more metars Flashcards

(66 cards)

1
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$

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maintenance check indicator

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/

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indicator that visual data range follows
separator between temp & dewpoint

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ACC

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altocumulus castellanus

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4
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ACFT MSHP

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aircraft mishap

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5
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ACSL

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altocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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ALP

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airport location point
approximate geometric center of all usable runway surfaces

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APCH

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approach

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APRNT

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apparent

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APRX

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approximately

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10
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ATCT

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airport traffic control tower

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C

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center (runway designation)

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12
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CA

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cloud-air lightning

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13
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CBMAM

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cumulonimbus mammatus cloud

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14
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CC

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cloud-cloud lightning
(lightning goes from one cloud to another)

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15
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CCSL

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cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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16
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cd

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candela

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17
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CG

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cloud-ground lightning
(lightning goes from cloud to ground, HUGE charge, most dangerous)

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18
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CHI

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cloud-height indicator

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19
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CHINO

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sky condition at secondary location not available

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20
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CIG

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ceiling

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21
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CONS

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continuous

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22
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DOC

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department of commerce

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23
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DOD

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department of defense

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24
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DOT

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department of transportation

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DSIPTG
dissipating
26
DVR
dispatch visual range (related to runway visual range... maybe measured from a different spot?)
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FAA
federal aviation administration
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FIBI
filed but impracticable to transmit (weather observation was recorded but not transmitted)
29
FIRST
first observation after a break in coverage at a manual station
30
FMH-1
federal meteorological handbook no. 1
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FMH-2
federal meteorological handbook no. 2
32
FRQ
frequent
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FT
feet
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FZRANO
freezing rain sensor not available
35
G
gust
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HLSTO
hailstone
37
ICAO
international civil aviation organization
38
INCRG
increasing
39
INTMT
intermittent
40
KT
knots
41
L
left (runway designation)
42
LAST
last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station
43
LST
local standard time
44
max
maximum
45
METAR
routine weather report provided at fixed intervals
46
min
minimum
47
N
north
48
NCDC
national climate data center
49
NE
northeast
50
NOS
national ocean survey
51
NOSPECI
no SPECI reports are taken at the station
52
NOTAM
notice to airmen
53
NW
northwest
54
NWS
national weather service
55
OFCM
office of the federal coordinator for meteorology
56
RY
runway
57
S
snow, south
58
SCSL
stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud
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SE
southeast
60
STN
station
61
UTC
coordinated universal time
62
W
west
63
WG/SO
working group for surface observations
64
WMO
world meteorological observation
65
WND
wind
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Z
zulu