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METAR and TAF Codes Flashcards

1
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Weather Identifiers:

B

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Began

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Weather Identifiers:

BC

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Patches

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3
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Weather Identifiers:

BL

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Blowing

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4
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Weather Identifiers:

BR

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Mist >= 5/8

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5
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Weather Identifiers:

DR

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Low Drifting

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Weather Identifiers:

DS

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Dust Storm

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7
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Weather Identifiers:

DU

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Dust

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Weather Identifiers:

DZ

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Drizzle

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9
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Weather Identifiers:

E

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Ended

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10
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Weather Identifiers:

FC

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Funnel Cloud

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Weather Identifiers:

+FC

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Well Developed Funnel Cloud, Tornado or Waterspout

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12
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Weather Identifiers:

FG

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Fog

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13
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Weather Identifiers:

FU

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Smoke

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14
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Weather Identifiers:

FZ

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Freezing

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15
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Weather Identifiers:

GR

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Hail >5mm

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16
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Weather Identifiers:

GS

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Small Hail/Snow Pellets (<5mm)

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17
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Weather Identifiers:

HZ

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Haze

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18
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Weather Identifiers:

IC

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Ice Crystals

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19
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Weather Identifiers:

MI

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Shallow

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20
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Weather Identifiers:

PL

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Ice Pellets

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21
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Weather Identifiers:

PO

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Well Developed Dust/Sand Whirls

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22
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Weather Identifiers:

PR

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Partial

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23
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Weather Identifiers:

PY

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Spray

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Weather Identifiers:

RA

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Rain

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Weather Identifiers: SA
Sand
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Weather Identifiers: SG
Snow Grains
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Weather Identifiers: SH
Showers
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Weather Identifiers: SN
Snow
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Weather Identifiers: SQ
Squalls Moderate
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Weather Identifiers: SS
Sandstorm
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Weather Identifiers: TS
Thunderstorm
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Weather Identifiers: UP
Unknown Precipitaion
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Weather Identifiers: VA
Volcanic Ash
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Weather Identifiers: VC
In the Vicinity
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Modifiers: -
Light
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Modifiers: +
Heavy
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Modifiers: P
More Than
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Modifiers: M
Less Than
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Modifiers: B
Began
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Modifiers: E
Ended
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Sky Conditions: BKN
Broken cloud layer 5/8ths to 7/8ths
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Sky Conditions: CB
Cumulonimbus
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Sky Conditions: CLR
Sky clear at or below 12,000 AGL
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Sky Conditions: FEW
Few cloud layer 0/8ths to 2/8ths
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Sky Conditions: OVC
Overcast cloud layer 8/8ths coverage
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Sky Conditions: SCT
Scattered cloud layer 3/8ths to 4/8ths
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Sky Conditions: SKC
Sky Clear
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Sky Conditions: TCU
Towering Cumulus
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Other: A01
Automated Observation without precipitation discrimination
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Other: A02
Automated Observation with precipitation discrimination
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Other: A3000
Altimeter setting 30.00”
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Other: AMD
Amended Forecast
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Other: AUTO
Without human editing
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Other: BECMG
Becoming… BECMG 0002 = becoming 00 to 02 Zulu
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Other: CAVU
Ceiling and visibility unlimited
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Other: COR
Correction
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Other: DSNT
Distant weather phenomenon
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Other: FM
From… FM0200 = from 0200 Zulu
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Other: FROPA
Frontal Passage
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Other: LTG
Lightning
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Other: LDG
Landing
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Other: M
Minus, below zero, “less than”
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Other: NO
Not Available
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Other: NSW
No significant Weather
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Other: P6SM
Plus 6 Statute Miles, greater than, “more than”
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Other: PK WND
Peak Wind
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Other: PRESFR/PRESRR
Pressure falling or rising rapidly
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Other: PROB40
Probability of 40%
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Other: R04
Runway
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Other: RMK
Remarks
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Other: RWY
Runway
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Other: RVRNO
Runway Visual Range Not Available
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Other: SFC VIS
Surface Visibility
74
Other: SLP
Sea Level Pressure, add 10 to numbers given
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Other: SLPNO
Sea Level Pressure not Available
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Other: SM
Statute Miles
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Other: SPECI
Special Report
78
Other: TEMPO
Temporarily… TEMPO 0002 = Temporarily 00 to 02 Zulu
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Other: T02560179
Temperature 25.6 dew point 17.9
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Other: TWR VIS
Tower Visibility
81
Other: V
Varying
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Other: VIRGA
Virga
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Other: VRB
Variable
84
Other: VRB VIS
Variable Visibility
85
Other: VV
Vertical Visibility, Indefinite Ceiling
86
Other: WS
Windshear
87
Other: WSHFT
Wind Shift

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