B-8
Revision 6 Feb/2009
FT Feet
or
Terminal Forecast
FTHR Further
FU
Smoke
FV
Flight visibility
FVRBL Favorable
FWD Forward
FYI
For your information
FZ
Freezing
FZRANO
Freezing rain
sensor not available
G Gust
GA Georgia
GEN General
GENLY Generally
GEO Geographic
GEOREF Geographical
refer-
ence
GF Fog
GICG Glaze
icing
GLFALSK
Gulf of Alaska
GLFCAL
Gulf of California
GLFMEX
Gulf of Mexico
GLFSTLAWR Gulf of St.
Lawrence
GND Ground
GNDFG Ground
fog
GOES
Geostationary
Operational
Environmental
Satellite
GR
Hail (greater than
1/4 inch in diam-
eter)
GRAD Gradient
GRDL Gradual
GRDLY Gradually
GRT Great
GRTLY Greatly
GRTR
Greater
GRTST
Greatest
GRTLKS Great
Lakes
GS
Small hail or snow
pellets (smaller than
1/4 inch in diameter)
GSTS
Gusts
GSTY
Gusty
GTS Global
Telecommuni-
cation System
GV
Ground visibility
HAZ Hazard
HCVIS
High clouds visible
HDFRZ Hard
freeze
HDSVLY Hudson
Valley
HDWND Head
wind
HGT Height
HI
High or Hawaii
HIER Higher
HIFOR
High level forecast
HLF Half
HLTP Hilltop
HLSTO Hailstones
HLYR
Haze layer
HND Hundred
HPC
Hydrometeorological
Prediction Center
HR Hour
HRS Hours
HRZN Horizon
HTG Heating
HURCN Hurricane
HUREP Hurricane
report
HV Have
HVY Heavy
HVYR Heavier
HVYST Heaviest
HWVR However
HWY Highway
HZ
Haze
IA Iowa
IC
Ice crystals or ice
ICAO International
Civil
Aviation
Organization
ICG Icing
ICGIC
Icing in clouds
Common Weather Abbreviations
KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
Appendix B