Appendix A _________________________________________NWS and WMO Codes Used in FD12P
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APPENDIX A
NWS AND WMO CODES USED IN
FD12P
The NWS Codes
Table 30
Internal Weather Types, NWS Code
Weather Type
Code
No precipitation
C
Precipitation
P
Drizzle
L
Rain
R
Snow
S
Ice pellets
IP
Sleet
IP
Hail
A
Ice crystals
IC
Snow grains
SG
Snow pellets
SP
Freezing drizzle
ZL
Freezing rain
ZR
The NWS codes are used with intensity indicator '+' for heavy , '-' for
light, and none (space) for moderate. For example, 'R+' means heavy
rain.
Table 31
WMO SYNOP Codes (4680, W
a
W
a
)
Code Weather type
00
Clear.
04
Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibility equal to or
greater than 1 km.
05
Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibility less than
1 km.
10
Mist.