turbulence
TURBT
-
Turbulent
TWD
- Toward
TWDS
-
Towards
TWI
- Twilight
TWRG
-
Towering
TX
- Texas
U
UDDF
-
Up and down drafts
UN
- Unable
UNAVBL
- Unavailable
UNEC
-
Unnecessary
UNKN
-
Unknown
UNL
- Unlimited
UNRELBL
- Unreliable
UNRSTD
- Unrestricted
UNSATFY
- Unsatisfactory
UNSBL
-
Unseasonable
UNSTBL
- Unstable
UNSTDY
- Unsteady
UNSTL
-
Unsettle
UNSTLD
- Unsettled
UNUSBL
- Unusable
UPDFTS
- Updrafts
UPR
- Upper
UPSLP
-
Upslope
UPSTRM
- Upstream
URG
- Urgent
USBL
-
Usable
UT
- Utah
UVV
- Upward
vertical velocity
UVVS
-
Upward vertical velocities
UWNDS
-
Upper winds
V
VA
- Virginia
VARN
-
Variation
VCNTY
-
Vicinity
VCOT
-
VFR conditions on top
VCTR
-
Vector
VDUC
-
VAS Data Utilization Center (NSSFC)
VFY
- Verify
VFYD
-
Verified
VFYG
-
Verifying
VFYS
-
Verifies
VLCTY
-
Velocity
VLCTYS
- Velocities
VLNT
-
Violent
VLNTLY
- Violently
VLY
- Valley
VLYS
-
Valleys
VMC
- Visual
meteorological conditions
VOL
- Volume
VORT
-
Vorticity
VR
- Veer
VRG
-
Veering
VRBL
-
Variable
VRISL
-
Vancouver Island, BC
VRS
- Veers
VRT
MOTN
- Vertical Motion
VRY
- Very
VSB
- Visible
VSBY
-
Visibility
VSBYDR
- Visibility decreasing rapidly
VSBYIR
- Visibility increasing rapidly
VT
- Vermont
VV
- Vertical
velocity
W
W
-
West
WA
- Washington
WAA
- Warm
Air Advection
WBND
-
West bound
WDLY
-
Widely
WDSPRD
- Widespread
WEA
- Weather
WFO
- Weather
Forecast Office
WFOS
-
Weather Forecast Offices
WFP
- Warm
front passage
WI
- Wisconsin
WIBIS
-
Will be issued
WINT
-
Winter
WK
- Weak
WKDAY
-
Weekday
WKEND
-
Weekend
WKNG
-
Weakening
WKNS
-
Weakens
WKR
- Weaker
WKST
-
Weakest
WKN
- Weaken
WL
- Will
WLY
- Westerly
WND
- Wind
WNDS
-
Winds
WNW
- West-northwest
WNWLY
-
West-northwesterly
WNWRN
-
West-northwestern
WNWWD
-
West-northwestward
WO
- Without
WPLTO
-
Western Plateau
WRM
- Warm
WRMG
-
Warming
WRN
- Western
WRMR
-
Warmer
WRMST
-
Warmest
WRMFNT
- Warm front
WRMFNTL
- Warm Frontal
WRNG
-
Warning
WRNGS
-
Warnings
WRS
- Worse
WSHFT
-
Wind shift
WSHFTS
- Wind Shifts
WSFO
-
Weather Service Forecast Office
WSFOS
-
Weather Service Forecast Offices
WSO
- Weather
Service Office
WSOS
-
Weather Service Offices
WSTCH
-
Wasatch Range
WSW
- West-southwest
WSWLY
-
West-southwesterly
WSWRN
-
West-southwestern
WSWWD
-
West-southwestward
WTR
- Water
WTRS
-
Waters
WTSPT
-
Waterspout
WTSPTS
- Waterspouts
WUD
- Would
WV
- West
Virginia
WVS
- Waves
WW
-
Severe
Weather Watch
WWAMKC
-
Status Report
WWD
- Westward
WWS
- Severe
Weather Watches
WX
- Weather
WY
- Wyoming
X
XCP
- Except
XPC
- Expect
XPCD
-
Expected
XPCG
-
Expecting
XPCS
-
Expects
XPLOS
-
Explosive
XTND
-
Extend
XTNDD
-
Extended
XTNDG
-
Extending
XTRM
-
Extreme
XTRMLY
- Extremely
Y
YDA
- Yesterday
YKN
- Yukon
YLSTN
-
Yellowstone
Z
ZL
- Freezing
drizzle
ZN
-
Zone
ZNS
- Zones
ZR
- Freezing
rain
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