weather advisories

Words for: Weather

cloudiness
atmosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
atmospheric circulation
convection
atmospheric pressure
Coriolis force
air mass
northeasterly trade winds
prevailing westerly winds
conterminous United States
frictional force
mercurial barometer
prevailing upper level westerly winds
aneroid cell
aircraft altimeter
incapacitation
cabin pressurization systems
wind and currents
convective currents
anticyclonic circulation
cyclonic circulation
updrafts
cumulus
cumulus cloud layers
ballooning effect
ground topography
windward
leeward
windward side
leeward side
Mountain Wave
headwind losses
low-level wind shear
temperature inversion
Microburst
VIRGA
ASR-9 WSP
isobars
atmospheric stability
adiabatic heating
adiabatic cooling
front
pennant
surface analysis
convective activity
dry adiabatic lapse rate
moist adiabatic lapse rate
inversion layer
surface-based temperature inversions
frontal inversions
evaporation
Sublimation
latent heat of evaporation
Relative humidity
unsaturated air
Visibility
fog
stratus clouds
stratus
condensation nuclei
stratocumulus
nimbostratus
supercooled water droplets
clouds
Icing
Ceiling
altostratus
altocumulus
cirrus
cirrostratus
cirrocumulus
towering cumulus
embedded thunderstorms
thunderstorm
squall line
nonfrontal bands
castellanus
lenticularus
nimbus
fracto
Precipitation
drizzle
ice pellets
hail
freezing drizzle
obscuration
warm front
cirriform
stratiform
cirriform clouds
stratiform clouds
sleet
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
fast-moving cold front
cold front occlusion
wind shifts
cumulus stage
dissipating stage
anvil
anvil-like shape
waterspout
troughs aloft
tornadoes
supercooled
Rime
mixed rime and clear ice
Pilot Windshear Guide
lightning
engine water ingestion
hailstones
weather
weather service
meteorologists
observation
upper air observations
Surface Aviation Weather Observations
station identifier
modifier
weather advisories
METARs
altimeter reading
ARTCC — Air Route Traffic Control Center
radiosonde
Pilot Weather Report
transponder returns
milliwatt
radiosonde observations
Turbulence
DataLink
fpm
DataLink system
flight service station
milliwatt radio transmitter
ARINC — Aeronautical Radio, Inc
Radar Observations
WSR-88D
WSR-88D NEXRAD
avionics manufacturers
Doppler radar
WSR-88D NEXRAD radar
dBZ — decibels of Z
reflectivity
dBZ
phraseology
gust front
Satellite
Service Outlets
1-800-WX BRIEF
conterminous states
VOR — navigational aids
TIBS — Telephone Information Briefing Service
AIRMET
NAVAIDs
SIGMET
airspace procedures
Convective SIGMET
EFAS
HIWAS — Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service
L/MF — low or medium frequency
urgent PIREPs
winds aloft
TWEB — Transcribed Weather Broadcast
weather briefing
standard briefing
abbreviated briefing
outlook briefing
synopsis
current conditions
VFR flight not recommended
ATC delays
aviation weather reports
Aviation Routine Weather Report
SPECI — special METAR report
SPECI — special METAR
DUATS
Zulu time
AUTO
AO1
AO2
precipitation discriminator
COR
gusting
statute mile
VRB
SM
descriptor
cumulonimbus
SCT — scattered
SKC
CLR
FEW
OVC — overcast
VV
PRESFR
RMK
BC — Patches
SN — Snow
UP — Unknown precipitation
GS — Small hail or snow pellets
FU — Smoke
SQ — Squalls
volcanic ash
PO — Dust/sand whirls
sandstorms
OCNL LTGICCG
NAVAID idents
CHOP
/OV
/TM
UA
/FL
/TP
inflight advisories
/SK
/WX
/TA
/WV
/TB
/IC
/RM
TAF — Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
TAF AMD — amended forecast
FM — from
TEMPO — temporary
PROB30
Aviation Forecasts
P6SM
TAF AMD
ICAO station identifier
area forecast
precautionary statements
mountain obscuration
LLWS
BECMG
FL — flight level
Zulu
WA — AIRMET designator
AIRMET Tango
AIRMET Zulu
freezing level
Inflight Weather Advisories
extensive mountain obscurement
WST — Convective Significant Meteorological Information
WS — SIGMET designator
weather charts
Millibar
surface analysis chart
marginal VFR
weather depiction chart
hatched area
Significant Weather Prognostic Charts
FL 240
narrowband
precipitation polygons
ATC Radar Weather Displays
graphical NEXRAD data
graphical METAR data
Weather Avoidance Assistance
NTSB
Electronic Flight Displays (EFD) /Multi-Function Display (MFD) Weather
data link weather
Textual METAR data
SIGMETs/AIRMETs (SIG/AIR)
Surface analysis to include city forecasts (SFC)
TOPO — Topographic
STORMSCOPE
Ground Clutter
strobes
spurious radar data
base reflectivity
NEXRAD Abnormalities
sun strobes
NEXRAD Limitations
AIRMET/SIGMET Display
Graphical METARs
FIS-B — Flight Information Service–Broadcast
ADS-B — Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast
978 MHz UAT data link
TIS-B service status
UAT — Universal Access Transceiver
CONUS
TIS-B
Data Link Weather Products
electronic flight bag
single pilot operation
geosynchronous orbit
Practical Test Standards
Pilot Responsibility
flightdeck

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Plain English Meaning

Official warnings sent out during flight to tell pilots about weather that could be dangerous or important to know about right now.

Full Definition

In-flight messages issued by the National Weather Service to alert pilots of actual or forecast weather conditions that may affect the safety of flight. They include products such as AIRMETs, SIGMETs, Convective SIGMETs, and Center Weather Advisories, each covering specific hazards like turbulence, icing, thunderstorms, low visibility, or strong surface .

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Why Pilots Care

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