Common weather abbreviations – BendixKing KMD 540 - Addendum System KMD 850 User Manual

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FT Feet

or

Terminal Forecast

FTHR Further
FU

Smoke

FV

Flight visibility

FVRBL Favorable
FWD Forward
FYI

For your information

FZ

Freezing

FZRANO

Freezing rain
sensor not available

G Gust
GA Georgia
GEN General
GENLY Generally
GEO Geographic
GEOREF Geographical

refer-

ence

GF 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

GOES

Geostationary
Operational
Environmental
Satellite

GR

Hail (greater than
1/4 inch in diam-
eter)

GRAD Gradient
GRDL Gradual
GRDLY Gradually
GRT Great
GRTLY Greatly
GRTR

Greater

GRTST

Greatest

GRTLKS Great

Lakes

GS

Small hail or snow
pellets (smaller than

1/4 inch in diameter)

GSTS

Gusts

GSTY

Gusty

GTS Global

Telecommuni-

cation System

GV

Ground visibility

HAZ Hazard
HCVIS

High clouds visible

HDFRZ Hard

freeze

HDSVLY Hudson

Valley

HDWND Head

wind

HGT Height
HI

High or Hawaii

HIER Higher
HIFOR

High level forecast

HLF Half
HLTP Hilltop
HLSTO Hailstones
HLYR

Haze layer

HND Hundred
HPC

Hydrometeorological
Prediction Center

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
HZ

Haze

IA Iowa
IC

Ice crystals or ice

ICAO International

Civil

Aviation
Organization

ICG Icing
ICGIC

Icing in clouds

Common Weather Abbreviations

KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum

Appendix B

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