METAR
TAF
PIREPS
Winds Aloft
Codes
100

RA

What is rain?

100

Abbreviation for forecast windshear

What is WS?

100

PIREP stands for this

What is Pilot Report?

100

Type of direction used for winds aloft

What is True?

100

Code for blowing

What is BL?

200

Prefix used for a special observation

What is SPECI?

200

Times in UTC at which the TAF is issued

What is 0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800?

200

Meaning of /OV

What is the location of the report being made?

200

Coding used for light and variable wind

What is 9900?

200

Code for hail

What is GR?

300

Abbreviation for in cloud, cloud to cloud, cloud to ground lightning

What is LTGICCCCG?

300

Direction in which winds are coded

What is in True?

300

Abbreviation for urgent pilot report

What is UUA?

300

Coding for winds at 12,000' from 230 degrees at 44 kts with temp at 3 degrees C

What is 2344+03?

300

Code for smoke

What is FU?

400

Coding used for less than 1/4sm visibility

What is M1/4SM?

400

Area (radius) around an airport for which the forecast is created

What is 5 sm?

400

Units to give visibility in when giving a PIREP

What is statute miles?

400

Coding for winds at 34,000' from 270 degrees at 101 knots with -52 degrees C

What is 770152?

400

Code for squalls

What is SQ?

500

A reason for the visibility restriction is coded below this visibility threshold (in sm)

What is 7sm?

500

The definition of a tempo

What is no more than one hour at a time and for less than half the period listed?

500

Coding that the aircraft is not encountering forecast icing during a climb

What is /IC NEG DURC ?

500

Winds aloft are _______ (forecast or observation)

What is forecast?

500

Coding for temperature 11.1 and dewpoint -10.2

What is T01111102?

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