Appendix B: Common Weather Contractions -Cont.

APPENDIX B

METEOROLOGY FLIGHT PLANNING

M ............................................................................................................................. minus; less than

MALSR ........................................................................ medium intensity approach lighting system

MAX.................................................................................................................................. maximum

MDT/MOD......................................................................................................................... moderate

MEGG .................................................................................................................................. merging

METAR ............................................................................................ aviation routine weather report

MI ....................................................................................................................................... Michigan

MI ..............................................................................................................................................miles

MI .......................................................................................................................................... shallow

MO ...................................................................................................................................... Missouri

MOGR ................................................................................................................ moderate or greater

MOV......................................................................................................................................... move

MOVD.................................................................................................................................... moved

MOVG\MVG ........................................................................................................................ moving

MS ................................................................................................................................... Mississippi

MSL............................................................................................................................mean sea level

MST........................................................................................................................................... most

MSTLY .................................................................................................................................. mostly

MSTR .................................................................................................................................. moisture

MT ..................................................................................................................... mountains/Montana

MTN/MTNS..................................................................................................... mountain/mountains

MULTILYRD............................................................................................................... multi layered

MVFR..................................................................................................Marginal Visual Flight Rules

MXD........................................................................................................................................ mixed

N ................................................................................................................................................ north

ND ............................................................................................................................... North Dakota

NE................................................................................................................... Nebraska or northeast

NEG......................................................................................................................................negative

NEWD .........................................................................................................................northeastward

NJ .................................................................................................................................... New Jersey

NMRS ............................................................................................................................... numerous

NNEWD ............................................................................................................ north-northeastward

NR .............................................................................................................................................. near

NRLY ...................................................................................................................................... nearly

NRN .....................................................................................................................................northern

NW .................................................................................................................................... northwest

NWD ................................................................................................................................. northward

NWLY ......................................................................................................................... northwesterly

B-6 COMMON WEATHER CONTRACTIONS