Abbreviations used in AAWU Products

ABT . . ABOUT
ADJ . . ADJACENT
AFT . . AFTER
AGL . . ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
APCH. . .APPROACH
BASE. . .CLOUD BASE
BCFG. . .FOG PATCHES
BDRY. . .BOUNDRY
BECMG . . BECOMING
BKN . . BROKEN (5-7 oktas)
BLDG. . .BUILDING
BLSN. . .BLOWING SNOW
BLW . . BELOW
BR. . .MIST
BTN . . BETWEEN
CAT . . CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE
CB. . .CUMULONIMBUS
CLA . . CLEAR TYPE OF ICE                         
CLR . . CLEAR
CNS . . CONTINUOUS
COND. . .CONDITION
CONT. . .CONTINUE
CST . . COAST
DRSN. . .LOW DRIFTING SNOW
DURG . . DURING
DS. . .DUSTSTORM
DU. . .DUST
DZ. . .DRIZZLE
E . . EAST
EMBD. . .EMBEDDED
ERN . . EASTERN
EXC . . EXCEPT
EXP . . EXPECT
FC. . .FUNNEL CLOUD
FEW . . FEW CLOUDS (<2 oktas)
FG. . .FOG
FL. . .FLIGHT LEVEL
FM. . .FROM
FRQ . . FREQUENT
FU. . .SMOKE
FZ. . .FREEZING
FZDZ. . .FREEZING DRIZZLE
FZFG. . .FREEZING FOG
FZRA. . .FREEZING RAIN
GEN . . GENERAL
GND . . GROUND
GR. . .HAIL
GS. . .SMALL HAIL/SNOW PELLETS
HGT . . HEIGHT
HZ. . .HAZE
IC. . .ICE CRYSTALS
ICE . . ICING
IMPR. . .IMROVE/IMPROVING
INC . . IN CLOUD
INTER . . INTERMITTENT
INTSF . . INTENSIFY/INTENSIFYING
INTST . . INTENSITY
ISOL. . .ISOLATED
JTST. . .JET STREAM
KT. . .KNOTS
INLD . . INLAND
LTD . . LIMITED
LYRS . . LAYERS
MB. . .MILLIBARS
MEGG . . MERGING
MIFG. . .SHALLOW FOG
MOD . . MODERATE
MON . . ABOVE MOUNTAIN
MOV . . MOVE
MSL . . MEAN SEA LEVEL
MTS . . MOUNTAINS
MT. . .MOUNTAIN
MTW . . MOUNTAIN  WAVES
N . . NORTH
NC. . .NO CHANGE
NERN . . NORTHEASTERN
NGT . . NIGHT
NIL . . NO/NONE
NM. . .NAUTICAL MILES
NRN . . NORTHERN
NSW . . NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
NWRN . . NORTHWESTERN
NXT . . NEXT
OBSC. . .OBSCURE
OFSHR . . OFFSHORE
OCNL. . .OCCASIONAL/LY
OVC . . OVERCAST (8 oktas)
P6SM. . .VIS > 6SM
PL . . ICE PELLETS
PO . . DUST DEVILS
PRFG. . .PARTIAL FOG
PROB. . .PROBABILITY
PY. . .SPRAY
RA. . .RAIN
RAPID . . RAPID/LY
RASN. . .RAIN AND SNOW (Steady and Showers)
RE. . .RECENT
REP . . REPORT
REQ . . REQUEST
RMK . . REMARK
RTD . . DELAYED
RVR . . RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE
S . . SOUTH
SA. . .SAND
SCT . . SCATTERED (3-4 oktas)
SERN . . SOUTHEASTERN
SEPD . . SEPARATED
SEV . . SEVERE
SFC . . SURFACE
SG. . .SNOW GRAINS
SH. . .SHOWERS
SHRA . . RAIN SHOWERS
SHSN . . SNOWSHOWERS
SIGWX . . SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
SKC . . SKY CLEAR
SM. . .STATUTE MILES
SN. . .SNOW
SQ. . .SQUALL
SRN . . SOUTHERN
SS. . .SANDSTORM
STNR. . .STATIONARY
SWRN . . SOUTHWESTERN
TCU . . TOWERING CUMULUS
TEMPO . . TEMPORARY
THRU. . .THROUGH
TIL . . UNTIL
TOP . . CLOUD TOP
TS. . .THUNDERSTORM
TSGR. . .THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL
TURB. . .TURBULENCE
TYPH. . .TYPHOON
UNL . . UNLIMITED
UP. . .UNKNOWN PRECIPITATION
VA. . .VOLCANIC ASH
VLYS . . IN VALLEYS
VC. . .IN THE VICINITY
VIS . . VISIBILITY
VV . . VERTICAL VISIBILITY
W . . WEST
WDSPRD . . WIDESPREAD
WEF . . EFFECTIVE FROM
WI . . WITHIN
WID . . WIDTH
WKN . . WEAKEN/WEAKENING
WRN . . WESTERN
WRNG. . .WARNING
WS. . .WIND SHEAR
WTSPT . . WATERSPOUT
WX. . .WEATHER