Revision 6 Feb/2009
B-11
Weather Report
METRO Metropolitan
MEX Mexico
MHKVLY Mohawk
Valley
MI
Michigan , shallow,
or mile
MID Middle
MIDN Midnight
MIL Military
MIN Minimum
MIFG
Shallow fog
MISG Missing
MLTLVL Melting
level
MN Minnesota
MNLD Mainland
MNLY Mainly
MO Missouri
MOD
Moderate
MOGR
Moderate or greater
MOS
Model Output
Statistics
MOV Move
MOVD Moved
MOVG Moving
MOVMT Movement
MOVS Moves
MPH
Miles per hour
MRGL Marginal
MRGLLY Marginally
MRNG Morning
MRTM Maritime
MS Mississippi
MSG Message
MSL
Mean sea level
MST Most
MSTLY Mostly
MSTR Moisture
MT Montana
MTN Mountain
MTNS Mountains
MULT Multiple
MULTILVL Multilevel
MVFR
Marginal visual
flight rules
MWO Meteorological
Watch Office
MX
Mixed (character-
ized as a combina-
tion of clear and
rime ice
MXD Mixed
N North
N/A
Not applicable
NAB Not
above
NAT North
Atlantic
NATL National
NAV Navigation
NAVAID
Electronic naviga-
tion aid facility (lim-
ited to VOR or
VORTAC for
PIREPs)
NB New
Brunswick
NBND Northbound
NBRHD Neighborhood
NC North
Carolina
NCDC
National Climatic
Data Center
NCEP
National Center of
Environmental
Prediction
NCO NCEP
Central
Operations
NCWX
No change in
weather
ND North
Dakota
NE Northeast
NEB Nebraska
NEC Necessary
NEG Negative
NEGLY Negatively
NELY Northeasterly
NERN Northeastern
NEWD Northeastward
NEW ENG
New England
Common Weather Abbreviations
KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
Appendix B