B-21, Common weather abbreviations – BendixKing KMD 540 - Addendum System KMD 850 User Manual
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WKDAY Weekday
WKEND Weekend
WKNG Weakening
WKNS Weakens
WKR Weaker
WKST Weakest
WKN Weaken
WL Will
WLY Westerly
WMO
World Meteorological
Organization
WND Wind
WNDS Winds
WNW West-northwest
WNWLY West-northwesterly
WNWRN West-northwestern
WNWWD West-northwest-
ward
WO Without
WPLTO Western
Plateau
WRM Warm
WRMG Warming
WRMR Warmer
WRMST Warmest
WRMFNT Warm
front
WRMFNTL Warm
frontal
WRN Western
WRNG Warning
WRS Worse
WS Wind
shear
WSHFT Windshift
WSFO Weather
Service
Forecast Office
WSO
Weather service
office
WSR-88D
NWS Doppler
Radar
WSTCH Wasatch
Range
WSW West-southwest
WSWLY West-southwesterly
WSWRN West-southwestern
WSWWD West-southwest-
ward
WTR Water
WTSPT Waterspout
WUD Would
WV
West Virginia or wind
WVS Waves
WW Severe
weather
watch
WWD Westward
WWS
Severe weather
watches
WX Weather
WY Wyoming
XCP Except
XPC Expect
XPCD Expected
XPCG Expecting
XPCS Expects
XPLOS Explosive
XTND Extend
XTRMLY Extremely
YDA Yesterday
YKN Yukon
YLSTN Yellowstone
Z
Zulu time
ZN Zone
ZNS Zones
Common Weather Abbreviations
KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
Appendix B