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AERODROME WEATHER REPORT

AERODROME WEATHER REPORT -
METAR AND SPECI DECODE
IDENTIFICATION GROUPS
METAR or METAR - Aviation routine weather report code name
SPECI SPECI - Aviation special weather report code name
COR COR - Code word used as appropriate
CCCC ICAO four-letter location indicator
YYGGgg In individual messages, day of the month and time of observation in hours and
minutes UTC
Z Indicator of UTC
NIL NIL - Code word used as appropriate
(AUTO) Fully automated observation indicator

SURFACE WIND
ddd Mean wind direction in degrees P199KMH (P99KT,
true rounded off to nearest 10 P49MPS) mean ff
degrees (VRB = VARIABLE or fmfm = 200KMH
when ff < 3kt) (100KT, 50MPS) or
ff Mean wind speed (10-minute 00000 = calm more
mean or since discontinuity)
G Indicator of Gust - if necessary
fmfm Maximum wind speed (gust) - if
necessary
KMH or KT or MPS Wind speed units used
Followed when there is a variation in wind direction of 60° or more but less than 180° and wind speed
> 3KT by group below:
dndndn Extreme direction of wind
V Indicator of Variability
dxdxdx Other extreme direction of wind (measured clockwise)

PREVAILING VISIBILITY
VVVV Prevailing visibility in meters or lowest visibility if visibility is not the same and
fluctuating and the prevailing visibility cannot be determined.
9999 = 10km or more
Followed when visibility is not the same and minimum visibility ≠ prevailing and visibility < 1500m or visibility
< 50% of prevailing and less than 5000m by the group below:
VnVnVnVn Lowest visibility
NDV Abbreviation for no directional variations.
Followed by
VnVnVnVn Lowest visibility
Dv General direction of lowest visibility or most operationally significant if minimum
visibility observed in more than one direction.

RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE (RVR) WHERE REQUIRED, UP TO FOUR ACTIVE RUNWAYS

R Indicator of RVR
D RD R Runway designator – for parallel runways may have LL, L, C, R or RR appended
(L = left; C = center; R = right)
V RV RV RV R RVR (10-minute mean) at the touchdown zone P2000 = more than 2000m,
M0050 = less than 50m
i RVR tendency indicator over past 10 minutes. U = upward; D = downward; N =
no distinct change. Omitted if possible to determine
Replaced when there are significant variations in RVR by the group below:
R Indicator of RVR
D RD R Runway designator – for parallel runways may have LL, L C, R or RR
V RV RV RV R RVR in meters (one-minute mean minimum value during last 10 minutes)

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