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