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Fronts(types)
CloudCover
HighClouds:typeCH
MiddleClouds:typeCM
LowClouds:typeCL
PlottedStation(surfaceanalysis)
PlottedStation(upperairanalysis)
SignificantWeatherProg
Visibilitycodevskilometers(VV)
WeatherSymbolsusedtoillustratetheweather(ww)
Winds
PlottedStation(surfaceanalysis)
CH
HighCloudtype
CM
MiddleCloudtype
CL
LowCloudtype
CloudCover(portionoftheskycovered)
PPP
Atmosphericpressure.Thepressureisindicatedinmillibarsbutonlythe
lastthreedigitsareshown.Forexample,apressureof1002.1willbe
indicatedas021whereasapressureof1021.1willbeindicatedas211.
PP
Indicatethepressurechangesincethelastobservation(inmillibars).
Graphicalrepresentationofthepressurechange
ww
PresentWeatherwhentheobservationistaken
PastWeatherinthepasthouratthetimeoftheobservation
VV
VisibilityCodevskilometers).
TdTd
DewPoint(indegreesCelsius).
TT
AirTemperature(indegreesCelsius).
Example
Overcast,withanairtemperatureof24degreesCelsius,dewpointof21
degreesCelsius.Thewindwasfromthenortheastbetween10and14
knots.Thepressurewas1003.8millibarsdecreasing(\)of1.1millibarsin
thelast3hours(11onthechart).Rainshowerswithlowcloudswhich
wereStratus,thevisibilitywasreducedtolessthanonekilometre.Inthe
precedinghouroftheobservation,fogwastheweather.
PlottedStation(upperairanalysis)
hh
Heightofpressurelevelindecametres
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h2h2
Thicknessbetweentwopressurelevels(decametres).ex.5001000mb
thickness
TT
DD
AirTemperature(indegreesCelsius)
TemperatureDewPointSpread(indegreesCelsius)
ddd
WindDirection(intensofdegrees)
ff
Windspeed(inknots)
SignificantWeatherProg
moderateturbulence
severeturbulence
moderatetosevereturbulenceinClearAirabove10000feet
moderateicing
severeicing
Spatialor
Time
Description
Qualitative
description
forClouds
Convective
Clouds
type(s)
Convective
Cloudstops
formatusedforconvectiveclouddescription
fewTCU/ACCembeddedwithtopsat18000feet
numerousTCU/ACCembeddedwithtopsat24000feet
Cloud Cloud
Top
Cover Convective
in
Description
Base
oktas
formatusedforclouddescription
6oktasofcloudinlayerswithbaselowerthan10000feet(or700mb)andtopsfrom16000to
20000feet
6oktasofcloudinlayerswithbaseat12000feetandtopsat18000feet
8oktasofNimbostratuscloudtypewithbaselowerthan10000feetandtopsat22000feet
TypesofFronts
coldfront
warmfront
stationnaryfront
occludedfront
Troughofwarmairaloft(TROWAL)
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ExamplesofSymbolsusedtoillustratetheweather(ww)
rain
icepellets
drizzle
hail
rainshower
haze
freezingrain
mist
snow
fog
snowshower
fog,depositingrime
heavyrainshower
thunderstorm
squalls
thunderstorm,heavy,withrainand/orsnow
icepellets(shower)
thunderstorm,heavy,withhail
lightning
Winds
lessthan5knots
30to34knots
5to9knots
35to39knots
10to14knots
40to44knots
15to19knots
50to54knots
20to24knots
70to74knots
25to29knots
105to110knotsandsoon
CloudCover
inoktas(/8)
intenths(/10)
noclouds
1oktaorless
1tenthorlessbutwithapresenceofcloud
2oktas
2or3tenths
3oktas
4tenths
4oktas
5tenths
5oktas
6tenths
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6oktas
7or8tenths
7oktasormorebutnot8
9tenthsormorebutnot10
completelyovercast
Skycompletelyobscuredbyalayeratthesurfaceorbyaphenomenonwithabasenotatthesurface
HighClouds:typeCH
CI(cirrus)intheformoffilaments,strands,orhooks,notprogressivelyinvadingthesky
denseCi,inpatchesorentangledsheaves,whichusuallydonotincrease
denseCi,oftenintheformofananvil,beingtheremainsoftheupperpartsofCb(cumulonimbus)
Ciintheformofhooksoroffilaments,orboth,progressivelyinvadingthesky
CiandCs(CirroStratus)orCsaloneineithercase,theyareprogressivelyinvadingthesky,andgenerallygrowing
denserasawhole,butthecontinuousveildoesnotreach45degreesabovethehorizon
CiandCsorCsaloneineithercase,theyareprogressivelyinvadingthesky,andgenerallygrowingdenserasa
wholethecontinuousveilextendsmorethan45degreesabovethehorizon
veilofCscoveringthecelestialdome
Csnotprogressivelyinvadingtheskyandnotcompletelycoveringthecelestialdome,CiandCc(CirroCumulus)may
bepresent
Ccalone,orCcaccompaniedbyCiorCs,orboth,butCcispredominant
MiddleClouds:typeCM
As(AltoStratus),thegreaterpartofwhichissemitransparentthroughthispartthesunormoonmaybeweakly
visible,asthroughgroundglass.
As,thegreaterpartofwhichissufficientlydensetohidethesunormoon,orNs(NimboStratus)
Ac(AltoCumulus),thegreaterpartofwhichissemitransparentthevariouselementsofthecloudchangeonly
slowlyandareallatasinglelevelmince
patches(oftenintheformofalmondsorfishes)ofAc,thegreaterpartofwhichissemitransparentthecloudsoccur
atoneormorelevelsandtheelementsarecontinuallychanginginappearance
semitransparentAcinbands,orAcinoneormorefairlycontinuouslayers(semitransparentoropaque),
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progressivelyinvadingtheskythesealtocumuluscloudsgenerallythickenasawhole
AcresultingfromthespreadingoutofCu(Cumulus)
Acintwoormorelayers,usuallyopaqueinplaces,andnotprogressivelyinvadingtheskyoropaquelayerofAc,not
progressivelyinvadingtheskyorActogetherwithAs
Acwithsproutingsintheformofsmalltowersorbattlementsoraltocumulushavingtheappearanceofcumuliform
tufts
Acofachaoticsky,generallyatseverallevels
LowClouds:typeCL
Cu(Cumulus)withlittleverticalextentandseeminglyflattened
Cuofmoderateorstrongverticalextent,generallywithprotuberancesintheformofdomesortowers,either
accompaniedornotbyothercumulusorbystratocumulus,allhavingtheirbaseatthesamelevel.
Cb(CumuloNimbus)thesummitsofwhich,atleastpartially,lacksharpoutlinesbutareneitherclearlyfibrous
(cirriform)norintheformofananvilcumulus,stratocumulus,orstratusmayalsobepresent
Sc(StratoCumulus)formedbythespreadingoutofcumuluscumulusmayalsobepresent
Scnotresultingfromthespreadingoutofcumulus
St(Stratus)orSf(StratusFractus)inamoreorlesscontinuoussheetorlayer,orinraggedshreds,orboth,butno
stratusfractusofbadweather
Sf(stratusFractus)ofbadweatherorcumulusfractusofbadweather,orboth(pannus),usuallybelowaltostratusor
nimbostratus
CuandScotherthanthatformedfromthespreadingoutofcumulusthebaseofthecumulusisatadifferentlevel
fromthatofthestratocumulus
Cbcumulonimbus,theupperpartofwhichisclearlyfibrous(cirriform),oftenintheformofananvileither
accompaniedornotbycumulonimbuswithoutanvilorfibrousupperpart,bycumulus,stratocumulus,stratus,or
pannus
HorizontalVisibilityCodevsKilometers(VV)
Code
Km
Code
Km
Code
Km
00:
32:
3.2
67:
17.6
02:
0.2
36:
3.6
69:
19.2
04:
0.4
40:
70:
20.8
06:
0.6
48:
4.8
72:
22.4
08:
0.8
56:
6.4
74:
24
10:
58:
80:
30.4
12:
1.2
59:
9.6
82:
40
16:
1.6
61:
11.2
83:
44.8
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20:
2.0
62:
12.8
85:
56
24:
2.4
64:
14.4
86:
60.8
28:
2.8
66:
16
89:
greaterthan70.4
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