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