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22. b precipitation occurring not at the point of observation but within 10 statute miles c beyond 10 statute miles of the point of observation b between 5 and 10 statute miles from the point of observation a within 5 statute miles of the point of observation 23. c. whenever it occurs 24. c MI h BC d SH a PE i GR f BR e FU g PY b SS 25. Light rain, snow, and mist 26. Thunderstorm with moderate rain showers and squall 27. Thunderstorm with showers in vicinity and fog 28. Thunderstorm with moderate freezing rain 29. Tornado (or waterspout), thunderstorm with moderate rain, and mist 30. Freezing fog 31. FZBR 2SM FG VCTS SHRA BR FZSA BLRA 32. -Drifting snow does not restrict visibility to less than 7 miles. -Blowing snow is raised by the wind to heights of 6 feet or greater; low drifting snow is raised by the wind to less than 6 feet. 33. At the station; at the time of observation; 7. 34. b. any form of water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground 35. e drizzle g rain c snow f snow grains a ice crystals d ice pellets b hail h snow pellets A-8
36. e mist g volcanic ash h haze a fog b widespread dust d spray c smoke f sand 37. c well-developed dust/sand whirl b sandstorm 38. MOD HVY LGT LGT HVY MOD LGT HVY a funnel cloud d duststorm e squalls 39. b shallow, partial e low drifting a blowing d showers f thunderstorm c freezing 40. a. rain, fog, squalls b. tornado, thunderstorm, rain c. thunderstorm, snow, fog 41. d. both a and b 42. c. 15 minutes 43. d. SN 44. a. Col. 9: nothing; Col. 14: OCNL LTG VC N 45. d. any of the above. 46. d. SN changes to +SN. 47. a. glaze. 48. a. very dark CB overhead and lightning in all quadrants 49. a. 5/8 of a mile, but not less than 5/16 of a mile. 50. a. ice crystals. 51. d. Sandstorm A-9
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Training Guide in Surface Weather O
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PREFACE METAR/SPECI is the internat
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CHAPTER 7 - PRESSURE ..............
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1.2 Content and Format of the Manua
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1.6 Report Modifier - COR An observ
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12. A METAR observation contains se
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2.1.4 Estimated Winds Though winds
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Code the following wind situations
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19. Which of the following wind par
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3.1 Visibility 1 CHAPTER 3 VISIBILI
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3.2.3 Surface and Tower Visibility
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SUR- FACE VISIBILITY PRESENT WEATHE
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3.3 Visibility Chart As an aid for
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OUTLINE DETERMINING VISIBILITY From
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REVIEW QUESTIONS Select the best an
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23. Weather conditions being equal,
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Obscurations that stand alone, i.e.
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Question: What does an observer do
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Footnotes for Weather Phenomena Mat
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23. Volcanic ash is reported: a. wh
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46. Which of the following precipit
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5.2 Sky Cover Figure 5-2. Weather O
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Example 5-2. One Layer with Single
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Figure 5-4. Advancing Layer (sky co
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layer aloft will be considered as m
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OUTLINE DETERMINING SKY COVER AMOUN
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Other examples of determining wet-b
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a. Read right end of index in minim
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TIME G LST G UTC (2) TEMP. (°C) DE
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answe
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