Weather Identifiers:
- B Began
- BC Patches
- BL Blowing
- BR Mist >=5/8
- DR Low Drifting
- DS Dust storm
- DU Dust
- DZ Drizzle
- E – Ended FC, +FC Funnel Cloud, Well-Developed Funnel Cloud, Tornado or Waterspout
- FG Fog
- FU Smoke
- FZ Freezing
- GR Hail (>5mm)
- GS Small Hail / Snow Pellets (<5mm) HZ Haze
- IC Ice Crystals
- MI Shallow
- PL Ice Pellets
- PO Well-Developed Dust/Sand Whirls
- PR Partial
- PY Spray
- RA Rain SA Sand
- SG Snow Grains
- SH Showers
- SN Snow
- SQ Squalls Moderate
- SS Sandstorm
- TS Thunderstorm
- UP Unknown Precipitation
- VA Volcanic Ash
- VC In the Vicinity
- Modifiers: – Light + Heavy P More than M Less than B Began E Ended
Sky Conditions:
- BKN – Broken cloud layer 5/8ths to 7/8ths
- CB – Cumulonimbus
- CLR – Sky clear at or below 12,000AGL
- FEW – Few cloud layer 0/8ths to 2/8ths OVC – Overcast cloud layer 8/8ths coverage
- SCT – Scattered cloud layer 3/8ths to 4/8ths
- SKC – Sky Clear
- TCU – Towering Cumulus
Also check: RSG 8 Digit Code
Other:
- A01 – Automated Observation without precipitation discrimination
- A02 – Automated Observation with precipitation discrimination
- A3000 – Altimeter setting 30.00”
- AMD – Amended forecast
- AUTO – without human editing
- BECMG – Becoming… BECMG 0002 = becoming 00 to 02 Zulu
- CAVU – Ceiling and visibility unlimited
- COR – Correction
- DSNT – Distant weather phenomenon
- FM – From… FM0200 = from 0200 Zulu
- FROPA – Frontal Passage
- LTG – Lightning
- LDG – Landing
- M – Minus, below zero, “less than”
- NO – Not available
- NSW – No significant weather
- P6SM – Plus 6 Statute Miles, greater than, “more than”
- PK WND – Peak Wind
- PRESFR/PRESRR – Pressure Falling or Rising Rapidly PROB40 – Probability of 40%
- R04 – Runway 4
- RMK – Remarks
- RWY – Runway
- RVRNO – Runway Visual Range not available
- SFC VIS – Surface Visibility
- SLP – Sea Level Pressure, add 10 to numbers given
- SLPNO – Sea Level Pressure not available
- SM – Statute miles
- SPECI – Special Report
- TEMPO – Temporarily… TEMPO 0002 = Temporarily 00 to 02 Zulu
- T02560179 – Temperature 25.6 dew point 17.9
- TWR VIS – Tower Visibility
- V – Varying
- VIRGA – Virga
- VRB – Variable
- VRB VIS – Variable Visibility
- VV – Vertical Visibility, indefinite ceiling
- WS – Wind shear
- WSHFT – Wind shift
Area Forecast Weather Reports
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 – 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
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 – 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 – 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 – 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
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
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
JCTN – Junction
JTSTR – Jet stream
KFRST – Killing frost
KLYR – Smoke layer aloft
KOCTY – Smoke over city
KS – Kansas
KT – Knots
KY – Kentucky
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
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 – 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
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
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
QN – Question
QPFERD – NMC excessive rainfall discussion
QPFHSD – NMC heavy snow discussion
QPFSPD – NMC special precipitation discussion
QSTNRY – Quasistationary
QUAD – Quadrant
QUE – Quebec
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 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 – 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 – 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
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
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 – 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
XCP – Except
XPC – Expect
XPCD – Expected
XPCG – Expecting
XPCS – Expects
XPLOS – Explosive
XTND – Extend
XTNDD – Extended
XTNDG – Extending
XTRM – Extreme
XTRMLY – Extremely
YDA – Yesterday
YKN – Yukon
YLSTN – Yellowstone
ZL – Freezing drizzle
ZN – Zone
ZNS – Zones
ZR – Freezing rain