PPL Oral - Weather Codes (METARS & PIREPs) Flashcards by Aaron Goke

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Light

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Heavy

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VC

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Vicinity

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MI

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Shallow

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BC

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Patches

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DR

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Low drifting

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BL

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Blowing

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SH

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Showers

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FZ

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Freezing

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PR

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Partial

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DZ

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Drizzle

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RA

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Rain

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SN

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Snow

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SG

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Snow Grains

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IC

NOT related to lightening

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Ice Crystals (diamond dust)

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PL

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Ice Pellets

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GR

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Hail

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GS

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Small hail or small snow pellets

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UP

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Unknown precipitation

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BR

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Mist

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FG

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Fog

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FU

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Smoke

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DU

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Dust

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SA

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Sand

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HZ

Haze

PY

Spray

VA

Volcanic Ash

PO

Dust or sand Whirls

SQ

Squalls

FC

Funnel Cloud

+FC

Tornado or Water Spout

SS

Sandstorm

DS

Dust Storm

+SHRA

Heavy rain showers

+SHSN

Heavy Snow Showers

+FZRA

Heavy freezing rain

A02

Has a precipitation discriminator

TS

Thunderstorms

PIREP /OV

Over

PIREP /TM

Time

PIREP /FL

Flight Level (altitude)

PIREP /TP

Type of aircraft

PIREP /SK

Sky cover, Cloud base, than cloud tops.

PIREP /WX

Visibility and weather

PIREP /TA

Temperature

PIREP /WV

Wind velocity

PIREP /TB

Turbulence

PIREP /IC

Iceing

PIREP /RM

Remarks

COR

Correction to a previous observation

ALQDS

All quadrants

PRESFR

Pressure Falling Rapidly

PRESRR

Pressure Rising Rapidly

R17L/1400FT

Runway Visual Range (for RWY 17L) is 1,400ft.

$

Maintenance Needed

OCNL

Occasional

LTG

Lightening

LTGIC

Lightening In-Cloud

LTGCG

Lightening Cloud to Ground

LTGCC

Lightening, Cloud to Cloud

OHD

Overhead

CB

Cumulonimbus

TCU

Towering Cumulonimbus

PIREP /UA

Routine PIREP

PIREP /UUA

Urgent PIREP

PIREP /WX FV04SM RA

Weather/Vis: Forward visibility 4sm and Rain

VV007

Vertical visibility is 700ft AGL.

CIG 006V013

Ceiling is variable between 600ft and 1,300ft AGL

FROPA

Frontal Passage

CIG

Ceiling

DSNT

Distant