about ABT chance CHC
above ABV change CHG
above clouds ACLD cirrus CI
above ground level AGL clear CLR
above sea level ASL clear or scattered clouds
abundant ABNDT and visibility>10 miles CAVU
accompany ACPY cloud CLD
across ACRS cloud top TOP
active ACTV cold air mass K AMS
adjacent ADJ cold front CDFNT
advance ADVN cold front passage CFP
advection ADVCTN complete CMPLT
advisory ADVY complex CMPLX
affect AFCT condition COND
after AFT considerable CSDRBL
again AGN continental air mass C AMS
ahead AHD continue/continuously CONT
air mass AMS convective CNVTV
all quadrants ALQDS converge CNVG
aloft ALF correction COR
along ALG cover CVR
altocumulus AC cumulonimbus mamma CBMAM
altocumulus castellanus ACCAS cumulus CU
altostratus AS cumulus fractus CUFRA
amend AMD cyclogenesis CYCLGN
amount AMT cyclone CYC
anticyclone ACYC
Arctic air mass A AMS deep DP
around ARND deepening DPNG
arrival ARR dense DNS
arrive ARR depth DPTH
at or above AOA deteriorate DTRT
at or below AOB develop DVLP
available AVBL dew point DWPT
diffuse DFUS
backing BCKG diminish DMSH
base of overcast BOVC direction DRCTN
become BCM dissipate DSIPT
before BFR dominant DMNT
begin BGN downdrafts DWNDFTS
behind BHND downslope DWNSLP
below BLO downstream DNSTRM
better BTR drift DRFT
between BTWN duration DURN
beyond BYD during DURG
blizzard BLZD dust D
blowing dust BD
blowing sand BN east E
blowing snow BS eastbound EBND
border BDR easterly ELY
boundary BNDRY eastern ERN
break BRK eastward EWD
breaks in overcast BINOVC effect EFCT
brief BRF elevation ELEV
broken BKN elsewhere ELSW
build BLD embedded EMBDD
buildup BLDUP ending ENDG
enhanced ENHNCD
ceiling CIG entire ENTR
center CNTR especially SPCLY
central CNTRL except XCP
exclude EXCLD jet stream JSTR
expect XPC
extend EXTD knots KTS
extensive EXTSV
extreme EXTRM
falling FLG large LRG
farther FTHR later LTR
feet FT latitude LAT
flurry FLRY level LVL
fog F lift LFT
follow FLW light LGT
foot FT lightning LTNG
forecast FCST likely LKLY
forming FRMG limited LTD
forward FWD line LN
freeze FRZ little LTL
freezing drizzle ZL little change LTLCG
freezing rain ZR local(ly) LCL
frequent FQT long wave LGWV
from FM low level wind shear LLWS
front FNT lower LWR
frontal passage FROPA
frontal surface FROSFC mainly MNLY
frontogenesis FNTGNS maintain MAINT
frontolysis FNTLYS marginal MRGL
frost FRST maximum MAX
frozen FRZN mean sea level MSL
further FTHR merging MEGG
message MSG
general GEN meteorological MET
gradient GRAD metropolitan METRO
gradual GRDL middle MID
greater GTR mile MI
ground GND miles per hour MPH
ground fog GF millibars MB
gusts G minimum MIN
gusty GSTY minute MIN
miscellaneous MISC
hail A missing MISG
heavy HVY moderate MDT
high HI modify MDFY
hour HR moisture MSTR
however HWVR morning MRNG
hundred HND mostly MSTLY
hurricane HURCN mountain MTN
move MOV
ice pellets IP narrow NRW
important IMPT Nat Met Center NMC
improve IPV Nat Svr Stm Fcst Center NSSFC
impulse IMPL National Weather Service NWS
in the vicinity of INVOF nautical miles NM
inch IN near NR
increase INCR necessary NEC
indicate INDC negative NEG
inland INLD neg vorticity advection NVA
instability INSTBY next NXT
intense INTS night NGT
intensify INTSFY nimbostratus NS
intensity INTST no change NC
inversion INVRN none NIL
isolate ISOL normal NML
north N rapid RPD
northbound NBND reason RSN
northerly NLY recieve RCV
northern NRN recommend RCMD
northward NWD reference REF
northeast NE region RGN
northeasterly NELY relative RLTV
northeastern NERN relative humidity RH
northeastward NEWD release RLS
northwest NW reliable RELBL
northwesterly NWLY remain RMN
northwestern NWRN replace RPLC
northwestward NWRD report RPRT
number NMBR represent/representative REP
numerous NMRS require RQR
retard RTRD
obscure OBSC return RTRN
occasional OCNL revise RVS
occluded front OCFNT ridge RDG
offshore OFSHR Rio Grande RIOGD
original ORIG rising RSG
other OTR Rockies (mountains) RCKY
otherwise (SFD only) OTRW rotating ROTG
outlook OTLK route RTE
over OVR
overcast OVC satellite STLT
overnight OVNGT scattered SCT
overrun OVRN sea level SL
section SXN
Pacific PAC several SVRL
Panhandle PNHDL severe SVR
partly PTLY severe local storms SELS
passage PSG shallow SHLW
patchy PTCHY shift SHFT
pattern PAT short SHRT
period PD shortwave SHRTWV
persist PRST shower SHWR
portion PTN significant SGFNT
positive POS sleet SLT
pos. vot. advection PVA slight SLGT
possible PSBL slow SLO
precede PRECD smoke K
precipitation PCPN snow S
predominant PDMT snow grains SG
pressure PRES snow showers SW
prevail PVL snowfall SNWFL
primary PRIM solid SLD
principal PRIN south S
probability PRBLTY southbound SBND
probable PBL southerly SLY
prognosis/prognostic PROG southern SRN
propagation PROPA southward SWD
provide PRVD southeast SE
southeasterly SELY
quadrant QUAD southeastern SERN
quarter QTR southeastward SEWD
quasistationary QSTNRY southwest SW
question QN southwesterly SWLY
southwestern SWRN
radiosonde observation RAOB southwestward SWWD
radius RDS South Plains SPLNS
ragged RGD spread SPRD
rain R sprinkle SPKL
rainshower RW squall line SQLN
rainfall RNFL stability index SX
stable STBL widely WDLY
stationary STNRY widespread WDSPRD
storm STM will WL
stratiform STRFM wind WND
stratocumulus SC wind shift WSHFT
stratus ST
stratus fractus STFR yesterday YDA
strong STG
subside SBSD
sufficient SUF SUFFIXES
surface SFC
synopsis SYNS able BL
synoptic SYNOP al L
system SYS ally,erly,ly LY
ary,ery,ory RY
temperature TEMP ance,ence NC
tendency TNDCY der DR
terrain TRRN ed,ied D
thereafter THRFTR ening NG
thick THK er,ier,or R
thin THN ern RN
thousand THSD ically CLY
through THRU ive V
throughout THRUT iest,est ST
thunderstorm T iness,ness NS
today TDA ing G
tomorrow TMW ity TY
tonight TNGT ment MT
toward TWD ous US
towering cumulus TCU s,es,ies S
travel TVL tion,ation N
tropical TRPCL ward WD
tropopause TROP
trough TROF
unseasonable UNSBL
unstable UNSTBL
until TIL
upper UPR
upper winds UWNDS
upslope UPSLP
upstream UPSTRM
upward vertical vlcty UVV
valley VLY
veer VR
velocity VLCTY
vertical motion VRT MOTN
vicinity VCNTY
visability VSBY
vorticity VOT
warm WRM
warm front WRMFNT
warm front passage WFP
warning WRNG
wave WV
weak WK
weaken WKN
west W
westbound WBND
westerly WLY
western WRN