Appendix B: Common Weather Contractions -Cont.

APPENDIX B

METEOROLOGY FLIGHT PLANNING

BTWN .................................................................................................................................. between

BYD .......................................................................................................................................beyond

C ............................................................................................................................................. ceiling

CA ................................................................................................................................... clear above

CAT .................................................................................................................... clear air turbulence

CBS/CB ..................................................................................................................... cumulonimbus

CDFNT/CFP.......................................................................................................................cold front

CDT ............................................................................................................... Central Daylight Time

CHC........................................................................................................................................ chance

CI .............................................................................................................................................. cirrus

CIG ......................................................................................................................................... ceiling

CIGS ...................................................................................................................................... ceilings

CLD ............................................................................................................................................ cold

CLDS....................................................................................................................................... clouds

CLR .............................................................................................. clear (used at automated stations)

CLSD....................................................................................................................................... closed

CNCL ...................................................................................................................................... cancel

CNTRD/CNTR ....................................................................................................................centered

CNTRL/CTRL........................................................................................................................ central

CNSDBLY .................................................................................................................... considerably

CNVGNC ...................................................................................................................... convergence

CNVTV ............................................................................................................................ convective

CO ...................................................................................................................................... Colorado

CONDS .............................................................................................................................conditions

CON/CONTD...................................................................................................................... continue

CONS ...............................................................................................................................continuous

CONTG ............................................................................................................................ continuing

COR................................................................................................................................... correction

CST ............................................................................................................... Central Standard Time

CSTL ...................................................................................................................................... coastal

CTC ........................................................................................................................................contact

CU ....................................................................................................................................... cumulus

CUFA ......................................................................................................................... cumulofractus

D ..................................................................................................................................................dust

DCRG............................................................................................................................... decreasing

DEP .......................................................................................................................................... depth

DMSHG ......................................................................................................................... diminishing

DR ...........................................................................................................................dropping rapidly

B-2 COMMON WEATHER CONTRACTIONS