NWS Sterling, VA - Weather Contractions

Frequently used contractions in National Weather Service Products

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | W | Y | Z

A

  ABNDT - Abundant 
  ABNML - Abnormal 
  ABT - About 
  ABV - Above 
  AC - Convective Outlook 
  ACCAS - Altocumulus Castellanus 
  ACCUM - Accumulate 
  ACFT - Aircraft 
  ACLT - Accelerate 
  ACLTD - Accelerated 
  ACLTG - Accelerating 
  ACLTS - Accelerates 
  ACPY - Accompany 
  ACRS - Across 
  ACSL - Altocumulus Standing Lenticularus 
  ACTV - Active 
  ACTVTY - Activity 
  ACYC - Anticyclone 
  ADJ - Adjacent 
  ADL - Additional 
  ADQT - Adequate 
  ADQTLY - Adequately 
  ADRNDCK - Adirondack 
  ADVCT - Advect 
  ADVCTD - Advected 
  ADVCTG - Advecting 
  ADVCTN - Advection 
  ADVCTS - Advects 
  ADVN - Advance 
  ADVNG - Advancing 
  ADVY - Advisory 
  ADVYS - Advisories 
  AFCT - Affect 
  AFCTD - Affected 
  AFCTG - Affecting 
  AFDK - After dark 
  AFOS - Automated Field Operations System 
  AFT - After 
  AFTN - Afternoon 
  AGL - Above ground level 
  AGN - Again 
  AGRD - Agreed 
  AGRS - Agrees 
  AGRMT - Agreement 
  AHD - Ahead 
  AK - Alaska 
  AL - Alabama 
  ALF - Aloft 
  ALG - Along 
  ALGHNY - Allegheny 
  ALQDS - All quadrants 
  ALSTG - Altimeter setting 
  ALTA - Alberta 
  ALTHO - Although 
  ALTM - Altimeter 
  ALUTN - Aleutian 
  AMD - Amend 
  AMDD - Amended 
  AMDG - Amending 
  AMDT - Amendment 
  AMP - Amplify 
  AMPG - Amplifying 
  AMPLTD - Amplitude 
  AMS - Air mass 
  AMT - Amount 
  ANLYS - Analysis 
  ANS - Answer 
  AOA - At or above 
  AOB - At or below 
  AP - Anomolous Propagation 
  APCH - Approach 
  APCHG - Approaching 
  APCHS - Approaches 
  APLCN - Appalachian 
  APLCNS - Appalachians 
  APPR - Appear 
  APPRG - Appearing 
  APPRS - Appears 
  APRNT - Apparent 
  APRNTLY - Apparently 
  APRX - Approximate 
  APRXLY - Approximately 
  AR - Arkansas 
  ARND - Around 
  ARPT - Airport 
  ASAP - As soon as possible 
  ASL - Above Sea Level 
  ASMD - As amended 
  ASSOCD - Associated 
  ASSOCN - Association 
  ATLC - Atlantic 
  ATTM - At this time 
  ATTN - Attention 
  AVBL - Available 
  AVG - Average 
  AVN - Aviation Model 
  AWT - Awaiting 
  AZ - Arizona 
  AZM - Azimuth

B

  BACLIN - Baroclinic 
  BAJA - Baja California 
  BATROP - Barotropic 
  BC - British Columbia 
  BCH - Beach 
  BCKG - Backing 
  BCM - Become 
  BCMG - Becoming 
  BCMS - Becomes 
  BD - Blowing dust 
  BDA - Bermuda 
  BDRY - Boundary 
  BFDK - Before dark 
  BFR - Before 
  BGN - Begin 
  BGNG - Beginning 
  BGNS - Begins 
  BHND - Behind 
  BINOVC - Breaks in overcast 
  BKN - Broken 
  BLD - Build 
  BLDG - Building 
  BLDS - Builds 
  BLDUP - Buildup 
  BLKHLS - Black Hills 
  BLKT - Blanket 
  BLKTG - Blanketing 
  BLKTS - Blankets 
  BLO - Below 
  BLZD - Blizzard 
  BN - Blowing sand 
  BND - Bound 
  BNDRY - Boundary 
  BNDRYS - Boundaries 
  BNTH - Beneath 
  BOOTHEEL - Bootheel 
  BR - Branch 
  BRG - Branching 
  BRS - Branches 
  BRF - Brief 
  BRK - Break 
  BRKG - Breaking 
  BRKHIC - Breaks in higher clouds 
  BRKS - Breaks 
  BRKSHR - Berkshire 
  BRKSHRS - Berkshires 
  BRM - Barometer 
  BS - Blowing snow 
  BTWN - Between 
  BYD - Beyond 

C

  C - Celsius 
  CA - California 
  CAA - Cold Air Advection 
  CARIB - Caribbean 
  CASCDS - Cascades 
  CAVOK - Ceiling and visibility OK 
  CAVU - Ceiling and visibility unlimited 
  CB - Cumulonimbus 
  CBS - Cumulonimbi 
  CC - Cirrocumulus 
  CCLDS - Clear of clouds 
  CCLKWS - Counter-clockwise 
  CCSL - Standing lenticular cirrocumulus 
  CDFNT - Cold front 
  CDFNTL - Cold frontal 
  CFP - Cold front passage 
  CG - Cloud-to-ground 
  CHC - Chance 
  CHCS - Chances 
  CHG - Change 
  CHGD - Changed 
  CHGG - Changing 
  CHGS - Changes 
  CHSPK - Chesepeake 
  CI - Cirrus 
  CIG - Ceiling 
  CIGS - Ceilings 
  CLD - Cloud 
  CLDNS - Cloudiness 
  CLDS - Clouds 
  CLKWS - Clockwise 
  CLR - Clear 
  CLRG - Clearing 
  CLRS - Clears 
  CMPLX - Complex 
  CNCL - Cancel 
  CNCLD - Cancelled 
  CNCLG - Cancelling 
  CNCLS - Cancels 
  CNDN - Canadian 
  CNTR - Center 
  CNTRD - Centered 
  CNTRLN - Centerline 
  CNTRS - Centers 
  CNTRL - Central 
  CNTY - County 
  CNTYS - Counties 
  CNVG - Converge 
  CNVGG - Converging 
  CNVGNC - Convergence 
  CNVTN - Convection 
  CNVTV - Convective 
  CNVTVLY - Convectively 
  CNFDC - Confidence 
  CO - Colorado 
  COMPAR - Compare 
  COMPARG - Comparing 
  COMPARD - Compared 
  COMPARS - Compares 
  COND - Conditions 
  CONT - Continue 
  CONTD - Continued 
  CONTLY - Continually 
  CONTG - Continuing 
  CONTRAILS - Condensation Trails 
  CONTS - Continues 
  CONTDVD - Continental Divide 
  CONUS - Continental U.S. 
  COORD - Coordinate 
  COR - Correction 
  CPBL - Capable 
  CRC - Circle 
  CRCLC - Circulate 
  CRCLN - Circulation 
  CRNR - Corner 
  CRNRS - Corners 
  CRS - Course 
  CS - Cirrostratus 
  CSDR - Consider 
  CSDRBL - Considerable 
  CST - Coast 
  CSTL - Coastal 
  CT - Connecticut 
  CTGY - Category 
  CTSKLS - Catskills 
  CU - Cumulus 
  CUFRA - Cumulus Fractus 
  CVR - Cover 
  CVRD - Covered 
  CVRG - Covering 
  CVRS - Covers 
  CYC - Cyclonic 
  CYCLGN - Cyclogenesis 

 D

  DABRK - Daybreak 
  DALGT - Day light 
  DBL - Double 
  DC - District of Columbia 
  DCR - Decrease 
  DCRD - Decreased 
  DCRG - Decreasing 
  DCRGLY - Decreasingly 
  DCRS - Decreases 
  DE - Delaware 
  DEG - Degree 
  DEGS - Degrees 
  DELMARVA - Delaware-Maryland-Virginia 
  DFCLT - Difficult 
  DFCLTY - Difficulty 
  DFNT - Definite 
  DFNTLY - Definitely 
  DFRS - Differs 
  DFUS - Diffuse 
  DGNL - Diagonal 
  DGNLLY - Diagonally 
  DIGG - Digging 
  DIR - Direction 
  DISC - Discontinue 
  DISCD - Discontinued 
  DISCG - Discontinuing 
  DISRE - Disregard 
  DISRED - Disregarded 
  DISREG - Disregarding 
  DKTS - Dakotas 
  DLA - Delay 
  DLAD - Delayed 
  DLT - Delete 
  DLTD - Deleted 
  DLTG - Deleting 
  DLY - Daily 
  DMG - Damage 
  DMGD - Damaged 
  DMGG - Damaging 
  DMNT - Dominant 
  DMSH - Diminish 
  DMSHD - Diminished 
  DMSHG - Diminishing 
  DMSHS - Diminishes 
  DNDFTS - Downdrafts 
  DNS - Dense 
  DNSLP - Downslope 
  DNSTRM - Downstream 
  DNWND - Down wind 
  DP - Deep 
  DPND - Deepened 
  DPNS - Deepens 
  DPR - Deeper 
  DPNG - Deepening 
  DPTH - Depth 
  DRFT - Drift 
  DRFTD - Drifted 
  DRFTG - Drifting 
  DRFTS - Drifts 
  DRZL - Drizzle 
  DSCNT - Descent 
  DSIPT - Dissipate 
  DSIPTD - Dissipated 
  DSIPTG - Dissipating 
  DSIPTN - Dissipation 
  DSIPTS - Dissipates 
  DSND - Descend 
  DSNDG - Descending 
  DSNDS - Descends 
  DSNT - Distant 
  DSTBLZ - Destabilize 
  DSTBLZD - Destabilized 
  DSTBLZG - Destablizing 
  DSTBLZS - Destablizes 
  DSTBLZN - Destablization 
  DSTC - Distance 
  DTRT - Deteriorate 
  DTRTD - Deteriorated 
  DTRTG - Deteriorating 
  DTRTS - Deteriorates 
  DURG - During 
  DURN - Duration 
  DVLP - Develop 
  DVLPD - Developed 
  DVLPG - Developing 
  DVLPMT - Development 
  DVLPS - Develops 
  DVRG - Diverge 
  DVRGG - Diverging 
  DVRGNC - Divergence 
  DVRGS - Diverges 
  DVV - Downward vertical velocity 
  DWNDFTS - Downdrafts 
  DWPNT - Dewpoint 
  DWPNTS - Dewpoints 
  DX - Duplex 

 E

  E - East 
  EBND - East bound 
  EFCT - Effect 
  ELNGT - Elongate 
  ELNGTD - Elongated 
  ELSW - Elsewhere 
  EMBDD - Embedded 
  EMERG - Emergency 
  ENCTR - Encounter 
  ENDG - Ending 
  ENE - East-northeast 
  ENELY - East-northeasterly 
  ENERN - East-northeastern 
  ENEWD - East-northeastward 
  ENHNC - Enhance 
  ENHNCD - Enhanced 
  ENHNCG - Enhancing 
  ENHNCS - Enhances 
  ENHNCMNT - Enhancement 
  ENTR - Entire 
  ERN - Eastern 
  ERY - Early 
  ERYR - Earlier 
  ESE - East-southeast 
  ESELY - East-southeasterly 
  ESERN - East-southeastern 
  ESEWD - East-southeastward 
  ESNTL - Essential 
  ESTAB - Establish 
  ESTS - Estimates 
  ETA - Eta model 
  ETC - Et cetera 
  ETIM - Elapsed time 
  EVE - Evening 
  EWD - Eastward 
  EXCLV - Exclusive 
  EXCLVLY - Exclusively 
  EXCP - Except 
  EXPC - Expect 
  EXPCD - Expected 
  EXPCG - Expecting 
  EXTD - Extend 
  EXTDD - Extended 
  EXTDG - Extending 
  EXTDS - Extends 
  EXTN - Extension 
  EXTRAP - Extrapolate 
  EXTRAPD - Extrapolated 
  EXTRM - Extreme 
  EXTRMLY - Extremely 
  EXTSV - Extensive 

F

  F - Farenheit 
  FA - Aviation area forecast 
  FAH - Farenheit 
  FAM - Familiar 
  FCST - Forecast 
  FCSTD - Forecasted 
  FCSTG - Forecasting 
  FCSTR - Forecaster 
  FCSTS - Forecasts 
  FIG - Figure 
  FILG - Filling 
  FIRAV - First available 
  FL - Florida 
  FLG - Falling 
  FLRY - Flurry 
  FLRYS - Flurries 
  FLT - Flight 
  FLW - Follow 
  FLWG - Following 
  FM - From 
  FMT - Format 
  FNCTN - Function 
  FNT - Front 
  FNTL - Frontal 
  FNTS - Fronts 
  FNTGNS - Frontogenesis 
  FNTLYS - Frontolysis 
  FORNN - Forenoon 
  FPM - Feet per minute 
  FQT - Frequent 
  FQTLY - Frequently 
  FRM - Form 
  FRMG - Forming 
  FRMN - Formation 
  FROPA - Frontal passage 
  FROSFC - Frontal surface 
  FRST - Frost 
  FRWF - Forecast wind factor 
  FRZ - Freeze 
  FRZN - Frozen 
  FRZG - Freezing 
  FT - Feet 
  FT - Terminal forecast 
  FTHR - Further 
  FVRBL - Favorable 
  FWD - Forward 
  FYI - For your information 

G

  G - Gust 
  GA - Georgia 
  GEN - General 
  GENLY - Generally 
  GEO - Geographic 
  GEOREF - Geographical reference 
  GF - Ground fog 
  GICG - Glaze icing 
  GLFALSK - Gulf of Alaska 
  GLFCAL - Gulf of California 
  GLFMEX - Gulf of Mexico 
  GLFSTLAWR - Gulf of St. Lawrence 
  GND - Ground 
  GNDFG - Ground fog 
  GRAD - Gradient 
  GRDL - Gradual 
  GRDLY - Gradually 
  GRT - Great 
  GRTLY - Greatly 
  GRTR - Greater 
  GRTST - Greatest 
  GRTLKS - Great Lakes 
  GSTS - Gusts 
  GSTY - Gusty 
  GV - Ground visibility 

H

  HAZ - Hazard 
  HCVIS - High clouds visible 
  HDFRZ - Hard freeze 
  HDSVLY - Hudson Valley 
  HDWND - Head wind 
  HGT - Height 
  HI - High 
  HIER - Higher 
  HIFOR - High level forecast 
  HLF - Half 
  HLTP - Hilltop 
  HLSTO - Hailstones 
  HLYR - Haze layer aloft 
  HND - Hundred 
  HR - Hour 
  HRS - Hours 
  HRZN - Horizon 
  HTG - Heating 
  HURCN - Hurricane 
  HUREP - Hurricane report 
  HV - Have 
  HVY - Heavy 
  HVYR - Heavier 
  HVYST - Heaviest 
  HWVR - However 
  HWY - Highway 

I

  IA - Iowa 
  IC - Ice 
  ICG - Icing 
  ICGIC - Icing in clouds 
  ICGIP - Icing in precipitation 
  ID - Idaho 
  IL - Illinois 
  IMDT - Immediate 
  IMDTLY - Immediately 
  IMPL - Impulse 
  IMPLS - Impulses 
  IMPT - Important 
  INCL - Include 
  INCLD - Included 
  INCLG - Including 
  INCLS - Includes 
  INCR - Increase 
  INCRD - Increased 
  INCRG - Increasing 
  INCRGLY - Increasingly 
  INCRS - Increases 
  INDC - Indicate 
  INDCD - Indicated 
  INDCG - Indicating 
  INDCS - Indicates 
  INDEF - Indefinite 
  INFO - Information 
  INLD - Inland 
  INSTBY - Instability 
  INTCNTL - Intercontinental 
  INTL - International 
  INTMD - Intermediate 
  INTMT - Intermittent 
  INTMTLY - Intermittently 
  INTR - Interior 
  INTRMTRGN - Intermountain region 
  INTS - Intense 
  INTSFCN - Intensification 
  INTSFY - Intensify 
  INTSFYD - Intensified 
  INTSFYG - Intensifying 
  INTSFYS - Intensifies 
  INTSTY - Intensity 
  INTVL - Interval 
  INVRN - Inversion 
  IOVC - In overcast 
  INVOF - In vicinity of 
  IP - Ice pellets 
  IPV - Improve 
  IPVG - Improving 
  IR - Infrared 
  ISOL - Isolate 
  ISOLD - Isolated 

J

  JCTN - Junction 
  JTSTR - Jet stream 

K

  KFRST - Killing frost 
  KLYR - Smoke layer aloft 
  KOCTY - Smoke over city 
  KS - Kansas 
  KT - Knots 
  KY - Kentucky 

L

  LA - Louisiana 
  LABRDR - Labrador 
  LAT - Latitude 
  LCL - Local 
  LCLY - Locally 
  LCTD - Located 
  LCTN - Location 
  LCTMP - Little change in temperature 
  LEVEL - Level 
  LFM - Limited Fine Mesh Model 
  LFTG - Lifting 
  LGRNG - Long range 
  LGT - Light 
  LGTR - Lighter 
  LGWV - Long wave 
  LI - Lifted Index 
  LIS - Lifted indices 
  LK - Lake 
  LKS - Lakes 
  LKLY - Likely 
  LLJ - Low Level Jet 
  LLWS - Low Level Wind Shear 
  LLWAS - Low level wind shear alert system 
  LMTD - Limited 
  LMTG - Limiting 
  LMTS - Limits 
  LN - Line 
  LN - Lines 
  LO - Low 
  LONG - Longitude 
  LONGL - Longitudnal 
  LRG - Large 
  LRGLY - Largely 
  LRGR - Larger 
  LRGST - Largest 
  LST - Local standard time 
  LTD - Limited 
  LTG - Lightning 
  LTGCC - Lightning cloud-to-cloud 
  LTGCG - Lightning cloud-to-ground 
  LTGCCCG - Lightning cloud-to-cloud cloud-to-ground 
  LTGCW - Lightning cloud-to-water 
  LTGIC - Lightning in cloud 
  LTL - Little 
  LTLCG - Little change 
  LTR - Later 
  LTST - Latest 
  LV - Leaving 
  LVL - Level 
  LVLS - Levels 
  LWR - Lower 
  LWRD - Lowered 
  LWRG - Lowering 
  LYR - Layer 
  LYRD - Layered 
  LYRS - Layers 

M

  MA - Massachusetts 
  MAN - Manitoba 
  MAX - Maximum 
  MB - Millibars 
  MCD - Mesoscale discussion 
  MD - Maryland 
  MDFY - Modify 
  MDFYD - Modified 
  MDFYG - Modifying 
  MDL - Model 
  MDLS - Models 
  MDT - Moderate 
  MDTLY - Moderately 
  ME - Maine 
  MED - Medium 
  MEGG - Merging 
  MESO - Mesoscale 
  MET - Meteorological 
  METRO - Metropolitan 
  MEX - Mexico 
  MHKVLY - Mohawk Valley 
  MI - Michigan 
  MID - Middle 
  MIDN - Midnight 
  MIL - Military 
  MIN - Minimum 
  MISG - Missing 
  MLTLVL - Melting level 
  MN - Minnesota 
  MNLND - Mainland 
  MNLY - Mainly 
  MO - Missouri 
  MOGR - Moderate or greater 
  MOV - Move 
  MOVD - Moved 
  MOVG - Moving 
  MOVMT - Movement 
  MOVS - Moves 
  MPH - Miles per hour 
  MRGL - Marginal 
  MRGLLY - Marginally 
  MRNG - Morning 
  MRTM - Maritime 
  MS - Mississippi 
  MSG - Message 
  MSL - Mean sea level 
  MST - Most 
  MSTLY - Mostly 
  MSTR - Moisture 
  MT - Montana 
  MTN - Mountain 
  MTNS - Mountains 
  MULT - Multiple 
  MULTILVL - Multi-level 
  MXD - Mixed 

N

  N - North 
  NAB - Not above 
  NAT - North Atlantic 
  NATL - National 
  NAV - Navigation 
  NB - New Brunswick 
  NBND - Northbound 
  NBRHD - Neighborhood 
  NC - North Carolina 
  NCWX - No change in weather 
  ND - North Dakota 
  NE - Northeast 
  NEB - Nebraska 
  NEC - Necessary 
  NEG - Negative 
  NEGLY - Negatively 
  NELY - Northeasterly 
  NERN - Northeastern 
  NEWD - Northeastward 
  NEW ENG - New England 
  NFLD - Newfoundland 
  NGM - Nested Grid Model 
  NGT - Night 
  NH - New Hampshire 
  NIL - None 
  NJ - New Jersey 
  NL - No layers 
  NLT - Not later than 
  NLY - Northerly 
  NM - New Mexico 
  NMBR - Number 
  NMBRS - Numbers 
  NMC - National Meteorological Center 
  NML - Normal 
  NMRS - Numerous 
  NNE - North-northeast 
  NNELY - North-northeasterly 
  NNERN - North-northeastern 
  NNEWD - North-northeastward 
  NNW - North-northwest 
  NNWLY - North-northwesterly 
  NNWRN - North-northwestern 
  NNWWD - North-northwestward 
  NNNN - End of message 
  NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
  NOPAC - Northern Pacific 
  NPRS - Nonpersistent 
  NR - Near 
  NRLY - Nearly 
  NRN - Northern 
  NRW - Narrow 
  NS - Nova Scotia 
  NTFY - Notify 
  NTFYD - Notified 
  NV - Nevada 
  NVA - Negative vorticity advection 
  NW - Northwest 
  NWD - Northward 
  NWLY - Northwesterly 
  NWRN - Northwestern 
  NWS - National Weather Service 
  NY - New York 
  NXT - Next 

O

  OAT - Outside Air Temperature
  OBND - Outbound
  OBS - Observation 
  OBSC - Obscure 
  OBSCD - Obscured 
  OBSCG - Obscuring 
  OCFNT - Occluded front 
  OCLD - Occlude 
  OCLDS - Occludes 
  OCLDD - Occluded 
  OCLDG - Occluding 
  OCLN - Occlusion 
  OCNL - Occasional 
  OCNLY - Occasionally 
  OCR - Occur 
  OCRD - Occurred 
  OCRG - Occurring 
  OCRS - Occurs 
  OFC - Office 
  OFP - Occluded frontal passage 
  OFSHR - Offshore 
  OH - Ohio 
  OK - Oklahoma 
  OMTNS - Over mountains 
  ONSHR - On shore 
  OR - Oregon 
  ORGPHC - Orographic 
  ORIG - Original 
  OSV - Ocean station vessel 
  OTLK - Outlook 
  OTP - On top 
  OTR - Other 
  OTRW - Otherwise 
  OUTFLO - Outflow 
  OVC - Overcast 
  OVNGT - Overnight 
  OVR - Over 
  OVRN - Overrun 
  OVRNG - Overrunning 
  OVTK - Overtake 
  OVTKG - Overtaking 
  OVTKS - Overtakes 

P

  PA - Pennsylvania
  PAC - Pacific 
  PBL - Planetary boundary layer 
  PCPN - Precipitation 
  PD - Period 
  PDS - Periods 
  PDMT - Predominant 
  PEN - Peninsula 
  PERM - Permanent 
  PGTSND - Puget Sound 
  PHYS - Physical 
  PIBAL - Pilot balloon observation 
  PIBALS - Pilot balloon reports 
  PIREP - Pilot weather report 
  PIREPS - Pilot weather reports 
  PLNS - Plains 
  PLS - Please 
  PLTO - Plateau 
  PM - Post meridian 
  PNHDL - Panhandle 
  POS - Positive 
  POSLY - Positively 
  PPINE - PPI no echoes 
  PPSN - Present position 
  PRBL - Probable 
  PRBLY - Probably 
  PRBLTY - Probability 
  PRECD - Precede 
  PRECDD - Preceded 
  PRECDG - Preceding 
  PRECDS - Precedes 
  PRES - Pressure 
  PRESFR - Pressure falling rapidly 
  PRESRR - Pressure rising rapidly 
  PRIM - Primary 
  PRIN - Principal 
  PRIND - Present indications are 
  PRJMP - Pressure jump 
  PROC - Procedure 
  PROD - Produce 
  PRODG - Producing 
  PROG - Forecast 
  PROGD - Forecasted 
  PROGS - Forecasts 
  PRSNT - Present 
  PRSNTLY - Presently 
  PRST - Persist 
  PRSTS - Persists 
  PRSTNC - Persistence 
  PRSTNT - Persistent 
  PRVD - Provide 
  PRVDD - Provided 
  PRVDG - Providing 
  PRVDS - Provides 
  PS - Plus 
  PSBL - Possible 
  PSBLY - Possibly 
  PSBLTY - Possiblity 
  PSG - Passage 
  PSN - Position 
  PSND - Positioned 
  PTCHY - Patchy 
  PTLY - Partly 
  PTNL - Potential 
  PTNLY - Potentially 
  PTNS - Portions 
  PUGET - Puget Sound 
  PVA - Positive vorticity advection 
  PVL - Prevail 
  PVLD - Prevailed 
  PVLG - Prevailing 
  PVLS - Prevails 
  PVLT - Prevalent 
  PWR - Power 

Q

  QN - Question 
  QPFERD - NMC excessive rainfall discussion 
  QPFHSD - NMC heavy snow discussion 
  QPFSPD - NMC special precipitation discussion 
  QSTNRY - Quasistationary 
  QUAD - Quadrant 
  QUE - Quebec 

R

  R - Rain
  RADAT - Radiosonde observation data 
  RAOB - Radiosonde observation 
  RAOBS - Radiosonde observations 
  RCH - Reach 
  RCHD - Reached 
  RCHG - Reaching 
  RCHS - Reaches 
  RCKY - Rocky 
  RCKYS - Rockies 
  RCMD - Recommend 
  RCMDD - Recommended 
  RCMDG - Recommending 
  RCMDS - Recommends 
  RCRD - Record 
  RCRDS - Records 
  RCV - Receive 
  RCVD - Received 
  RCVG - Receiving 
  RCVS - Receives 
  RDC - Reduce 
  RDGG - Ridging 
  RDR - Radar 
  RDVLP - Redevelop 
  RDVLPG - Redeveloping 
  RDVLPMT - Redevelopment 
  RE - Regard 
  RECON - Reconnaissance 
  REF - Reference 
  RES - Reserve 
  RGL - Regional Model 
  RGT - Right 
  RHINO - RHI not operative 
  RI - Rhode Island 
  RLBL - Reliable 
  REPL - Replace 
  REPLD - Replaced 
  REPLG - Replacing 
  REPLS - Replaces 
  REQ - Request 
  REQS - Requests 
  REQSTD - Requested 
  RESP - Response 
  RESTR - Restrict 
  RGD - Ragged 
  RGLR - Regular 
  RGN - Region 
  RGNS - Regions 
  RH - Relative Humidity 
  RIOGD - Rio Grande 
  RLTV - Relative 
  RLTVLY - Relativily 
  RMN - Remain 
  RMND - Remained 
  RMNDR - Remainder 
  RMNG - Remaining 
  RMNS - Remains 
  RNFL - Rainfall 
  ROT - Rotate 
  ROTD - Rotated 
  ROTG - Rotating 
  ROTS - Rotates 
  RPD - Rapid 
  RPDLY - Rapidly 
  RPLC - Replace 
  RPLCD - Replaced 
  RPLCG - Replacing 
  RPLCS - Replaces 
  RPRT - Report 
  RPRTD - Reported 
  RPRTG - Reporting 
  RPRTS - Reports 
  RPT - Repeat 
  RPTG - Repeating 
  RPTS - Repeats 
  RQR - Require 
  RQRD - Required 
  RQRG - Requiring 
  RQRS - Requires 
  RS - Receiver station 
  RSG - Rising 
  RSN - Reason 
  RSNG - Reasoning 
  RSNS - Reasons 
  RSTR - Restrict 
  RSTRD - Restricted 
  RSTRG - Restricting 
  RSTRS - Restricts 
  RTRN - Return 
  RTRND - Returned 
  RTRNG - Returning 
  RTRNS - Returns 
  RUF - Rough 
  RUFLY - Roughly 
  RVS - Revise 
  RVSD - Revised 
  RVSG - Revising 
  RVSS - Revises 
  RW - Rain shower 

S

  S - South
  SA - Surface observation 
  SAO - Surface observation 
  SAOS - Surface observations 
  SASK - Saskatchewan 
  SATFY - Satisfactory 
  SBND - South bound 
  SBSD - Subside 
  SBSDD - Subsided 
  SBSDNC - Subsidence 
  SBSDS - Subsides 
  SC - South Carolina 
  SCND - Second 
  SCNDRY - Secondary 
  SCSL - Standing lenticular stratocumulus 
  SCT - Scatter 
  SCTD - Scattered 
  SCTR - Sector 
  SD - South Dakota 
  SE - Southeast 
  SEC - Second 
  SELS - Severe Local Storms Unit 
  SELY - Southeasterly 
  SEPN - Separation 
  SEQ - Sequence 
  SERN - Southeastern 
  SEWD -Southeastward 
  SFC - Surface 
  SFERICS - Atmospherics 
  SG - Snow grains 
  SGFNT - Significant 
  SGFNTLY - Significantly 
  SHFT - Shift 
  SHFTD - Shifted 
  SHFTG - Shifting 
  SHFTS - Shifts 
  SHLD - Shield 
  SHLW - Shallow 
  SHRT - Short 
  SHRTLY - Shortly 
  SHRTWV - Shortwave 
  SHRTWVS - Shortwaves 
  SHUD - Should 
  SHWR - Shower 
  SHWRS - Showers 
  SIERNEV - Sierra Nevada 
  SIG - Signature 
  SIGMET - Significant meteorological information 
  SIMUL - Simultaneous 
  SKC - Sky clear 
  SKED - Schedule 
  SLD - Solid 
  SLGT - Slight 
  SLGTLY - Slightly 
  SLO - Slow 
  SLOLY - Slowly 
  SLOR - Slower 
  SLP - Slope 
  SLPG - Sloping 
  SLT - Sleet 
  SLY - Southerly 
  SM - Statute mile 
  SMK - Smoke 
  SML - Small 
  SMLR - Smaller 
  SMRY - Summary 
  SMS - Synchronus meteorological satellite 
  SMTH - Smooth 
  SMTHR - Smoother 
  SMTHST - Smoothest 
  SMTM - Sometime 
  SMWHT - Somewhat 
  SNBNK - Snow bank 
  SND - Sand 
  SNFLK - Snow flake 
  SNGL - Single 
  SNOINCR - Snow increase 
  SNOINCRG - Snow increasing 
  SNST - Sunset 
  SNW - Snow 
  SNWFL - Snowfall 
  SOP - Standard operating procedure 
  SP - Snow pellets 
  SPCLY - Especially 
  SPD - Speed 
  SPDS - Speeds 
  SPENES - Satellite precipitation estimate statement 
  SPKL - Sprinkle 
  SPKLS - Sprinkles 
  SPLNS - Southern Plains 
  SPRD - Spread 
  SPRDG - Spreading 
  SPRDS - Spreads 
  SPRL - Spiral 
  SQAL - Squall 
  SQLN - Squall line 
  SR - Sunrise 
  SRN - Southern 
  SRND - Surround 
  SRNDD - Surrounded 
  SRNDG - Surrounding 
  SRNDS - Surrounds 
  SS - Sunset 
  SSE - South-southeast 
  SSELY - South-southeasterly 
  SSERN - South-southeastern 
  SSEWD - South-southeastward 
  SSW - South-southwest 
  SSWLY - South-southwesterly 
  SSWRN - South-southwestern 
  SSWWD - South-southwestward 
  ST - Stratus 
  STAGN - Stagnation 
  STBL - Stable 
  STBLTY - Stability 
  STD - Standard 
  STDY - Steady 
  STFR - Stratus fractus 
  STFRM - Stratiform 
  STG - Strong 
  STGLY - Strongly 
  STGR - Stronger 
  STGST - Strongest 
  STLT - Satellite 
  STM - Storm 
  STMS - Storms 
  STN - Station 
  STNS - Stations 
  STNRY - Stationary 
  SUB - Substitute 
  SUBTRPCL - Subtropical 
  SUF - Sufficient 
  SUFLY - Sufficiently 
  SUG - Suggest 
  SUGG - Suggesting 
  SUGS - Suggests 
  SUP - Supply 
  SUPG - Supplying 
  SUPR - Superior 
  SUPS - Supplies 
  SUPSD - Supersede 
  SUPSDG - Superseding 
  SUPSDS - Supersedes 
  SVG - Serving 
  SVR - Severe 
  SVRL - Several 
  SW - Southwest 
  SWD - Southward 
  SWWD - Southwestward 
  SW- - Light snow shower 
  SW+ - Heavy snow shower 
  SWLG - Swelling 
  SWLY - Southwesterly 
  SWOMCD - SELS Mesoscale Discussion 
  SWRN - Southwestern 
  SX - Stability index 
  SXN - Section 
  SXNS - Sections 
  SYNOP - Synoptic 
  SYNS - Synopsis 
  SYS - System 

T

  T - Thunder
  TCNTL - Transcontinental 
  TCU - Towering cumulus 
  TDA - Today 
  TEMP - Temperature 
  THD - Thunderhead 
  THDR - Thunder 
  THK - Thick 
  THKNG - Thickening 
  THKNS - Thickness 
  THKR - Thicker 
  THKST - Thickest 
  THN - Thin 
  THNG - Thinning 
  THNR - Thinner 
  THNST - Thinnest 
  THR - Threshold 
  THRFTR - Thereafter 
  THRU - Through 
  THRUT - Throughout 
  THSD - Thousand 
  THTN - Threaten 
  THTND - Threatened 
  THTNG - Threatening 
  THTNS - Threatens 
  TIL - Until 
  TMPRY - Temporary 
  TMPRYLY - Temporarilly 
  TMW - Tomorrow 
  TN - Tennessee 
  TNDCY - Tendency 
  TNDCYS - Tendencies 
  TNGT - Tonight 
  TNTV - Tentative 
  TNTVLY - Tentatively 
  TOPS - Tops 
  TOVC - Top of overcast 
  TPG - Topping 
  TRBL - Trouble 
  TRIB - Tributary 
  TRKG - Tracking 
  TRML -Terminal 
  TRMT - Terminate 
  TRMTD - Terminated 
  TRMTG - Terminating 
  TRMTS - Terminates 
  TRNSP - Transport 
  TRNSPG - Transporting 
  TROF - Trough 
  TROFS - Troughs 
  TROP - Tropopause 
  TRPCD - Tropical continental 
  TRPCL - Tropical 
  TRRN - Terrain 
  TRSN - Transition 
  TRW - Thunderstorm 
  TRW+ - Thunderstorm with heavy rain shower 
  TSFR - Transfer 
  TSFRD - Transfered 
  TSFRG - Transfering 
  TSFRS - Transfers 
  TSHWR - Thundershower 
  TSHWRS - Thundershowers 
  TSNT - Transient 
  TSQLS - Thundersqualls 
  TSTM - Thunderstorm 
  TSTMS - Thunderstorms 
  TS - Thunderstorm with snow 
  TS+ - Thunderstorm with heavy snow 
  TSW - Thunderstorm with snow showers 
  TSW+ - Thunderstorm with heavy snow showers 
  TURBC - Turbulence 
  TURBT - Turbulent 
  TWD - Toward 
  TWDS - Towards 
  TWI - Twilight 
  TWRG - Towering 
  TX - Texas 

U

  UDDF - Up and down drafts 
  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 
  UPDFTS - Updrafts 
  UPR - Upper 
  UPSLP - Upslope 
  UPSTRM - Upstream 
  URG - Urgent 
  USBL - Usable 
  UT - Utah 
  UVV - Upward vertical velocity 
  UVVS - Upward vertical velocities 
  UWNDS - Upper winds 

V

  VA - Virginia
  VARN - Variation 
  VCNTY - Vicinity 
  VCOT - VFR conditions on top 
  VCTR - Vector 
  VDUC - VAS Data Utilization Center (NSSFC) 
  VFY - Verify 
  VFYD - Verified 
  VFYG - Verifying 
  VFYS - Verifies 
  VLCTY - Velocity 
  VLCTYS - Velocities 
  VLNT - Violent 
  VLNTLY - Violently 
  VLY - Valley 
  VLYS - Valleys 
  VMC - Visual meteorological conditions 
  VOL - Volume 
  VORT - Vorticity 
  VR - Veer 
  VRG - Veering 
  VRBL - Variable 
  VRISL - Vancouver Island, BC 
  VRS - Veers 
  VRT MOTN - Vertical Motion 
  VRY - Very 
  VSB - Visible 
  VSBY - Visibility 
  VSBYDR - Visibility decreasing rapidly 
  VSBYIR - Visibility increasing rapidly 
  VT - Vermont 
  VV - Vertical velocity 

W

  W - West
  WA - Washington 
  WAA - Warm Air Advection 
  WBND - West bound 
  WDLY - Widely 
  WDSPRD - Widespread 
  WEA - Weather 
  WFO - Weather Forecast Office 
  WFOS - Weather Forecast Offices 
  WFP - Warm front passage 
  WI - Wisconsin 
  WIBIS - Will be issued 
  WINT - Winter 
  WK - Weak 
  WKDAY - Weekday 
  WKEND - Weekend 
  WKNG - Weakening 
  WKNS - Weakens 
  WKR - Weaker 
  WKST - Weakest 
  WKN - Weaken 
  WL - Will 
  WLY - Westerly 
  WND - Wind 
  WNDS - Winds 
  WNW - West-northwest 
  WNWLY - West-northwesterly 
  WNWRN - West-northwestern 
  WNWWD - West-northwestward 
  WO - Without 
  WPLTO - Western Plateau 
  WRM - Warm 
  WRMG - Warming 
  WRN - Western 
  WRMR - Warmer 
  WRMST - Warmest 
  WRMFNT - Warm front 
  WRMFNTL - Warm Frontal 
  WRNG - Warning 
  WRNGS - Warnings 
  WRS - Worse 
  WSHFT - Wind shift 
  WSHFTS - Wind Shifts 
  WSFO - Weather Service Forecast Office 
  WSFOS - Weather Service Forecast Offices 
  WSO - Weather Service Office 
  WSOS - Weather Service Offices 
  WSTCH - Wasatch Range 
  WSW - West-southwest 
  WSWLY - West-southwesterly 
  WSWRN - West-southwestern 
  WSWWD - West-southwestward 
  WTR - Water 
  WTRS - Waters 
  WTSPT - Waterspout 
  WTSPTS - Waterspouts 
  WUD - Would 
  WV - West Virginia 
  WVS - Waves 
  WW - Severe Weather Watch 
  WWAMKC - Status Report 
  WWD - Westward 
  WWS - Severe Weather Watches 
  WX - Weather 
  WY - Wyoming 

X

  XCP - Except 
  XPC - Expect 
  XPCD - Expected 
  XPCG - Expecting 
  XPCS - Expects 
  XPLOS - Explosive 
  XTND - Extend 
  XTNDD - Extended 
  XTNDG - Extending 
  XTRM - Extreme 
  XTRMLY - Extremely 

Y

  YDA - Yesterday 
  YKN - Yukon 
  YLSTN - Yellowstone 

Z

  ZL - Freezing drizzle 
  ZN - Zone 
  ZNS - Zones 
  ZR - Freezing rain