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W Moderateicing(MODICE) Mountainobscuration(MTOBSC)
Severeicing(SEVICE) C Mountainwaves(MTW)
Moderateturbulence(MODTURB) Radioactivematerialsinthe
atmosphere(RDOACT)
Severeturbulence(SEVTURB
Freezingrain(FZRA,impliesMODtoSEVICE) 肖 Volcaniceruption
Freezingdrizzle(FZDZ,impliesMODtoSEVICE) Centreoflowpressure
A Snowgrain(SG,impliesicingaloftincloud)
9 Drizzle(DZ)
H Centreofhighpressure
//IIll 0°Clevel
Rain(RA) 0°:055
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Rainandsnow(RASN,SNRA) (35) Strongsurfacewind>30kt
Snow(SN)
(12) Seasurfacetemperature(°C)
V Rainshower(SHRA)
Seastate(index)
/I*
Rainandsnowshower(SHRASN,SHSNRA) 320 Tropopauselevel
Snowshower(SHSN)
H
Thunderstorm(TS) Tropopausehigh
430
A Hail(GR) 270 Tropopauselow
Mist(BR)
= Fog(FG)
Freezingfog(FZFG)
Haze(HZ) Abbreviations
m Smoke(FU)
AMD Amended
Blowingsnow(BLSN)
BASE Cloudbase
BKN Broken(5-7/8)
Weatherboundariesandlines СВ Cumulonimbus
COR Corrected
Significantweather(SIGWX) COT Atthecoast
Ceiling<1000ftand/orvisibility<5km EMBD Embeddedinalaver
(outsidemountainareas) FEW Few(1-2/8)
Highlevelturbulence FRQ Frequent
INC Incloud
Lowlevelturbulence
INTSE Intensifying
Changeinicingconditions
ISOL Isolated
Warmfrontatthesurface LAN Inland
Coldfrontatthesurface LCA Locally
LYR Lavered
Occlusionfrontatthesurface
MAR Atsea
Stationaryfrontatthesurface MON Abovemountains
Convergenceline(trough) OBSC Obscured
atthesurface OCNL Occasional
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