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28 Cards in this Set
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METAR Definition |
Aviation Routine Weather Report (hourly) |
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SPECI (definition) |
Special Report (unscheduled observation) |
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AUTO |
Automatic Observation |
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COR |
Corrected observation |
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25015G30KT 210V290 (read it) |
Wind coming from 250 degrees (SE) at windspeeds of 15 Kts gusting to 30kts. Wind direction will vary fro, 210 to 290. |
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+SHRASNPL |
Heavy rain showers, snow, ice pellets |
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+DRSN |
Heavy snow, drifting |
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BCFG |
Patchy fog |
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BLPY |
BLOWING SPRAY |
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SKC |
Sky Clear |
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FEW |
Few clouds (0-2) |
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SCT |
Scattered (3-4) |
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BKN |
Broken (5-7) |
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OVC |
Overcast (8) |
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A01 |
Cannot distinguish between rain and snow |
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A02 |
CAN distinguish between rain and snow |
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ACC |
AltoCumulus Castellaous clouds usually followed by a direction |
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FROPA |
Frontal Passage |
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FRQ |
Frequent (usually deals with lightning) |
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IR |
Ice on Runway |
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LSR |
Loose snow on runway |
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LTGCA LTGCC LTGCG LTGIC |
Lightning Cloud to Air Cloud to Cloud Cloud to Ground In Cloud |
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PSR |
Packed Snow on Runway |
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RAB20SNB20E55 |
Rain and snow began at 20 min past the hour, ended 55 minutes past the hour. |
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PRESRR |
Pressure rising rapidly |
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PRESFR |
Pressure falling rapidly |
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WR |
Wet Runway |
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TCU |
Towering Cumulus Clouds |
