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  2. Terminal aerodrome forecast - Wikipedia

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    TAF indicates that the following is a terminal aerodrome forecast. This line may also indicate an amended forecast (TAF AMD) or a corrected forecast (TAF COR) [3] KXYZ indicates the airport to which the forecast applies (ICAO airport code). 051730Z indicates that the report was issued on the 5th of the month at 1730 UTC (also known as Zulu ...

  3. SYNOP - Wikipedia

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    This is a code number from 0 to 4, with 0, 1 and 2 meaning data is included, and 3 and 4 indicating no precipitation data. i X is a code number indicating the manner of station operation, and the format used in group 7wwWW ; codes 1, 2 and 3 indicate a staffed station, while codes 4 to 7 indicate an automatic station.

  4. METAR - Wikipedia

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    Decoding. E6BX Online Metar Decoder; FlightUtilities.com METAR and TAF online decoder; Format specifications. OFCM.gov — US Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1 — Surface Weather Observations and Reports (September 2005). Complete documentation on the METAR format, PDF. Software libraries. Perl modules for parsing METAR reports at the CPAN ...

  5. Trend type forecast - Wikipedia

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    In aviation meteorology, a trend type forecast (TTF), also known simply as a trend, is a weather forecast written by a person on location at a major airport or military base.

  6. List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical ...

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    flight-data acquisition unit: FDM flight data monitoring: Operations planning FDP flight duty period: FDPS flight plan data processing system Flight planning: FDR flight data recorder: Avionics. Also known as 'black box'. FDRS flight data recorder system Avionics FDTL flight duty time limitations FDU flux detector unit FEP final end point FF ...

  7. Surface weather observation - Wikipedia

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    Data collected by land locations coding in METAR are conveyed worldwide via phone lines or wireless technology. Within many nations' meteorological organizations, this data is then plotted onto a weather map using the station model. A station model is a symbolic illustration showing the weather occurring at a given reporting station. [28]

  8. VOLMET - Wikipedia

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    VOLMET (French origin vol (flight) and météo (weather report)), or meteorological information for aircraft in flight, is a worldwide network of radio stations that broadcast TAF, SIGMET and METAR reports on shortwave frequencies, and in some countries on VHF too. Reports are sent in upper sideband mode, using automated voice transmissions.

  9. SIGMET - Wikipedia

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    A data type identifier per the types of SIGMETs mentioned above. VA or WV for volcanic ash, TC for tropical cyclone, and WS otherwise. AA: The two-character country or territory code of the alert. ii: Bulletin number CCCC: The 4-character ICAO location of the dissmenating office. YY: Day of the month. GG: Hours UTC. gg: Minutes UTC. [CCx]