METAR/TAF Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
Q
$
A
Maintenance check indicator
2
Q
+
A
Heavy intensity
3
Q
ACC
A
altocumulus castellanus
4
Q
ACSL
A
altocumulus standing lenticular cloud
5
Q
AO2
A
automated station with precipitation discriminator
6
Q
APCH
A
approach
7
Q
APRX
A
approximately
8
Q
AUTO
A
fully automated report
9
Q
BC
A
patches
10
Q
BL
A
blowing
11
Q
C
A
center (with reference with runway designation)
12
Q
CB
A
cumulonimbus cloud
13
Q
CC
A
cloud -cloud lightning
14
Q
cd
A
candela
15
Q
CHI
A
cloud-height indicator
16
Q
CIG
A
ceiling
17
Q
CONS
A
continuous
18
Q
DOC
A
Department of Commerce
19
Q
DOT
A
Department of Transportation
20
Q
DS
A
dust storm
21
Q
DSNT
A
distant
22
Q
DZ
A
drizzle
23
Q
FAA
A
Federal Aviation Administration
24
Q
FEW
A
few clouds
25
FIBI
filed but impracticable to transmit
26
FRQ
frequent
27
FT
feet
28
FZ
freezing
29
G
gust
30
GS
small hail and/ or snow pellets
31
HZ
haze
32
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
33
INTMT
intermittent
34
L
left (with reference to runway designation)
35
LST
Local Standard Time
36
LWR
lower
37
max
maximum
38
MI
shallow
39
MOV
moved/moving/movement
40
N
north
41
OVC
overcast
42
PRES
pressure
43
RTD
Routine Delayed (late) observation
44
RVR
Runway Visual Range
45
RY
runway
46
SA
sand
47
SCT
scattered
48
SFC
surface
49
SH
shower(s)
50
SLP
sea-level pressure
51
SM
statute miles
52
SNINCR
snow increasing rapidly
53
SS
sandstorm
54
SW
snow shower, Southwest
55
TS
thunderstorm
56
TWR
tower
57
UP
unknown precipitation
58
V
variable
59
VC
in the vicinity
60
VISNO
visibility at secondary location not available
61
VRB
variable
62
W
west
63
WSHFT
wind shift
