Terms and Acronyms Flashcards
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PL
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Ice Pellets
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TS
A
Thunderstorm
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FZRA
A
Freezing Rain
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FZDZ
A
Freezing Drizzle
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CAT
A
Clear Air Turbulence
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BKN
A
Broken
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QS
A
Quasi-stationary
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OVC
A
Overcast
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TCU
A
Towering Cumulus
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OBSCD
A
Obscured
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P6SM
A
Visibility greater than 6SM
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ISOLD
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Isolated - less than 25%
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SCT
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Scattered - 25-50%
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NMRS
A
Numerous -Greater than 50%
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LCL
A
Local - Less than 25%
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PTCHY
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Patchy - 25-50%
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XTNSV
A
Extensive - Greater than 50%
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MECH
A
Mechanical Turbulence
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LLWS
A
Low-Level Wind Shear
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LEE WV
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Lee/ mountain waves
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LLJ
A
Low-level Jet
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ABV
A
Above
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ACCAS
A
Altocumulus Castellanus
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ACRS
A
Across
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ACSL
Standing lenticular altocumulus
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ACT
Active
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AFL
Above Freezing layer
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AFT
After
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AHD
Ahead
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AIRMS
Air mass
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ALF
Aloft
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ALG
Along
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ALQDS
All quadrants
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ALT
Altitude
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APCH
Approach
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APCHG
Approaching
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ASL
Above Sea level
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AWOS
Automated Weather Observation System
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BDRY
Boundary
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BECMG
Becoming
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BFR
before
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BGN
Begin
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BGNG
Beginning
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BHND
Behind
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BL
Blowing
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BLDG
Building
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BLO
Below
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BLZD
Blizzard
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BR
Mist
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BRF
Brief
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BRFLY
briefly
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BRKS
breaks
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BTN
Between
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CAVOK
Ceilings and visibility OK
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CB
Cumulonimbus
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CIG
Ceiling
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CLD
Cloud
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CLR
Clear
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CLRG
Clearing
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CNTR
Centre
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CNTRD
Centred
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CONDS
Conditions
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COTRAILS
Condensation Trails
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CONTUS
Continuous
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CONTG
Continuing
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CST
Coast
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CU
Cumulus
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DCRG
Decreasing
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DEG
Degree
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DEWPNT
Dew Point
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DFUS
Diffuse
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DIST
distant
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DNS
Dense
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DNSLP
Downslope
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DP
Deep
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DPNG
Deepening
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DRFTG
Drifting
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DURG
During
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DVLPG
Developing
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DZ
Drizzle
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E
East
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ELSW
Elsewhere
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ELY
Easterly
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EMBD
Embed
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ENDG
Ending
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ENTR
Entire
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FCST
Forecast
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FEW
Few Clouds
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FG
fog
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FILG
Filling
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FLWD
Followed
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FLWG
Following
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FM
From
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FNT
Front
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FRQ
Frequent
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FROIN
Frost on indicator
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FRQ
Frequent
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FT
Feet, foot
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FU
Smoke
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FZ
Freezing
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FZLVL
Freezing Level
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GND
Ground
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GRAD
Gradient
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GRDLY
Gradually
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HGT
Height
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HI
High
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HLTP
Hilltop
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HND
Hundred
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HR
Hour
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HVY
Heavy
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ICG
icing
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ICGIC
Icing in cloud
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ICGIP
Icing in precipitation
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IMDTLY
Immediately
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INCRG
Increasing
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INDEF
Indefinite
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INSTBY
Instability
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INTMT
Intermittent
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INTS
Intense
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INTSFY
Intensify
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ISLD
Island
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ISOL
Isolate
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KT
Knot
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LCL
Local
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LFTG
Lifting
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LGT
Light
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LIFR
Low IFR
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LK
Lake
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LLJ
Low-level jet stream
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LN
Line
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LO
Low
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LTL
Little
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LTNG
Lightning
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LVL
Level
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LWIS
Limited weather information system
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LWR
Lower
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LWRG
Lowering
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LYR
Layer
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MDFYD
Modified
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MDT
Moderate
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MI
Shallow
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MID
Middle
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MOVG
Moving
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MPH
Miles per hour
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MRNG
Morning
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MRTM
Maritime
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MSTR
Moisture
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MTS
Mountains
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MVFR
Marginal VFR
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MXD
Mixed
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MXG
Mixing
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N
North
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NE
Northeast
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NELY
Northeasterly
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NGT
Night
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NLY
Northerly
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NM
Nautical Miles
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NMRS
Nimerous
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NR
Near
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NRLY
Nearly
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NSW
No significant weather
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NW
Northwest
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NWLY
Northwesterly
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OBSC
Obscure
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OCLD
Occlude
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OCLDG
Occluding
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OCLN
Occlusion
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OCLDG
Concluding
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OCNL
Occlusion
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OCNL
Occasional
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OCNLY
Occasionally
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OFSHR
Offshore
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ONSHR
Onshore
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ORGPHC
Orographic
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OTLK
Outlook
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OTWZ
Otherwise
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OVC
Overcast
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OVRNG
Overrunning
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PCPN
Precipitation
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PD
Period
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PL
Ice Pellets
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PRECDD
Preceded
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PRECDS
Precedes
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PRES
Pressure
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PRESFR
Pressure Falling Rapidly
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PRESRR
Pressure rising rapidly
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PROG
Prognostic, prognosis
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PRSTG
Persisting
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PSG
Passage, passing
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PSN
Position
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PTCHY
Patchy
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PTLY
Partly
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RA
Rain
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RDG
Ridge
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REP
Report
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REPS
Reports
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rFRMG
Reforming
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RGN
Region
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RMNG
Remaining
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RPDLY
Rapidly
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RPRT
Report
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RSG
Rising
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RUF
Rough
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RVR
River/ runway visual range
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S
South
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SCT
Scattered
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SCTR
Sector
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SE
Southeast
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SECT
Sector
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SE
Southeast
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SECTS
Sectors
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SELY
Southeasterly
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SEV
Severe
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SFC
Surface
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SH
Shower
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SHFT
Shift
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SHFTG
Shifting
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SHLW
Shallow
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SKC
Sky clear
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SLO
Slow
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SLOLY
Slowly
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SLY
Southerly
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SM
Statute miles
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SML
Small
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SN
Snow
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SNRS
Sunrise
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SNST
Sunset
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SPECI
Special
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SPRDG
Spreading
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SQ
Squall
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STBL
Stable
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STG
Strong
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STGTN
Strengthen
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STNRY
Stationary
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SVRL
Several
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SW
Southwest
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SWLY
Southwesterly
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SXN
Section
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SYS
System
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TEMP
Temperature
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TEMPO
Temporary
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THK
Thick
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THKNG
Thickening
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THN
Thin
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THNC
Thence
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THNG
Thinning
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THRU
Through
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THRUT
Throughout
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THSD
Thousand
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TILL
Until
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TRML
Terminal
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TROF
Trough
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TROWAL
Trough of warm air aloft
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TRRN
Terrain
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TURB
Turbulence
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TWD
Toward
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UNSTBL
Unstable
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UPR
Upper
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UPSLP
Upslope
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UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
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VC
Vicinity
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VIS
Visibility
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VLY
Valley
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VRB
Variable
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VV
Vertical Visibility
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W
West
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WDLY
Widely
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WK
Weak
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WLY
Westerly
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WND
Wind
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WRM
Warm
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WS
Wind shear
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WV
Wave
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WX
Weather
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XCP
Except
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XT
Extend
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XTDG
Extending
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XTRM
Extreme
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XTSV
Extensive
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Z
ZULU
280
SF
Stratus Fractus
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SC
Stratocumulus
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SLP
Sea level pressure
