Reports and Forecasts Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
Weather phenomena intensity
A
+ heavy
moderate
- light
2
Q
MI
A
shallow
3
Q
BC
A
patches
4
Q
FZ
A
freezing
5
Q
DR
A
low drifting
6
Q
SH
A
showers
7
Q
DZ
A
drizzle
8
Q
RA
A
rain
9
Q
GS
A
small hail/snow pellets
10
Q
GR
A
hail
11
Q
SN
A
snow
12
Q
SG
A
snow grains
13
Q
BR
A
mist
14
Q
FG
A
fog
15
Q
HZ
A
haze
16
Q
FU
A
smoke
17
Q
VA
A
volcanic ash
18
Q
DU
A
dust
19
Q
SA
A
sand
20
Q
SQ
A
squalls
21
Q
PO
A
dust/sand whirls
22
Q
FC
A
funnel cloud / tornado / water spout
23
Q
SS
A
sandstorm
24
Q
DS
A
duststorm
25
082200Z
8th of the month, 2200 UTC time
26
NIL
missing report
27
surface wind - METAR report
- direction of the wind in degrees true
- wind speed followed by knots
- wind gusts in kts preceded by G (only if gusts exceeded 10kts)
28
150V210
wind direction variable between 150 and 210 degrees true (wind variability needs to be variable then more than 60 degrees true)
29
VRB02KT
used when wind direction is variable and speed is less than 3kts
30
visibility - METAR report
no unit required up to 9999m, if above then the unit KM is used
