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<li>ACARS - Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System</li>
<li>AEV - AFOS-Era Verification</li>
<li>AFOS - Automation of Field Operations and Services</li>
<li>AGL - above ground level</li>
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<li>AWIPS - Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System</li>
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<li>BUFR - Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="c">C<a class="headerlink" href="#c" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>CAPE - Convective Available Potential Energy</li>
<li>CAVE - Common AWIPS Visualization Environment</li>
<li>CC - Correlation Coefficient</li>
<li>CCF - Coded Cities Forecast</li>
<li>CCFP - Collaborative Convective Forecast Product</li>
<li>CCL - Convective Condensation Level</li>
<li>CDP - Cell Display Parameters</li>
<li>CFC - Clutter Filter Control</li>
<li>CGI - Common Gateway Interface</li>
<li>CIN - Convective Inhibition</li>
<li>CITR - Commerce Information Technology Requirement</li>
<li>CONUS - Conterminous/Contiguous/Continental United States</li>
<li>COOP - Continuity Of Operations Planning</li>
<li>COTS - commercial off-the-shelf</li>
<li>CrIMSS - Cross-track Infrared and Microwave Sounder Suite</li>
<li>CrIS - Cross-track Infrared Sounder</li>
<li>CWA - County Warning Area</li>
<li>CWSU - Center Weather Service Unit</li>
<li>CZ - Composite Reflectivity</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="d">D<a class="headerlink" href="#d" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>D2D - Display 2 Dimensions</li>
<li>DFM - Digital Forecast Matrix</li>
<li>DMD - Digital Mesocyclone Display</li>
<li>DMS - Data Monitoring System</li>
<li>DOC - Department of Commerce</li>
<li>DPA - Digital Precipitation Array</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="e">E<a class="headerlink" href="#e" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts</li>
<li>EDEX - Environmental Data EXchange</li>
<li>EMC - Environmental Modeling Center</li>
<li>EL - Equilibrium Level</li>
<li>ESA - Electronic Systems Analyst</li>
<li>ESRL - Earth System Research Laboratory</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="f">F<a class="headerlink" href="#f" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>FFG - Flash Flood Guidance</li>
<li>FFFG - Forced Flash Flood Guidance</li>
<li>FFMP - Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction</li>
<li>FFMPA - Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction: Advanced</li>
<li>FFTI - Flash Flood Threat Index</li>
<li>FFW - Flash Flood Warning</li>
<li>FSL - Forecast Systems Laboratory</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="g">G<a class="headerlink" href="#g" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>GFE - Graphical Forecast Editor</li>
<li>GFS - Global Forecasting Systems</li>
<li>GHG - Graphical Hazards Generator</li>
<li>GIS - Geographic Information Systems</li>
<li>GMT - Greenwich Mean Time</li>
<li>GOES - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite</li>
<li>GSD - Global System Division</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="h">H<a class="headerlink" href="#h" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>HC - Hydrometeor Classification</li>
<li>HI - Hail Index</li>
<li>HM - Hydromet</li>
<li>HPC - Hydrologic Precipitation Center</li>
<li>HWR - Hourly Weather Roundup</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="i">I<a class="headerlink" href="#i" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization</li>
<li>IFP - Interactive Forecast Program</li>
<li>IFPS - Interactive Forecast Preparation System</li>
<li>IHFS - Integrated Hydrologic Forecast System</li>
<li>IMET - Incident Meteorologist</li>
<li>IR - infrared</li>
<li>ISS - Incident Support Specialist IST - Interactive Skew-T</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="j">J<a class="headerlink" href="#j" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>JMS - Java Messaging System</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="k">K<a class="headerlink" href="#k" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>KDP - Specific Differential Phase</li>
<li>KML - Keyhole Markup Language</li>
<li>KMZ - KML zipped (compressed).</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="l">L<a class="headerlink" href="#l" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>LAC - Listening Area Code</li>
<li>LAMP - Localized Aviation MOS Program</li>
<li>LAN - Local Area Network</li>
<li>LAPS - Local Analysis and Prediction System</li>
<li>LARC - Local Automatic Remote Collector</li>
<li>LCL - Lifting Condensation Level</li>
<li>LDAD - Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination</li>
<li>LFC - Level of Free Convection</li>
<li>LSR - Local Storm Report</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="m">M<a class="headerlink" href="#m" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>MAPS - Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System</li>
<li>mb - millibar; pressure</li>
<li>MDCRS - Meteorological Data Collection and Receiving System</li>
<li>MDL - Meteorological Development Laboratory</li>
<li>MDP - Mesocyclone Display Parameters</li>
<li>MDPI - Microburst-Day Potential Index</li>
<li>MEF - Manually Entered Forecast</li>
<li>METAR - Meteorological Aviation Report</li>
<li>MHS - message handling system</li>
<li>ML - Melting Layer</li>
<li>MND - Mass News Dissemination</li>
<li>MOS - Model Output Statistics</li>
<li>MPC - Marine Prediction Center</li>
<li>MPE - Multisensor Precipitation Estimator</li>
<li>MRD - Message Reference Descriptor</li>
<li>MRU - Meso Rapid Update</li>
<li>MSAS - MAPS Surface Assimilation System</li>
<li>MSL - Mean Sea Level</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="n">N<a class="headerlink" href="#n" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>NAM - North American Mesoscale model</li>
<li>NCEP - National Centers for Environmental Prediction</li>
<li>NCF - Network Control Facility</li>
<li>NDFD - National Digital Forecast Database</li>
<li>NE-PAC - Northeastern Pacific</li>
<li>NESDIS - National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service</li>
<li>NH - Northern Hemisphere</li>
<li>nMi - nautical miles</li>
<li>NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</li>
<li>NPN - NOAA Profiler Network</li>
<li>NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership</li>
<li>NUCAPS - NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing Systems</li>
<li>NWP - Numerical Weather Prediction</li>
<li>NWR - NOAA Weather Radio</li>
<li>NWS - National Weather Service</li>
<li>NWRWAVES - NOAA Weather Radio With All-Hazards VTEC Enhanced Software</li>
<li>NWSRFS - National Weather Service River Forecast System</li>
<li>NWWS - NOAA Weather Wire Service</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="o">O<a class="headerlink" href="#o" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>OCP - Ocean Prediction Center</li>
<li>OH - Office of Hydrology</li>
<li>OPC - Ocean Prediction Center</li>
<li>ORPG - Open Radar Products Generator</li>
<li>OSD - One Hour Snow Depth</li>
<li>OSW - One Hour Snow Water</li>
<li>OTR - One Time Request</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="p">P<a class="headerlink" href="#p" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>PID - Product Identification</li>
<li>PIL - Product Inventory List</li>
<li>PIREP - Pilot Weather Report</li>
<li>POES - Polar Operational Environmental Satellite</li>
<li>POSH - Probability of Severe Hail</li>
<li>POH - Probability of Hail</li>
<li>POP - Probability of Precipitation</li>
<li>PQPF - Probabilistic QPF</li>
<li>PRF - Pulse Repetition Frequency</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="q">Q<a class="headerlink" href="#q" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>QC - quality control</li>
<li>QCMS - Quality Control and Monitoring System</li>
<li>QPE - Quantitative Precipitation Estimator</li>
<li>QPF - Quantitative Precipitation Forecast</li>
<li>QPS - Quantitative Precipitation Summary</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="r">R<a class="headerlink" href="#r" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>RAOB - Radiosonde Observation</li>
<li>RAP - Rapid Refresh (Replaced RUC)</li>
<li>RCM - Radar Coded Message</li>
<li>RER - Record Report</li>
<li>RFC - River Forecast Center</li>
<li>RGB - Red, Green, Blue</li>
<li>RHI - Range Height Indicator</li>
<li>RMR - Radar Multiple Request</li>
<li>ROSA - Remote Observing System Automation</li>
<li>RPG - Radar Product Generator</li>
<li>RPS - routine product set</li>
<li>RTD - Requirements Traceability Document; Routine, Delayed</li>
<li>RTMA - Real Time Mesoscale Analysts</li>
<li>RUC - Rapid Update Cycle (Replaced by RAP)</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="s">S<a class="headerlink" href="#s" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>SAFESEAS - System on AWIPS for Forecasting and Evaluation of Seas and Lakes</li>
<li>SBN - Satellite Broadcast Network</li>
<li>SCAN - System for Convection Analysis and Nowcasting</li>
<li>SCD - Supplementary Climatological Data</li>
<li>SCID - Storm Cell Identification Display</li>
<li>SCP - Satellite Cloud Product</li>
<li>SCTI - SCAN CWA Threat Index</li>
<li>SDC - State Distribution Circuit</li>
<li>SNOW - System for Nowcasting Of Winter Weather</li>
<li>SOO - Science and Operations Officer</li>
<li>SPC - Storm Prediction Center</li>
<li>SPE - Satellite Precipitation Estimate</li>
<li>SREF - Short Range Ensemble Forecast</li>
<li>SRG - Supplemental Product Generator</li>
<li>SRM - Storm Relative Motion</li>
<li>SSD - Storm-Total Snow Depth</li>
<li>SSM/I - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager</li>
<li>SSW - Storm-Total Snow Water</li>
<li>STI - Storm Track Information</li>
<li>Suomi NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership</li>
<li>SW - Spectrum Width</li>
<li>SWEAT Index - Severe Weather Threat Index</li>
<li>SWP - Severe Weather Probability</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="t">T<a class="headerlink" href="#t" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>TAF - Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (international code)</li>
<li>TAFB - Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch</li>
<li>TCM - Marine/Tropical Cyclone Advisory</li>
<li>TCP - Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory</li>
<li>TDWR - Terminal Doppler Weather Radio</li>
<li>TE-PAC - Tropical Pacific</li>
<li>TMI - Text Message Intercept</li>
<li>TRU - TVS Rapid Update</li>
<li>TT - Total Totals</li>
<li>TVS - Tornado Vortex Signature</li>
<li>TWB - Transcribed Weather Broadcasts</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="u">U<a class="headerlink" href="#u" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>UGC - Universal Geographic Code</li>
<li>ULR - User Selectable Layer Reflectivity</li>
<li>URL - Universal Resource Locator</li>
<li>USD - User Selectable Snow Depth</li>
<li>USW - User Selectable Snow Water</li>
<li>UTC - Coordinated Universal Time</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="v">V<a class="headerlink" href="#v" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>VAD - Velocity Azimuth Display</li>
<li>VCP - volume coverage pattern</li>
<li>VIIR - Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite</li>
<li>VIL - Vertically Integrated Liquid</li>
<li>VTEC - Valid Time and Event Code</li>
<li>VWP - VAD Wind Profile</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="w">W<a class="headerlink" href="#w" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>W-ATL - Western Atlantic</li>
<li>WFO - Weather Forecast Office</li>
<li>WINDEX - Wind Index</li>
<li>WMO - World Meteorological Organization</li>
<li>WSFO - Weather Service Forecast Office</li>
<li>WSO - Weather Service Office</li>
<li>WSOM - Weather Service Operations Manual</li>
<li>WSR-88D - Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler</li>
<li>WWA - Watch Warning Advisory</li>
<li>WV - water vapor</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="z">Z<a class="headerlink" href="#z" title="Permanent link"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Z - Reflectivity</li>
<li>ZDR - Differential Reflectivity</li>
</ul>
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