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B-19, Common weather abbreviations – BendixKing KMD 250 User Manual

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B-19

Rev 2 Apr/2004

KMD 250 Pilot's Guide

Appendix B

Wx Abbreviations

TRMTS Terminates
TRNSP Transport
TRNSPG Transporting
TROF Trough
TROFS Troughs
TROP Tropopause
TRPCD Tropical

continental

air mass

TRPCL Tropical
TRRN Terrain
TRSN Transition
TRW

Thunderstorm

TRW+

Thunderstorm with
heavy rain shower

TS Thunderstorm

(METAR)

TS +

Thunderstorm with
heavy snow

TSFR Transfer
TSFRD Transferred
TSFRG Transferring
TSFRS Transfers
TSHWR

Thundershower

TSNO

Thunderstorm infor-
mation not available

TSNT Transient
TSQLS

Thundersquall

TSTM

Thunderstorm

TSW

Thunderstorm with
snow showers

TSW+

Thunderstorm with
heavy snow showers

TURBC Turbulence
TURBT Turbulent
TWD Toward
TWDS Towards
TWI Twilight
TWR

Tower

TWRG Towering
TX Texas
UA

Pilot weather reports

UDDF

Up- and downdrafts

UN Unable

UNAVBL Unavailable
UNEC Unnecessary
UNKN Unknown
UNL Unlimited
UNRELBL Unreliable
UNRSTD Unrestricted
UNSATFY Unsatisfactory
UNSBL Unseasonable
UNSTBL Unstable
UNSTDY Unsteady
UNSTL Unsettle
UNSTLD Unsettled
UNUSBL Unusable
UP

Unknown precipita-
tion (used only by
automated sites
incapable of discrimi-
nation)

UPDFTS Updrafts
UPR Upper
UPSLP Upslope
UPSTRM Upstream
URG Urgent
USBL Usable
UT Utah
UTC Universal

Time

Coordinate

UUA

Urgent PIREP
Weather Reports

UVV Upward

vertical

velocity

UWNDS Upper

winds

V

Varies

VA

Virginia or Volcanic
Ash

VAAC Volcanic

Ash

Advisory Center

VAAS Volcanic

Ash

Advisory Statement

VAD

Velocity azimuth
display

VAL Valley
VARN Variation
VC

Vicinity

Common Weather Abbreviations

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