APPENDIX IX 



WEATHER DATA DESIGNATORS 



APPENDIX-DATA DESIGNATORS 



TYPE OF REPORT 



SURFACE DATA 



SA - Aviation hourlies 



SD - Radar summary data 



SI - Three hourly synops (intermediate) 



SM - Six hourly synops 



SP - Aviation specials 



SX - Miscellaneous 



UPPER AIR DATA 



UA - Aircraft Report (Pirep) 



UI - Pilot/Pilot Ship (parts A & B) data 



UJ - Upper wind, temp, and constant 



pressure height data 

 UP - Pibal data 

 UR - Reconnaissance Flight (regular) 



MISCELLANEOUS 



AB - Miscellaneous Weather Summaries 



DF - Fallout Data 



MT - Sea surface temp. 



OA - ASRAP 



LOCATION INDICATORS 



AMML - Balboa, Canal Zone 



KAWN - Carswell AFB, Texas 



KNKA - Kansas City, Mo. 



KWBC - Washington, D.C. 



MKPB - Barbados (off Venezuela) 



RPMK - Clark AFB, Philippines 



GEOGRAPHICAL DESIGNATORS 



US - Radiosonde/Rawinsonde 







UW - Rawin 



AF - 



Africa 



UX - Miscellaneous 



AK - 



Alaska 





AU - 



Australia 



FORECASTS AND PROGNOSIS 



BE - 



Bermuda 





BS - 



Bering Sea 



FA - Area Forecast 



CA - 



Caribbean 



FB - Domestic Route Forecast 



CD - 



Cambodia 



FD - Upper wind and temp forecasts 



CN - 



Canada 



FF - Flight Forecasts 



CU - 



Cuba 



FP - Planning Forecast 



FR - 



France 



FR - Route Forecasts 



GA - 



Gulf of Alaska 



FS - Surface Prognostic Chart 



GL - 



Greenland 



FT - Terminal Forecasts 



GX - 



Gulf of Mexico 



FU - Upper Air Prognostic Chart 



HW - 



Hawaiian Islands 



FX - Miscellaneous 



JP - 



Japan 





MX - 



Mexico 



ANALYSIS 



NA - 



North America 





NT - 



North Atlantic 



AP - Weather Summaries 



PA - 



Pacific 



AS - Surface 



PM - 



Panama, Canal Zone 



AT - Three hourly 



US - 



United States 



AU - Upper Air 



VN - 



Vietnam 



AW - Wind 



XX - 



Miscellaneous 



WARNINGS 







WH - Hurricane Warnings (Advisories) 

 WW - Weather Warnings other than hurricanes 

 and typhoons 



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