Set: Aviation Weather Abbreviations

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Term Definition
OVRNG Overrunning
OK Oklahoma
OMTNS Over mountains
ONSHR On shore
ORGPHC Orographic
OSV Ocean station vessel
OTLK Outlook
OTR Other
KFRST Killing frost
OVRN Overrun
OCLD Occlude
OVTKG Overtaking
PA Pennsylvania
PATWAS Pilot’s automatic telephone weather answering service
PBL Planetary boundary layer
PCPN Precipitation
PDMT Predominant
PEN Peninsula
OTRW Otherwise
NVA Negative vorticity advection
NNWLY North northwesterly
NNWRN North northwestern
NNWWD North northwestward
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOPAC Northern Pacific
NPRS Nonpersistent
NRLY Nearly
OFP Occluded frontal passage
NV Nevada
OCRD Occurred
NWD Northward
NWLY Northwesterly
NWRN Northwestern
NWS National Weather Service
NXT Next
OAT Outside air temperature
PPSN Present position
PIREP Pilot weather report
NTFYD Notified
RCKY Rocky
PHYS Physical
QN Question
QSTNRY Quasistationary
QTR Quarter
R Rain
RADAT Radiosonde additional data
RCHD Reached
PWB Pilot weather briefing
RCHS Reaches
PVLD Prevailed
RCKYS Rockies
RCMD Recommend
RCMDD Recommended
RCMDG Recommending
RCMDS Recommends
RCRD Record
RCRDS Records
RCV Receive
RCHG Reaching
PRIM Primary
NNEWD North northeastward
PL Ice pellets
PLTO Plateau
PPINA Radar weather report not available
PRBL Probable
PRECD Precede
PRECDS Precedes
PWR Power
PRESRR Pressure rising rapidly
PIBAL Pilot balloon observation
PRIND Present indications are
PRJMP Pressure jump
PROB Probability
PROG Forecast
PRST Persist
PRSTNT Persistent
PSBL Possible
PVA Positive vorticity advection
PRESFR Pressure falling rapidly
LTR Later
MDT Moderate
LST Local standard time
LTD Limited
LTGCC Lightning cloud to cloud
LTGCG Lightning cloud to ground
LTGCW Lightning cloud to water
LTGIC Lightning in cloud
LONG Longitude
LTLCG Little change
LO Low
LTST Latest
LYR Layer
MA Massachusetts
MCD Mesoscale discussion
MD Maryland
MDFY Modify
MDFYD Modified
NNW North northwest
LTL Little
LFTG Lifting
SYNOP Synoptic
KT Knots
KY Kentucky
LA Louisiana
LAT Latitude
LAWRS Limited aviation weather reporting station
LCL Local
LRG Large
LCTMP Little change in temperature
MED Medium
LGT Light
LGTR Lighter
LI Lifted Index
LK Lake
LKS Lakes
LLWAS Low level wind shear alert system
LMTD Limited
LMTG Limiting
LCLY Locally
NEW ENG New England
MDLS Models
NAV Navigation
NBND Northbound
NC North Carolina
NCEP National Center of Environmental
NCO NCEP Central Operations
NCWX No change in weather
NAB Not above
NEB Nebraska
N North
NFLD Newfoundland
NGT Night
NH New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NLT Not later than
NMRS Numerous
NNERN North northeastern
RCVS Receives
ND North Dakota
MOV Move
MEGG Merging
MESO Mesoscale
METAR Aviation routine weather report
MEX Mexico
MHKVLY Mohawk Valley
MI Michigan
MIDN Midnight
NAT North Atlantic
MOGR Moderate or greater
NNNN End of message
MOVD Moved
MOVS Moves
MPH Miles per hour
MRGL Marginal
MRNG Morning
MSL Mean sea level
MSTLY Mostly
MWO Meteorological Watch Office
MN Minnesota
SMRY Summary
SRN Southern
SIMUL Simultaneous
SKC Sky clear
SLGT Slight
SLOLY Slowly
SLPG Sloping
SLY Southerly
SIG Signature
SMLR Smaller
SHUD Should
SNBNK Snowbank
SNOINCR Snow increase
SOP Standard operating procedure
SPKL Sprinkle
SPLNS Southern Plains
SPRDG Spreading
SQ Squall
SASK Saskatchewan
SM Statute mile
SD South Dakota
RCVD Received
SBND Southbound
SBSD Subside
SBSDD Subsided
SBSDS Subsides
SC South Carolina or stratocumulus
SCNDRY Secondary
SIGMET Significant meteorological information
SCTD Scattered
SRND Surround
SELY Southeasterly
SEPN Separation
SEV Severe
SEWD Southeastward
SFC Surface
SGFNTLY Significantly
SHFT Shift
SHFTD Shifted
SCSL Stratocumulus standing lenticular
SVG Serving
SQLN Squall line
SUGG Suggesting
SUGS Suggests
SUP Supply
SUPG Supplying
SUPR Superior
SUPSD Supersede
SUFLY Sufficiently
SUPSDS Supersedes
SUF Sufficient
SVRL Several
SW Southwest
SWD Southward
SWLY Southwesterly
SWRN Southwestern
SWWD Southwestward
SX Stability index
AAWU Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit
SUPSDG Superseding
STGLY Strongly
SSE South southeast
SSWRN South southwestern
SSWWD South southwestward
ST Stratus
STAGN Stagnation
STBLTY Stability
STDY Steady
SUG Suggest
STG Strong
SAB Satellite Analysis Branch
STGR Stronger
STGST Strongest
STM Storm
STMS Storms
STN Station
STNRY Stationary
SUB Substitute
SUBTRPCL Subtropical
STFR Stratus fractus
RMK Remark
ROTG Rotating
RGLR Regular
RGN Region
RGNS Regions
RGT Right
RH Relative humidity
RI Rhode Island
RGD Ragged
RLTV Relative
RESTR Restrict
RMN Remain
RMND Remained
RMNDR Remainder
RMNG Remaining
RMNS Remains
RNFL Rainfall
ROT Rotate
SATFY Satisfactory
RLBL Reliable
REPL Replace
JCTN Junction
RDC Reduce
RDGG Ridging
RDVLP Redevelop
RDVLPG Redeveloping
RDVLPMT Redevelopment
RE Regard
RGL Regional model
REF Reference
ROTS Rotates
REPLD Replaced
REPLG Replacing
REPLS Replaces
REQ Request
REQS Requests
REQSTD Requested
RES Reserve
RESP Response
RECON Reconnaissance
RUF Rough
ROTD Rotated
RSTR Restrict
RSTRD Restricted
RSTRG Restricting
RSTRS Restricts
RTRN Return
RTRND Returned
RSNG Reasoning
RTRNS Returns
RSN Reason
RUFLY Roughly
RVS Revise
RVSD Revised
RVSG Revising
RVSS Revises
RWY Runway
S South
S RLTVLY Relatively
RTRNG Returning
RPRTS Reports
RPD Rapid
RPDLY Rapidly
RPLC Replace
RPLCD Replaced
RPLCG Replacing
RPLCS Replaces
RPRT Report
RSNS Reasons
RPRTG Reporting
RCVG Receiving
RPT Repeat
RPTG Repeating
RPTS Repeats
RQR Require
RQRD Required
RQRG Requiring
RQRS Requires
RSG Rising
RPRTD Reported
CLDS Clouds
CHGD Changed
CHGG Changing
CHGS Changes
CHSPK Chesapeake
CI Cirrus
CIG Ceiling
CIGS Ceilings
KLYR Smoke layer aloft
CLDNS Cloudiness
CHC Chance
CLKWS Clockwise
CLR Clear
CLRG Clearing
CLRS Clears
CMPLX Complex
CNCL Cancel
CNCLD Canceled
CLD Cloud
CASCDS Cascades
BRKS Breaks
BRKSHR Berkshire
BRM Barometer
BS Blowing snow
BYD Beyond
C Celsius
CA California
CHG Change
CARIB Caribbean
CHCS Chances
CB Cumulonimbus
CC Cirrocumulus
CCLDS Clear of clouds
CCLKWS Counterclockwise
CCSL Cirrocumulus standing lenticular
CDFNT Cold front
CFP Cold front passage
CNDN Canadian
CAA Cold air advection
DEGS Degrees
CNCLG Canceling
CVRD Covered
CWSU Center Weather Service Units
CYC Cyclonic
DABRK Daybreak
DC District of Columbia
DCR Decrease
CUFRA Cumulus fractus
DEG Degree
CSTL Coastal
DELMARVA Delaware Maryland Virginia
DFCLTY Difficulty
DFUS Diffuse
DGNL Diagonal
DISC Discontinue
DLAD Delayed
DLTD Deleted
DMG Damage
DCRS Decreases
CONFDC Confidence
BRK Break
CNTR Center
CNTRD Centered
CNTRL Central
CNVGNC Convergence
CNVTN Convection
CO Colorado
CVR Cover
COMPRS Compares
CNCLS Cancels
CONTDVD Continental Divide
CONTG Continuing
CONTS Continues
CONUS Continental U.S.
COORD Coordinate
CRLC Circulate
CS Cirrostratus
CST Coast
COMPRD Compared
ASSOCD Associated
AWT Awaiting
AL Alabama
ALG Along
AMDT Amendment
AMP Amplify
AMS Air mass
AP Anomalous Propagation
AGRD Agreed
ASAP As soon as possible
AGL Above ground level
ASSOCN Association
ATLC Atlantic
ATTM At this time
ATTN Attention
AVBL Available
AVG Average
AVN Aviation model
BRKHIC Breaks in higher clouds
APPRS Appears
ADQTLY Adequately
ABNDT Abundant
ABV Above
AC Convective outlook or altocumulus
ACCUM Accumulate
ACLT Accelerate
ACSL Altocumulus standing lenticular
ACTVTY Activity
AHD Ahead
ADQT Adequate
AZM Azimuth
ADVCTD Advected
ADVN Advance
ADVNG Advancing