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OVRNG
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Overrunning
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OK
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Oklahoma
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OMTNS
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Over mountains
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ONSHR
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On shore
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ORGPHC
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Orographic
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OSV
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Ocean station vessel
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OTLK
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Outlook
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OTR
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Other
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KFRST
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Killing frost
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OVRN
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Overrun
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OCLD
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Occlude
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OVTKG
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Overtaking
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PA
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Pennsylvania
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PATWAS
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Pilot’s automatic telephone weather answering service
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PBL
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Planetary boundary layer
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PCPN
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Precipitation
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PDMT
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Predominant
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PEN
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Peninsula
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OTRW
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Otherwise
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NVA
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Negative vorticity advection
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NNWLY
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North northwesterly
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NNWRN
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North northwestern
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NNWWD
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North northwestward
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NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NOPAC
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Northern Pacific
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NPRS
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Nonpersistent
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NRLY
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Nearly
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OFP
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Occluded frontal passage
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NV
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Nevada
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OCRD
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Occurred
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NWD
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Northward
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NWLY
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Northwesterly
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NWRN
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Northwestern
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NWS
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National Weather Service
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NXT
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Next
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OAT
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Outside air temperature
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PPSN
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Present position
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PIREP
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Pilot weather report
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NTFYD
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Notified
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RCKY
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Rocky
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PHYS
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Physical
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QN
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Question
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QSTNRY
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Quasistationary
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QTR
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Quarter
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R
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Rain
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RADAT
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Radiosonde additional data
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RCHD
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Reached
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PWB
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Pilot weather briefing
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RCHS
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Reaches
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PVLD
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Prevailed
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RCKYS
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Rockies
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RCMD
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Recommend
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RCMDD
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Recommended
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RCMDG
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Recommending
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RCMDS
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Recommends
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RCRD
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Record
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RCRDS
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Records
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RCV
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Receive
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RCHG
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Reaching
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PRIM
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Primary
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NNEWD
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North northeastward
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PL
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Ice pellets
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PLTO
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Plateau
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PPINA
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Radar weather report not available
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PRBL
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Probable
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PRECD
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Precede
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PRECDS
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Precedes
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PWR
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Power
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PRESRR
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Pressure rising rapidly
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PIBAL
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Pilot balloon observation
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PRIND
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Present indications are
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PRJMP
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Pressure jump
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PROB
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Probability
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PROG
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Forecast
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PRST
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Persist
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PRSTNT
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Persistent
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PSBL
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Possible
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PVA
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Positive vorticity advection
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PRESFR
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Pressure falling rapidly
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LTR
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Later
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MDT
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Moderate
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LST
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Local standard time
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LTD
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Limited
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LTGCC
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Lightning cloud to cloud
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LTGCG
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Lightning cloud to ground
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LTGCW
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Lightning cloud to water
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LTGIC
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Lightning in cloud
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LONG
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Longitude
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LTLCG
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Little change
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LO
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Low
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LTST
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Latest
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LYR
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Layer
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MA
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Massachusetts
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MCD
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Mesoscale discussion
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MD
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Maryland
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MDFY
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Modify
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MDFYD
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Modified
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NNW
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North northwest
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LTL
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Little
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LFTG
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Lifting
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SYNOP
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Synoptic
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KT
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Knots
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KY
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Kentucky
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LA
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Louisiana
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LAT
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Latitude
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LAWRS
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Limited aviation weather reporting station
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LCL
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Local
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LRG
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Large
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LCTMP
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Little change in temperature
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MED
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Medium
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LGT
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Light
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LGTR
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Lighter
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LI
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Lifted Index
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LK
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Lake
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LKS
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Lakes
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LLWAS
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Low level wind shear alert system
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LMTD
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Limited
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LMTG
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Limiting
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LCLY
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Locally
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NEW ENG
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New England
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MDLS
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Models
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NAV
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Navigation
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NBND
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Northbound
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NC
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North Carolina
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NCEP
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National Center of Environmental
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NCO
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NCEP Central Operations
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NCWX
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No change in weather
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NAB
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Not above
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NEB
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Nebraska
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N
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North
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NFLD
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Newfoundland
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NGT
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Night
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NH
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New Hampshire
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NJ
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New Jersey
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NLT
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Not later than
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NMRS
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Numerous
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NNERN
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North northeastern
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RCVS
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Receives
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ND
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North Dakota
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MOV
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Move
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MEGG
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Merging
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MESO
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Mesoscale
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METAR
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Aviation routine weather report
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MEX
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Mexico
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MHKVLY
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Mohawk Valley
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MI
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Michigan
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MIDN
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Midnight
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NAT
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North Atlantic
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MOGR
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Moderate or greater
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NNNN
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End of message
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MOVD
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Moved
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MOVS
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Moves
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MPH
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Miles per hour
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MRGL
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Marginal
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MRNG
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Morning
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MSL
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Mean sea level
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MSTLY
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Mostly
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MWO
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Meteorological Watch Office
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MN
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Minnesota
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SMRY
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Summary
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SRN
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Southern
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SIMUL
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Simultaneous
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SKC
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Sky clear
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SLGT
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Slight
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SLOLY
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Slowly
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SLPG
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Sloping
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SLY
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Southerly
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SIG
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Signature
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SMLR
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Smaller
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SHUD
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Should
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SNBNK
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Snowbank
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SNOINCR
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Snow increase
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SOP
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Standard operating procedure
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SPKL
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Sprinkle
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SPLNS
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Southern Plains
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SPRDG
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Spreading
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SQ
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Squall
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SASK
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Saskatchewan
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SM
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Statute mile
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SD
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South Dakota
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RCVD
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Received
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SBND
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Southbound
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SBSD
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Subside
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SBSDD
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Subsided
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SBSDS
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Subsides
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SC
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South Carolina or stratocumulus
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SCNDRY
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Secondary
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SIGMET
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Significant meteorological information
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SCTD
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Scattered
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SRND
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Surround
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SELY
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Southeasterly
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SEPN
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Separation
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SEV
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Severe
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SEWD
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Southeastward
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SFC
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Surface
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SGFNTLY
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Significantly
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SHFT
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Shift
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SHFTD
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Shifted
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SCSL
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Stratocumulus standing lenticular
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SVG
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Serving
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SQLN
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Squall line
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SUGG
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Suggesting
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SUGS
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Suggests
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SUP
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Supply
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SUPG
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Supplying
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SUPR
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Superior
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SUPSD
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Supersede
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SUFLY
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Sufficiently
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SUPSDS
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Supersedes
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SUF
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Sufficient
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SVRL
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Several
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SW
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Southwest
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SWD
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Southward
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SWLY
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Southwesterly
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SWRN
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Southwestern
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SWWD
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Southwestward
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SX
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Stability index
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AAWU
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Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit
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SUPSDG
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Superseding
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STGLY
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Strongly
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SSE
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South southeast
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SSWRN
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South southwestern
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SSWWD
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South southwestward
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ST
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Stratus
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STAGN
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Stagnation
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STBLTY
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Stability
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STDY
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Steady
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SUG
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Suggest
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STG
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Strong
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SAB
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Satellite Analysis Branch
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STGR
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Stronger
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STGST
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Strongest
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STM
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Storm
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STMS
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Storms
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STN
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Station
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STNRY
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Stationary
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SUB
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Substitute
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SUBTRPCL
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Subtropical
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STFR
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Stratus fractus
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RMK
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Remark
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ROTG
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Rotating
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RGLR
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Regular
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RGN
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Region
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RGNS
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Regions
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RGT
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Right
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RH
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Relative humidity
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RI
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Rhode Island
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RGD
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Ragged
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RLTV
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Relative
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RESTR
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Restrict
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RMN
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Remain
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RMND
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Remained
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RMNDR
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Remainder
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RMNG
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Remaining
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RMNS
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Remains
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RNFL
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Rainfall
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ROT
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Rotate
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SATFY
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Satisfactory
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RLBL
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Reliable
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REPL
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Replace
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JCTN
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Junction
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RDC
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Reduce
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RDGG
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Ridging
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RDVLP
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Redevelop
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RDVLPG
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Redeveloping
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RDVLPMT
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Redevelopment
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RE
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Regard
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RGL
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Regional model
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REF
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Reference
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ROTS
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Rotates
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REPLD
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Replaced
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REPLG
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Replacing
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REPLS
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Replaces
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REQ
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Request
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REQS
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Requests
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REQSTD
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Requested
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RES
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Reserve
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RESP
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Response
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RECON
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Reconnaissance
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RUF
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Rough
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ROTD
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Rotated
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RSTR
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Restrict
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RSTRD
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Restricted
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RSTRG
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Restricting
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RSTRS
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Restricts
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RTRN
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Return
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RTRND
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Returned
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RSNG
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Reasoning
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RTRNS
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Returns
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RSN
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Reason
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RUFLY
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Roughly
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RVS
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Revise
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RVSD
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Revised
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RVSG
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Revising
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RVSS
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Revises
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RWY
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Runway
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S
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South
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S RLTVLY
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Relatively
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RTRNG
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Returning
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RPRTS
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Reports
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RPD
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Rapid
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RPDLY
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Rapidly
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RPLC
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Replace
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RPLCD
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Replaced
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RPLCG
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Replacing
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RPLCS
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Replaces
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RPRT
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Report
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RSNS
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Reasons
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RPRTG
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Reporting
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RCVG
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Receiving
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RPT
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Repeat
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RPTG
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Repeating
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RPTS
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Repeats
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RQR
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Require
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RQRD
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Required
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RQRG
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Requiring
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RQRS
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Requires
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RSG
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Rising
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RPRTD
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Reported
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CLDS
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Clouds
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CHGD
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Changed
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CHGG
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Changing
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CHGS
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Changes
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CHSPK
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Chesapeake
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CI
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Cirrus
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CIG
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Ceiling
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CIGS
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Ceilings
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KLYR
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Smoke layer aloft
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CLDNS
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Cloudiness
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CHC
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Chance
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CLKWS
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Clockwise
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CLR
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Clear
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CLRG
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Clearing
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CLRS
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Clears
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CMPLX
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Complex
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CNCL
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Cancel
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CNCLD
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Canceled
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CLD
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Cloud
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CASCDS
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Cascades
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BRKS
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Breaks
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BRKSHR
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Berkshire
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BRM
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Barometer
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BS
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Blowing snow
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BYD
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Beyond
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C
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Celsius
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CA
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California
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CHG
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Change
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CARIB
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Caribbean
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CHCS
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Chances
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CB
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Cumulonimbus
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CC
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Cirrocumulus
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CCLDS
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Clear of clouds
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CCLKWS
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Counterclockwise
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CCSL
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Cirrocumulus standing lenticular
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CDFNT
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Cold front
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CFP
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Cold front passage
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CNDN
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Canadian
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CAA
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Cold air advection
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DEGS
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Degrees
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CNCLG
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Canceling
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CVRD
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Covered
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CWSU
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Center Weather Service Units
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CYC
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Cyclonic
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DABRK
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Daybreak
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DC
|
District of Columbia
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DCR
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Decrease
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CUFRA
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Cumulus fractus
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DEG
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Degree
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CSTL
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Coastal
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DELMARVA
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Delaware Maryland Virginia
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DFCLTY
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Difficulty
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DFUS
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Diffuse
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DGNL
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Diagonal
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DISC
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Discontinue
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DLAD
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Delayed
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DLTD
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Deleted
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DMG
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Damage
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DCRS
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Decreases
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CONFDC
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Confidence
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BRK
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Break
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CNTR
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Center
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CNTRD
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Centered
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CNTRL
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Central
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CNVGNC
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Convergence
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CNVTN
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Convection
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CO
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Colorado
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CVR
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Cover
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COMPRS
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Compares
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CNCLS
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Cancels
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CONTDVD
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Continental Divide
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CONTG
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Continuing
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CONTS
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Continues
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CONUS
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Continental U.S.
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COORD
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Coordinate
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CRLC
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Circulate
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CS
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Cirrostratus
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CST
|
Coast
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COMPRD
|
Compared
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ASSOCD
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Associated
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AWT
|
Awaiting
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AL
|
Alabama
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ALG
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Along
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AMDT
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Amendment
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AMP
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Amplify
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AMS
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Air mass
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AP
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Anomalous Propagation
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AGRD
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Agreed
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ASAP
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As soon as possible
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AGL
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Above ground level
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ASSOCN
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Association
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ATLC
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Atlantic
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ATTM
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At this time
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ATTN
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Attention
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AVBL
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Available
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AVG
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Average
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AVN
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Aviation model
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BRKHIC
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Breaks in higher clouds
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APPRS
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Appears
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ADQTLY
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Adequately
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ABNDT
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Abundant
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ABV
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Above
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AC
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Convective outlook or altocumulus
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ACCUM
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Accumulate
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ACLT
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Accelerate
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ACSL
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Altocumulus standing lenticular
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ACTVTY
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Activity
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AHD
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Ahead
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ADQT
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Adequate
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AZM
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Azimuth
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ADVCTD
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Advected
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ADVN
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Advance
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ADVNG
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Advancing
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ADVYS
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Advisories
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AFCTD
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Affected
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AFCTG
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Affecting
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AFOS
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Automated Field Operations System
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AFTN
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Afternoon
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ADL
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Additional
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BN
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Blowing sand
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AWC
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Aviation Weather Center
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BLDUP
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Buildup
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BLKHLS
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Black Hills
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BLKT
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Blanket
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BLKTG
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Blanketing
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BLKTS
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Blankets
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BLO
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Below clouds
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BLD
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Build
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BLZD
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Blizzard
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BKN
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Broken
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BND
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Bound
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BNDRY
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Boundary
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BNDRYS
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Boundaries
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BNTH
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Beneath
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BOOTHEEL
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Bootheel
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BR
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Branch
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BRF
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Brief
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DPND
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Deepened
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BLW
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Below
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BDA
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Bermuda
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BACLIN
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Baroclinic
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BAJA
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Baja, California
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BATROP
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Barotropic
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BC
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British Columbia
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BCH
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Beach
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BCKG
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Backing
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BCM
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Become
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BLDG
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Building
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BCMS
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Becomes
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BRKG
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Breaking
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BDRY
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Boundary
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BFDK
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Before dark
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BFR
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Before
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BGN
|
Begin
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BGNG
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Beginning
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BGNS
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Begins
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BHND
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Behind
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BINOVC
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Breaks in overcast
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BCMG
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Becoming
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HDSVLY
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Hudson Valley
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HLTP
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Hilltop
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GRT
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Great
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GRTLKS
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Great Lakes
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GRTLY
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Greatly
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GSTS
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Gusts
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GSTY
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Gusty
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FNCTN
|
Function
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GRDL
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Gradual
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HDFRZ
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Hard freeze
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GRAD
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Gradient
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HDWND
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Head wind
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HGT
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Height
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HI
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Hawaii
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HI
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High
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HIER
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Higher
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HIFOR
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High level forecast
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HLF
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Half
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FRZLVL
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Freezing level
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HAZ
|
Hazard
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GENLY
|
Generally
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DNSLP
|
Downslope
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FT
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Feet
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FTHR
|
Further
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FVRBL
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Favorable
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FWD
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Forward
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FYI
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For your information
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G
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Gust
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GRDLY
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Gradually
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GEN
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General
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HND
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Hundred
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GEO
|
Geographic
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GEOREF
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Geographical reference
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GF
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Fog
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GICG
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Glaze icing
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GLFALSK
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Gulf of Alaska
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GLFCAL
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Gulf of California
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GLFMEX
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Gulf of Mexico
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GND
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Ground
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GA
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Georgia
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INTS
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Intense
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HLSTO
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Hailstones
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IMDT
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Immediate
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IMPL
|
Impulse
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INCLD
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Included
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INCRS
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Increases
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INSTBY
|
Instability
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INTL
|
International
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IFR
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Instrument flight rules
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INTRMTRGN
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Intermountain region
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ID
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Idaho
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INTSFCN
|
Intensification
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INTSFY
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Intensify
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INTSFYS
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Intensifies
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INTVL
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Interval
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INVOF
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In vicinity of
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IOVC
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In overcast
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IP
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Ice pellets
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ISOL
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Isolate
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INTR
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Interior
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HVYR
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Heavier
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HPC
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Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
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HR
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Hour
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HRS
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Hours
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HRZN
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Horizon
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HTG
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Heating
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HURCN
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Hurricane
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HUREP
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Hurricane report
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IL
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Illinois
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HVY
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Heavy
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FRZG
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Freezing
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HWVR
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However
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HWY
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Highway
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IA
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Iowa
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IC
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Ice (in PIREPs only)
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ICAO
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International Civil Aviation Organization
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ICG
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Icing
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ICGIC
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Icing in clouds
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ICGICIP
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Icing in clouds and in precipitation
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HV
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Have
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ESERN
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East southeastern
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EXTRM
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Extreme
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ENERN
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East northeastern
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ENEWD
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East northeastward
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ENHNC
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Enhance
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ENTR
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Entire
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ERN
|
Eastern
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ERY
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Early
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EBND
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Eastbound
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ESE
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East southeast
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E
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East
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ESEWD
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East southeastward
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ESNTL
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Essential
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ETA
|
Estimated time of arrival or ETA model
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ETIM
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Elapsed time
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EWD
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Eastward
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EXCP
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Except
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EXPC
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Expect
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FRZN
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Frozen
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ERYR
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Earlier
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DSNDG
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Descending
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SYNS
|
Synopsis
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DPR
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Deeper
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DPTH
|
Depth
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DRFT
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Drift
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DRFTD
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Drifted
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DRFTG
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Drifting
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DRFTS
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Drifts
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ELNGT
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Elongate
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DSCNT
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Descent
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EXTSV
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Extensive
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DSTBLZ
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Destabilize
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DSTC
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Distance
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DTRT
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Deteriorate
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DURN
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Duration
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DVLP
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Develop
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DVLPD
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Developed
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DVRGG
|
Diverging
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DVV
|
Downward vertical velocity
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DRZL
|
Drizzle
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FQTLY
|
Frequently
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EXPCD
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Expected
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FNT
|
Front
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FNTGNS
|
Frontogenesis
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FNTL
|
Frontal
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FNTLYS
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Frontolysis
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FNTS
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Fronts
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FORNN
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Forenoon
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FM
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From
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FQT
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Frequent
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FLWG
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Following
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FRM
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Form
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FRMG
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Forming
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FRMN
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Formation
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FROPA
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Frontal passage
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FROSFC
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Frontal surface
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FRST
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Frost
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FRWF
|
Forecast wind factor
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FRZ
|
Freeze
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FPM
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Feet per minute
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FILG
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Filling
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F
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Fahrenheit
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FA
|
Aviation area forecast
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FAM
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Familiar
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FCST
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Forecast
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FCSTD
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Forecasted
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FCSTG
|
Forecasting
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FCSTR
|
Forecaster
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FMT
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Format
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FIG
|
Figure
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DNWND
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Downwind
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GLFSTLAWR
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
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FIRAV
|
First available
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FL
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Florida or flight level
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FLG
|
Falling
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FLRY
|
Flurry
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FLRYS
|
Flurries
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FLT
|
Flight
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FLW
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Follow
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FCSTS
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Forecasts
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PLS
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Please
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NM
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New Mexico
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NNELY
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North northeasterly
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NRW
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Narrow
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OBS
|
Observation
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OCLDD
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Occluded
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OCRS
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Occurs
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OH
|
Ohio
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STD
|
Standard
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PGTSND
|
Puget Sound
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MS
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Mississippi
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PNHDL
|
Panhandle
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PRBLTY
|
Probability
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PRECDG
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Preceding
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PROD
|
Produce
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PROGS
|
Forecasts
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PRSTNC
|
Persistence
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PRVDD
|
Provided
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OVC
|
Overcast
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LVL
|
Level
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INDCD
|
Indicated
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INTMT
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Intermittent
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INTSFYG
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Intensifying
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IPVG
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Improving
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KS
|
Kansas
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LCTN
|
Location
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LLJ
|
Low level jet
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NEG
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Negative
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LRGR
|
Larger
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MT
|
Montana
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LYRS
|
Layers
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MAX
|
Maximum
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MDL
|
Model
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ME
|
Maine
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MIN
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Minimum
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MNLY
|
Mainly
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MOVMT
|
Movement
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QUE
|
Quebec
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LN
|
Line
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XTRM
|
Extreme
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PSBLTY
|
Possibility
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VAL
|
Valley
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VLNT
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Violent
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VT
|
Vermont
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WDLY
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Widely
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WKNG
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Weakening
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WNWRN
|
West northwestern
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UNSTDY
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Unsteady
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XPCS
|
Expects
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UNSATFY
|
Unsatisfactory
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YLSTN
|
Yellowstone
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ACLTS
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Accelerates
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ACPY
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Accompany
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ACRS
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Across
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XTRMLY
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Extremely
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WKNS
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Weakens
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UNSTLD
|
Unsettled
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UPR
|
Upper
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WRMFNT
|
Warm front
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SLP
|
Slope
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EXTD
|
Extend
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RCH
|
Reach
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SEC
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Second
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SERN
|
Southeastern
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SGFNT
|
Significant
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SHFTS
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Shifts
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SIERNEV
|
Sierra Nevada
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URG
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Urgent
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SLO
|
Slow
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PVLS
|
Prevails
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SMTHR
|
Smoother
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SNGL
|
Single
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SNST
|
Sunset
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SPCLY
|
Especially
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SPRL
|
Spiral
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SRNDG
|
Surrounding
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SSERN
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South southeastern
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UNKN
|
Unknown
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SLD
|
Solid
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WSWLY
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West southwesterly
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ACLTG
|
Accelerating
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WKEND
|
Weekend
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WKN
|
Weaken
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WNWLY
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West northwesterly
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WRN
|
Western
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WRMST
|
Warmest
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WRS
|
Worse
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WFP
|
Warm front passage
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WSTCH
|
Wasatch Range
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WEA
|
Weather
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WSWWD
|
West southwestward
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WUD
|
Would
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WVS
|
Waves
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WX
|
Weather
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XPCG
|
Expecting
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XTND
|
Extend
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XTNDG
|
Extending
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INCLS
|
Includes
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WSHFT
|
Windshift
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VFY
|
Verify
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SXN
|
Section
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TRPCL
|
Tropical
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UDDF
|
Up and downdrafts
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UNEC
|
Unnecessary
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UNRSTD
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Unrestricted
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UNSTBL
|
Unstable
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UPSTRM
|
Upstream
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WINT
|
Winter
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VCNTY
|
Vicinity
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ADJ
|
Adjacent
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VFYS
|
Verifies
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VLCTYS
|
Velocities
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VOL
|
Volume
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VR
|
Veer
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VRBL
|
Variable
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VSBY
|
Visibility
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VSBYIR
|
Visibility increasing rapidly
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WBND
|
Westbound
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VAAS
|
Volcanic Ash Advisory Statement
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DTRTG
|
Deteriorating
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YKN
|
Yukon
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DIGG
|
Digging
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DISCG
|
Discontinuing
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DLY
|
Daily
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DMGG
|
Damaging
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DPNS
|
Deepens
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DSIPTD
|
Dissipated
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DCRG
|
Decreasing
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DSTBLZG
|
Destabilizing
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DBL
|
Double
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DVLPMT
|
Development
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DVRGS
|
Diverges
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DWPNT
|
Dew point
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ELSW
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Elsewhere
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ENHNCG
|
Enhancing
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EST
|
Estimate
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EXCLVLY
|
Exclusively
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ALT
|
Altitude
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DSNT
|
Distant
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CNTYS
|
Counties
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ADVCT
|
Advect
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ADVCTN
|
Advection
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AFT
|
After
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AGRMT
|
Agreement
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ALQDS
|
All quadrants
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AMPLTD
|
Amplitude
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ANLYS
|
Analysis
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DFNTLY
|
Definitely
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APRNTLY
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Apparently
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|
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IMPT
|
Important
|
|
|
CNVTVLY
|
Convectively
|
|
|
COMPRG
|
Comparing
|
|
|
CONT
|
Continue
|
|
|
CPBL
|
Capable
|
|
|
CRNR
|
Corner
|
|
|
CSDRBL
|
Considerable
|
|
|
CTGY
|
Category
|
|
|
CVRS
|
Covers
|
|
|
APCHG
|
Approaching
|
|
|
DVRG
|
Diverge
|
|
|
INDCS
|
Indicates
|
|
|
DISRED
|
Disregarded
|
|
|
DKTS
|
Dakotas
|
|
|
DMSH
|
Diminish
|
|
|
DMSHS
|
Diminishes
|
|
|
DSIPTN
|
Dissipation
|
|
|
DSND
|
Descend
|
|
|
WRMFNTL
|
Warm frontal
|
|
|
DURC
|
During climb
|
|
|
WNWWD
|
West northwestward
|
|
|
ENDG
|
Ending
|
|
|
DNS
|
Dense
|
|
|
EMERG
|
Emergency
|
|
|
ENHNCMNT
|
Enhancement
|
|
|
EXTRAPD
|
Extrapolated
|
|
|
EXTN
|
Extension
|
|
|
EXTDG
|
Extending
|
|
|
NMBR
|
Number
|
|
|
ENELY
|
East northeasterly
|
|
|
PSG
|
Passage
|
|
|
SSW
|
South southwest
|
|
|
OBSC
|
Obscure
|
|
|
OCLDG
|
Occluding
|
|
|
OFC
|
Office
|
|
|
OVHD
|
Overhead
|
|
|
POS
|
Positive
|
|
|
PRODG
|
Producing
|
|
|
DLA
|
Delay
|
|
|
PRVDG
|
Providing
|
|
|
INLD
|
Inland
|
|
|
PVLT
|
Prevalent
|
|
|
SHLD
|
Shield
|
|
|
SMTHST
|
Smoothest
|
|
|
SPD
|
Speed
|
|
|
SRNDS
|
Surrounds
|
|
|
SSEWD
|
South southeastward
|
|
|
UNL
|
Unlimited
|
|
|
UNSTL
|
Unsettle
|
|
|
PRSNT
|
Present
|
|
|
PRVDS
|
Provides
|
|
|
INCRD
|
Increased
|
|
|
NML
|
Normal
|
|
|
LWRG
|
Lowering
|
|
|
MLTLVL
|
Melting level
|
|
|
NTFY
|
Notify
|
|
|
OVR
|
Over
|
|
|
OVNGT
|
Overnight
|
|
|
PTLY
|
Partly
|
|
|
PRSNTLY
|
Presently
|
|
|
OCR
|
Occur
|
|
|
SS
|
Sunset
|
|
|
UPDFTS
|
Updrafts
|
|
|
SN
|
Snow
|
|
|
AMDG
|
Amending
|
|
|
ALUTN
|
Aleutia
|
|
|
MULTILVL
|
Multilevel
|
|
|
NEWD
|
Northeastward
|
|
|
PTNL
|
Potential
|
|
|
POSLY
|
Positively
|
|
|
ALTM
|
Altimeter
|
|
|
INFO
|
Information
|
|
|
INCRGLY
|
Increasingly
|
|
|
DURG
|
During
|
|
|
LWR
|
Lower
|
|
|
UNUSBL
|
Unusable
|
|
|
SSWLY
|
South southwesterly
|
|
|
SMWHT
|
Somewhat
|
|
|
PTNS
|
Portions
|
|
|
AMDD
|
Amended
|
|
|
NEGLY
|
Negatively
|
|
|
MULT
|
Multiple
|
|
|
NERN
|
Northeastern
|
|
|
OBSCG
|
Obscuring
|
|
|
DSTBLZN
|
Destabilization
|
|
|
PSND
|
Positioned
|
|
|
OCNL
|
Occasional
|
|
|
SHRT
|
Short
|
|
|
SHRTWV
|
Shortwave
|
|
|
ALTA
|
Alberta
|
|
|
DMSHD
|
Diminished
|
|
|
AOB
|
At or below
|
|
|
APRX
|
Approximate
|
|
|
CNVG
|
Converge
|
|
|
ARL
|
Air Resources Lab
|
|
|
PS
|
Plus
|
|
|
CONTD
|
Continued
|
|
|
CRC
|
Circle
|
|
|
ANS
|
Answer
|
|
|
CTSKLS
|
Catskills
|
|
|
APLCNS
|
Appalachians
|
|
|
APPR
|
Appear
|
|
|
DCRGLY
|
Decreasingly
|
|
|
DFRS
|
Differs
|
|
|
DIR
|
Direction
|
|
|
DISRE
|
Disregard
|
|
|
DISREG
|
Disregarding
|
|
|
DMNT
|
Dominant
|
|
|
NS
|
Nova Scotia
|
|
|
CRNRS
|
Corners
|
|
|
SHLW
|
Shallow
|
|
|
STBL
|
Stable
|
|
|
AMD
|
Amend
|
|
|
ALTHO
|
Although
|
|
|
MTNS
|
Mountains
|
|
|
NELY
|
Northeasterly
|
|
|
OBSCD
|
Obscured
|
|
|
DSTBLZS
|
Destabilizes
|
|
|
APCHS
|
Approaches
|
|
|
OCLN
|
Occlusion
|
|
|
AOA
|
At or above
|
|
|
SHRTLY
|
Shortly
|
|
|
OCNLY
|
Occasionally
|
|
|
PTCHY
|
Patchy
|
|
|
PTNLY
|
Potentially
|
|
|
OCFNT
|
Occluded front observed
|
|
|
NMBRS
|
Numbers
|
|
|
ADVCTS
|
Advects
|
|
|
ALSTG
|
Altimeter setting
|
|
|
PSN
|
Position
|
|
|
DURD
|
During descent
|
|
|
ABT
|
About
|
|
|
EXTDS
|
Extends
|
|
|
EXTDD
|
Extended
|
|
|
INCL
|
Include
|
|
|
INCR
|
Increase
|
|
|
INDCG
|
Indicating
|
|
|
INTMTLY
|
Intermittently
|
|
|
ENHNCS
|
Enhances
|
|
|
INCRG
|
Increasing
|
|
|
EMBDD
|
Embedded
|
|
|
LRGST
|
Largest
|
|
|
LVLS
|
Levels
|
|
|
LWRD
|
Lowered
|
|
|
MB
|
Millibars
|
|
|
MISG
|
Missing
|
|
|
MO
|
Missouri
|
|
|
MSG
|
Message
|
|
|
MTN
|
Mountain
|
|
|
INDEF
|
Indefinite
|
|
|
APPRG
|
Appearing
|
|
|
APLCN
|
Appalachian
|
|
|
APRXLY
|
Approximately
|
|
|
CNVGG
|
Converging
|
|
|
ARND
|
Around
|
|
|
AR
|
Arkansas
|
|
|
CONTLY
|
Continually
|
|
|
ARPT
|
Airport
|
|
|
EXTRAP
|
Extrapolate
|
|
|
CU
|
Cumulus
|
|
|
SMTM
|
Sometime
|
|
|
DMSHG
|
Diminishing
|
|
|
DSIPTG
|
Dissipating
|
|
|
DSIPTS
|
Dissipates
|
|
|
ENE
|
East northeast
|
|
|
DTRTS
|
Deteriorates
|
|
|
DVLPS
|
Develops
|
|
|
ENCTR
|
Encounter
|
|
|
DWPNTS
|
Dew points
|
|
|
CRS
|
Course
|
|
|
WKR
|
Weaker
|
|
|
WAA
|
Warm air advection
|
|
|
WAFS
|
Word Area Forecast System
|
|
|
WDSPRD
|
Widespread
|
|
|
WFO
|
Weather Forecast Office
|
|
|
WFSO
|
Weather Forecast Service Office
|
|
|
WI
|
Wisconsin
|
|
|
WIBIS
|
Will be issued
|
|
|
STFRM
|
Stratiform
|
|
|
WKDAY
|
Weekday
|
|
|
BTWN
|
Between
|
|
|
WKST
|
Weakest
|
|
|
WL
|
Will
|
|
|
WLY
|
Westerly
|
|
|
WND
|
Wind
|
|
|
WNDS
|
Winds
|
|
|
WNW
|
West northwest
|
|
|
WO
|
Without
|
|
|
WK
|
Weak
|
|
|
VRG
|
Veering
|
|
|
VCOT
|
VFR conditions on top
|
|
|
VCTR
|
Vector
|
|
|
VFR
|
Visual flight rules
|
|
|
VFYD
|
Verified
|
|
|
VFYG
|
Verifying
|
|
|
VLCTY
|
Velocity
|
|
|
VLNTLY
|
Violently
|
|
|
WA
|
Washington
|
|
|
VORT
|
Vorticity
|
|
|
W
|
West
|
|
|
VRISL
|
Vancouver Island, BC
|
|
|
VRS
|
Veers
|
|
|
VRT MOTN
|
Vertical motion
|
|
|
VRY
|
Very
|
|
|
VSB
|
Visible
|
|
|
VSBYDR
|
Visibility decreasing rapidly
|
|
|
VV
|
Vertical velocity
|
|
|
WRMG
|
Warming
|
|
|
VMC
|
Visual meteorological conditions
|
|
|
ACYC
|
Anticyclone
|
|
|
WPLTO
|
Western Plateau
|
|
|
ZNS
|
Zones
|
|
|
GTS
|
Global Telecommunication System
|
|
|
RIOGD
|
Rio Grande
|
|
|
ABNML
|
Abnormal
|
|
|
ACC
|
Altocumulus castellanus
|
|
|
ACFT
|
Aircraft
|
|
|
ZN
|
Zone
|
|
|
ACTV
|
Active
|
|
|
YDA
|
Yesterday
|
|
|
ADRNDCK
|
Adirondack
|
|
|
ADVCTG
|
Advecting
|
|
|
ADVY
|
Advisory
|
|
|
AFCT
|
Affect
|
|
|
AFDK
|
After dark
|
|
|
AFSS
|
Automated Flight Service Station
|
|
|
AGN
|
Again
|
|
|
AGRS
|
Agrees
|
|
|
ACLTD
|
Accelerated
|
|
|
WV
|
West Virginia
|
|
|
VA
|
Virginia
|
|
|
WRMR
|
Warmer
|
|
|
WRNG
|
Warning
|
|
|
WS
|
Wind shear
|
|
|
WSFO
|
Weather Service Forecast Office
|
|
|
WSW
|
West southwest
|
|
|
WSWRN
|
West southwestern
|
|
|
FIR
|
Flight information region
|
|
|
WTSPT
|
Waterspout
|
|
|
WRM
|
Warm
|
|
|
WW
|
Severe weather watch
|
|
|
WWD
|
Westward
|
|
|
WY
|
Wyoming
|
|
|
XCP
|
Except
|
|
|
XPC
|
Expect
|
|
|
XPCD
|
Expected
|
|
|
XPLOS
|
Explosive
|
|
|
XTNDD
|
Extended
|
|
|
WTR
|
Water
|
|
|
TN
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
TRBL
|
Trouble
|
|
|
THTN
|
Threaten
|
|
|
THTND
|
Threatened
|
|
|
THTNG
|
Threatening
|
|
|
THTNS
|
Threatens
|
|
|
TIL
|
Until
|
|
|
TMPRY
|
Temporary
|
|
|
THRUT
|
Throughout
|
|
|
TMW
|
Tomorrow
|
|
|
THRU
|
Through
|
|
|
TNDCY
|
Tendency
|
|
|
TNDCYS
|
Tendencies
|
|
|
TNGT
|
Tonight
|
|
|
TNTV
|
Tentative
|
|
|
TNTVLY
|
Tentatively
|
|
|
TOPS
|
Tops
|
|
|
TOVC
|
Top of overcast
|
|
|
VARN
|
Variation
|
|
|
TMPRYLY
|
Temporarily
|
|
|
THKNS
|
Thickness
|
|
|
SYS
|
System
|
|
|
TRPCD
|
Tropical continental air mass
|
|
|
TAF
|
Aviation terminal forecast
|
|
|
TCNTL
|
Transcontinental
|
|
|
TCU
|
Towering cumulus
|
|
|
TDA
|
Today
|
|
|
TEMP
|
Temperature
|
|
|
THSD
|
Thousand
|
|
|
THKNG
|
Thickening
|
|
|
TRIB
|
Tributary
|
|
|
THKR
|
Thicker
|
|
|
THKST
|
Thickest
|
|
|
THN
|
Thin
|
|
|
THNG
|
Thinning
|
|
|
THNR
|
Thinner
|
|
|
THNST
|
Thinnest
|
|
|
THR
|
Threshold
|
|
|
THRFTR
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
THK
|
Thick
|
|
|
UNRELBL
|
Unreliable
|
|
|
TPG
|
Topping
|
|
|
TWD
|
Toward
|
|
|
TWDS
|
Towards
|
|
|
TWI
|
Twilight
|
|
|
TWRG
|
Towering
|
|
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
|
UA
|
Pilot weather reports
|
|
|
TURBC
|
Turbulence
|
|
|
UNAVBL
|
Unavailable
|
|
|
TSNT
|
Transient
|
|
|
UNSBL
|
Unseasonable
|
|
|
UPSLP
|
Upslope
|
|
|
USBL
|
Usable
|
|
|
UT
|
Utah
|
|
|
UTC
|
Universal Time Coordinate
|
|
|
UVV
|
Upward vertical velocity
|
|
|
UWNDS
|
Upper winds
|
|
|
ALGHNY
|
Allegheny
|
|
|
UN
|
Unable
|
|
|
TROFS
|
Troughs
|
|
|
TRKG
|
Tracking
|
|
|
TRML
|
Terminal
|
|
|
TRMT
|
Terminate
|
|
|
TRMTD
|
Terminated
|
|
|
TRMTG
|
Terminating
|
|
|
TRMTS
|
Terminates
|
|
|
TRNSP
|
Transport
|
|
|
TURBT
|
Turbulent
|
|
|
TROF
|
Trough
|
|
|
VAAC
|
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center
|
|
|
TROP
|
Tropopause
|
|
|
TRRN
|
Terrain
|
|
|
TRSN
|
Transition
|
|
|
TS
|
Thunderstorm
|
|
|
TSFR
|
Transfer
|
|
|
TSFRD
|
Transferred
|
|
|
TSFRG
|
Transferring
|
|
|
TSFRS
|
Transfers
|
|
|
TRNSPG
|
Transporting
|
|
|
OFSHR
|
Offshore
|
|
|
PERM
|
Permanent
|
|
|
NNE
|
North northeast
|
|
|
NR
|
Near
|
|
|
NRN
|
Northern
|
|
|
NW
|
Northwest
|
|
|
NY
|
New York
|
|
|
OBND
|
Outbound
|
|
|
NL
|
No layers
|
|
|
OCRG
|
Occurring
|
|
|
NIL
|
None
|
|
|
OR
|
Oregon
|
|
|
ORIG
|
Original
|
|
|
OTP
|
On top
|
|
|
OUTFLO
|
Outflow
|
|
|
OVTK
|
Overtake
|
|
|
OVTKS
|
Overtakes
|
|
|
PAC
|
Pacific
|
|
|
MDTLY
|
Moderately
|
|
|
OCLDS
|
Occludes
|
|
|
MSTR
|
Moisture
|
|
|
AK
|
Alaska
|
|
|
METRO
|
Metropolitan
|
|
|
MID
|
Middle
|
|
|
MIL
|
Military
|
|
|
MNLD
|
Mainland
|
|
|
MOVG
|
Moving
|
|
|
MRGLLY
|
Marginally
|
|
|
NLY
|
Northerly
|
|
|
MST
|
Most
|
|
|
PLNS
|
Plains
|
|
|
MXD
|
Mixed
|
|
|
NATL
|
National
|
|
|
NB
|
New Brunswick
|
|
|
NBRHD
|
Neighborhood
|
|
|
CEP
|
Central Operations
|
|
|
NE
|
Northeast
|
|
|
NEC
|
Necessary
|
|
|
NGM
|
Nested grid model
|
|
|
MRTM
|
Maritime
|
|
|
SMTH
|
Smooth
|
|
|
PD
|
Period
|
|
|
SG
|
Snow grains
|
|
|
SHFTG
|
Shifting
|
|
|
SHWR
|
Shower
|
|
|
SKED
|
Schedule
|
|
|
SLGTLY
|
Slightly
|
|
|
SLOR
|
Slower
|
|
|
SE
|
Southeast
|
|
|
SML
|
Small
|
|
|
SCTR
|
Sector
|
|
|
SNFLK
|
Snowflake
|
|
|
SNOINCRG
|
Snow increasing
|
|
|
SPC
|
Storm Prediction Center
|
|
|
SPRD
|
Spread
|
|
|
SPRDS
|
Spreads
|
|
|
SR
|
Sunrise
|
|
|
SRNDD
|
Surrounded
|
|
|
SSELY
|
South southeasterly
|
|
|
SLW
|
Slow
|
|
|
PRVD
|
Provide
|
|
|
PM
|
Postmeridian
|
|
|
PPINE
|
Radar weather report no echoes
|
|
|
PRBLY
|
Probably
|
|
|
PRECDD
|
Preceded
|
|
|
PRES
|
Pressure
|
|
|
PRIN
|
Principal
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PROC
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Procedure
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SEQ
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Sequence
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PRSTS
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Persists
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MDFYG
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Modifying
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PSBLY
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Possibly
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PVL
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Prevail
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PVLG
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Prevailing
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QUAD
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Quadrant
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RAOB
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Radiosonde observation
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SBSDNC
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Subsidence
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SCND
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Second
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SCT
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Scatter
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PROGD
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Forecasted
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DPNG
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Deepening
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ELNGTD
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Elongated
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DFNT
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Definite
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DGNLLY
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Diagonally
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DISCD
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Discontinued
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DLT
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Delete
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DLTG
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Deleting
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DMGD
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Damaged
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DE
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Delaware
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DP
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Deep
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DCRD
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Decreased
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DSIPT
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Dissipate
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DSNDS
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Descends
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DSTBLZD
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Destabilized
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DTRTD
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Deteriorated
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DVLPG
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Developing
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DVRGNC
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Divergence
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DWNDFTS
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Downdrafts
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MET
|
Meteorological
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DNSTRM
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Downstream
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COND
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Condition
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PUGET
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Puget Sound
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AMPG
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Amplifying
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AMT
|
Amount
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APCH
|
Approach
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APRNT
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Apparent
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AZ
|
Arizona
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CNTY
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County
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DFCLT
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Difficult
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COMPR
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Compare
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ENHNCD
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Enhanced
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CONTRAILS
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Condensation trails
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COR
|
Correction
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CRLN
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Circulation
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CSDR
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Consider
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CT
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Connecticut
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CVRG
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Covering
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CYCLGN
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Cyclogenesis
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DALGT
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Daylight
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CNVTV
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Convective
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LLWS
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Low level wind shear
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EFCT
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Effect
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KOCTY
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Smoke over city
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LABRDR
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Labrador
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LCTD
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Located
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LEVEL
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Level
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LGRNG
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Long range
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LGWV
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Long wave
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ISOLD
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Isolated
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LKLY
|
Likely
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IPV
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Improve
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LMTS
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Limits
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LONGL
|
Longitudinal
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RGLY
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Largely
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LTG
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Lightning
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LTGCCCG
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Lightning cloud to cloud cloud to ground
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LV
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Leaving
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LYRD
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Layered
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MAN
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Manitoba
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LIS
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Lifted Indices
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IMDTLY
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Immediately
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ESELY
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East southeasterly
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ESTAB
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Establish
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ETC
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Et cetera
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EVE
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Evening
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EXCLV
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Exclusive
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EXPCG
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Expecting
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EXTRMLY
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Extremely
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JTSTR
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Jet stream
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ICGIP
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Icing in precipitation
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ALF
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Aloft
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IMPLS
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Impulses
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INCLG
|
Including
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INDC
|
Indicate
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INTCNTL
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Intercontinental
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INTMD
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Intermediate
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INTSFYD
|
Intensified
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INTSTY
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Intensity
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INVRN
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Inversion
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HVYST
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Heaviest
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