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MIFG
— Shallow Fog (METAR Code)
M2/S2
— Meters squared per second squared
NB
— New Brunswick
J/KG
— Joules per Kilogram
FIRAV
— First Available
OPS
— Operations
TRRN
— Terrain
LAN
— Local Area Network
ADQTLY
— Adequately
BTWN
— Between
PTNL
— Potential
DLTD
— Deleted
Z DR
— Differential Reflectivity
ABT
— About
PLS
— Please
LCLY
— Locally
BLDU
— Blowing Dust (METAR Code)
ACCUM
— Accumulate
DATANET
— Hydrologic Data Network Analysis Software
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
MSG
— Message
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
T.S.
— Tropical Storm
F SCALE
— See Fujita Scale
B-
— Convective Inhibition
MS
— Mississippi
CONTS
— Continues
FAA/AWR
— Federal Aviation Administration/Aviation Weather Research Division
FWD
— Forward
D-MAWDS
— Digital Marine Weather Dissemination System
EXTRAP
— Extrapolate
T. D.
— Tropical Depression
WX
— Weather
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
RFP
— Request For Proposal
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
ATTN
— Attention
G-AIRMET
— Graphical Airmet
OBSCD
— Obscured
PIXEL
— Picture Element
VIP
— Very Important Person
CHG
— Change
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
FAA/ARW
— Federal Aviation Administration/Aviation Requirements - Weather Group
INCLS
— Includes
RF
— Radio Frequency
RAOBS
— Radiosonde Observations
N-TFS
— New Tactical Forecast System
SACSMA
— Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting Model
LYRS
— Layers
OBSCG
— Obscuring
LABRDR
— Labrador
TACMET-MOD
— Tactical Meteorological Observing System Modification
WAMPS
— Weather Automated Mission Planning Software
BACLIN
— Baroclinic
CTGY
— Category
FY
— Fiscal Year
DATACOL
— The Software System that supports RFC gateway functions
FYI
— For Your Information
FROPA
— Frontal Passage
FLRY
— Flurry
AFDK
— After Dark
NBFR
— Not Before
UPS
— United Parcel Service, Inc.
AL
— Alabama
DABRK
— Daybreak
RQRD
— Required
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
CA
— California
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
SMRY
— Summary
NLT
— Not Later Than
ACK
— Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
ATA
— Area Transportation Authority
REQSTD
— Requested
ACFT
— Aircraft
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
TNTV
— Tentative
BHND
— Behind
SUFLY
— Sufficiently
THRUT
— Throughout
LYRD
— Layered
SYS
— System
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
NTSB
— US National Transportation Safety Board
RUFLY
— Roughly
FAA
— Federal Aviation Administration
AAL
— Above Aerodrome Level
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organization
NNNN
— End of Message
CNCLD
— Canceled
LVL
— Level
BLDG
— Building
RTRND
— Returned
ASL
— Above Sea Level
KPA
— kiloPascal (pressure above ambient (100 kPa = 1 atmosphere excess))
AK
— Alaska
AGL
— Above Ground Level
STD
— Standard
HJ
— Sunrise to sunset
APR
— April River Airport, April River, Papua New Guinea
GRT
— Great
IATA
— International Air Transport Association
SUPSD
— Supersede
KG
— Kilogram
ATC
— Air traffic control
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
GSA
— U.S. General Services Administration
UTC
— Coordinated Universal Time
PC
— Personal computer (host)
TSTMS
— Thunderstorms
INFO
— Information
WILCO
— Will Comply
DTG
— Date-Time Group
WWW
— World Weather Watch
OFC
— Office
AMSL
— Above Mean Sea Level
KOCTY
— Smoke Over City
GND
— Ground
MD
— Maryland
ALSTG
— Altimeter Setting
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
SWLY
— Southwesterly
LA
— Louisiana
CFO
— Communication Filing Officer
INTMD
— Intermediate
FTE
— Full-Time Employee
CM
— Centimeter
MPH
— Miles Per Hour
EXTRM
— Extreme
AAAS
— American Association for the Advancement of Science
AR
— Arkansas
BLM
— Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
S
— South
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
TN
— Tennessee
DMG
— Damage
PM
— post meridian
CNTRS
— Centers
UT
— Utah
CO
— Colorado
SMTM
— Sometime
MI
— Michigan
CT
— Connecticut
MN
— Minnesota
NGT
— Night
CONSHELF
— Continental Shelf
NY
— New York
PRIN
— Principal
RVR
— Runway Visual Range
LTD
— Limited
MO
— Missouri
RI
— Rhode Island
SD
— South Dakota
CAT
— Category (e.g. CAT-5 cable)
UFN
— Until Further Notice
PTLY
— Partly
PA
— Pennsylvania
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
YR
— Your
OTLK
— Outlook
ACPT
— Accept
WIP
— Work In Progress (process)
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
POSLY
— Positively
MIL
— Military
VHF
— Very High Frequency
NM
— Nautical Mile
ALT
— Altitude
FCST
— Forecast
SQAL
— Squall
OH
— Ohio
GEN
— General Motors
KY
— Kentucky
VT
— Vermont
NJ
— New Jersey
NATL
— National
CONT
— Continue
ACTV
— Active
OR
— Oregon
EXER
— Exercise
C
— Center
DEC
— December
WV
— West Virginia
Y2K
— Year 2000
PWR
— Power
BM
— Benchmarking
OPMET
— Operational Meteorological
STGST
— Strongest
CAVU
— Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited
HTG
— Heating
LMT
— Local Mean Time
ETD
— Estimated Time of Departure
MA
— Massachusetts
NEG
— NEGative
COORD
— Coordinate
WI
— Wisconsin
MIN
— Minimum
DIST
— Distance
ME
— Maine
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
USAF
— United States Air Force
XPCD
— Expected
LTR
— Later
AZ
— Arizona
NE
— Nebraska
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
RTE
— Route
WAC
— World Aeronautical Chart
NV
— Nevada
MED
— Medium
SEC
— Second
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise Ratio
AMT
— Amount
NEB
— Nebraska
MAX
— Maximum
FAR
— Federal Aviation Regulation
WEF
— With Effect From
CW
— Continuous Wave
THKNS
— Thickness
SHSN
— Snow Showers (METAR Code)
N
— North
ETC
— Et Cetera
TX
— TEXAS
BC
— British Columbia
LAT
— Latitude
BCH
— Beach
FT
— Feet
E
— East
CRS
— Course
IR
— Infrared
AVG
— Average Voltage Gain
ANS
— Answer
SNGL
— Single
NH
— New Hampshire
CFS
— Cubic Feet per Second
CAPE
— Convective Available Potential Energy
WY
— Wyoming
KS
— Kansas
WO
— Without
DBL
— Double
PROD
— Produce
FLW
— Follow
PRIM
— Primary
ADDS
— Aviation Digital Data Service
MT
— Montana
CLR
— Clear
C
— Celsius
BLKT
— Blanket
SEQ
— Sequence
SMS
— Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
DE
— DELAWARE
ADQT
— Adequate
VFR
— Visual Flight Rule
FD
— Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecasts
OK
— Oklahoma
ELEV
— Elevator
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
OTR
— Other
ISA
— International Standard Atmosphere
HR
— Hour
MEX
— Mexico
RH
— Relative Humidity
R
— Right
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
THRU
— Through
PHYS
— Physical
PRF
— Pulse Repetition Frequency
NOV
— November
ACT
— Active
NC
— No Change
MT
— Mountain
NAB
— Not Above
ASD
— Aircraft Situation Display
INCL
— Include
GMDSS
— Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
CONTD
— Continued
VOL
— Volume
THR
— Threshold
LST
— Local Standard Time
PRODG
— Producing
CVR
— Cover
NESDIS
— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
SW
— South West
QN
— Question
AFTN
— Afternoon
MOS
— Model Output Statistics
OPR
— Operator
FLT
— Flight
PERM
— Permanent
W
— West
NS
— Nova Scotia
COE
— Creek Corps of Engineers
BRK
— Break
SC
— South Carolina
MDFY
— Modify
TELCON
— Telephone Conversation
AGN
— Again
JAN
— January
BLSN
— Blowing Snow (METAR Code)
WTR
— Water
NAS
— National Airspace System
SML
— Small
REQ
— Request
AUG
— August
NOTAM
— Notice to Airmen
SIG
— Signature
ALQDS
— All Quadrants
PRESFR
— Pressure Falling Rapidly
NEGLY
— Negatively
LMTD
— Limited
BL
— Blowing (METAR descriptor)
NXT
— Next
DFNT
— Definite
SCNDRY
— SECONDARY
SMK
— Smoke
NEC
— Necessary
FZRA
— Freezing Rain (METAR Code)
HV
— Have
SHRTLY
— Shortly
LRG
— Large
ND
— North Dakota
SXNS
— Sections
NTFYD
— Notified
F
— Degrees Fahrenheit
RCV
— Receive
PBL
— Planetary Boundary Layer
POD
— Probability Of Detection
ARINC
— Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ETA
— Eta model
MOVD
— Moved
MNT
— Monitor
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
PD
— Period
ABV
— Above
DISC
— Discontinue
FIG
— Figure
THK
— Thick
GF
— Ground Fog
NE
— North-East
R
— Red
OCT
— October
ADJ
— Adjacent
SNOINCRG
— Snow increasing
CRNR
— Corner
WINTEM
— Forecast upper wind and temperature for aviation
WADL
— West African Disturbance Line
RCVG
— Receiving
WDLY
— Widely
DFNTLY
— Definitely
VOLMET
— Meteorological information for aircraft in flight
LLWAS
— Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
HDRAIN
— An Hourly Digital Rainfall Product of the WSR-88D
CNTRL
— Central
MCW
— Modulated Continuous Wave
HGT
— Height
POS
— Positive
MUCAPE
— Most Unstable CAPE
MCS
— Mesoscale Convective System
LCL
— Local
HOL
— Holiday
SPENES
— Satellite precipitation estimate statement
DOH
— Development and Operations Hydrologist
FCSTS
— Forecasts
CLD
— Cloud
FZFG
— Freezing Fog
FL
— Florida
SARPS
— Standards and Recommended Practices
UNAVBL
— Unavailable
RGT
— Right
DX
— Duplex
SH
— Showers
PSN
— Position
AFSS
— Automated Flight Service Station
DC
— District of Columbia
INTL
— International
AD
— Aerodrome
RPT
— Repeat
W
— White
PAC
— Pacific Region
MLLW
— Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts)
FZDZ
— Freezing Drizzle
CWT
— Combat Weather Team
RFC
— River Forecast Center
TYPH
— Typhoon
CAT
— Clear Air Turbulence
AC
— Altocumulus
NM
— New Mexico
CISK
— Conditional Instability of the Second Kind
ARTCC
— Air Route Traffic Control Center
FVRBL
— Favorable
HRS
— Hours
FU
— Smoke
PVA
— Positive Vorticity Advection
IL
— Illinois
SEP
— September
TSFRD
— Transferred
DRFTG
— Drifting
LTGCG
— Lightning Cloud-to-Ground
TEMP
— Temperature
AP
— Airport
Y
— Yellow
FIS
— Flight Information Service
CDA
— Command and Data Acquisition
AGRMT
— Agreement
VSBY
— Visibility
AWIPS
— Advanced weather Interactive Processing System (NOAA)
B
— Blue
SHWR
— Shower
MAY
— May Department Stores Company
BR
— Mist
MLW
— Mean Low Water (nautical Charts)
MICRO-ART
— Microcomputer Automatic Radiotheodolite Master Control Unit
RTN
— Return
ATTM
— At This Time
ADR
— Advisory Route
OTRW
— Otherwise
RCMD
— Recommend
AVBL
— available
WRN
— Western
BCFG
— Fog Patches
FSS
— Flight Service Station
DFCLT
— Difficult
RDA
— Radar Data Acquisition
RCVD
— Received
MID
— Middle
DTRTD
— Deteriorated
Z
— Zulu (Greenwich mean time)
EPRI
— Electric Power Research Institute (US)
BA
— Braking Action
MTNS
— Mountains
HPC
— Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
INS
— Inertial Navigation System
TKE
— Turbulent Kinetic Energy
HZ
— Haze (METAR Code)
TAS
— True Airspeed
ATCSCC
— Air Traffic Control System Command Center
LGTD
— Lighted
TRMM
— Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
TCU
— Towering Cumulus
IMC
— Instrument Meteorological Conditions
STN
— Station
DIR
— Directory
INU
— Inertial Navigation Unit
ID
— IDentifier
TMW
— Tomorrow
DCP
— Data Collection Platform
LTL
— Little
TRNSP
— Transport
HWY
— Highway
SO
— Southern Oscillation
RGN
— Region
VMC
— visual meteorological conditions
BRN
— Bulk Richardson Number
BLDS
— Builds
COND
— Conditions
DISCD
— Discontinued
HI
— High
CONTLY
— Continually
VOR
— VHF Omnidirectional Range
MDL
— Model
FCSTR
— Forecaster
MVFR
— Marginal Visual Flight Rules
COMPARD
— Compared
ASOS
— Automated Surface Observing System
RQRS
— Requires
IMPT
— Important
INTVL
— Interval
MCC
— Mesoscale Convective Complex
CDM
— Collaborative Decision Making
FLD
— Field
FST
— First
LOC
— Local
VAD
— Velocity-Azimuth Display
R
— Required
PRI
— Primary
DCS
— Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
WTSPT
— Waterspout
SFC
— Surface
LCTMP
— Little change in temperature
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
NWS
— National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
PDT
— Product Development Team
LGT
— Light
V
— Velocity
RESP
— Response
ALTHO
— Although
TRMTD
— Terminated
INCR
— Increase
CNL
— Cancel
PW
— Precipitable Water
HSD
— Heavy Snow Discussion
NC
— North Carolina
CMPLX
— Complex
SUPSDS
— Supersedes
TC
— Tropical Cyclone
LEN
— Length
WV
— Water Vapor
AFT
— Afternoon
WUD
— Would
SRN
— Southern
EST
— Estimate
UNKN
— Unknown
DEG
— Degree
SHFT
— Shift
REPLD
— Replaced
NELY
— Northeasterly
PRSNT
— Present
TAF
— Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
PRBLY
— Probably
T
— Temperature
HWVR
— However
THTN
— Threaten
EXTD
— Extend
QUAD
— Quadrant
VVP
— Volume Velocity Processing
FORNN
— Forenoon
EXTN
— Extension
NBRHD
— Neighborhood
HDG
— Heading
RPTS
— Repeats
ETIM
— ELAPSED TIME
SLP
— Slope
ARPT
— Airport
COMPARS
— Compares
SXN
— Section
ITCZ
— Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
REPL
— Replace
AOB
— At or Below
OML
— Operations Manual Letter
SPCLY
— Especially
INTCNTL
— Intercontinental
LINUX
— UNIX-like computer operating system
NOSIG
— No Significant Change
APRX
— Approximate
UNREL
— Unreliable
MPC
— Marine Prediction Center
SPD
— speed of pupillary dilation
FIR
— Flight Information Region
SRH
— Storm-relative Helicity
NLY
— Northerly
BWER
— Bounded Weak-Echo Region
BYD
— Beyond
SWE
— Snow Water Equivalent
RPRTS
— Reports
VC
— Vicinity
ACCID
— Notification of an aircraft accident
INTMT
— Intermittent
MNM
— Minimum
AFD
— Area Forecast Discussion
ANLYS
— Analysis
JUL
— July
ADVCTN
— Advection
YDA
— Yesterday
SUP
— Supply
TROFS
— Troughs
IFR
— Instrument Flight Rules
ACC
— Area Control Center
NRN
— Northern
BLD
— Build
POSS
— Possible
PUP
— Principal User Processor (NEXRAD)
SAT
— Saturday
LIFR
— Low Instrument Flight Rules
AAA
— Amended meteorological message
LI
— Lifted Index
FEW
— Few
THSD
— Thousand
ADA
— Advisory Area
TURBT
— Turbulent
CNCL
— Cancel
BLSA
— Blowing Sand (METAR Code)
PRT
— Pulse Repetition Time
NSSL
— National Severe Storms Laboratory
ACLTS
— Accelerates
ROFOR
— Route Forecast
IA
— Iowa
APCHS
— Approaches
INSTL
— Install
XBT
— expendable bathythermograph (oceanography)
THNG
— Thinning
CNTY
— County
RSTRG
— Restricting
PRES
— Pressure
PROC
— Procedure
PIREP
— Pilot (weather) Report
BND
— Bound
RECON
— Reconnaissance
RWY
— Runway
LLJ
— Low Level Jet stream
NNICE
— Neural Network for Icing
METRO
— Metropolitan
DES
— Descend
CI
— Cirrus
X
— Cross
Q
— Quadrature
ALERT
— Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
CNTR
— Center
SG
— Snow Grains (weather reports)
ACLTG
— Accelerating
CNTRD
— Centered
HAZ
— Hazard
OWS
— Operational Weather Squadron
VFYD
— Verified
BCKG
— Backing
EMC
— Environmental Modeling Center
DLY
— Daily
APCH
— approach
HN
— Sunset to sunrise
BINOVC
— Breaks in overcast
GFS
— Global Forecast System
NRCS
— Natural Resources Conservation Service
AMDT
— Amendment
NHC
— United States National Hurricane Center
NCAR/RAP
— National Center for Atmospheric Research/Research Applications Program
PUGET
— Puget Sound
ADDN
— Addition
SWEAT INDEX
— Severe WEAther Threat Index
RPG
— Radar Product Generator
VLCTYS
— Velocities
IAO
— In And Out
TURBC
— Turbulence
VR
— Veer
WSR-57
— A NWS Weather Surveillance Radar designed in 1957
SKED
— Schedule
ADVY
— Advisory
RVSD
— Revised
VFYG
— Verifying
WB
— Westbound
CU
— Cumulus
AOML
— Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
NCAR
— National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
PY
— Spray
SGFNT
— Significant
DZ
— Drizzle
ABNML
— Abnormal
AWDS
— Automated Weather Distribution System
PPINE
— Plan Position Indicates No Echoes
DVRG
— Diverge
LDG
— Landing (aviation)
CB
— Cumulonimbus
LONG
— Longitude
FPM
— Feet Per Minute
TURB
— Turbulence
JAN
— January
DEP
— Depart
SBSDD
— Subsided
SS
— Sandstorm
SMG
— Space Flight Meteorology Group
MB
— Millibar(s)
WSR-74
— A NWS Weather Surveillance Radar designed in 1974
AMOS
— Automated Meteorological Observing System
TOP
— Cloud Top
COV
— Cover
AS
— Altostratus
CNFDC
— Confidence
HND
— Hundred
NCEP
— National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
UVV
— Upward Vertical Velocity
NAMIS
— NATO Automated Meteorological Information System
ACPY
— Accompany
WIBIS
— Will Be Issued
CLRG
— Clearing
JUN
— June
RTRN
— Return
DMNT
— Dominant
SUPS
— Supplies
FREQ
— Frequency
WMSCR
— Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
TROP
— Tropopause
RSTRD
— Restricted
RPRT
— Report
CHSPK
— Chesapeake
NVA
— Negative Vorticity Advection
FFS
— Flash Flood Statement
VFY
— Verify
AIRMET
— AIRman's METeorological Information
NW
— North West
AZM
— Azimuth
CIG
— Ceiling
BKN
— Broken
BFR
— Before
AFWA
— Air Force Weather Agency
GFDL
— Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
THKR
— Thicker
DMSHG
— Diminishing
NAV
— Navigator
ROML
— Regional Operations Manual Letter
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
ADVYS
— Advisories
FEB
— February
ATLC
— Atlantic
BNDRY
— Boundary
AFWIN
— Air Force Weather Information Network
BDRY
— Boundary
WFO
— Weather Forecast Office
LLP
— Lightning Location and Protection, Inc
DDS
— Data Distribution System
RA
— Rain
FFW
— Flash Flood Warning
UVVS
— Upward Vertical Velocities
AOPA
— Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
SUGG
— Suggesting
ABNDT
— Abundant
WSW
— West-southwest
RAOB
— Radiosonde Observation
UNL
— Unlimited
ARR
— Arrive
CDC
— Climate Diagnostics Center
NSW
— Nil Significant Weather
ADZ
— Advise
XPLOS
— Explosive
MOD
— moderate dysplasia
PRESRR
— Pressure Rising Rapidly
SATFY
— Satisfactory
AFOS
— Automation of Field Operations and Services
THU
— Thursday
FFG
— Flash Flood Guidance
BCM
— Become
ARND
— Around
NMC
— National Meteorological Center (US)
DRFT
— Drift
EAA
— Experiment Aircraft Association
VRY
— Very
T
— Thunderstorm (weather reports)
CSI
— Conditional Symmetric Instability
IMDTLY
— Immediately
PCPN
— Precipitation
FM
— From
WBZ
— Wet-Bulb Zero
WNW
— West-northwest
G
— Green
NBAA
— National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
INPR
— in progress
VIP
— Video Integrator and Processor
DDS
— Domestic Data Service
SHFTD
— Shifted
UAB
— Until Advised By
WND
— Windsor
RDC
— Reduce
LAM
— Logical acknowledgment
GR
— Hail
EV
— every
VV
— Vertical Velocity
AGFS
— Aviation Gridded Forecast System
VLY
— Valley
SE
— Southeast
TOR
— Tornado Warning
SFERICS
— Atmospherics
RDR
— Radar
SMWHT
— Somewhat
PRST
— Persist
WSWLY
— West-Southwesterly
NWP
— Numerical Weather Prediction
WI
— Within
CNDN
— Canadian
LSR
— Local Storm Report
API
— Antecedent Precipitation Index
RPRTD
— Reported
ID
— Idaho
CAEM
— Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (WMO)
IMPR
— Improve
WER
— WEAK ECHO REGION
FRQ
— Frequent
TNGT
— Tonight
ZN
— Zone
OAT
— Outside Air Temperature
WMC
— World Meteorological Center
RSN
— Reason
TDWR
— Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
PRBL
— Probable
WSFOS
— Weather Service Forecast Offices
PTCHY
— Patchy
SHFTG
— Shifting
SN
— Snow
SM
— Statute Mile
NCDC
— National Climatic Data Center
EXC
— Except
VER
— Vertical
ERN
— Eastern
INVOF
— In vicinity of
NCO
— NCEP Central Operations
MULT
— Multiple
RUC
— Rapid Update Cycle
FRZN
— Frozen
INOP
— Inoperative
DNSTRM
— Downstream
EL
— Equilibrium Level
KLYR
— Smoke Layer Aloft
CCL
— Convective Condensation Level
RCRD
— Record
PRECD
— Precede
NNE
— North-North-East
OAC
— Oceanic Area Control Center
APCHG
— Approaching
UPR
— Upper
MTN
— Mountain
NML
— Normal
UIR
— Upper Flight Information Region
WB
— Weather Bureau
VIL
— Vertically-Integrated Liquid water
CRCLN
— Circulation
HVY
— Heavy
STFRM
— Stratiform
SPC
— Storm Prediction Center
UCAR
— University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
SUB
— Substitute
RHI
— Range-Height Indicator
BLO
— Below
PRVDD
— Provided
CD
— Climatological Data
ACCAS
— Altocumulus Castellanus
RMNG
— Remaining
KM
— Kilometers to Miles
SWPC
— Space Weather Prediction Center
REQS
— Requests
THNR
— Thinner
SHUD
— should
TWIP
— Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
CUFRA
— Cumulus Fractus
CRC
— Circle
METAR
— Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report
OVR
— Over
VIS
— Visible
WA
— Western Approaches
SMPDBK
— The Simplified Dam Break Model
BRF
— Brief
TDL
— Techniques Development Laboratory
DISRED
— Disregarded
RMK
— Remark
LO
— Low
SPD
— Speed
ENCTR
— Encounter
FLUC
— fluctuation
ENDG
— ending
LCTD
— Located
UCP
— Unit Control Position
VAL
— Valley
LVLS
— Levels
ST
— Stratus
LK
— Lake
INSTF
— Intensify
LCTN
— Location
PNHDL
— Panhandle
COM
— Communications Society
WEFAX
— Weather Facsimile
BASE
— Cloud base
AOB
— Aviation Operations Branch
LKLY
— Likely
SHRT
— Short
EUMETSAT
— European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
GA
— Georgia
SSWWD
— South-Southwestward
SST
— Sea surface temperature
NNW
— North-Northwest
LN
— Line
WKEND
— Weekend
WNWLY
— West-northwesterly
WRNGS
— Warnings
FA
— Area Forecast
TSB
— Technical Support Branch
DLT
— Delete
SLY
— Southerly
MIDN
— Midnight
ITWS
— Integrated Terminal Weather System
CPBL
— Capable
RTRNS
— Returns
SMTH
— Smooth
DVLPMT
— Development
NR
— Number
MNLY
— Mainly
AC
— Anticipated Convection Outlook
MAR
— March
ACARS
— ARINC Communications Addressing and Reporting System
SRND
— Surround
OPN
— Open
PTNLY
— Potentially
MST
— Mosta
FAR
— False Alarm Ratio
ZR
— Freezing Rain
RCH
— Reach
SUG
— Suggest
ICGIC
— Icing in Clouds
TSFR
— Transfer
OVNGT
— Overnight
OUBD
— Outbound
TSTM
— Thunderstorm
COT
— At the Coast
BGN
— Begin
PARL
— Parallel
VISSR
— visible and infrared spin scan radiometer (GOES)
PRSTNC
— Persistence
FMT
— Format
PEN
— Peninsula
EB
— Eastbound
CS
— Cirrostratus
WKNS
— Weakens
AIV
— Aviation Impact Variable
APST
— Aviation Products and Services Team
TRNSPG
— Transporting
OCS
— Oklahoma Climatological Survey
CNVTV
— Convective
ADM
— Administrative Messages
NSSFC
— National Severe Storms Forecast Center
FNCTN
— Function
AMIS
— Automated Meteorological Information System
THKNG
— Thickening
FLG
— Flashing
INP
— If Not Possible
VLYS
— Valleys
VRB
— Variable
AWT
— Awaiting Trial
CPC
— Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
TRPCD
— Tropical Continental
WRNG
— Warning
RQR
— Require
TSNT
— Transient
NFDRS
— National Fire Danger Rating System
ALTM
— Altimeter
RQRG
— Requiring
GEO
— Geographic
PRSTNT
— Persistent
AVN
— Aviation Model
ESTAB
— Establish
INDCD
— Indicated
RGNS
— Regions
LTGCC
— Lightning Cloud-to-Cloud
SPKLS
— Sprinkles
VAS
— VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
OVTK
— Overtake
GV
— Ground Visibility
STG
— Strong
SHWRS
— Showers
AFCTD
— Affected
DTRTG
— Deteriorating
AFTN
— Air Force Television Network
THDR
— Thunder
BRM
— Barometer
LOT
— Local Office Team
CAA
— Cold Air Advection
ALF
— Aloft
LMTG
— Limiting
DNR
— Department of Natural Resources
LTG
— Lightning
EHI
— Energy Helicity Index
AHOS-S
— Automatic Hydrologic Observing System - Satellite
ADVN
— Advance
WINT
— Winter
ETA
— estimating arrival
UNSTLD
— Unsettled
SIGMET
— Significant Meteorological Advisory
FG
— Fog Gun
SDF
— Second-Day Feet
XNG
— Crossing
CIN
— Convective Inhibition
CNTRLN
— Centerline
PRBLTY
— Probability
SWO
— Staff Weather Officers
TOVC
— Top of Overcast
RSNS
— Reasons
ZNS
— Zones
ERL
— Environmental Research Laboratories (absorbed By OAR Or NOAA Research)
CDFNT
— Cold Front
STNRY
— Stationary
DVLP
— Develop
PRECDG
— Preceding
HIFOR
— High Level Forecast
FRZ
— Freeze
ERY
— Early
PROB
— probability
OPS-II
— Operational Weather Squadron Production System II
FSL
— Forecast Systems Laboratory (a NOAA ERL)
HURCN
— Hurricane
KT
— Knots
AFW
— Air Force Weather
WKDAY
— Weekday
CDB
— Computing Development Branch
AWHPS
— Area Wide Hydrologic Prediction System
NAWAU
— National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
OVC
— Overcast (METAR Code)
DPTH
— Depth
GAMA
— General Aviation Manufacturers Association's
ROC
— Rate of Climb
HPA
— Hectapascal
AFCTG
— Affecting
IMT
— immediate
DPNG
— Deepening
CFP
— Cold Front Passage
ACSL
— Altocumulus Standing Lenticular
QBI
— Compulsory IFR flight
RMNDR
— Remainder
DSIPT
— Dissipate
ROTD
— Rotated
TT
— Teletype
ENHNC
— Enhance
BAMS
— Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
NEXRAD
— Next-Generation Weather Radar (NWS)
TRMTS
— Terminates
LMTS
— Limits
COMET
— Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training
RVA
— River Summary
NCCF
— NOAA Central Computer Facility
HLYR
— Haze Layer Aloft
USWB
— United States Weather Bureau
ESPINIT
— ESP Initialization Program
YKN
— Yukon
LEWP
— Line Echo Wave Pattern
RCM
— Radar Coded Message
WAA
— Warm Air Advection
CADAS
— Centralized Automated Data Acquisition System
INTSFYS
— Intensifies
PSND
— Positioned
OFP
— Occluded Frontal Passage
OVRN
— Overrun
ADVCTD
— Advected
BLZD
— Blizzard
ESEWD
— East-Southeastward
EPV
— Equivalent Potential Vorticity
WSHFTS
— Wind Shifts
EC
— Environment Canada
APRNT
— Apparent
SCA
— Small Craft Advisory
KBDI
— Keetch-Byram Drought Index
NC
— National Center
DIFAX
— Digital Facsimile
WLY
— Westerly
FAH
— Fahrenheit
WND
— Wind
PDS
— Periods
RIOGD
— Rio Grande
QUE
— Quebec
EFCT
— Effect
DNSLP
— Downslope
AAWU
— Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit
BT
— Bathythermograph
ACTVTY
— Activity
FC
— Funnel Cloud
MIC
— Meteorologist-In-Charge
DISRE
— Disregard
ACYC
— Anticyclone
MCIDAS
— Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
BLKTS
— Blankets
IPV
— Improve
TIL
— Until
BRG
— Branching
RFD
— Rear Flank Downdraft
CNCLG
— Cancelling
AWOS
— Automated Weather Observation System
STF
— Stratiform
TWDS
— Towards
CHGD
— Changed
PUP
— Principle User Processor
DEGS
— Degrees
HPD
— Hourly Precipitation Data
BLW
— Below
ULJ
— Upper-Level Jet
TVS
— Tornado Vortex Signature
LLWS
— Low Level Wind Shear
CAVOK
— conditions
ACLT
— Accelerate
SCTR
— Sector
RPLC
— Replace
SUF
— Sufficient
BRS
— Branches
AMP
— Amplify
CLKWS
— Clockwise
SKC
— Sky Clear
WSHFT
— Wind Shift
ADL
— Additional
FAM
— Familiar
CANAM
— Canadian/American
SQSN
— Snow Squalls
DSIPTN
— Dissipation
SBSD
— Subside
CONS
— Continuous
HEL
— Helicopter
VRISL
— Vancouver Island, BC
QPFHSD
— Ncep Heavy Snow Discussion
CONTRAILS
— Condensation Trails
APRNTLY
— Apparently
SCND
— Second
AMPG
— Amplifying
APRXLY
— Approximately
RTRNG
— Returning
SHEFPARS
— A software decoder for SHEF Data
BECMG
— Becoming
ETA
— Greek letter, describes a constant height coordinate model system
RCHD
— Reached
NIL
— None
DMSH
— Diminish
RSTR
— Restrict
DSND
— Descend
IP
— Ice Pellets
SAW
— Preliminary Notification of Forthcoming Watch
NAT
— North Atlantic
GAI
— Global Atmospherics Inc
REPLG
— Replacing
EWD
— Eastward
TROF
— Trough
MWO
— Meteorological Watch Office
IMDT
— Immediate
BGNG
— Beginning
ADVCTG
— Advecting
FLWG
— Following
DVRGG
— Diverging
CEM
— Civil Emergency Message
FQT
— Frequent
ADVS
— Advisory Service
NMRS
— Numerous
GEMPAK
— General Environmental Meteorological Package
INCRD
— Increased
SHFTS
— Shifts
CYC
— Cyclonic
RTD
— Delayed
SLD
— Supercooled Large Drops
EXP
— Expect
WRMST
— Warmest
HADS
— Hydrometeorological Automated Data System
HSF
— High Seas Forecasts
CC
— Cirrocumulus
MORENET
— Missouri Research & Education Network
SASK
— Saskatchewan
OSO
— Office of Systems Operations
FRMG
— Forming
RSNG
— Reasoning
RPTG
— Repeating
RCMDD
— Recommended
RE
— Regard
VCY
— Vicinity
AOA
— At or Above
MSTR
— Moisture
CUF
— Cumuliform
CAFTI
— Committee on Analysis and Forecast Techniques Implementation
MTW
— Mountain Waves
WL
— will
VLNT
— Violent
DVV
— Downward Vertical Velocity
LYR
— Layer
MDLS
— Models
TSFRS
— Transfers
PRVDS
— Provides
DOM
— Domestic
KMH
— Kilometers per hour
QFE
— Atmospheric Pressure At Aerodrome Elevation
WIST
— Weather Information for Surface Transportation
TPC
— Tropical Prediction Center
WTU
— Weather Technology Unit
INBD
— Inbound
NMBRS
— Numbers
AIRMET
— Airman's Meteorological advisory
SBLI
— Lifted Index calculated using surfaced based parcel
CARIB
— Caribbean
HRZN
— Horizon
OCNL
— Occasional
OCLN
— Occlusion
XTRM
— Extreme
USWRP
— United States Weather Research Program
TF
— Terminal Forecast
ADRNDCK
— Adirondack
NOHRSC
— The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
COMPAR
— Compare
QG
— An abbreviation for quasigeostrophic
LGRNG
— Long Range
WAFS
— World Area Forecast System
URG
— Urgent
RES
— Reserve
PIREP
— Pilot Report
DSCNT
— Descent
UDDF
— Up and Down Drafts
DURN
— Duration
NEXRAD
— Next Generation Weather Radar
TRML
— Terminal
OTP
— On Top
INTSFYG
— Intensifying
PSBLTY
— Possibility
ESNTL
— Essential
EFF
— Experimental Forecast Facility
TCNTL
— Transcontinental
GOES
— Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite
SVG
— Serving
CRCLC
— Circulate
DSF
— Day-Second Feet
BTL
— Between layers
ADVIS
— Headwater Advisory Program
OMTNS
— Over Mountains
ASSOCN
— Association
RCS
— Reflectivity Cross Section
WWD
— Westward (weather reports)
RAFC
— Regional Area Forecast Center
RPRTG
— Reporting
SLOLY
— Slowly
MAY
— Mayaro
OSV
— Ocean Station Vessel
NSC
— Nil Significant Cloud
CTSKLS
— Catskills
RSG
— Rising
DSIPTG
— Dissipating
SR
— Sunrise
CHGS
— Changes
DUR
— Duration
RPLCS
— Replaces
APPRG
— Appearing
PDMT
— Predominant
ATAD
— Automated Telephone Answering Device
WK
— Weak
LONGL
— Longitudinal
SPRD
— Spread
ANBURS
— Alphanumeric Backup Replacement System
ALTA
— Alberta
OBS
— Observe
RAFS
— Regional Analysis and Forecasting System
HTC
— The Hydrometeorological Training Council
DVRGS
— Diverges
ASSOCD
— Associated
NCWX
— No Change in Weather
RE
— Recent
TR
— Track
NAVPACMETOCCEN
— Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
CCLKWS
— Counter-Clockwise
XS
— Atmospherics
MAP
— Mean Areal Precipitation
RW
— Rain Shower
LTST
— Latest
SMTHR
— Smoother
METOC
— Meteorological and Oceanographic
TIP
— Until past
FRM
— Form
AHD
— Ahead
ASH
— Assistant Service Hydrologist
ARTYMET
— Artillery Meteorological
DSTC
— Distance
VIL
— Vertically Integrated Liquid
ICG
— Icing
AMD
— amend
PS
— Plus
AFT
— After
OTW
— Owning The Weather
IC
— Ice Crystals
LFM
— Limited Fine Mesh
SLD
— Solid
TDO
— Tornado
DTRT
— Deteriorate
RMN
— Remain
RPD
— Rapid
NRLY
— Nearly
NTFY
— Notify
SUPG
— Supplying
BRKS
— Breaks
STLT
— Satellite
BDA
— Bermuda Island
FZ
— Freezing
WED
— Wednesday
R
— Reduction
FT
— Terminal Forecast
FLRYS
— Flurries
LKS
— Lakes
CSW
— Committee for Space Weather
DLA
— Delay
AWC
— Aviation Weather Center
CSTAR
— Collaborative Science, Technology and Applied Research
OM
— Office of Meteorology
CIP
— Current Icing Potential
DAPM
— The Data Acquisition Program Manager
OU
— University of Oklahoma
CASC
— Central Administrative Support Center
AVARS
— Aircraft Vertical Acceleration Reporting System
TOPS
— Tops
CONTDVD
— Continental Divide
AWN
— Automated Weather Network
ALUTN
— Aleutian
SEWD
— Southeastward
VOR
— VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range
DISREG
— Disregarding
WID
— Width
JMA
— Japanese Meteorological Agency
ARAM
— Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology
EXCLV
— Exclusive
SEV
— Severe
SLW
— Slow
SPOT
— Spot Wind
AHOS-T
— Automatic Hydrologic Observing System - Telephone
DVRGNC
— Divergence
SQ
— Squall
HVYST
— Heaviest
HDSVLY
— Hudson Valley
EXCP
— Except
KFRST
— Killing Frost
MDCRS
— Meteorological Data Communications and Reporting System
INC
— in cloud
SS
— Sunset
DVLPD
— Developed
MPL
— Max Parcel Level
VCTR
— Vector
INDCG
— Indicating
BLKTG
— Blanketing
EMBD
— Embedded in a layer
MHKVLY
— Mohawk Valley
WS
— Wind Shear
EVE
— Evening
MRNG
— Morning
NMBR
— Number
PROGD
— Forecasted
ENELY
— East-northeasterly
FRI
— Friday
STNS
— Stations
VCNTY
— Vicinity
CBMAM
— Cumulonimbus Mammatus
HLF
— Half
RCMDG
— Recommending
SSW
— South Southwest
CLDS
— Clouds
SPECI
— Aviation selected special weather report
RAM
— Regional Area Meteorologist
DP
— Deep
PSBLY
— Possibly
OCFNT
— Occluded Front
NWSTC
— National Weather Service Training Center
PSCZ
— Puget Sound Convergence Zone
EXPCD
— Expected
ESERN
— East-Southeastern
ADVCT
— Advect
INCLD
— Included
ADVCTS
— Advects
DAMBRK
— The Dam Break Forecasting Model
RVS
— River Statement
PROG
— Forecast
MON
— Monday
NEW ENG
— New England
IWEDA
— Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid
ACRS
— Across
MDFYD
— Modified
ZL
— Freezing Drizzle
INTST
— Intensity
QPF
— Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
ISOL
— Isolate
INTSTY
— Intensity
PRSNTLY
— Presently
NGM
— Nested Grid Model
LGWV
— Long Wave
ESELY
— East-southeasterly
DSNT
— Distant
WFP
— Warm Front Passage
INCRS
— Increases
PSBL
— Possible
WVS
— Waves
UPDFTS
— Updrafts
PRECDD
— Preceded
FTHR
— Further
TRBL
— Trouble
ICGIP
— Icing in Precipitation
PRVD
— Provide
SAWRS
— Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station
NRW
— Narrow
IPVG
— Improving
OVRNG
— Overrunning
SAP
— As soon as possible
INSTBY
— Instability
AWSS
— Aviation Weather Sensor System
RPLCD
— Replaced
SYNS
— Synopsis
SBCAPE
— CAPE calculated using a Surface based parcel
SRY
— Secondary
DELMARVA
— Delaware-Maryland-Virginia
WCM
— Warning Coordination Meteorologist
INDEF
— Indefinite
RVS
— Revise
AMDD
— Amended
RGLR
— Regular
GLFALSK
— Gulf of Alaska
VRT MOTN
— Vertical Motion
AGRS
— Agrees
ELNGT
— Elongate
ACLTD
— Accelerated
RPDLY
— Rapidly
SPDS
— Speeds
SIERNEV
— Sierra Nevada
HMD
— Hemispheric Map Discussion
FAWS
— Flight Advisory Weather Service
DMGD
— Damaged
ADVNG
— Advancing
MAREP
— Marine Reporting Program
FNTL
— Frontal
KMARD
— Kansas Modernization and Restructuring Demonstration
WARP
— Weather and Radar Processor
CASCDS
— Cascades
ROD
— Rate Of Descent
NNELY
— North-northeasterly
OBST
— Obstacle
WIMS
— Weather Information Management System
HDWND
— Head Wind
UNRSTD
— Unrestricted
NFLD
— Newfoundland
INDC
— indicate
SBSDS
— Subsides
SGFNTLY
— Significantly
NOPAC
— Northern Pacific
NLDN
— National Lightning Detection Network
SHLD
— SHieLD
BRKHIC
— Breaks in higher clouds
SWODY2
— Day 2 Convective Outlook
DBNET
— Distributed Brokered Networking
FNTS
— Fronts
BD
— Blowing Dust
OCLDD
— Occluded
AFCT
— affect
FIC
— Flight Information Center
CDFS
— Cloud Depiction and Forecast System
WRS
— Worse
EXCLVLY
— Exclusively
OFCM
— Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
DIF
— Diffuse
BGNS
— Begins
UVM
— Upward Vertical Motion
LTGCW
— Lightning Cloud-to-Water
WTRS
— Waters
GEOREF
— Geographical reference
DMSHS
— Diminishes
STBL
— Stable
FG
— Foggia
TMPRYLY
— Temporarily
OHD
— Overhead
LWR
— Lower
MLLI
— Mean Layer Lifted Index
PSG
— Passing
MSTLY
— Mostly
EXTSV
— Extensive
PRECDS
— Precedes
ART
— Automatic Radio Theodolite Master Control Unit As
GTG
— Graphical Turbulence Guidance
MDS
— Minimum Discernible Signal
NADIN
— National Airspace Data Interchange Network
OBSC
— Obscure
HYR
— Higher
MMS-P
— Meteorological Measuring System-Profiler
FCSTD
— Forecasted
RMNS
— Remains
WSFO
— Weather Service Forecast Office
ITT
— Information Technology Team
MBRFC
— Missouri Basin River Forecast Center
FOS
— FAMILY OF SERVICES
SVRL
— Several
CLEICEIO
— Great Lakes 5-Day Ice Outlook
DWOPER
— Dynamic Wave Routing Model
CONTG
— Continuing
LV
— Leaving
XTRMLY
— Extremely
EXTRAPD
— Extrapolated
FLG
— Falling
INVRN
— Inversion
CLEGLFGLS
— Great Lakes Marine Synopsis
IMPLS
— Impulses
SUN
— Sunday
WDSPR
— Widespread
GRTLKS
— Great Lakes
EXPCG
— Expecting
PL
— Ice Pellets or Sleet
BLDUP
— Buildup
NWLY
— Northwesterly
RVF
— River Forecast
TWRG
— Towering
TRMT
— Terminate
XTNDG
— Extending
FPO
— Flood Potential Outlook
VRBL
— Variable
DSNDG
— Descending
ATDTDCS
— Automated Tone Dial Telephone Data Collection System
RVSS
— Revises
MDFYG
— Modifying
GLFMEX
— Gulf of Mexico
TMPRY
— Temporary
THTNG
— Threatening
MRGL
— Marginal
RTVS
— Real Time Verification System
DRZL
— Drizzle
UNSTBL
— Unstable
NWSRFS V5.0
— National Weather Service River Forecast Model Version 5
GRTLY
— Greatly
NAP
— NCEP Advisory Panel
ESA
— Electronic Systems Analyst
RCKYS
— Rockies
CLA
— Clear type of ice formation
APSG
— After passing
SEPN
— Separation
LTGIC
— Lightning in Cloud
RCRDS
— Records
ISCS
— International Satellite Communications System
ENRT
— En Route
ECMWF
— European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting model
TAWS
— Tactical Acquisition Weather Software
MRGLLY
— Marginally
LFTG
— Lifting
GRDLY
— Gradually
DMSHD
— Diminished
PLVL
— Present Level
TFU
— Theater Forecast Unit
TWI
— Twilight
MCIDAS
— Man Computer Interactive Data Acquisition System
APPR
— Appear
LTGCCCG
— Lightning cloud-to-cloud cloud-to-ground
SUPR
— Superior
METAR
— Meteorological Aviation Report
SWOMCD
— SELS Mesoscale Discussion
MAN
— Manitoba
LRGR
— Larger
WSR-88D
— Weather Surveillance Radar - 1988 Doppler
ENSO
— El Niño and Southern Oscilation
JTSTR
— Jet Stream
EMERG
— Emergency
DEV
— Deviation
CVRD
— Covered
NWSEO
— National Weather Service Employees Organization
ELSW
— Elsewhere
REP
— Report
CVRG
— Covering
STGLY
— Strongly
ERYR
— Earlier
SLO
— Slow
PLNS
— Plains
EPD
— Extended Forecast Discussion
SD
— Storm Data
FRZG
— Freezing
FAX
— Facsimile Transmission
SHRTWV
— Shortwave
NATA
— National Air Transportation Assoc.
CIGS
— Ceilings
SUGS
— Suggests
ARCUS
— Arc Cloud
SELY
— Southeasterly
LRGLY
— Largely
GRID
— Processed meteorological data in the form of grid point values
FDR
— Fire Danger Rating
THTNS
— Threatens
SWODY1
— Day 1 Convective Outlook
ALG
— Along
WDI
— Wind Direction Indicator
FCSTG
— Forecasting
RTA
— Remote to AFOS
VGF
— Virtual Graphics File
BFDK
— Before Dark
CNVGG
— Converging
INTSFYD
— Intensified
NOWCAST
— Short Term Forecast
MOVG
— Moving
SLT
— Sleet
MS
— Minus
CCSL
— Cirrocumulus Standing Lenticular
AGRD
— Agreed
DSTBLZ
— Destabilize
SNWFL
— Snowfall
MOV
— Move
TEMPO
— Temporary
DCR
— Decrease
NS
— Nimbostratus
INTMTLY
— Intermittently
CHGG
— Changing
DGNL
— Diagonal
WETM
— Weather Team
CGEN
— Convective Sigmet Generation
AMS
— American Meteorology Society
NWSH
— National Weather Service Headquarters
WSP
— Weather Systems Processor
CWF
— Combat Weather Flight
TPG
— Topping
SNFLK
— Snow flake
INTRMTRGN
— Intermountain Region
TNTVLY
— Tentatively
GNDFG
— Ground Fog
MEGG
— Merging
RL
— Report Leaving
COOR
— Co-ordinate
SHRTWVS
— Shortwaves
MARD
— Modernization and Restructuring Demonstration
VA
— Virginia Ash
LAN
— Inland
TDA
— Today
LEVEL
— Level
LPATS
— Lightning Position And Tracking System
STDY
— Steady
IIDA
— Integrated Icing Diagnostic Algorithm
RCMDS
— Recommends
CWA
— Center Weather Advisory - CWSU
TSFRG
— Transferring
SCT
— Scattered
ROBEX
— Regional OPMET bulletin exchange
ASC
— Aviation Services Coordinator
BRKG
— Breaking
TT
— Total Totals
XPC
— Expect
RPLCG
— Replacing
EXTDD
— Extended
SUBTRPCL
— Subtropical
SRNDG
— Surrounding
VWP
— Velocity Azimuth Display Wind Profile
LDM
— Local Data Manager
OCNLY
— Occasionally
SRNDS
— Surrounds
WEA
— Weather
STBLTY
— Stability
DVLPG
— Developing
ZE
— Equivalent Radar Reflectivity
MRTM
— Maritime
TAFB
— Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch
CAAM
— Computer Assisted Artillery Meteorology
PPI
— Plane Position Indicator
RLTVLY
— Relatively
USACE
— Unites States Army Corps of Engineers
SFD
— STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION
SPLNS
— Southern Plains
PRVDG
— Providing
NWD
— Northward
CLEGLOCLE
— Great Lakes Storm Outlook
STGR
— Stronger
GSTY
— Gusty
DLAD
— Delayed
TSSN
— Thundersnow
GRTR
— Greater
BAJA
— Baja California
ASB
— Aviation Support Branch
RAG
— Ragged
BRKSHRS
— Berkshires
SNST
— Sunset
HMT
— Hydrometeorological Technicians
CTWFC
— CINC Target Weather Forecast Center
NNWLY
— North-northwesterly
CNVGNC
— Convergence
AMDG
— Amending
TRMTG
— Terminating
GSTS
— Gusts
BCMG
— Becoming
CRNRS
— Corners
DALGT
— Day light
ATWIS
— Advanced Transportation Weather Information System
PQPF
— probabilistic quantitative precipitation forecast
FIAS
— Flight Information Advisory Service
SERN
— Southeastern
ESF
— Flood Potential Outlook
ELNGTD
— Elongated
SMW
— Special Marine Warning
INCLG
— Including
ESTS
— Estimates
RMND
— Remained
BNDRYS
— Boundaries
SHEF
— Standard Hydrologic Exchange Format
WAFC
— World Area Forecast Center
SPRDG
— Spreading
CLEGLSCLE
— Great Lakes Storm Summary
DSIPTD
— Dissipated
FCEXEC
— A component of the NWSRFS FCST Program
MESO
— Mesoscale
KCFB
— Kansas City Federal Building
CPHC
— Central Pacific Hurricane Center
NCDB
— NCEP Computer Development Branch
LDADS
— Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination System
CWSU
— Center Weather Service Unit
GRAD
— Gradient
GRTST
— Greatest
DFUS
— Diffuse
NAVMETOCCOM
— Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
JCTN
— Junction
CSTL
— Coastal
IOVC
— In Overcast
PVL
— Prevail
FNT
— Front
ROSA
— Remote Observing System Automation
VSA
— By Visual Reference to the Ground
EXTRMLY
— Extremely
DIGG
— Digging
ONSHR
— Onshore
AMPLTD
— Amplitude
DMGG
— Damaging
RGL
— Regional Model
HRL
— The Hydrological Research Laboratory
USBR
— US Bureau of Reclamation
NB
— NorthBound
NACA
— National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics
CVRS
— Covers
SSE
— South-Southeast
OCWWS
— Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services
NBND
— Northbound
XCP
— Except
APLCN
— Appalachian
BLKHLS
— Black Hills
THD
— Thunderhead
SELS
— SEvere Local Storms Unit
SRNDD
— Surrounded
UNRELBL
— Unreliable
CWS
— Combat Weather Squadron
DPND
— Deepened
ROT
— Rotate
REPLS
— Replaces
DISCG
— Discontinuing
ICE
— icing
EVAD
— Extended Velocity
TRW
— Thunderstorm
BCMS
— Becomes
THRFTR
— Thereafter
NWB
— North-westbound
CNCLS
— Cancels
RSTRS
— Restricts
XTND
— Extend
DSTBLZG
— Destabilizing
LWRG
— Lowering
INTR
— Interior
HLSTO
— Hailstones
LRGST
— Largest
MLOS
— Microwave Line-Of-Site
ASIST
— Aviation Safety Investment Strategy Team
VORT
— Vorticity
IOS
— Integrated Operational Services
AMDAR
— Automatic Meteorological Data And Reporting
NEXRAD
— NEXt generation of weather RADar
INCRGLY
— Increasingly
ALGHNY
— Allegheny
FCMSSR
— Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
MOVMT
— Movement
DFRS
— Differs
OFF
— Offshore Forecast
STMS
— Storms
RDVLP
— Redevelop
FVT
— Forecast Verification Tool
PRIND
— Present indications are
RSMC
— Regional/Specialized Meteorological Centers
VFYS
— Verifies
LSQ
— Line Squall
SPECIAL
— Special Meteorological Report
SCTD
— Scattered
SVR
— Severe
CMFC
— Coordinating METOC Forecast Center
RS
— Receiver station
DSTBLZN
— Destabilization
RESTR
— Restrict
CBOFS
— Chesapeake Bay Oceanographic Forecasting System
TNDCYS
— Tendencies
HVYR
— Heavier
DUC
— Dense Upper Cloud
CNTYS
— Counties
FFA
— Flood
ASMD
— As amended
SWAFS
— Space Weather Analysis and Forecasting System
PWO
— Public Severe Weather Outlook
SWB
— South-Westbound
GS
— Small hail and snow pellets
FRWF
— Forecast Wind Factor
DWPNTS
— Dewpoints
SAMEX
— Storm and Mesoscale Ensemble Experiment
CDFNTL
— Cold frontal
AQI
— Air Quality Statement
RLBL
— Reliable
ENHNCMNT
— Enhancement
ERD
— Excessive Rainfall Discussion
UNSBL
— Unseasonable
INDCS
— Indicates
DVLPS
— Develops
TSRA
— Thunderstorm with rain
SP
— Snow Pellets
SIGWX
— Significant Weather
TWEB
— Transcribed Weather En route Broadcast
INTRP
— Interrupt
PMD
— Prognostic Discussion
APLCNS
— Appalachians
INTSFCN
— Intensification
DWNDFTS
— Downdrafts
M
— Mesocyclone
NERN
— Northeastern
DWSW
— Deployable Weather Satellite Workstation
ATMU
— AIR TRANSPORTABLE MOBILE UNIT
CNIF
— Calibration Network Information Files
ET
— Echo Tops
IFLOWS
— The Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System
IFFDP
— International Flight Folder Documentation Program
CAPS
— Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
OUTFLO
— Outflow
DCRG
— Decreasing
AHOS
— Automatic Hydrologic Observing System
ISOLD
— Isolated
RADAT
— RADiosonde Observation Data
DURG
— During
VLNTLY
— Violently
DCRS
— Decreases
PC-GRIDDS
— Pc-Gridded Interactive Display and Diagnostic System
DGNLLY
— Diagonally
SLGT
— Slight
EXTDG
— Extending
WRM
— Warm
SEL
— Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Tornado Watch
STM
— Storm
DLTG
— Deleting
RNFL
— Rainfall
DRFTD
— Drifted
OCRS
— Occurs
GOM
— Global Ocean Model
SSWLY
— South-Southwesterly
THNST
— Thinnest
PVLG
— Prevailing
ENHNCS
— Enhances
ETC
— Echo Tops Contour
TUE
— Tuesday
UNEC
— UnNECessary
SBND
— South bound
ASAPTRAN
— The software component of ASA
DFCLTY
— Difficulty
STAGN
— Stagnation
INTS
— intense
RAMSDIS
— RAMM Advanced Meteorological Satellite Demonstration and Interpretation System
INCRG
— Increasing
SAOS
— Surface Observations
T
— Thunder
MESO
— Mesoscale Convective Unit
GRDL
— Gradual
MDS
— Meteorological Distribution System
TAMU
— Tropical Aviation Meteorological Unit
FRMN
— Formation
WIDA
— Weather Impact Decision Aids
MTU
— Metric units
U/S
— Unserviceable
SIMUL
— Simultaneous
SSHP
— Site Specific Hydrologic Prediction System
SLPG
— Sloping
ENHNCD
— Enhanced
HUD
— Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of
NWR
— NOAA Weather Radio
ARFOR
— Area Forecast
ET
— Electronic Technician
STP
— Storm Total Precipitation
WRS
— Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
GLFCAL
— Gulf of California
CRP
— Critical Rainfall Probability
CWA
— County Warning Area
DSTBLZD
— Destabilized
ROTG
— Rotating
MWAVE
— Mountain Wave Algorithm
DKTS
— Dakotas
VDUC
— VAS Data Utilization Center
EXPC
— Expect
DIV
— Divert
UNA
— Unable
SMOOS
— Shipboard Meteorological and Oceanographic Observing Sensor
OFSHR
— Offshore
SHARP
— Skew-T Hodograph Analysis and Research Program
FRST
— Frost
ENEWD
— East-northeastward
SNBNK
— Snow bank
XTNDD
— Extended
WIE
— With Immediate Effect
SNW
— Snow
SWRN
— Southwestern
SWI
— Showalter Index
HSA
— Hydrologic Service Area
ENHNCG
— Enhancing
BPAA
— Business Pilots Aircraft Association
SAO
— Surface observation
RGD
— Ragged
CNVTVLY
— Convectively
FLN
— National Flood Summary
FILG
— Filling
DCRGLY
— Decreasingly
BRKSHR
— Berkshire
MULI
— Most Unstable Lifted Index
INLD
— Inland
MXD
— Mixed
RVI
— River Ice Statement
MULTILVL
— Multi-level
IMPL
— Impulse
COMPARG
— Comparing
WNDS
— Winds
FQTLY
— Frequently
ASC
— Ascent to
DU
— Dust
RLTV
— Relative
METMFR
— Meteorological Mobile Facility Replacement
DNDFTS
— Downdrafts
CLEICEFBO
— Great Lakes Ice Outlook for the Opening of Navigation
ARSI
— Atmospheric Research System, Inc.
QTP
— Quality Through Partnership
I
— See inphase
HIER
— Higher
CCLDS
— Clear of Clouds
CHC
— Chance
WKNG
— Weakening
GENLY
— Generally
CNVG
— Converge
OHP
— One-Hour Rainfall Rate
CG
— Cloud-Ground Lightning
SWD
— Southward
YLSTN
— Yellowstone
EMBDD
— Embedded
KU
— University of Kansas
WRMFNT
— Warm Front
DNS
— Dense
G
— Gust
SPRL
— Spiral
NWP
— Numerical Weather Predication
MAY
— Maysville
VCS
— Velocity Cross Section
OSD
— Office of Systems Development
CWF
— Coastal Marine Forecasts
NEWD
— Northeastward
UNUSBL
— Unusable
OCRG
— Occurring
EXTDS
— Extends
DSIPTS
— Dissipates
LN
— Line Network
WNWWD
— West-Northwestward
MMS
— METEOROLOGICAL MEASURING SYSTEM
STWDSR
— Surface Transportation Weather Decision Support Requirements
OCLDG
— Occluding
CCA
— Corrected meteorological message
ENE
— east-northeast
LIVV
— Lifted Index Vertical Velocity
VA
— Volcanic Ash
HIC
— Hydrologist In Charge
ZFP
— Zone Forecast Product
VSBYDR
— Visibility Decreasing Rapidly
STFR
— Stratus Fractus
HPC
— Weather Prediction Center
NCWF
— National Convective Weather Forecast
RCVS
— Receives
ENERN
— East-northeastern
UNSTDY
— Unsteady
FROSFC
— Frontal Surface
RDGG
— Ridging
MNLND
— Mainland
MLCAPE
— Mean Layer CAPE
THN
— Thin
TRKG
— Tracking Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board [OTCBB])
WST
— Weather Support Team
GICG
— Glaze Icing
BNTH
— Beneath
HIGH
— HIGHLAND
PSG
— Passage
NESDIS/SAB
— National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service/Satellite Analysis Branch
NWRN
— Northwestern
MOVS
— Moves
HSB
— Hydrologic Systems Branch in the Office of Hydrology
CSDRBL
— Considerable
LWRD
— Lowered
RHINO
— RHI not operative
SC
— Stratocumulus (cloud formation)
PGTSND
— Puget Sound
TRIB
— Tributary
PROGS
— Forecasts
TWR
— Tactical Weather Radar
RAWS
— Remote Automatic Weather Station
MST
— Meteorological Support Teams
OCLD
— Occlude
LO
— Lower Order
PE
— Ice pellets
THKST
— Thickest
CST
— Coast
NMOC
— National Meteorological Operations Centre
LIS
— Lifted indices
DRG
— During
INTSFY
— Intensify
NSH
— Nearshore Lake Forecast
HDFRZ
— Hard Freeze
RMTN
— Regional Meteorological Telecommunications Network
ESE
— East-southeast
SRRS
— Systems Record Retention System
DCRD
— Decreased
SPF
— Probability of Tropical Cyclone Conditions
MLTLVL
— Melting Level
GLFSTLAWR
— Gulf of St. Lawrence
TSIP
— Thundersleet
CW
— Cloud-Water Lightning
PCD
— Proceed
LGTR
— Lighter
CLEICEFBO
— Great Lakes Freeze-Up Outlook
DSTBLZS
— Destabilizes
HCVIS
— High Clouds Visible
SOO
— Scientific Operations Officer
TRPCL
— Tropical
OCRD
— Occurred
RCHS
— Reaches
APPRS
— Appears
METMF
— Meteorological Mobile Facility
TFS
— Tactical Forecast System
EPSCOR
— Experimental Program for the Stimulation of Competitive Research
CLDNS
— Cloudiness
UKMETO
— United Kingdom Meteorological Office
SA
— Sand
VLCTY
— Velocity
VRS
— Veers
NAVTEX
— Navigational Telex
SWA
— Severe Weather Analysis
NNEWD
— North-Northeastward
CHCS
— Chances
CLRS
— Clears
MDTLY
— Moderately
NAWPC
— National Aviation Weather Program Council
ER
— Here
TWEB
— Transcribed Weather Broadcast
NIDS
— NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service
USBL
— Usable
NWSTG
— National Weather Service Telecommunications Gateway
HP
— High Precipitation
VRG
— Veering
PNS
— Public Information Statement
SIGMET
— Significant Meteorlogical Information
SSELY
— South-Southeasterly
WKN
— Weaken
TCE
— Tropical Cyclone Position Estimate
RR
— Report Reaching
PSH
— Preliminary Tropical Storm Report
SOO
— Scientific and Operations Officer
SDM
— Station Duty Manual
CS
— Combined Shear
PWS
— Precipitable Waters
HWO
— Severe Weather Potential Statement
SSEWD
— South-Southeastward
PPSN
— Present Position
OVTKS
— Overtakes
CSDR
— Consider
SDM
— Senior Duty Meteorologist
TDU
— Techniques Development Unit
RCHG
— Reaching
DPNS
— Deepens
CBS
— Cumulonimbi
MRF
— Medium-Range Forecast Model
SA
— Surface observation
ROB
— Radar Coded Observation
TNDCY
— Tendency
SBSDNC
— Subsidence
DMCC
— DOE Meteorological Coordinating Council
SLGTLY
— Slightly
PRJMP
— Pressure Jump
SWLG
— Swelling
SHLW
— Shallow
VAAC
— Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers
DRFTS
— Drifts
PIBAL
— pilot-balloon observation
VCOT
— VFR Conditions on Top
WSDDM
— Weather Support to Deicing Decision Making
MC
— Meteorological Codes
NWWS
— NOAA Weather Wire System
CAPPI
— CONSTANT ALTITUDE PPI
FFA
— Flood Frequency Analyses
CSI
— Critical Success Index
QPFERD
— Nmc Excessive Rainfall Discussion
WFOS
— Weather Forecast Offices
HUREP
— Hurricane Report
NPRS
— Nonpersistent
RVR
— River Recreation Statement
DSNDS
— Descends
WWS
— Severe Weather Watches
MDT
— Moderate
SND
— Sanderson
ORGPHC
— Orographic
GDS
— GeoMet Data Services, Inc.
DTRTS
— Deteriorates
SRM
— Storm Relative Mean Radial Velocity Map
SWS
— Severe Weather Statement
CAWIS
— Committee for Automated Weather Information Systems
WDSPRD
— Widespread
ESS
— Water Supply Outlook Product
LTLCG
— Little Change
PRC
— Planning and Research Corporation
AWT
— Awaiting Test
RDVLPG
— Redeveloping
OPA
— Opaque, white type of ice formation
RDVLPMT
— Redevelopment
SMLR
— Smaller
OVTKG
— Overtaking
CSC
— Combined Shear Contour
NCWD
— National Convective Weather Diagnostic
SFP
— State Forecast Product
NOWS
— NVG Operations Weather Software
VSBYIR
— Visibility Increasing Rapidly
NNWRN
— North-Northwestern
EBND
— East bound
PIBALS
— Pilot Balloon Reports
XPCG
— Expecting
BATROP
— Barotropic
TOFS
— Tactical Observing & Forecasting System
QPFPFD
— Ncep Precipitation Forecast Discussion
SB
— Southbound
TRSN
— Transition
NAOS
— North American Atmospheric Observing System
FOUS
— Forecast Output United States
QPFSPD
— Nmc Special Precipitation Discussion
MX
— Mixed Type of Ice Formation
WKR
— Weaker
RUF
— Rough
DNWND
— Down wind
TCM
— Tropical Cyclone Forecasts/Advisory
MCDW
— Monthly Climatic Data of the World
SSERN
— South-Southeastern
NWSO
— National Weather Service Office
SPRDS
— Spreads
STNR
— Stationary
MISG
— Missing
IWRS
— Improved Weather Reconnaissance System
SPS
— Special (Weather) Statement
HLS
— Hurricane Local Statement
UN
— Unable
CR
— Composite Reflectivity
RSIS
— Rs Information Services, Inc.
PO
— Dust devils
WSOM
— National Weather Service Operations Manual
WINDS
— Weather Information and Display System
HIC
— Hydrometeorological Information Center
VSB
— Visible
UNSATFY
— Unsatisfactory
PVLD
— Prevailed
SMA
— Soil Moisture Accounting Model
SNOINCR
— Snow increase
SWP
— Severe Weather Probability
IDS
— International Data Service
SYNOP
— Synoptic
THP
— Three-Hour Rainfall Rate
NWFO
— National Weather Service Forecast Office
MET
— Meteorology
MCD
— Mesoscale Discussion
CNVTN
— Convection
SWR
— State Weather Roundup
EMWIN
— Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
NOW
— Short Term Forecast
FNTGNS
— Frontogenesis
VARN
— Variation
WSWRN
— West-Southwestern
NNWWD
— North-Northwestward
TWS
— Tropical Weather Summary
RVSG
— Revising
WSTCH
— Wasatch Range
SHARS
— Subtle Heavy Rainfall Signature
UWNDS
— Upper Winds
TACWX
— Tactical weather
TYP
— Type of Aircraft
UPSTRM
— Upstream
SSWRN
— South-Southwestern
IC
— In-Cloud Lightning
FIP
— Forecast Icing Potential
UNSTL
— Unsettle
DPR
— Deeper
PTNS
— Portions
M
— Mach number
HIGH
— High Core Threshold
WBND
— West Bound
NPRA
— National Performance Results Act
VVSTORM
— model-based convection algorithm
HLTP
— Hilltop
CYCLGN
— Cyclogenesis
PVLT
— Prevalent
UPSLP
— Upslope
GFA
— Graphical Area Forecast
FNTLYS
— Frontolysis
NIDS
— NEXRAD Information Distribution Service
VOMIT
— VIL Of the Moment In Time
OCLDS
— Occludes
THTND
— Threatened
WSWWD
— West-Southwestward
UKMET
— United Kingdom Meteorological Agency
ROTS
— Rotates
SEB
— South-eastbound
SCC
— Tropical Storm Summary
WPLTO
— Western Plateau
TSHWRS
— Thundershowers
JWIS
— Joint Weather Impacts System
TAP
— Transition Aviation Project
OCR
— Occurrence
POP
— Precipitation Probability
WRMG
— Warming
NNERN
— North-Northeastern
NPSU
— National Public Service Unit
TWO
— Tropical Weather Outlook
SCSL
— Standing lenticular stratocumulus
COR
— Corrected/Correction
SRR
— Storm Relative Mean Radial Velocity Region
PRSTS
— Persists
WTSPTS
— Waterspouts
XPCS
— Expects
TL
— Till
ESP
— Extended Streamflow Prediction
EIF
— Enhanced IFLOWS Format
SPKL
— Sprinkle
SX
— Stability Index
WRMR
— Warmer
MOGR
— Moderate, or Greater
SQLN
— Squall Line
TSHWR
— Thundershower
PVLS
— Prevails
NL
— No layers
SUPSDG
— Superseding
LP
— Low Precipitation
WNWRN
— West-Northwestern
TS
— Thunderstorm without precipitation
PLTO
— Plateau
DS
— Dust Storm
TEN
— Theta-e Index
REC
— Recreation Report
FLS
— River Flood Statement
QSTNRY
— Quasistationary
ENTR
— Entire
SUNYA
— State University of New York, Albany
TCU
— tropical cyclone update
PFD
— QPF Discussion
N-AWIPS
— National Centers-AWIPS
TCP
— Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory
WKST
— Weakest
AMS
— Air mass
DWPNT
— Dewpoint
WRMFNTL
— Warm Frontal
STI
— Storm Tracking Information
TEND
— Trend forecast
SWWD
— Southwestward
SLS
— Watch Redefining Statement
SNOTEL
— Snow Telemetry
USFS
— U.S. Forest Service
SLOR
— Slower
MOS
— Model Output Statistics applications
SMTHST
— Smoothest
G
— Green time
DSA
— Special Tropical Disturbance Statement
MET
— Meteorological Teams
SCS
— Spectrum Width Cross Section
SPA
— Subtropical Cyclone Public Advisory
TSQLS
— Thundersqualls
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