AVIATION REFERENCE MATERIAL

Abbreviations
A ABV AERIS AIP AIRMET Altitude Above

Bureau of Meteorology Weather Services Aviation

FEW FIR FL FM FRQ FT G GR GS HVY HF ICAO ICE IFR INTER

Few (cloud amount description: 1 -2 octas) Flight Information Region Flight Level From Frequent Feet Gust Hail Small Hail Heavy High frequency International Civil Aviation Organization Icing Instrument Flight Rules Intermittent (i.e. lasting less than 30 minutes) Fluctuations From Forecast Prevailing Conditions Itensifying Isolated Kilometres per hour Knots Location Minus Maximum Meteorology Meteorological Aerodrome Report Meteorological Office Moderate Move or moving or movement Metres per second Mean Sea Level Mount Mountain Wave Meteorological Watch Office National Aeronautical Information Processing System No Change

Automatic En Route Information Service Aeronautical Information Publication Airmens meteorological information of significance to lighter aircraft, and not already included in the relevant Area Forecast. A report from an aircraft in flight Amend(ment) Automated Meteorological Data Relay Approximate or approximately AIREP (a report from an aircraft in flight) AIREP Special (a special report from an aircraft in flight) Automatic Terminal Information Services Air Traffic Service Automatic METAR/SPECI Aviation Facsimile System Automatic Weather Information Service Aviation Weather Centre Automatic Weather Station Broken (cloud amount description: 5 - 7 octas) Below Bureau of Meteorology Certified Air/Ground Radio Service Civil Aviation Safety Authority Clear Air Turbulence Cloud and Visibility OK Cloud Clear Cancelled Duststorm Embedded Enroute Supplement Australia Facilities Forecast

AIREP AMD AMDAR APRX ARP ARS ATIS ATS AUTO AVFAX AWIS AWC AWS BKN BLW BOM CA/GRS CASA CAT CAVOK CLD CLR CNL DS EMBD ERSA FAC FCST

INTSF ISOL KMH KT LOC M MAX MET METAR MO MOD MOV MPS MSL MT MTW MWO NAIPS NC

DECTALK Automated briefing service

NCD NM NOTAM NOSIG NSW OBS OBSC OVC PCA PROB 30 QNH RAAF RE RF RFC RMK RSWT SAR SCT SEV SFC SIG SIGMET SKC SPECI SQL SS STNR

No Cloud Detected (by cloud sensor) Nautical miles Notice to Airmen No Significant Change No Significant Weather Observed Obscured Overcast (cloud amount description) Planning Chart Australia 30% Probability of Occurrence of Forecast Phenomenon Altimeter Setting (to indicate height above MSL) Royal Australian Air Force Recent Rainfall Regional Forecast Centre Remark(s) Route Sector Winds and Temperatures Search and Rescue Scattered (cloud amount: 3 - 4 octas) Severe Surface Significant Significant Meteorological Information Sky Clear Special Meteorological Aerodrome Report Squall Line Sandstorm Stationary

SWH SWM TAF TC TEMPO

Significant Weather Prognosis High Significant Weather Prognosis Medium Aerodrome Forecast Tropical Cyclone Temporary (i.e. lasting 30 or more but less than 60 minutes) Fluctuations From Forecast Prevailing Conditions Until Cloud top height Thunderstorm Trend Forecast Turbulence A Non-ATS Communications Service Provided by Airservices (may include general weather reports) Coordinated Universal Time Volcanic Ash Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre Visual Flight Rules Visual Meteorological Conditions Routine broadcast containing aviation weather reports and warnings. Variable World Area Forecast Centre World Area Forecast System Within (area) Weakening Wind Shear Weather Code for UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)

TILL TOP TS TTF TURB UNICOM

UTC VA VACC VFR VMC VOLMET VRB WAFC WAFS WI WKN WS WX Z

Airservices Australia is the official distributor of aviation forecasts, warnings and observations issued by the Bureau of Meteorology. Flight briefing services are available at: www.airservicesaustralia.com. Telephone contact details for elaborative briefings are contained in Airservices Aeronautical Information Publication Australia (AIP), which is available online through their website. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology provides a wide range of observations, synoptic charts, satellite and radar images, forecast and warnings via the internet at www.bom.gov.au.
Commonwealth of Australia, 24 August 2012