Frequently used contractions in

National Weather Service Products

 

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* 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