BendixKing KMD 540 - Addendum System KMD 850 - Manual (Page 133)

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Revision 6 Feb/2009
UUA Urgent PIREP
Weather Reports
UVV Upward vertical
velocity
UWNDS Upper winds
V Varies
VA Virginia or Volcanic
Ash
VAAC Volcanic Ash
Advisory Center
VAAS Volcanic Ash
Advisory Statement
VAD Velocity azimuth
display
VAL Valley
VARN Variation
VC
Vicinity
VCNTY Vicinity
VCOT
VFR conditions on
top
VCTR Vector
VCTS
Thunderstorms in
the vicinity
VDUC VAS Data Utilization
Center (NSSFC)
VFR Visual flight rules
VFY Verify
VFYD Verified
VFYG Verifying
VFYS Verifies
VHF
Very High Frequency
VIS Visibility
VSNO Visibility at second-
ary location not avail-
able
VLCTY Velocity
VLCTYS Velocities
VLNT Violent
VLNTLY Violently
VLY
Valley
VMC Visual meteorolog-
ical conditions
VOL Volume
VOR VHF
Omnidirectional
Radio Range
VORT Vorticity
VORTAC
VOR and TACAN
combination
VR Veer
VRB
Variable
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 or
vertical visibility
VWP VAD Wind profiler
W West
WA Washington
WAA Warm
air advection
WAFS Word Area Forecast
System
WBND Westbound
WDLY Widely
WDSPRD Widespread
WEA Weather
WFO Weather
Forecast
Office
WFSO Weather Forecast
Service Office
WFP Warm front passage
WI Wisconsin
WIBIS
Will be issued
WINT Winter
WK Weak
Common Weather Abbreviations
KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
Appendix B