1
Q
SFC VIS
A
Surface Visibility
2
Q
BKN
A
Broken
3
Q
OVC
A
Overcast
4
Q
ISOL
A
Isolated
5
Q
OCNL
A
Occasional
6
Q
FRQ
A
Frequent
7
Q
CB
A
Cumulonimbus
8
Q
TCU
A
Towering Cumulus
9
Q
TS
A
Thunderstorms
10
Q
TSGR
A
Thunderstorms with hail
11
Q
ICE
A
Icing
12
Q
MOD
A
Moderate
13
Q
TURB
A
Turbulence
14
Q
MTW
A
Mountain Waves
15
Q
FZ LVL
A
Freezing Level
16
Q
ABV
A
Above
17
Q
BLW
A
Below
18
Q
BR
A
Mist
19
Q
CNL
A
Cancel
20
Q
DS
A
Duststorm
21
Q
DU
A
Dust
22
Q
DZ
A
Drizzle
23
Q
E
A
Easter or Eastern Longitude
24
Q
FC
A
Funnel Cloud
25
FG
Fog
26
FIR
Flight Information Region
27
FL
Flight Level
28
FT
Feet
29
FU
Smoke
30
GAF
Graphical Aera Forecast
31
GR
Hail
32
GS
Small hail and/or snow pellets
33
HZ
Haze
34
INTSF
Intensifying
35
KT
Knots
36
M
Metres
37
MOD
Moderate
38
MOV
Moving
39
N
North or northern latitude
40
NC
No Change in intensity
41
OBS
Observed
42
OBSC
Obscured
43
PL
Ice Pellets
44
PO
Dust/sand whirls (dust devils)
45
RA
Rain
46
S
South or Southern Latitude
47
SA
Sand
48
SFC
Surface
49
SG
Snow Grains
50
SS
Sandstorm
51
STNR
Stationary
52
TOP
Top (Of Cloud)
53
VIS
Visibility
54
W
West or Western Longitude
55
WI
Within (area)
56
WKN
Weakening (intensity)
57
YBBB
Brisbane FIR
58
YMMM
Melbourne FIR
59
Z
UTC
60
+
Heavy
61
-
Light
62
BC
Patches
63
BL
Blowing
64
DL
Distant Lightning
65
DR
Drifting
66
FZ
Freezing
67
MI
Shallow
68
PR
Partial
69
SH
Showers
70
VC
In the Vicinity
71
BR
Mist
72
VA
Volcanic Ash
73
UP
Unidentified Precipitation
74
FC
Funnel Cloud
75
NSC
Nil Significant Cloud
76
NCD
Nil Cloud Detected
77
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Cloud observation not made.
78
////
Visibility observation not made
79
//
Information for present weather unavailable
80
PROB
Probability
81
INTER
Intermittent
82
TEMPO
Temporary
83
RMK
Remark
84
FM
From
85
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Becoming
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