extra/metar/glossary.txt

   1 $,maintenance check indicator
   2 A01,station without a precipitation discriminator
   3 A02,station with a precipitation discriminator
   4 AAF,Army Air Field
   5 AAL,above aerodrome level
   6 AATM,at all times
   7 ABD,aboard
   8 ABNDT,abundant
   9 ABNML,abnormal
  10 ABT,about
  11 ABV,above
  12 AC,altocumulus
  13 ACARS,aircraft communication addressing & reporting system
  14 ACC,altocumulus castellanus
  15 ACCUM,accumulate
  16 ACFT,aircraft
  17 ACK,acknowledge
  18 ACL,altimeter check location
  19 ACLD,above clouds
  20 ACLT,accelerate
  21 ACPT,accept
  22 ACR,air carrier
  23 ACRBT,acrobatic
  24 ACRS,across
  25 ACSL,standing lenticular altocumulus
  26 ACT,active/activated/activity
  27 ACTG,acting
  28 ACTV,active
  29 ACTVT,activate
  30 ACYC,anticyclonic
  31 ADA,advisory area
  32 ADDN,addition
  33 ADF,automatic direction finder
  34 ADIZ,air defense identification zone
  35 ADJ,adjacent
  36 ADQT,adequate
  37 ADRNDCK,adirondack
  38 ADV,advise
  39 ADVCTN,advection
  40 ADVN,advance
  41 ADVY,advisory
  42 ADVZY,advisory
  43 AFB,Air Force Base
  44 AFCT,affect
  45 AFD,Airport/Facility Directory
  46 AFDK,after dark
  47 AFSS,Automated Flight Service Station
  48 AFT,after
  49 AFTN,afternoon
  50 AGL,above ground level
  51 AHD,ahead
  52 AIM,Aeronautical Information Manual
  53 AIREPS,aircraft reports
  54 AIRMET,Airmen's Meteorological Information
  55 ALF,aloft
  56 ALG,along
  57 ALGHNY,Allegheny
  58 ALNMT,alignment
  59 ALP,aircraft location point
  60 ALQDS,all quadrants
  61 ALQS,all quadrants
  62 ALS,approach light system
  63 ALSEC,all sectors
  64 ALSF-1,standard 2400' high-intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers (Category I configuration)
  65 ALSF-2,standard 2400' high-intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers (Category II configuration)
  66 ALSTG,altimeter setting
  67 ALT,altitude
  68 ALTA,Alberta
  69 ALTM,altimeter
  70 ALTN,alternate
  71 ALUTN,Aleutian
  72 AM,ante meridiem
  73 AMB,amber
  74 AMD,amended
  75 AMS,air mass
  76 AMSL,above mean sea level
  77 ANAPROP,anomalous propagation
  78 ANCPT,anticipate
  79 AND,and
  80 ANLYS,analysis
  81 AO1,station without a precipitation discriminator
  82 AO2,station with a precipitation discriminator
  83 AOA,at or above
  84 AOB,at or below
  85 AOE,airport of entry
  86 APCH,approach
  87 APL,airport lights
  88 APLCN,Appalachian
  89 APN,Apron
  90 APRNT,apparent
  91 APROP,appropriate
  92 APRX,approximately
  93 ARB,Air Reserve Base
  94 ARFOR,area forecast
  95 ARINC,Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated
  96 ARND,around
  97 ARTC,air route traffic control
  98 ARTCC,Air Route Traffic Control Center
  99 AS,altostratus
 100 ASAP,as soon as possible
 101 ASDA,accelerate-stop distance available
 102 ASDAR,aircraft to satellite data relay
 103 ASL,above sea level
 104 ASOS,Automated Surface Observing System
 105 ASPH,asphalt
 106 ASSOCD,associated
 107 ATA,actual time of arrival
 108 ATCT,airport traffic control tower
 109 ATIS,automatic terminal information service
 110 ATLC,Atlantic
 111 AURBO,Aurora Borealis
 112 AUTH,authorized
 113 AUTO,automated report
 114 AVG,average
 115 AVGAS,aviation gasoline
 116 AWOS,automatic weather observing/reporting system
 117 AWS,automatic weather station
 118 AWY,airway
 119 AZM,azimuth
 120 B,began
 121 BA,braking action
 122 BACLIN,Baroclinic
 123 BAJA,Baja California
 124 BATROP,Barotropic
 125 BC,British Columbia
 126 BCH,beach
 127 BCKG,backing
 128 BCM,become
 129 BCMG,becoming
 130 BCMS,becomes
 131 BD,blowing dust
 132 BDA,bermuda
 133 BDRY,boundary
 134 BECMG,becoming
 135 BFDK,before dark
 136 BFR,before
 137 BGN,begin
 138 BGNG,beginning
 139 BGNS,begins
 140 BHND,behind
 141 BINOVC,breaks in overcast
 142 BKN,broken
 143 BLD,build
 144 BLDG,building
 145 BLDS,builds
 146 BLDUP,buildup
 147 BLKHLS,Black Hills
 148 BLKT,blanket
 149 BLKTG,blanketing
 150 BLKTS,blankets
 151 BLO,below
 152 BLU,blue
 153 BLW,below
 154 BLZD,blizzard
 155 BN,blowing sand
 156 BND,bound
 157 BNDRY,boundary
 158 BNDRYS,boundaries
 159 BNK,bank
 160 BNTH,beneath
 161 BOOTHEEL,Bootheel
 162 BR,branch
 163 BRF,brief
 164 BRG,branching
 165 BRK,break
 166 BRKG,breaking
 167 BRKHIC,breaks in higher clouds
 168 BRKS,breaks
 169 BRKSHR,Berkshire
 170 BRKSHRS,Berkshires
 171 BRM,barometer
 172 BRS,branches
 173 BS,blowing snow
 174 BTWN,between
 175 BYD,by day
 176 C,center
 177 CA,California
 178 CAA,cold air advection
 179 CARIB,Caribbean
 180 CASCDS,Cascades
 181 CAT,clear air turbulence
 182 CAVOK,ceiling and visibility OK
 183 CAVU,ceiling and visibility unlimited
 184 CB,cumulonimbus cloud
 185 CBMAM,cumulonimbus mammatus cloud
 186 CBS,cumulonimbi
 187 CC,cirrocumulus cloud
 188 CCLDS,clear of clouds
 189 CCLKWS,counter-clockwise
 190 CCSL,cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud
 191 CDFNT,cold front
 192 CDFNTL,cold frontal
 193 CFP,cold front passage
 194 CG,cloud-to-ground
 195 CHC,chance
 196 CHCS,chances
 197 CHG,change
 198 CHGD,changed
 199 CHGG,changing
 200 CHGS,changes
 201 CHI,cloud-height indicator
 202 CHINO,sky condition at secondary location not available
 203 CHSPK,Chesapeake
 204 CI,cirrus
 205 CIG,ceiling
 206 CIGS,ceilings
 207 CLD,cloud
 208 CLDNS,cloudiness
 209 CLDS,clouds
 210 CLKWS,clockwise
 211 CLR,clear sky
 212 CLRG,clearing
 213 CLRS,clears
 214 CMPLX,complex
 215 CNCL,cancel
 216 CNCLD,cancelled
 217 CNCLG,cancelling
 218 CNCLS,cancels
 219 CNDN,Canadian
 220 CNFDC,confidence
 221 CNTR,center
 222 CNTRD,centered
 223 CNTRL,central
 224 CNTRLN,centerline
 225 CNTRS,Centers
 226 CNTY,County
 227 CNTYS,Counties
 228 CNVG,converge
 229 CNVGG,converging
 230 CNVGNC,convergence
 231 CNVTN,convection
 232 CNVTV,convective
 233 CNVTVLY,convectively
 234 CO,Colorado
 235 COMPAR,compare
 236 COMPARD,compared
 237 COMPARG,comparing
 238 COMPARS,compares
 239 COND,conditions
 240 CONDS,conditions
 241 CONS,constant/continuous
 242 CONT,continue
 243 CONTD,continued
 244 CONTDVD,Continental Divide
 245 CONTG,continuing
 246 CONTLY,continually
 247 CONTRAILS,Condensation Trails
 248 CONTS,continues
 249 CONUS,Continental U.S.
 250 COORD,coordinate
 251 COR,correction to a previously disseminated observation
 252 CPBL,capable
 253 CRC,circle
 254 CRCLC,circulate
 255 CRCLN,circulation
 256 CRNR,corner
 257 CRNRS,corners
 258 CRS,course
 259 CS,cirrostratus
 260 CSDR,consider
 261 CSDRBL,considerable
 262 CST,coast
 263 CSTL,coastal
 264 CT,Connecticut
 265 CTGY,category
 266 CTSKLS,Catskills
 267 CU,cumulus
 268 CUCON,cumulus congestus cloud
 269 CUFRA,cumulus fractus
 270 CUHU,cumulus humilis cloud
 271 CUMED,cumulus medicoris cloud
 272 CVR,cover
 273 CVRD,covered
 274 CVRG,covering
 275 CVRS,covers
 276 CYC,cyclonic
 277 CYCLGN,cyclogenesis
 278 DABRK,daybreak
 279 DALGT,day light
 280 DALR,dry adiabatic lapse rate
 281 DATA,data
 282 DBL,double
 283 DC,District of Columbia
 284 DCR,decrease
 285 DCRD,decreased
 286 DCRG,decreasing
 287 DCRGLY,decreasingly
 288 DCRS,decreases
 289 DE,Delaware
 290 DEG,degree
 291 DEGS,degrees
 292 DELMARVA,Delaware-Maryland-Virginia
 293 DEPTH,depth
 294 DFCLT,difficult
 295 DFCLTY,difficulty
 296 DFNT,definite
 297 DFNTLY,definitely
 298 DFRS,differs
 299 DFUS,diffuse
 300 DGNL,diagonal
 301 DGNLLY,diagonally
 302 DIGG,digging
 303 DIR,direction
 304 DISC,discontinue
 305 DISCD,discontinued
 306 DISCG,discontinuing
 307 DISRE,disregard
 308 DISRED,disregarded
 309 DISREG,disregarding
 310 DKTS,Dakotas
 311 DLA,delay
 312 DLAD,delayed
 313 DLT,delete
 314 DLTD,deleted
 315 DLTG,deleting
 316 DLY,daily
 317 DMG,damage
 318 DMGD,damaged
 319 DMGG,damaging
 320 DMNT,dominant
 321 DMSH,diminish
 322 DMSHD,diminished
 323 DMSHG,diminishing
 324 DMSHS,diminishes
 325 DNDFTS,downdrafts
 326 DNS,dense
 327 DNSLP,downslope
 328 DNSTRM,downstream
 329 DNWND,down wind
 330 DOC,Department of Commerce
 331 DOD,Department of Defense
 332 DOT,Department of Transportation
 333 DP,deep
 334 DPND,deepened
 335 DPNG,deepening
 336 DPNS,deepens
 337 DPR,deeper
 338 DPTH,depth
 339 DRFT,drift
 340 DRFTD,drifted
 341 DRFTG,drifting
 342 DRFTS,drifts
 343 DRY,dry
 344 DRZL,drizzle
 345 DSCNT,descent
 346 DSIPT,dissipate
 347 DSIPTD,dissipated
 348 DSIPTG,dissipating
 349 DSIPTN,dissipation
 350 DSIPTS,dissipates
 351 DSND,descend
 352 DSNDG,descending
 353 DSNDS,descends
 354 DSNT,distant
 355 DSPTD,dissipated
 356 DSTBLZ,destabilize
 357 DSTBLZD,destabilized
 358 DSTBLZG,destablizing
 359 DSTBLZN,destablization
 360 DSTBLZS,destablizes
 361 DSTC,distance
 362 DTRT,deteriorate
 363 DTRTD,deteriorated
 364 DTRTG,deteriorating
 365 DTRTS,deteriorates
 366 DURG,during
 367 DURN,duration
 368 DVLP,develop
 369 DVLPD,developed
 370 DVLPG,developing
 371 DVLPMT,development
 372 DVLPS,develops
 373 DVR,dispatch visual range
 374 DVRG,diverge
 375 DVRGG,diverging
 376 DVRGNC,divergence
 377 DVRGS,diverges
 378 DVV,downward vertical velocity
 379 DWNDFTS,downdrafts
 380 DWPNT,dewpoint
 381 DWPNTS,dewpoints
 382 DX,duplex
 383 E,east
 384 EBND,east bound
 385 ECMWF,European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts
 386 EFCT,effect
 387 ELNGT,elongate
 388 ELNGTD,elongated
 389 ELR,environmental lapse rate
 390 ELSW,elsewhere
 391 EMBD,embedded
 392 EMBDD,embedded
 393 EMERG,emergency
 394 ENCTR,encounter
 395 ENDG,ending
 396 ENE,east-northeast
 397 ENELY,east-northeasterly
 398 ENERN,east-northeastern
 399 ENEWD,east-northeastward
 400 ENHNC,enhance
 401 ENHNCD,enhanced
 402 ENHNCG,enhancing
 403 ENHNCMNT,enhancement
 404 ENHNCS,enhances
 405 ENTR,entire
 406 ERN,eastern
 407 ERY,early
 408 ERYR,earlier
 409 ESE,east-southeast
 410 ESELY,east-southeasterly
 411 ESERN,east-southeastern
 412 ESEWD,east-southeastward
 413 ESNTL,essential
 414 ESTAB,establish
 415 ESTIMATE,estimate
 416 ESTMD,estimated
 417 ESTS,estimates
 418 ETA,eta model
 419 ETC,et cetera
 420 ETIM,elapsed time
 421 EUMETSTAT,European Meteorological Satellite
 422 EVE,evening
 423 EWD,eastward
 424 EXCLV,exclusive
 425 EXCLVLY,exclusively
 426 EXCP,except
 427 EXPC,expect
 428 EXPCD,expected
 429 EXPCG,expecting
 430 EXTD,extend
 431 EXTDD,extended
 432 EXTDG,extending
 433 EXTDS,extends
 434 EXTN,extension
 435 EXTRAP,extrapolate
 436 EXTRAPD,extrapolated
 437 EXTRM,extreme
 438 EXTRMLY,extremely
 439 EXTSV,extensive
 440 F,Farenheit
 441 FA,aviation area forecast
 442 FAA,Federal Aviation Administration
 443 FAH,Farenheit
 444 FAM,familiar
 445 FCST,forecast
 446 FCSTD,forecasted
 447 FCSTG,forecasting
 448 FCSTR,forecaster
 449 FCSTS,forecasts
 450 FEW,few
 451 FIBI,filed but impracticable to transmit
 452 FIG,figure
 453 FILG,filling
 454 FIRAV,first available
 455 FIRST,first observation after a break in coverage at manual station
 456 FL,Florida
 457 FLG,falling
 458 FLOP,floating-point operation
 459 FLOPS,floating-point operations
 460 FLRY,flurry
 461 FLRYS,flurries
 462 FLT,flight
 463 FLW,follow
 464 FLWG,following
 465 FM,from
 466 FMH-1,Federal Meteorological Handbook No.1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports (METAR)
 467 FMH2,Federal Meteorological Handbook No.2, Surface Synoptic Codes
 468 FMT,format
 469 FNCTN,function
 470 FNT,front
 471 FNTGNS,frontogenesis
 472 FNTL,frontal
 473 FNTLYS,frontolysis
 474 FNTS,fronts
 475 FORNN,forenoon
 476 FPM,feet per minute
 477 FPS,feet per second
 478 FQT,frequent
 479 FQTLY,frequently
 480 FRM,form
 481 FRMG,forming
 482 FRMN,formation
 483 FROIN,Frost On The Indicator
 484 FROPA,frontal passage
 485 FROSFC,frontal surface
 486 FRQ,frequent
 487 FRST,frost
 488 FRWF,forecast wind factor
 489 FRZ,freeze
 490 FRZG,freezing
 491 FRZN,frozen
 492 FT,feet
 493 FTHR,further
 494 FVRBL,favorable
 495 FWD,forward
 496 FYI,for your information
 497 FZRANO,freezing rain sensor not available
 498 G,gust
 499 GA,Georgia
 500 GARP,Global Atmospheric Research Programme
 501 GCM,global computer model
 502 GEN,general
 503 GENLY,generally
 504 GEO,geographic
 505 GEOREF,geographical reference
 506 GEOS,geostationary satellite
 507 GF,ground fog
 508 GICG,glaze icing
 509 GLFALSK,Gulf of Alaska
 510 GLFCAL,Gulf of California
 511 GLFMEX,Gulf of Mexico
 512 GLFSTLAWR,Gulf of St. Lawrence
 513 GMT,Grenwich Mean Time
 514 GND,ground
 515 GNDFG,ground fog
 516 GRAD,gradient
 517 GRDL,gradual
 518 GRDLY,gradually
 519 GRN,green
 520 GRT,great
 521 GRTLKS,Great Lakes
 522 GRTLY,greatly
 523 GRTR,greater
 524 GRTST,greatest
 525 GSTS,gusts
 526 GSTY,gusty
 527 GTS,Global Telecommunications System
 528 GV,ground visibility
 529 HAZ,hazard
 530 HCVIS,high clouds visible
 531 HDFRZ,hard freeze
 532 HDSVLY,Hudson Valley
 533 HDWND,head wind
 534 HFS,high-friction surface
 535 HGT,height
 536 HI,high
 537 HIER,higher
 538 HIFOR,high level forecast
 539 HLF,half
 540 HLSTO,hailstone
 541 HLTP,hilltop
 542 HLYR,haze layer aloft
 543 HND,hundred
 544 HR,hour
 545 HRS,hours
 546 HRZN,horizon
 547 HTG,heating
 548 HURCN,hurricane
 549 HUREP,hurricane report
 550 HV,have
 551 HVY,heavy
 552 HVYR,heavier
 553 HVYST,heaviest
 554 HWVR,however
 555 HWY,highway
 556 IA,Iowa
 557 IC,ice
 558 ICAO,International Civil Aviation Organization
 559 ICG,icing
 560 ICGIC,icing in clouds
 561 ICGIP,icing in precipitation
 562 ID,Idaho
 563 IFR,IFR
 564 IL,Illinois
 565 IMDT,immediate
 566 IMDTLY,immediately
 567 IMO,International Meteorological Organization (now WMO)
 568 IMPL,impulse
 569 IMPLS,impulses
 570 IMPT,important
 571 INCL,include
 572 INCLD,included
 573 INCLG,including
 574 INCLS,includes
 575 INCR,increase
 576 INCRD,increased
 577 INCRG,increasing
 578 INCRGLY,increasingly
 579 INCRS,increases
 580 INDC,indicate
 581 INDCD,indicated
 582 INDCG,indicating
 583 INDCS,indicates
 584 INDEF,indefinite
 585 INFO,information
 586 INLD,inland
 587 INSAT,Indian Satellite
 588 INSTBY,instability
 589 INTCNTL,intercontinental
 590 INTL,international
 591 INTMD,intermediate
 592 INTMT,intermittent
 593 INTMTLY,intermittently
 594 INTO,into
 595 INTR,interior
 596 INTRMTRGN,intermountain region
 597 INTS,intense
 598 INTSFCN,intensification
 599 INTSFY,intensify
 600 INTSFYD,intensified
 601 INTSFYG,intensifying
 602 INTSFYS,intensifies
 603 INTSTY,intensity
 604 INTVL,interval
 605 INVOF,in vicinity of
 606 INVRN,inversion
 607 IOVC,in overcast
 608 IP,ice pellets
 609 IPV,improve
 610 IPVG,improving
 611 IR,ice on the runway
 612 ISOL,isolated
 613 ISOLD,isolated
 614 ITCZ,Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
 615 JCTN,junction
 616 JTSTR,jetstream
 617 KFRST,killing frost
 618 KLYR,smoke layer aloft
 619 KOCTY,smoke over city
 620 KS,Kansas
 621 KT,knots
 622 KY,Kentucky
 623 L,left
 624 LA,Louisiana
 625 LABRDR,Labrador
 626 LAM,Limited Area model
 627 LAST,last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station
 628 LAT,latitude
 629 LCL,local
 630 LCLY,locally
 631 LCTD,located
 632 LCTMP,little change in temperature
 633 LCTN,location
 634 LDG,landing
 635 LEVEL,level
 636 LFM,Limited Fine Mesh Model
 637 LFTG,lifting
 638 LGRNG,long range
 639 LGT,light
 640 LGTR,lighter
 641 LGWV,long wave
 642 LI,Lifted Index
 643 LIS,lifted indices
 644 LK,lake
 645 LKLY,likely
 646 LKS,lakes
 647 LLJ,low level jet
 648 LLWAS,low level wind shear alert system
 649 LLWS,low level wind shear
 650 LMTD,limited
 651 LMTG,limiting
 652 LMTS,limits
 653 LN,lines
 654 LO,low
 655 LONG,longitude
 656 LONGL,longitudnal
 657 LORAN,Long Range Navigation
 658 LRG,large
 659 LRGLY,largely
 660 LRGR,larger
 661 LRGST,largest
 662 LSR,loose snow on the runway
 663 LST,Local Standard Time
 664 LTD,limited
 665 LTG,lightning
 666 LTGCC,lightning cloud-to-cloud
 667 LTGCCCG,lightning cloud-to-cloud cloud-to-ground
 668 LTGCG,lightning cloud-to-ground
 669 LTGCW,lightning cloud-to-water
 670 LTGIC,lightning in cloud
 671 LTL,little
 672 LTLCG,little change
 673 LTR,later
 674 LTST,latest
 675 LV,leaving
 676 LVL,level
 677 LVLS,levels
 678 LWR,lower
 679 LWRD,lowered
 680 LWRG,lowering
 681 LYR,layer
 682 LYRD,layered
 683 LYRS,layers
 684 MA,Massachusetts
 685 MAN,Manitoba
 686 MAX,maximum
 687 MB,millibars
 688 MCD,Mesoscale discussion
 689 MD,Maryland
 690 MDFY,modify
 691 MDFYD,modified
 692 MDFYG,modifying
 693 MDL,model
 694 MDLS,models
 695 MDT,moderate
 696 MDTLY,moderately
 697 ME,Maine
 698 MED,medium
 699 MEDIUM,medium
 700 MEGG,merging
 701 MESO,Mesoscale
 702 MET,meteorological
 703 METAR,aviation routine weather report
 704 METEOSAT,Meteorological Satellite
 705 METRO,metropolitan
 706 MEX,Mexico
 707 MHKVLY,Mohawk Valley
 708 MI,Michigan
 709 MID,middle
 710 MIDN,midnight
 711 MIL,military
 712 MIN,minimum
 713 MISG,missing
 714 MLTLVL,melting level
 715 MN,Minnesota
 716 MNLND,Mainland
 717 MNLY,mainly
 718 MO,Missouri
 719 MOD,moderate
 720 MOGR,Moderate or greater
 721 MOS,Model Output Statistics
 722 MOV,moved/moving/movement
 723 MOVD,moved
 724 MOVG,moving
 725 MOVMT,movement
 726 MOVS,moves
 727 MPH,miles per hour
 728 MPS,meters per second
 729 MRF,medium range forecast
 730 MRGL,marginal
 731 MRGLLY,marginally
 732 MRNG,morning
 733 MRTM,maritime
 734 MS,Mississippi
 735 MSG,message
 736 MSHP,mishap
 737 MSL,mean sea level
 738 MSLP,mean sea level pressure
 739 MST,most
 740 MSTLY,mostly
 741 MSTR,moisture
 742 MT,mountains
 743 MTN,mountain
 744 MTNS,mountains
 745 MTW,mountain waves
 746 MULT,multiple
 747 MULTILVL,multi-level
 748 MVFR,marginal VFR
 749 MXD,mixed
 750 N,north
 751 N/A,not applicable
 752 NAB,not above
 753 NAT,North Atlantic
 754 NATL,national
 755 NAV,navigation
 756 NB,New Brunswick
 757 NBND,northbound
 758 NBRHD,neighborhood
 759 NC,North Carolina
 760 NCD,clear sky
 761 NCDC,National Climatic Data Center
 762 NCWX,no change in weather
 763 ND,North Dakota
 764 NE,northeast
 765 NEB,nebraska
 766 NEC,necessary
 767 NEG,negative
 768 NEGLY,negatively
 769 NELY,northeasterly
 770 NERN,northeastern
 771 NEW ENG,New England
 772 NEWD,northeastward
 773 NFLD,Newfoundland
 774 NGM,Nested Grid Model
 775 NGT,night
 776 NH,New Hampshire
 777 NIL,none
 778 NJ,New Jersey
 779 NL,no layers
 780 NLC,noctilucent cloud
 781 NLT,not later than
 782 NLY,northerly
 783 NM,New Mexico
 784 NMBR,number
 785 NMBRS,numbers
 786 NMC,National Meteorological Center
 787 NML,normal
 788 NMRS,numerous
 789 NNE,north-northeast
 790 NNELY,north-northeasterly
 791 NNERN,north-northeastern
 792 NNEWD,north-northeastward
 793 NNNN,end of message
 794 NNW,north-northwest
 795 NNWLY,north-northwesterly
 796 NNWRN,north-northwestern
 797 NNWWD,north-northwestward
 798 NO,no
 799 NOAA,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 800 NOGAPS,National Oceanographic Global Atmospheric Prediction System
 801 NOPAC,Northern Pacific
 802 NOS,National Ocean Survey
 803 NOSIG,no significant change is expected in next 2 hours
 804 NOSPECI,no SPECI reports are taken at the station
 805 NOTAM,Notice to Airmen
 806 NPRS,nonpersistent
 807 NR,near
 808 NRLY,nearly
 809 NRN,northern
 810 NRW,narrow
 811 NS,Nova Scotia
 812 NSC,clear sky
 813 NSW,no significant weather
 814 NTFY,notify
 815 NTFYD,notified
 816 NV,Nevada
 817 NVA,Negative vorticity advection
 818 NW,northwest
 819 NWD,northward
 820 NWLY,northwesterly
 821 NWRN,northwestern
 822 NWS,National Weather Service
 823 NXT,next
 824 NY,New York
 825 OAT,outside air temperature
 826 OBND,outbound
 827 OBS,observed
 828 OBSC,obscure
 829 OBSCD,obscured
 830 OBSCG,obscuring
 831 OCFNT,occluded front
 832 OCLD,occlude
 833 OCLDD,occluded
 834 OCLDG,occluding
 835 OCLDS,occludes
 836 OCLN,occlusion
 837 OCNL,occasional
 838 OCNLY,occasionally
 839 OCR,occur
 840 OCRD,occurred
 841 OCRG,occurring
 842 OCRS,occurs
 843 OFC,office
 844 OFCM,Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
 845 OFP,occluded frontal passage
 846 OFSHR,offshore
 847 OH,Ohio
 848 OHD,overhead
 849 OK,Oklahoma
 850 OMNTS,over mountains
 851 OMTNS,over mountains
 852 ONSHR,on shore
 853 OPEN,open
 854 OR,Oregon
 855 ORGPHC,Orographic
 856 ORIG,original
 857 OSV,ocean station vessel
 858 OTLK,outlook
 859 OTP,on top
 860 OTR,other
 861 OTRW,otherwise
 862 OUTFLO,outflow
 863 OVC,overcast
 864 OVHD,overhead
 865 OVNGT,overnight
 866 OVR,over
 867 OVRN,overrun
 868 OVRNG,overrunning
 869 OVTK,overtake
 870 OVTKG,overtaking
 871 OVTKS,overtakes
 872 P,more than
 873 PA,Pennsylvania
 874 PAC,Pacific
 875 PASS,pass
 876 PBL,planetary boundary layer
 877 PCPN,precipitation
 878 PD,period
 879 PDMT,predominant
 880 PDS,periods
 881 PEN,peninsula
 882 PERM,permanent
 883 PGTSND,Puget Sound
 884 PHYS,physical
 885 PIBAL,pilot balloon observation
 886 PIBALS,pilot balloon reports
 887 PIREP,pilot weather report
 888 PIREPS,pilot weather reports
 889 PK,peak
 890 PLNS,plains
 891 PLS,please
 892 PLTO,plateau
 893 PM,post meridian
 894 PNHDL,pandhandle
 895 PNO,precipitation amount not available
 896 POS,positive
 897 POSLY,positively
 898 PPI,Plan Position Indicator
 899 PPINE,PPI no echoes
 900 PPSN,present position
 901 PRBL,probable
 902 PRBLTY,probability
 903 PRBLY,probably
 904 PRECD,precede
 905 PRECDD,preceded
 906 PRECDG,preceding
 907 PRECDS,precedes
 908 PRES,pressure
 909 PRESFR,pressure falling rapidly
 910 PRESRR,pressure rising rapidly
 911 PRIM,primary
 912 PRIN,principal
 913 PRIND,present indications are
 914 PRJMP,pressure jump
 915 PROB,probability
 916 PROC,procedure
 917 PROD,produce
 918 PRODG,producing
 919 PROG,forecast
 920 PROGD,forecasted
 921 PROGS,forecasts
 922 PRSNT,present
 923 PRSNTLY,presently
 924 PRST,persist
 925 PRSTNC,persistence
 926 PRSTNT,persistent
 927 PRSTS,persists
 928 PRVD,provide
 929 PRVDD,provided
 930 PRVDG,providing
 931 PRVDS,provides
 932 PS,plus
 933 PSBL,possible
 934 PSBLTY,possiblity
 935 PSBLY,possibly
 936 PSG,passage
 937 PSN,position
 938 PSND,positioned
 939 PSR,packed snow on the runway
 940 PTCHY,patchy
 941 PTLY,partly
 942 PTNL,potential
 943 PTNLY,potentially
 944 PTNS,portions
 945 PUGET,Puget Sound
 946 PVA,positive vorticity advection
 947 PVL,prevail
 948 PVLD,prevailed
 949 PVLG,prevailing
 950 PVLS,prevails
 951 PVLT,prevalent
 952 PWINO,precipitation identifier sensor not available
 953 PWR,power
 954 QBO,quasi-biennial oscillation
 955 QN,question
 956 QPFERD,NMC excessive rainfall discussion
 957 QPFHSD,NMC heavy snow discussion
 958 QPFSPD,NMC special precipitation discussion
 959 QSTNRY,quasistationary
 960 QTR,quarter
 961 QUAD,quadrant
 962 QUE,Quebec
 963 R,right
 964 RADAT,radiosonde observation data
 965 RAOB,radiosonde observation
 966 RAOBS,radiosonde observations
 967 RCH,reach
 968 RCHD,reached
 969 RCHG,reaching
 970 RCHS,reaches
 971 RCKY,Rocky
 972 RCKYS,Rockies
 973 RCMD,recommend
 974 RCMDD,recommended
 975 RCMDG,recommending
 976 RCMDS,recommends
 977 RCRD,record
 978 RCRDS,records
 979 RCRNR,base operations closed
 980 RCV,receive
 981 RCVD,received
 982 RCVG,receiving
 983 RCVS,receives
 984 RDC,reduce
 985 RDGG,ridging
 986 RDR,radar
 987 RDVLP,redevelop
 988 RDVLPG,redeveloping
 989 RDVLPMT,redevelopment
 990 RE,regard
 991 RECON,reconnaissance
 992 RED,red
 993 REF,reference
 994 REPL,replace
 995 REPLD,replaced
 996 REPLG,replacing
 997 REPLS,replaces
 998 REQ,request
 999 REQS,requests
1000 REQSTD,requested
1001 RES,reserve
1002 RESP,response
1003 RESTR,restrict
1004 RGD,ragged
1005 RGL,Regional Model
1006 RGLR,regular
1007 RGN,region
1008 RGNS,regions
1009 RGT,right
1010 RH,relative humidity
1011 RHI,Range Height Indicator
1012 RHINO,RHI not operative
1013 RI,Rhode Island
1014 RIOGD,Rio Grande
1015 RLBL,reliable
1016 RLTV,relative
1017 RLTVLY,relativily
1018 RMK,remarks
1019 RMN,remain
1020 RMND,remained
1021 RMNDR,remainder
1022 RMNG,remaining
1023 RMNS,remains
1024 RNFL,rainfall
1025 ROT,rotate
1026 ROTD,rotated
1027 ROTG,rotating
1028 ROTOR,rotor
1029 ROTS,rotates
1030 RPD,rapid
1031 RPDLY,rapidly
1032 RPLC,replace
1033 RPLCD,replaced
1034 RPLCG,replacing
1035 RPLCS,replaces
1036 RPRT,report
1037 RPRTD,reported
1038 RPRTG,reporting
1039 RPRTS,reports
1040 RPT,repeat
1041 RPTG,repeating
1042 RPTS,repeats
1043 RQR,require
1044 RQRD,required
1045 RQRG,requiring
1046 RQRS,requires
1047 RS,receiver station
1048 RSG,rising
1049 RSN,reason
1050 RSNG,reasoning
1051 RSNS,reasons
1052 RSTR,restrict
1053 RSTRD,restricted
1054 RSTRG,restricting
1055 RSTRS,restricts
1056 RTD,Routine Delayed (late) observation
1057 RTRN,return
1058 RTRND,returned
1059 RTRNG,returning
1060 RTRNS,returns
1061 RUF,rough
1062 RUFLY,roughly
1063 RV,reportable value
1064 RVR,runway visual range
1065 RVRNO,RVR system values not available
1066 RVS,revise
1067 RVSD,revised
1068 RVSG,revising
1069 RVSS,revises
1070 RW,rain shower
1071 RWY,runway
1072 RY,runway
1073 S,south
1074 SA,surface observation
1075 SALR,saturated adiabatic lapse rate
1076 SAO,surface observation
1077 SAOS,surface observations
1078 SASK,Saskatchewan
1079 SATFY,satisfactory
1080 SBND,south bound
1081 SBSD,subside
1082 SBSDD,subsided
1083 SBSDNC,subsidence
1084 SBSDS,subsides
1085 SC,stratocumulus
1086 SCND,second
1087 SCNDRY,secondary
1088 SCSL,stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud
1089 SCT,scattered
1090 SCTD,scattered
1091 SCTR,sector
1092 SD,South Dakota
1093 SE,southeast
1094 SEC,second
1095 SELS,Severe Local Storms Unit
1096 SELY,southeasterly
1097 SEPN,separation
1098 SEQ,sequence
1099 SERN,southeastern
1100 SEV,severe
1101 SEWD,southeastward
1102 SF,sferic (radio interference caused by lightning strikes)
1103 SFC,surface
1104 SFERICS,Atmospherics
1105 SFLOC,sferic location
1106 SG,snow grains
1107 SGFNT,significant
1108 SGFNTLY,significantly
1109 SHFT,shift
1110 SHFTD,shifted
1111 SHFTG,shifting
1112 SHFTS,shifts
1113 SHLD,shield
1114 SHLW,shallow
1115 SHR,shear
1116 SHRT,short
1117 SHRTLY,shortly
1118 SHRTWV,shortwave
1119 SHRTWVS,shortwaves
1120 SHUD,should
1121 SHWR,shower
1122 SHWRS,showers
1123 SIERNEV,Sierra Nevada
1124 SIG,signature
1125 SIGMET,significant meteorological information
1126 SIMUL,simultaneous
1127 SKC,clear sky
1128 SKED,schedule
1129 SLD,solid
1130 SLGT,slight
1131 SLGTLY,slightly
1132 SLO,slow
1133 SLOLY,slowly
1134 SLOR,slower
1135 SLP,sea-level pressure
1136 SLPG,sloping
1137 SLPNO,sea-level pressure not available
1138 SLR,slush on the runway
1139 SLT,sleet
1140 SLY,southerly
1141 SM,statute mile(s)
1142 SMK,smoke
1143 SML,small
1144 SMLR,smaller
1145 SMRY,summary
1146 SMS,synchronus meteorological satellite
1147 SMTH,smooth
1148 SMTHR,smoother
1149 SMTHST,smoothest
1150 SMTM,sometime
1151 SMWHT,somewhat
1152 SNBNK,snow bank
1153 SND,sand
1154 SNFLK,snow flake
1155 SNGL,single
1156 SNINCR,snow increasing rapidly
1157 SNO,snow
1158 SNOINCR,snow increase
1159 SNOINCRG,snow increasing
1160 SNOW,snow
1161 SNST,sunset
1162 SNW,snow
1163 SNWFL,snowfall
1164 SOG,snow on the ground
1165 SOP,standard operating procedure
1166 SP,snow pellets
1167 SPCLY,especially
1168 SPD,speed
1169 SPDS,speeds
1170 SPECI,an unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met
1171 SPENES,satellite precipitation estimate statement
1172 SPKL,sprinkle
1173 SPKLS,sprinkles
1174 SPLNS,Southern Plains
1175 SPRD,spread
1176 SPRDG,spreading
1177 SPRDS,spreads
1178 SPRL,spiral
1179 SQAL,squall
1180 SQLN,squall line
1181 SR,sunrise
1182 SRN,southern
1183 SRND,surround
1184 SRNDD,surrounded
1185 SRNDG,surrounding
1186 SRNDS,surrounds
1187 SS,sunset
1188 SSE,south-southeast
1189 SSELY,south-southeasterly
1190 SSERN,south-southeastern
1191 SSEWD,south-southeastward
1192 SST,sea surface temperature
1193 SSW,south-southwest
1194 SSWLY,south-southwesterly
1195 SSWRN,south-southwestern
1196 SSWWD,south-southwestward
1197 ST,stratus cloud
1198 STAGN,stagnation
1199 STBL,stable
1200 STBLTY,stability
1201 STD,standard
1202 STDY,steady
1203 STFR,stratus fractus
1204 STFRM,stratiform
1205 STG,strong
1206 STGLY,strongly
1207 STGR,stronger
1208 STGST,strongest
1209 STLT,satellite
1210 STM,storm
1211 STMS,storms
1212 STN,station
1213 STNRY,stationary
1214 STNS,stations
1215 STWS,Storm Tide Warning Service
1216 SUB,substitute
1217 SUBTRPCL,subtropical
1218 SUF,sufficient
1219 SUFLY,sufficiently
1220 SUG,suggest
1221 SUGG,suggesting
1222 SUGS,suggests
1223 SUP,supply
1224 SUPG,supplying
1225 SUPR,superior
1226 SUPS,supplies
1227 SUPSD,supersede
1228 SUPSDG,superseding
1229 SUPSDS,supersedes
1230 SVG,serving
1231 SVR,severe
1232 SVRL,several
1233 SW+,heavy snow shower
1234 SW,southwest
1235 SW-,light snow shower
1236 SWD,southward
1237 SWLG,swelling
1238 SWLY,southwesterly
1239 SWOMCD,SELS Mesoscale Discussion
1240 SWRN,southwestern
1241 SWWD,southwestward
1242 SX,stability index
1243 SXN,section
1244 SXNS,sections
1245 SYNOP,synoptic report
1246 SYNS,synopsis
1247 SYS,system
1248 T,thunder
1249 TAF,Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
1250 TCNTL,transcontinental
1251 TCU,towering cumulus cloud
1252 TDA,today
1253 TEMP,temperature
1254 TEMPO,temporary
1255 THD,thunderhead
1256 THDR,thunder
1257 THI,Temperature-Humidity Index
1258 THK,thick
1259 THKNG,thickening
1260 THKNS,thickness
1261 THKR,thicker
1262 THKST,thickest
1263 THLD,threshold
1264 THN,thin
1265 THNG,thinning
1266 THNR,thinner
1267 THNST,thinnest
1268 THR,threshold
1269 THRFTR,thereafter
1270 THRU,through
1271 THRUT,throughout
1272 THSD,thousand
1273 THTN,threaten
1274 THTND,threatened
1275 THTNG,threatening
1276 THTNS,threatens
1277 TIL,until
1278 TMPRY,temporary
1279 TMPRYLY,temporarilly
1280 TMW,tomorrow
1281 TN,Tennessee
1282 TNDCY,tendency
1283 TNDCYS,tendencies
1284 TNGT,tonight
1285 TNTV,tentative
1286 TNTVLY,tentatively
1287 TO,to
1288 TOPS,tops
1289 TOVC,top of overcast
1290 TPG,topping
1291 TRBL,trouble
1292 TRIB,tributary
1293 TRKG,tracking
1294 TRML,terminal
1295 TRMT,terminate
1296 TRMTD,terminated
1297 TRMTG,terminating
1298 TRMTS,terminates
1299 TRNSP,transport
1300 TRNSPG,transporting
1301 TROF,trough
1302 TROFS,troughs
1303 TROP,tropopause
1304 TRPCD,tropical continental
1305 TRPCL,tropical
1306 TRRN,terrain
1307 TRSN,transition
1308 TRW+,thunderstorm with heavy rain shower
1309 TRW,thunderstorm
1310 TS+,thunderstorm with heavy snow
1311 TS,thunderstorm with snow
1312 TSFR,transfer
1313 TSFRD,transfered
1314 TSFRG,transfering
1315 TSFRS,transfers
1316 TSHWR,thundershower
1317 TSHWRS,thundershowers
1318 TSNO,thunderstorm information not available
1319 TSNT,transient
1320 TSQLS,thundersqualls
1321 TSTM,thunderstorm
1322 TSTMS,thunderstorms
1323 TSW+,thunderstorm with heavy snow showers
1324 TSW,thunderstorm with snow showers
1325 TURB,turbulence
1326 TURBC,turbulence
1327 TURBT,turbulent
1328 TWD,toward
1329 TWDS,towards
1330 TWI,twilight
1331 TWR,tower
1332 TWRG,towering
1333 TX,Texas
1334 UDDF,up and down drafts
1335 UKMO,UK Met Office
1336 UN,unable
1337 UNAVBL,unavailable
1338 UNEC,unnecessary
1339 UNKN,unknown
1340 UNL,unlimited
1341 UNRELBL,unreliable
1342 UNRSTD,unrestricted
1343 UNSATFY,unsatisfactory
1344 UNSBL,unseasonable
1345 UNSTBL,unstable
1346 UNSTDY,unsteady
1347 UNSTL,unsettle
1348 UNSTLD,unsettled
1349 UNUSBL,unusable
1350 UPDFTS,updrafts
1351 UPR,upper
1352 UPSLP,upslope
1353 UPSTRM,upstream
1354 URG,urgent
1355 USBL,usable
1356 UT,Utah
1357 UTC,Coordinated Universal Time
1358 UV,ultra-violet
1359 UVV,upward vertical velocity
1360 UVVS,upward vertical velocities
1361 UWNDS,upper winds
1362 V,varying/variable
1363 VA,Virginia
1364 VARN,variation
1365 VC,(in the) vicinity
1366 VCNTY,vicinity
1367 VCOT,VFR conditions on top
1368 VCTR,vector
1369 VDUC,VAS Data Utilization Center (NSSFC)
1370 VFR,VFR
1371 VFY,verify
1372 VFYD,verified
1373 VFYG,verifying
1374 VFYS,verifies
1375 VIRGA,virga
1376 VIS,visible/visibility
1377 VISNO,visibility at secondary location not available
1378 VLCTY,velocity
1379 VLCTYS,velocities
1380 VLNT,violent
1381 VLNTLY,violently
1382 VLY,valley
1383 VLYS,valleys
1384 VMC,visual meteorological conditions
1385 VOL,volume
1386 VORT,vorticity
1387 VR,visual range
1388 VRB,variable
1389 VRBL,variable
1390 VRG,veering
1391 VRISL,Vancouver Island, BC
1392 VRS,Veers
1393 VRT MOTN,Vertical Motion
1394 VRY,very
1395 VSB,visible
1396 VSBY,visibility
1397 VSBYDR,visibility decreasing rapidly
1398 VSBYIR,visibility increasing rapidly
1399 VT,Vermont
1400 VV,vertical visibility
1401 W,west
1402 WA,Washington
1403 WAA,Warm Air Advection
1404 WBND,west bound
1405 WDLY,widely
1406 WDSPRD,widespread
1407 WEA,weather
1408 WFO,Weather Forecast Office
1409 WFOS,Weather Forecast Offices
1410 WFP,warm front passage
1411 WG/AOS,Working Group for Atmospheric Observing Systems
1412 WG/SO,Working Group for Surface Observations
1413 WHT,white
1414 WI,Wisconsin
1415 WIBIS,will be issued
1416 WINT,winter
1417 WK,weak
1418 WKDAY,weekday
1419 WKEND,weekend
1420 WKN,weaken
1421 WKNG,weakening
1422 WKNS,weakens
1423 WKR,weaker
1424 WKST,weakest
1425 WL,will
1426 WLY,westerly
1427 WMO,World Meteorological Organization
1428 WND,wind
1429 WNDS,winds
1430 WNW,west-northwest
1431 WNWLY,west-northwesterly
1432 WNWRN,west-northwestern
1433 WNWWD,west-northwestward
1434 WO,without
1435 WPLTO,Western Plateau
1436 WR,wet runway
1437 WRM,warm
1438 WRMFNT,warm front
1439 WRMFNTL,warm Frontal
1440 WRMG,warming
1441 WRMR,warmer
1442 WRMST,warmest
1443 WRN,western
1444 WRNG,warning
1445 WRNGS,warnings
1446 WRS,worse
1447 WS,wind shear
1448 WSFO,Weather Service Forecast Office
1449 WSFOS,Weather Service Forecast Offices
1450 WSHFT,wind shift
1451 WSHFTS,wind shifts
1452 WSO,Weather Service Office
1453 WSOS,Weather Service Offices
1454 WSTCH,Wasatch Range
1455 WSW,west-southwest
1456 WSWLY,west-southwesterly
1457 WSWRN,west-southwestern
1458 WSWWD,west-southwestward
1459 WTR,water
1460 WTRS,waters
1461 WTSPT,waterspout
1462 WTSPTS,waterspouts
1463 WUD,would
1464 WV,West Virginia
1465 WVS,waves
1466 WW,Severe Weather Watch
1467 WWAMKC,Status Report
1468 WWD,westward
1469 WWS,Severe Weather Watches
1470 WX,weather
1471 WY,Wyoming
1472 XCP,except
1473 XPC,expect
1474 XPCD,expected
1475 XPCG,expecting
1476 XPCS,expects
1477 XPLOS,explosive
1478 XTND,extend
1479 XTNDD,extended
1480 XTNDG,extending
1481 XTRM,extreme
1482 XTRMLY,extremely
1483 YDA,yesterday
1484 YKN,Yukon
1485 YLO,yellow
1486 YLSTN,Yellowstone
1487 Z,Zulu (i.e. Coordinated Universal Time)
1488 ZL,freezing drizzle
1489 ZN,zone
1490 ZNS,zones
1491 ZR,freezing rain