A

A ARCTIC
ABNDT ABUNDANT
ABT ABOUT
ABV ABOVE
ACCUM ACCUMULATE
ACLT ACCELERATE
ACPT ACCEPT
ACRS ACROSS
ACTV ACTIVE
ACYC ANTICYCLONIC
ADDN ADDITION
ADJ ADJACENT
ADQT ADEQUATE
ADRNDCK ADIRONDACK
ADVCTN ADVECTION
ADVN ADVANCE
AFCT AFFECT
AFT AFTER
AFTN AFTERNOON
AGRMT AGREEMENT
AHD AHEAD
ALF ALOFT
ALG ALONG
ALQDS ALL QUADRANTS
ALTA ALBERTA
AM ANTE MERIDIEM
AMPLTD AMPLITUDE
AMS AIR MASS
AMT AMOUNT
AOA AT OR ABOVE
AOB AT OR BELOW
APCH APPROACH
APLCN APPALACHIAN
APRNT APPARENT

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APRX APPROXIMATE
ARND AROUND
ASL ABOVE SEA LEVEL
ATLC ATLANTIC
ATTM AT THIS TIME
AVBL AVAILABLE
AVG AVERAGE
AVN AVIATION MODEL
AWT AWAIT or AWAITING

B
B BLUE
BC PATCHES
BC BRITISH COLUMBIA
BCH BEACH
BCKG BACKING
BCM BECOME
BDA BERMUDA
BDR BORDER
BFDK BEFORE DARK
BFR BEFORE
BGN BEGAN or BEGIN
BHND BEHIND
BKN BROKEN
BL BLOWING
BLD BUILD
BLDG BUILDING
BLDU BLOWING DUST
BLDUP BUILDUP
BLKHLS BLACK HILLS
BLO BELOW
BLSA BLOWING SAND
BLSN BLOWING SNOW

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BLZD BLIZZARD
BNDRY BOUNDARY
BOMB BOMBING
BR BRANCH
BR MIST
BRF BRIEF
BRGT BRIGHT
BRK BREAK
BRKSHR BERKSHIRE
BTR BETTER
BTWN BETWEEN
BY BLOWING SPRAY
BYD BEYOND

C
C CELSIUS
CONTINENTAL AIR
C
MASS
COLD AIR
CAA
ADVECTION
CAN CANADA
CARIB CARIBBEAN
CASCDS CASCADES
CB CUMULONIMBUS
CCLKWS COUNTERCLOCKWISE
CDFNT COLD FRONT
CENTRAL NORTH
CENPAC
PACIFIC
CFN CONFINE
COLD FRONT
CFP
PASSAGE
CHC CHANCE
CHG CHANGE
CHGO CHANGING OVER

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CHSPK CHESAPEAKE
CI CIRRUS
CIG CEILINGS
CLD CLOUD
CLEAR BELOW 12,000
CLR
FEET
CLKWS CLOCKWISE
CLSD CLOSED
CMA COMMA
CMNC COMMENCE
CMPCT COMPACT
CMPLX COMPLEX
CNCT CONNECT
CNDN CANADIAN
CNTR CENTER
CNTRL CENTRAL
CNVG CONVERGE
CNVTV CONVECTIVE
COMB COMBINE
COMPR COMPARE
CONC CONCRETE
COND CONDITION
CONFDC CONFIDENCE
CONS CONTINUES
CONTINUES or
CONT
CONTINUOUSLY
CONTINENTAL
CONTDVD
DIVIDE
COORD COORDINATES
CORRECT or
COR CORRECTED or
CORRECTION
COT AT THE COAST
CPBL CAPABLE
CPD COUPLED
CRC CIRCLE

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CRLC CIRCULATE
CRZ CRUISE
CSDR CONSIDER
CSDRBL CONSIDERABLE
CST COAST
CTSKLS CATSKILLS
CU CUMULUS
CUF CUMULIFORM
CVR COVER
COUNTY WARNING
CWA
AREA
CYC CYCLONIC
CYCLGN CYCLOGENESIS

D
DABRK DAYBREAK
DALGT DAYLIGHT
DBL DOUBLE
DBTF DOUBTFUL
DISTRICT OF
DC
COLUMBIA
DCLRT DECELERATE
DCR DECREASE
DCT DIRECT
DEG DEGREE
DEP DEPARTURE
DESTN DESTINATION
DEV DEVIATION
DFCLT DIFFICULT
DFNT DEFINITE
DFRS DIFFERS
DFUS DIFFUSE
DGR DANGER

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DIAM DIAMETER
DIF DIFFUSE
DISC DISCONTINUE
DIST DISTANCE
DIST DISTRICT
DIV DIVERT or DIVISION
DKTS DAKOTAS
DLA DELAY
DLT DELETE
DLVR DELIVER
DLY DELAY
DMG DAMAGE
DMNT DOMINANT
DMSH DIMINISH
DNS DENSE
DNSLP DOWNSLOPE
DNSTRM DOWNSTREAM
DNWND DOWNWIND
DP DEEP
DPNG DEEPENING
DPTH DEPTH
DR LOW DRIFTING
DRCT DIRECT
DRCTN DIRECTION
DRDU LOW DRIFTING DUST
DRFT DRIFT
DRG DURING
DRSA LOW DRIFTING SAND
DRSN LOW DRIFTING SNOW
DRZL DRIZZLE
DS DUST STORM
DSIPT DISSIPATE
DSNT DISTANT
DSRGD DISREGARD
DST DISTORT

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DSTC DISTANCE
DSTND DESTINED
DTL DETAIL
DTRM DETERMINE
DTRT DETERIORATE
DU WIDESPREAD DUST
DUR DURATION
DURG DURING
DURN DURATION
DVLP DEVELOP
DVRG DIVERGE
DVRSN DIVERSION
DOWNWARD
DVV
VERTICAL VELOCITY
DWPNT DEWPOINT
DZ DRIZZLE

E
EAST or EASTERN
E
LONGITUDE
EQUATORIAL AIR
E
MASS
EBND EASTBOUND
EFCT EFFECT
ELEVATE or
ELEV
ELEVATION
ELIP ELLIPTICAL
ELNGT ELONGATE
ELSW ELSEWHERE
ELY EASTERLY
EMBDD EMBEDDED
ENDG ENDING
ENE EAST-NORTH EAST
ENERN EAST-

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 NORTHEASTERN
EAST-
ENEWD
NORTHEASTWARD
ENHNCD ENHANCED
ENHNCMNT ENHANCEMENT
ENRT EN ROUTE
ENTR ENTIRE
ERN EASTERN
ERY EARLY
ESE EAST-SOUTH EAST
EAST-
ESERN
SOUTHEASTERN
EAST-
ESEWD
SOUTHEASTWARD
ESNTL ESSENTIAL
ETC ET CETERA
EVALUATE or
EVAL
EVALUATION
EVE EVENING
EXCLD EXCLUDE
EXCLV EXCLUSIVE
EXCP EXCEPT
EXPC EXPECT
EXPS EXPRESS
EXTD EXTEND
EXTN EXTENSION
EXTRM EXTREME
EXTSV EXTENSIVE

F
FA AREA FORECAST
FAH FAHRENHEIT
FC FUNNEL CLOUD
+FC TORNADO or

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 WATERSPOUT
FCST FORECAST
FOG (under 5/8 mile
FG
visibility)
FIG FIGURE
FLCTN FLUCTUATION
FLDST FLOOD STAGE
FLG FALLING
FLRY FLURRY
FLUC FLUCTUATING
FLW FOLLOW
FLOOD WARNING
FLWIS
ISSUED
FM FROM
FNCTN FUNCTION
FNT FRONT
FNTGNS FRONTOGENESIS
FNTLYS FRONTOLYSIS
FORNN FORENOON
FRMG FORMING
FQT FREQUENT
FRMG FORMING
FROPA FRONTAL PASSAGE
FRZ FREEZE
FRZLVL FREEZING LEVEL
FRZN FROZEN
FT FOOT or FEET
FTHR FARTHER or FURTHER
FU SMOKE
FWD FORWARD
SUPERCOOLED or
FZ
FREEZING
FZDZ FREEZING DRIZZLE
FZFG FREEZING FOG
FZRA FREEZING RAIN

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 G
GEN GENERAL
GLFALSK GULF OF ALASKA
GULF OF
GLFCAL
CALIFORNIA
GLFMEX GULF OF MEXICO
GULF OF ST.
GLFSTLAWR
LAWRENCE
GREENWICH
GMT
MEAN TIME
GND GROUND
GNDFG GROUND FOG
HAIL OF 1/4"
GR DIAMETER OR
MORE
GRAD GRADIENT
GRBNKS GRAND BANKS
GRDL GRADUAL
GRTLKS GREAT LAKES
SNOW PELLETS or
GS HAIL UNDER 1/4"
IN DIAMETER
GSTS GUSTS
GSTY GUSTY
GTR GREATER

H
HAZ HAZARD
HCVIS HIGH CLOUDS VISIBLE
HDFRZ HARD FREEZE
HDSVLY HUDSON VALLEY
HGT HEIGHT

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HI HIGH
HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE
HIEAT
EQUALED FOR ALL
TIME
HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE
HIEFM
EQUALED FOR THE
MONTH
HIGHEST
HIESE TEMPERATURE
EQUALED SO EARLY
HIGHEST
HIESL TEMPERATURE
EQUALED SO LATE
HIGHEST
HITMP
TEMPERATURE
HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE
HIXAT
EXCEEDED FOR ALL
TIME
HIGHEST
HIXSE TEMPERATURE
EXCEEDED SO EARLY
HIGHEST
HIXSL TEMPERATURE
EXCEEDED SO LATE
HLF HALF
HLSTO HAILSTONES
HOL HOLIDAY
HPA HECTOPASCAL
HR HERE or HOUR
HRZN HORIZON
HURCN HURRICANE
HVY HEAVY
HWVR HOWEVER
HYR HIGHER
HZ HAZE

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 I
IC ICE CRYSTALS
ICG ICING
IMDT IMMEDIATE
IMP IMPRACTICABLE
IMPL IMPULSE
IMPR IMPROVE
IMPT IMPORTANT
IMMEDIATE or
IMT
IMMEDIATELY
IN INCH
INADQT INADEQUATE
INCL INCLUDE
INCLV INCLUSIVE
INCOMP INCOMPLETE
INCOR INCORRECT
INCR INCREASE
INDC INDICATE
INDEF INDEFINITE
INFO INFORMATION
INLD INLAND
INSTBY INSTABILITY
INTCNTL INTERCONTINENTAL
INTCP INTERCEPT
INTMT INTERMITTENT
INTR INTERIOR
INTERMOUNTAIN
INTRMTRGN
REGION
INTS INTENSE
INTSFY INTENSIFY
INTXN INTERSECTION
INVOF IN THE VICINITY OF
INVRN INVERSION

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IPV IMPROVE
IS ISLAND
ISOL ISOLATE

J
JCTN JUNCTION
JTSTR JET STREAM

K
K COLD AIR MASS
KFRST KILLING FROST
KM KILOMETERS
KT KNOTS

L
LABRDR LABRADOR
LAT LATITUDE
LCLY LOCALLY
LCT LOCATE
LFT LIFT
LGT LIGHT
LGWV LONGWAVE
LK LAKE
LKLY LIKELY
LOW LEVEL WIND
LLWS
SHEAR
LMT LIMIT
LN LINE
LND LAND
LOC LOCALLY

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 LOWEST
TEMPERATURE
LOEAT
EQUALED FOR ALL
TIME
LOWEST
TEMPERATURE
LOEFM
EQUALED FOR THE
MONTH
LOWEST
LOESE TEMPERATURE
EQUALED SO EARLY
LOWEST
LOESL TEMPERATURE
EQUALED SO LATE
LONG LONGITUDE
LOWEST
LOTMP
TEMPERATURE
LOWEST
TEMPERATURE
LOXAT
EXCEEDED FOR ALL
TIME
LOWEST
TEMPERATURE
LOXFM
EXCEEDED FOR THE
MONTH
LOWEST
LOXSE TEMPERATURE
EXCEEDED SO EARLY
LOWEST
LOXSL TEMPERATURE
EXCEEDED SO LATE
LARGE or LONG
LRG
RANGE
LTL LITTLE
LTLCG LITTLE CHANGE
LTNG LIGHTNING
LTR LATER
LTTR LATTER
LV LEAVE
LVG LEAVING

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LVL LEVEL
LWR LOWER
LAYER OR LAYERED
LYR
OR LAYERS

M
M MARITIME AIR MASS
MA MAP ANALYSIS
MANITOBA or
MAN
MANUAL
MAX MAXIMUM
MB MILLIBARS
MDFY MODIFY
MDT MODERATE
MEGG MERGING
MET METEOROLOGICAL
METRO METROPOLITAN
MEX MEXICO
MHKVLY MOHAWK VALLEY
MI MILE or SHALLOW
MID MIDDLE
MIDN MIDNIGHT
MIDPT MIDPOINT
PATCHES OF
SHALLOW FOG
MIFG
LESS THAN TWO
METERS IN DEPTH
MIN MINIMUM or MINUTE
MISG MISSING
MLTLVL MELTING LEVEL
MNLD MAINLAND
MNLY MAINLY
MONTR MONITOR
MOS MODEL OUTPUT

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 STATISTICS
MOV MOVE
MPH MILES PER HOUR
MRG MEDIUM RANGE
MRGL MARGINAL
MRNG MORNING
MRTM MARITIME
MSL MEAN SEA LEVEL
MSTR MOISTURE
MSTLY MOSTLY
MSTR MOISTURE
MTN MOUNTAIN
MTRY MOMENTARY
MULT MULTIPLE
MXD MIXED

N
NORTH or NORTHERN
N
LATITUDE
NOT ACCORDING TO
NAR
ROUTINE
NAT NORTH ATLANTIC
NATL NATIONAL
NB NEW BRUNSWICK
NBND NORTHBOUND
NBRHD NEIGHBORHOOD
NC NO CHANGE
NE NORTHEAST
NB NORTHBOUND
NEG NEGATIVE
NELY NORTHEASTERLY
NERN NORTHEASTERN
NEWD NORTHEASTWARD

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NEW
NEW ENGLAND
ENG
NFLD NEWFOUNDLAND
NGT NIGHT
NLT NO LATER THAN
NLY NORTHERLY
NM NAUTICAL MILE
NMBR NUMBER
NML NORMAL
NMRS NUMEROUS
NNE NORTH-NORTH EAST
NORTH-
NNERN
NORTHEASTERN
NORTH-
NNEWD
NORTHEASTWARD
NNW NORTH-NORTH WEST
NORTH-
NNWRN
NORTHWESTERN
NORTH-
NNWWD
NORTHWESTWARD
NOPAC NORTH PACIFIC
NO SIGNIFICANT
NOSIG
CHANGE
NR NEAR
NRN NORTHERN
NRW NARROW
NOVA SCOTIA or
NS
NIMBOSTRATUS
NTE NOT TO EXCEED
NEGATIVE VORTICITY
NVA
ADVECTION
NW NORTHWEST
NWB NORTHWEST BOUND
NWD NORTHWARD
NWLY NORTHWESTERLY
NWRN NORTH-WESTERN
NWS NATIONAL WEATHER

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 SERVICE
NWWD NORTHWESTWARD

O
OBS OBSERVATION
OBSC OBSCURE
OCFNT OCCLUDED FRONT
OCLD OCCLUDE
OCLN OCCLUSION
OCNL OCCASIONAL
OCR OCCUR
OCCLUDED FRONTAL
OFP
PASSAGE
OFSHR OFFSHORE
OMTS OVER MOUNTAINS
ONSHR ONSHORE
ONT ONTARIO
OPN OPEN
ORGPHC OROGRAPHIC
OTLK OUTLOOK
OTR OTHER
OTRW OTHERWISE
OVC OVERCAST
OVD OVERDUE
OVHD OVERHEAD
OVNGT OVERNIGHT
OVR OVER
OVRN OVERRUN

P
P POLAR AIR MASS
PAC PACIFIC

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PARL PARALLEL
PAT PATTERN
PBL PROBABLE
PCPN PRECIPITATION
PD PERIOD
PREDOMINANT or
PDMT
PREDOMINATE
PEN PENINSULA
PGTSND PUGET SOUND
PL ICE PELLETS
PM POST MERIDIEM
PMT PERMIT
PNHDL PANHANDLE
PO DUST DEVIL
PROBABILITY OF
POP
PRECIPITATION
RADAR REPORT WITH
PPINE NO
ECHOES OBSERVED
PR PARTIAL
PRBLTY PROBABILITY
PRCTN PRECAUTION
PRECD PRECEDE
PRES PRESSURE
PREV PREVIOUS
PRIN PRINCIPAL
PRESENT INDICATIONS
PRIND
ARE
PROCD PROCEED
PROGNOSIS or
PROG PROGNOSTIC
or PROGRESS
PROPA PROPAGATION
PRSNT PRESENT
PRST PERSIST
PSBL POSSIBLE

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PSG PASSAGE or PASSING
PSN POSITION
PACIFIC STANDARD
PST
TIME
PTCHY PATCHY
PTLY PARTLY
PTN PORTION
POSITIVE VORTICITY
PVA
ADVECTION
PVL PREVAIL
PWR POWER
PY SPRAY

Q
QLFY QUALIFY
QLTY QUALITY
QN QUESTION
QNTY QUANTITY
QUANTITATIVE
QPF PRECIPITATION
FORECAST
QSTNRY QUASISTATIONARY
QTR QUARTER
QUAD QUADRANT
QUE QUEBEC

R
RA RAIN
RAWINSONDE
RAOB
OBSERVATION
RCH REACH
RCKY ROCKIES (MOUNTAINS)
RCMD RECOMMEND

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RCRD RECORD
RCV RECEIVE
RDC REDUCE
RDG RIDGE
RECON RECONNAISSANCE
REF REFERENCE
RELBL RELIABLE
RESP RESPONSE
RESTR RESTRICT
RGD RAGGED
RGLR REGULAR
RGN REGION
RH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RIOGD RIO GRANDE
RLS RELEASE
RLTV RELATIVE
RMN REMAIN
RNFL RAINFALL
ROT ROTATE
RPD RAPID
RSG RISING
RSN REASON
RSTR RESTRICT
RSVN RESERVATION
RTRD RETARD
RTRN RETURN

S
SOUTH or SOUTHERN
S
LATITUDE
SANDSTORM or
SA
DUSTSTORM
SASK SASKATCHEWAN

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 SATISFY or
SATFY
SATISFACTORY
SB SOUTHBOUND
SBSD SUBSIDE
SC STRATOCUMULUS
SCND SECOND (IN A SERIES)
SCT SCATTERED
SCTR SECTOR
SE SOUTHEAST
SEB SOUTHEAST BOUND
SECOND (FRACTION
SEC
OF A MINUTE)
SEVERE LOCAL
SELS
STORMS
SELY SOUTHEASTERLY
SEPN SEPARATION
SEQ SEQUENCE
SERN SOUTHEASTERN
SEV SEVERE
SEWD SOUTHEASTWARD
SFC SURFACE
SFERICS ATMOSPHERICS
SG SNOW GRAINS
SGFNT SIGNIFICANT
SGL SIGNAL
SHFT SHIFT
HAIL SHOWERS
SHGR
(>=1/4" DIAMETER)
HAIL SHOWERS
SHGS
(<1/4" DIAMETER)
SHLW SHALLOW
SHPL ICE PELLET SHOWERS
SHRA RAIN SHOWERS
SHRT SHORT
SHRTLY SHORTLY
SHRTWV SHORTWAVE

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SHSN SNOW SHOWER
SHUD SHOULD
SHWR SHOWER
SIERNEV SIERRA NEVADA
SIG SIGNATURE
SIGNIFICANT
SIGWX
WEATHER
SKC SKY CLEAR
SEA LEVEL or SICK
SL
LEAVE
SLCT SELECT
SLD SOLID
SLGT SLIGHT
SLO SLOW
SLT SLEET
SLP SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
SLY SOUTHERLY
SM STATUTE MILE
SML SMALL
SMRY SUMMARY
SMTH SMOOTH
SMTM SOMETIME
SMWHT SOMEWHAT
SN SNOW
SNBNK SNOWBANK
SNFLK SNOWFLAKE
SNGL SINGLE
SNOW DEPTH
SNOINCR INCREASE
IN PAST HOUR
SNW SNOW
SNWFL SNOWFALL
SP STATION PRESSURE
SPCLY ESPECIALLY
SPD SPEED
SPKL SPRINKLE

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SPLNS SOUTH PLAINS
SPRD SPREAD
SQ SQUALL
SQLN SQUALL LINE
SR SUNRISE
SRCH SEARCH
SRND SURROUND
SS SANDSTORM
SSE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
SOUTH-
SSERN
SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTH-
SSEWD
SOUTHEASTWARD
SSW SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
SOUTH-
SSWRN
SOUTHWESTERN
SOUTH-
SSWWD
SOUTHWESTWARD
ST STRATUS
STAGN STAGNATION
STBL STABLE
STDY STEADY
STFRA STRATUS FRACTUS
STFRM STRATIFORM
STG STRONG
STLT SATELLITE
STM STORM
STNRY STATIONARY
SUF SUFFICIENT
SUG SUGGEST
SUP SUPPLY
SUPR SUPERIOR
SVR SEVERE
SVRL SEVERAL
SW SOUTHWEST
SWB SOUTHWEST BOUND

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SWD SOUTHWARD
SWLG SWELLING
SWLY SOUTHWESTERLY
SWRN SOUTHWESTERN
SXN SECTION
SYS SYSTEM

T
TAND TANDUM
TC TROPICAL CYCLONE
TCU TOWERING CUMULUS
TDA TODAY
TELCO TELEPHONE COMPANY
TEMP TEMPERATURE
THD THUNDERHEAD
THDR THUNDER
THK THICK
THN THIN
THRFTR THEREAFTER
THRU THROUGH
THRUT THROUGHOUT
THSD THOUSAND
THTN THREATEN
TIL UNTIL
TMPRY TEMPORARY
TMT TRANSMIT
TMW TOMORROW
TNDCY TENDENCY
TNGT TONIGHT
TNTV TENTATIVE
TOP CLOUD TOP
TPG TOPPING
TRBL TROUBLE

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TRIB TRIBUTARY
TRNSP TRANSPORT
TROF TROUGH
TROP TROPOPAUSE
TROPICAL
TRPCD CONTINENTAL
AIR MASS
TRPCL TROPICAL
TRRN TERRAIN
TSFR TRANSFER
THUNDERSTORM WITH
HAIL
TSGR
OF 1/4" OR MORE IN
DIAMETER
THUNDERSTORM WITH
HAIL
TSGS
LESS THAN 1/4" IN
DIAMETER
TSPAC TRANSPACIFIC
THUNDERSTORM WITH
TSRA
RAIN
TSTM THUNDERSTORM
TURBT TURBULENT
TVL TRAVEL
TWD TOWARD
TWI TWILIGHT
TWR TOWER
TYPH TYPHOON

U
UNTIL FURTHER
UFN
NOTICE
UN UNABLE
UNAVBL UNAVAILABLE
UNEC UNNECESSARY

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UNHRD UNHEARD
UNKN UNKNOWN
UNL UNLIMITED
UNRELBL UNRELIABLE
UNSBL UNSEASONABLE
UNSTBL UNSTABLE
UNSTDY UNSTEADY
UNSTL UNSETTLE
UNUSBL UNUSABLE
UP or UNKNOWN
UP
PRECIPITATION
UPR UPPER
UPSLP UPSLOPE
UPSTRM UPSTREAM
URG URGENT
USBL USABLE
COORDINATED
UTC
UNIVERSAL TIME
UPWARD VERTICAL
UVV
VELOCITY
UWNDS UPPER WINDS

V
VA VOLCANIC ASH
VARN VARIATION
VCFG FOG IN VICINITY
VCNTY VICINITY
VFY VERIFY
VIA BY WAY OF
VIS VISIBILITY
VLCTY VELOCITY
VLNT VIOLENT
VLY VALLEY
VOT VORTICITY

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VR VEER
VRBL VARIABLE
VANCOUVER
VRISL
ISLAND
VRT
VERTICAL MOTION
MOTN
VSBY VISIBILITY

W
WARM AIR MASS or
WHITE or
W
WEST or WESTERN
LONGITUDE
WARM AIR
WAA
ADVECTION
WB WESTBOUND
WBTS WHEREABOUTS
WDLY WIDELY
WDSPRD WIDESPREAD
WEA WEATHER
WARM FRONT
WFP
PASSAGE
WI WITHIN
WINT WINTER
WK WEAK
WKDAY WEEKDAY
WKEND WEEKEND
WKN WEAKEN
WL WILL
WND WIND
WNW WEST-NORTH WEST
WEST-
WNWRN
NORTHWESTERN
WEST-
WNWWD
NORTHWESTWARD

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WO WITHOUT
WEATHER
WPC
PREDICTION CENTER
WPLTO WESTERN PLATEAU
WRM WARM
WRMFNT WARM FRONT
WRN WESTERN
WRNG WARNING
WRS WORSE
WS WIND SHEAR
WSHFT WIND SHIFT
WSTCH WASATCH RANGE
WSW WEST-SOUTHWEST
WEST-
WSWRN
SOUTHWESTERN
WEST-
WSWWD
SOUTHWESTWARD
WTSPT WATERSPOUT
WV WAVE
WWD WESTWARD
WWW WORLD WIDE WEB
WX WEATHER

X
XCP EXCEPT
XPC EXPECT
XPLOS EXPLOSIVE

Y
YDA YESTERDAY
YKN YUKON
YLSTN YELLOWSTONE

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 Z
Z GREENWICH MEAN TIME
ZI ZONAL INDEX
FREEZING RAIN
ZRNO INFORMATION
NOT AVAILABLE

Numerical Forecast Models

CMC Canadian Meteorological Centre
ECMWF European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Global Environment Multiscale (CMC's short-range
GEM
model)
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory's Hurricane
GFDL
Model
Global Forecast System (formerly known as the AVN
GFS
and MRF)
Penn State University/National Center for Atmospheric
MM5
Research'sMesoscale Model
NAM North American Mesoscale (formerly known as the Eta)
NAVGEM NAVy Global Environment Model
NGM Nested Grid Model
NOGAPS Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
RUC Rapid Update Cycle Forecast Model
SREF Short Range Ensemble Forecasts
UKMET United Kingdom Meteorological Office

<="" a="">Two-letter State and Territory

Abbreviations
AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio
AK Alaska ME Maine OK Oklahoma
AZ Arizona MD Maryland OR Oregon

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AR Arkansas MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania
CA California MI Michigan PR Puerto Rico
CO Colorado MN Minnesota RI Rhode Island
South
CT Connecticut MS Mississippi SC
Carolina
South
DE Delaware MO Missouri SD
Dakota
District of
DC MT Montana TN Tennessee
Columbia
FL Florida NE Nebraska TX Texas
GA Georgia NV Nevada UT Utah
New
HI Hawaii NH VT Vermont
Hampshire
ID Idaho NJ New Jersey VA Virginia
IL Illinois NM New Mexico WA Washington
West
IN Indiana NY New York WV
Virginia
North
IA Iowa NC WI Wisconsin
Carolina
KS Kansas ND North Dakota WY Wyoming

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