Secondly, you keep claiming that “fog bank: is an approved wx forecast term. Here is a list of the approved terms.
Approved Aviation Weather Abbreviations:
A PREDEDING 4 DIGITS ALTIMETER (METAR)
A01 AUTOMATED OBSERVATION WITHOUT PRECIPITATION DISCRIMINATOR
A02 AUTOMATED OBSERVATION WITH PRECIPITATION DISCRIMINATOR
AAWF AUXILIARY AVIATION WEATHER FACILITY
ACYC ANTICYCLONIC
ADV ADVISE
ADVCTN ADVECTION
ADVY ADVISORY
AFC AREA FORECAST CENTER
AFDK AFTER DARK
ALF ALOFT
ALSEC ALL SECTORS
ALQDS ALL QUADRANTS
ALWF ACTUAL WIND FACTOR
AMD AMENDED FORECAST (TAF)
AMS AIR MASS
ANLYS ANALYSIS
ASOS AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
ATLC ATLANTIC
AURBO AURORA BOREALIS
AUTO AUTOMATED (METAR) NO HUMAN INTERVENTION
AWOS AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVING/REPORTING SYSTEM
AWP AVIATION WEATHER PROCESSORS
B BEGINNING OF PRECIPITATION (TIME IN MINUTES) (WX REPORTS ONLY)
BCH BEACH
BCKG BACKING
BDA BERMUDA
BECMG BECOMING(EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 DIGIT BEGINNING HOUR AND 2 DIGIT ENDING HOUR)
BFDK BEFORE DARK
BINOVC BREAKS IN OVERCAST BKN BROKEN BL BETWEEN LAYERS
BL BLOWING (METAR)
BLD BUILD
BLDUP BUILDUP
BLKT BLANKET
BLO BELOW (ICAO)
BLO BELOW CLOUDS (METAR)
BLW BELOW (ICAO)
BLZD BLIZZARD
BMS BASIC METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
BNDRY BOUNDARY
BOVC BASE OF OVERCAST
BRF BRIEF
BRK BREAK
BRKHIC BREAKS IN HIGHER OVERCAST
BRM BAROMETER
BTL BETWEEN LAYERS
BTWN BETWEEN
C CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (TIME GROUPS ONLY)
C CONTINENTAL (AIR MASS)
CA CLEAR ABOVE (PIREP ONLY)
CAN CANADA
CARIB CARIBBEAN
CASCDS CASCADES
CAT CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE (GENERAL)
CAVOK CLOUD AND VISIBILITY OK (METAR)
CAVU CLEAR OR SCATTERED CLOUDS AND VISIBILIY GREATER THAN TEN MILES
CAWS COMMON AVIATION WEATHER SUB-SYSTEM
CCLKWS COUNTERCLOCKWISE
CDFNT COLD FRONT
CFP COLD FRONT PASSAGE
CHARC CHARACTERISTIC
CHC CHANCE
CHSPK CHESAPEAKE
CIG CEILING
CLD CLOUD
CLR CLEAR AT OR BELOW 12,000 FEET (AWOS/ASOS/METAR)
CLR CLEAR
CLRS CLEAR AND SMOOTH
CNCL CANCEL
CNDN CANADIAN
CNVTV CONVECTIVE
CONFDC CONFIDENCE
CONT CONTINUE OR CONTINUOUSLY (GEN)
CONTDVD CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
COR CORRECTION TO THE OBSERVATION
CST COAST
CTGY CATEGORY
CTSKLS CATSKILLS
CYC CYCLONIC
CYCLGN CYCLOGENESIS
DABRK DAYBREAK
DCAVU CLEAR/SCATTERED CLOUDS. VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10, REMAINDER OF REPORT MISSING
DKTS DAKOTAS
DMSH DIMINISH
DNS DENSE
DNSLP DOWNSLOPE
DNSTRM DOWNSTREAM
DPNG DEEPENING
DPTH DEPTH
DR LOW DRIFTING (METAR)
DRFT DRIFT
DRZL DRIZZLE
DSIPT DISSIPATE
DTLN INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
DTRT DETERIORATE
DURC DURING CLIMB (PIREP)
DURD DURING DECENT (PIREP)
DVV DOWNWARD VERTICAL VELOCITY
DWNDRTS DOWNDRAFTS
DWPNT DEW POINT
E EASTERN STANDARD TIME (TIME GROUPS ONLY)
E ENDING OF PRECIPITATION (IN MINUTE-METAR)
E EQUATORIAL (AIR MASS)
E ESTIMATED (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
ELNGT ELONGATE
EMBDD EMBEDDED
EMSU ENVIRONMENT METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT UNIT
ENERN EAST-NORTHEASTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
ENEWD EAST-NORTHEASTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
EOF EXPECTED OPERATIONS FORECAST
ESERN EAST-SOUTHEASTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
ESEWD EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
EXTRAP EXTRAPOLATE
EXTRM EXTREME
FA AREA FORECAST
FAH FAHRENHEIT
FEW 1 OR 2 OCTAS (EIGHTHS) CLOUD COVERAGE
FIBI FILED BUT IMPRACTICAL TO TRANSMIT
FILG FILLING
FINO WEATHER REPORT WILL NOT BE FILED FOR TRANSMISSION
/FL ALTITUDE/FLIGHT LEVEL (PIREP)
FL FLASH ADVISORY
FLDST FLOOD STAGE
FLG FALLING
FLWIS FLOOD WARNING ISSUED
FM FROM (4 DIGIT BEGINNING TIME IN HOURS AND MINUTES)
FNT FRONT
FNTGNS FRONTOGENESIS
FNTLYS FRONTOLYSIS
FORNN FORENOON
FRMG FORMING
FROPA FRONTAL PASSAGE
FROSFC FRONTAL SURFACE
FRST FROST
FRWF FORECAST WIND FACTOR
FRZ FREEZE
FRZLVL FREEZING LEVEL
FRZN FROZEN FT FEET (GEN)
FRQ FREQUENT (ICAO)
FULYR SMOKE LAYER ALOFT
FUOCTY SMOKE OVER CITY
FWC FLEET WEATHER CENTRAL
G GUSTS REACHING (KNOTS) (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
GICG GLAZE ICING
GLFALSK GULF OF ALASKA
GLFCAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA
GLFMEX GULF OF MEXICO
GNDFG GROUND FOG
GRAD GRADIENT
GRBNKS GRAND BANKS
GRDL GRADUAL
GRTLKS GREAT LAKES
GSTS GUSTS
GSTY GUSTY
GV GROUND VISIBILITY
HCVIS HIGH CLOUDS VISIBLE
HDFRZ HARD FREEZE
HDSVLY HUDSON VALLEY
HI HIGH
HIEAT HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR ALL TIME
HIEFM HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR THE MONTH
HIESE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO EARLY
HIESL HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO LATE
HIFOR HIGH LEVEL FORECAST
HITMP HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
HIXAT HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR ALL TIME
HIXFM HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR THE MONTH
HIXSE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO EARLY
HIXSL HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO LATE
HLSTO HAILSTONES
HLTP HILLTOP
HLYR HAZE LAYER ALOFT
HURCN HURRICANE
HUREP HURRICANE REPORT
HX HIGH INDEX
/IC ICING (PIREP ONLY)
ICG ICING
ICGIC ICING IN CLOUDS
ICGICIP ICING IN CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION
ICGIP ICING IN PRECIPITATION
IMC INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
IMDT IMMEDIATE
INLD INLAND
INSTBY INSTABILITY
INTR INTERIOR
INTS INTENSE
INTSFY INTENSIFY
INVRN INVERSION
IOVC IN OVERCAST
IR ICE ON RUNWAY
ISOLD ISOLATED (GENERAL)
JTSTR JET STREAM
K COLD (AIR MASS)
KFRST KILLING FROST
KT KNOTS (FOLLOWS WIND DIRECTION/SPEED - GENERAL)
LABRDR LABRADOR
LCTMP LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE
LDG LANDING
LFT LIFT
LGRNG LONG RANGE
LGT LIGHT (PIREP)
LIFR LOW IFR (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
LK LAKE
LLWS LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR (PIREP)
LN LINE (GENERAL)
LOEAT LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR ALL TIME
LOEFM LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED FOR THE MONTH
LOESE LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO EARLY
LOESL LOWEST TEMPERATURE EQUALED SO LATE
LOTMP LOWEST TEMPERATURE
LOXAT LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR ALL TIME
LOXFM LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED FOR THE MONTH
LOXSE LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO EARLY
LOXSL LOWEST TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED SO LATE
LSR LOOSE SNOW ON RUNWAY
LTG LIGHTNING
LTGCA LIGHTNING CLOUD-TO-AIR
LTGCC LIGHTNING CLOUD-TO-CLOUD
LTGCCCG LIGHTNING CLOUD-TO-CLOUD, CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LTGCG LIGHTNING CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LTGCW LIGHTNING CLOUD-TO-WATER
LTGIC LIGHTNING IN CLOUDS
LTLCG LITTLE CHANGE
LTNG LIGHTNING
LX LOW INDEX
LYR LAYER OR LAYERED OR LAYERS
M MARITIME (AIR MASS)
M IN TEMPERATURE FIELD MEANS “MINUS” OR BELOW ZERO (METAR)
M IN RVR LISTING INDICATES VISIBILITY LESS THAN LOWEST REPORTABLE SENSOR VALUE
M MISSING (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY) M MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (TIME GROUPS ONLY)
MA MAP ANALYSIS
MAN MANITOBA
MEGG MERGING
METAR AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (ICAO)
MEX MEXICO
MHKVLY MOHAWK VALLEY
MI SHALLOW (METAR)
MIDN MIDNIGHT
MIFG PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG NOT DEEPER THAN TWO METERS (METAR)
MLTLVL MELTING LEVEL
MMO MAIN METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
MNLD MAINLAND
MOD MODERATE (PIREP)
MOGR MODERATE OR GREATER
MONTR MONITOR
MOV MOVE
MRGL MARGINAL
MRNG MORNING
MRTM MARITIME
MS MINUS
MSTLY MOSTLY
MSTR MOISTURE
MTN MOUNTAIN
MVFR MARGINAL VFR
MX MIXED, ICING TYPE (PIREP)
MXD MIXED
NB NEW BRUNSWICK
NCWX NO CHANGE IN WEATHER
NELY NORTHEASTERLY (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
NERN NORTHEASTERN
NEW ENG NEW ENGLAND
NFLD NEWFOUNDLAND
NGT NIGHT
NL NO LAYERS
NMBR NUMBER
NNERN NORTH-NORTHEASTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
NNEWD NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
NNWRN NORTH-NORTHWESTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
NNWWD NORTHWESTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
NO NOT AVAILABLE (E.G. SLPNO, RVRNO)
NORPI NO PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATION WILL BE FILED. NEXT COLLECTION UNLESS WEATHER CHANGES SIGNIFICANTLY
NOSPL NO SPECIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
NPRS NONPERSISTENT
NS NOVA SCOTIA
NSCSWD NO SMALL CRAFT OR STORM WARNING ARE BEING DISPLAYED
NSW NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER (TAF)
NVA NEGATIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION
NWLY NORTHWESTERLY (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
NWRN NORTHWESTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
OBS OBSERVATION
OBSC OBSCURE
OCFNT OCCLUDED FRONT
OCLD OCCLUDE
OCLN OCCLUSION
OCNL OCCASIONAL (GENERAL)
OFP OCCLUDED FRONTAL PASSAGE
OFSHR OFFSHORE
OMTNS OVER MOUNTAINS
ONSHR ON SHORE
ONT ONTARIO
ORGPHC OROGRAPHIC
OSV OCEAN STATION VESSEL
OTAS ON TOP AND SMOOTH
OTLK OUTLOOK
OTP ON TOP (PIREP)
/OV LOCATION (PIREP ONLY)
OVC OVERCAST
P IN RVR INDICATES VISIBILITY GREATER THAN HIGHEST REPORTABLE SENSOR VALUE E.G. P6000FT
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (TIME GROUP ONLY)
POLAR (AIR MASS)
P6SM VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 6 SM (TAF ONLY)
PAC PACIFIC
PBL PROBABLE
PCPN PRECIPITATION
PDMT PREDOMINANT
PDMT PREDOMINATE
PDW PRIORITY DELAYED WEATHER
PEN PENINSULA
PGTSND PUGET SOUND
PIBAL PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATION
PISE NO PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATION DUE TO UNFAVORABLE SEA CONDITIONS
PISO NO PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATION DUE TO SNOW
PIWI NO PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATION DUE TO HIGH, OR GUSTY, SURFACE WIND
PK WND PEAK WIND
PLW PLOW (SNOW)
PNHDL PANHANDLE
PO DUST/SAND WHIRLS (METAR)
PPINA RADAR WEATHER REPORTS NOT AVAILABLE
PPINE RADAR WEATHER REPORT NO ECHOES OBSERVED
PPINO RADAR WEATHER REPORT EQUIPMENT INOPEERATIVE DUE TO BREAKSOWN
PPIOK RADAR WEATHER REPORT EQUIPMENT OPERATION RESUMED
PPIOM RADAR WEATHER REPORT EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE DUE TO MAINTENANCE
PR PARTIAL (METAR)
PRBLTY PROBABILITY
PRESFR PRESSURE FALLING RAPIDLY
PRESRR PRESSURE RISING RAPIDLY
PRFG FOG PARTIAL (METAR)
PRJMP PRESSURE JUMP (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
PROB30 SLIGHT CHANCE, PROBABLILITY 30 PERCENT (TAF)
PROB40 PROBABILITY 40 PERCENT (TAF)
PROG PROGNOSIS OR PROGNOSTIC
PRSNT PRESENT
PS PLUS
PSG PASSAGE PSG PASSING
PSR PACKED SNOW ON RUNWAY
PTCHY PATCHY
PTLY PARTLY
PVA POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION
PWINO PRECIPITATION IDENTIFIER INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
R RUNWAY (USED IN RVR MEASUREMENT)
RABA NO RAWIN OBSERVATION, NO BALLOOS AVAILABLE
RABAL RADIOSONDE BALLOON WIND DATA
RABAR RADIOSONDE BALLOON RELEASE
RACO NO RAWIN OBSERVATION, COMMUNICATIONS OUT
RADAT RADIOSONDE OBSERVATION DATA
RADNO REPORT MISSING ACCOUNT RADIO FAILURE
RAFI RADIOSONDE OBSERVATION NOT FILED
RAFRZ RADIOSONDE OBSERVATION FREEZING LEVELS
RAHE NO RAWIN OBSERVATION, NO GAS AVAILABLE
RAICG RADIOSONDE OBSERVATION ICING AT
RAOB RADIOSONDE OBSERVATION
RAPI RADIOSONDE REPORT ALREADY SENT IN
PIBAL COLLECTION
RAREP RADAR WEATHER REPORT
RASN RAIN AND SNOW (METAR)
RAVU RADIOSONDE ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION UNIT
RAWE NO RAWIN OBSERVATION, UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
RAWI NO RAWIN OBSERVATION, HIGH AND GUSTY WINDS
RAWIN UPPER WINDS OBSERVATION (BY RADIO METHODS)
RCD RADAR CLOUD DETECTION REPORT
RCDNA RADAR CLOUD DETECTION REPORT NOT AVAILABLE
RCDNE RADAR CLOUD DETECTION REPORT NO ECHOES OBSERVED
RCDNO RADAR CLOUD DECTECTOR INOPERATIVE DUE TO BREAKDOWN UNTIL
RCDOM RADAR CLOUD DETECTOR INOPERATIVE DUE TO MAINTENANCE UNTIL
RCKY ROCKY (MOUNTAINS)
RDG RIDGE
RDWND RADAR DOME WIND
RESTR RESTRICT
RGD RAGGED
RH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RHINO RADAR ECHO HEIGHT INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE
RHINO RADAR RANGE HEIGHT INDICATOR NOT OPERATING ON SCAN
RIOGD RIO GRANDE
/RM REMARKS (PIREP)
RMK REMARK
RNFL RAINFALL
ROBEPS RADAR OPERATING BELOW PRESCRIBED STANDARD
RPD RAPID
RSG RISING
RUF ROUGH
RY/RWY RUNWAY
SA SAND (METAR)
SASK SASKATCHEWAN
SBSD SUBSIDE
SCT SCATTERED
SELS SEVERE LOCAL STORMS
SELY SOUTHEASTERLY (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SERN SOUTHEASTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SEV SEVERE (ICAO)
SFERICS ATMOSPHERICS
SGD SOLAR-GEOPHYSICAL DATA
SHFT SHIFT (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SHLW SHALLOW
SHRTLY SHORTLY
SIERNEV SIERRA NEVADA
SIR SNOW AND ICE ON RUNWAY
/SK SKY CONDITIONS (PIREP ONLY)
SKC SKY CLEAR
SLD SOLID
SLP SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
SLR SLUSH ON RUNWAY
SLT SLEET
SM STATUTE MILE(S)
SMK SMOKE
SMTH SMOOTH
SNBNK SNOWBANK
SNFLK SNOWFLAKE
SNOINCR SNOW DEPTH INCREASE IN PAST HOUR
SNW SNOW
SNWFL SNOWFALL
SP STATION PRESSURE
SPECI SPECIAL REPORT
SPKL SPRINKLE
SPLNS SOUTH PLAINS
SPRD SPREAD
SQ SQUALL (METAR)
SQAL SQUALL
SQLN SQUALL LINE
SSERN SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SSEWD SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SSWRN SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SSWWD SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
STAGN STAGNATION
STG STRONG
STM STORM
STNRY STATIONARY
SWLG SWELLING
SWLY SOUTHWESTERLY (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SWRN SOUTHWESTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
SX STABILITY INDEX
SXN SECTION
SYNOP SYNOPTIC
SYNS SYNOPSIS
T TRACE (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
TROPICAL (AIR MASS)
/TA AIR TEMPERATURE (PIREP)
TAF AVIATION TERMINAL FORECAST
/TB TURBULENCE (PIREPS ONLY)
TCU TOWERING CUMULUS
TEMPO TEMPORARY CHANGES EXPECTED
THD THUNDERHEAD (NON METAR)
THDR THUNDER (NON METAR)
THK THICK
THN THIN
TKOF TAKEOFF
/TM TIME (PIREP)
TOP CLOUD TOP
TOVC TOP OF OVERCAST
/TP TYPE AIRCRAFT (PIREP ONLY)
TPG TOPPING
TRIB TRIBUTARY
TROF TROUGH
TROP TROPOPAUSE
TRPCD TROPICAL CONTINENTAL (AIR MASS)
TRPCL TROPICAL
TRPLYR TRAPPING LAYER
TS THUNDERSTORM
TSHWR THUNDERSHOWER (NON METAR)
TSQLS THUNDERSQUALLS (NON METAR)
TSTM THUNDERSTORM (NON METAR)
TURBC TURBULENCE
TURBT TURBLENT
TWRG TOWERING
UA ROUTINE PIREP
UAG UPPER ATMOSPHERE GEOPHYSICS
UDDF UP AND DOWN DRAFTS
UNSBL UNSEASONABLE
UNSTBL UNSTABLE
UNSTDY UNSTEADY
UNSTL UNSETTLE
UP UNKNOWN PRECIPITATION (AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS)
UPDFTS UPDRAFTS
UPR UPPER
UPSLP UPSLOPE
UPSTRM UPSTREAM
UUA URGENT PIREP
UVV UPWARD VERTICAL VELOCITY
UWNDS UPPER WINDS
V VARIES (WINDS DIRECTION AND RVR)
VARIABLE (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
VA VOLCANIC ASH (METAR)
VC VICINITY
VCFG FOG IN VICINITY (METAR)
VIS VISIBILITY (GENERAL)
VLCTY VELOCITY
VLNT VIOLENT
VLY VALLEY
VR VEER
VRB VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION WHEN SPEED IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 6 KNOTS
VRISL VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC
VSBY VISIBILITY
VSBYDR VISIBILITY DECREASING RAPIDLY
VSBYIR VISIBILITY INCREASING RAPIDLY
VV VERTICAL VISBILITY (INDEFINITE CEILING)
W WARM (AIR MASS)
WA AIRMET
WDC-1 WORLD DATA CENTERS IN WESTERN EUROPE
WDC-2 WORLD DATA CENTERS THROUGHOUT REST OF WORLD
WDLY WIDELY
WDSPRD WIDESPREAD
WEA SEATHER
WFP WARM FRONT PASSAGE
WINT WINTER
WND WIND
WNWRN WEST-NORTHWESTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
WNWWD WEST-NORTHWESTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
WPLTO WESTERN PLATEAU
WR WET RUNWAY
WRM WARM
WRMFNT WARM FRONT
WRNG WARNING
WS WIND SHEAR (IN TAFs, LOW LEVEL AND NOT ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY)
SIGMET
WSHFT WIND SHIFT
WSOM WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL
WSR WET SNOW ON RUNWAY
WSTCH WATCH RANGE
WSWRN WEST-SOUTHWESTERN (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
WSWWD WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY)
WTR WATER
WTSPT WATERSPOUT
WV WAVE
/WV WIND AT ALTITUDE ONLY (PIREP ONLY)
WW SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST
/WX FLIGHT VISIBILITY AND FLIGHT WEATHER (PIREP)
WXCON WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT PILOT REPORT
XCP EXCEPT
XPC EXPECT Y YUKON STANDARD TIME (TIME GROUPS ONLY)
YKN YUKON
YLSTN YELLOWSTONE
Z APPENDED DATE-TIME GROUPE INDICATES UTC (METAR/TAF)
ZI ZONAL INDEX
ZONE OF INTERIOR
ZRNO FREEZING RAIN INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE (WEATHER REPORTS ONLY
Can we find the term "Fog Bank?" I didn't think so.
You keep asking about the ILS for 34R at Petropavlovsk, and what did I find there.... Two polar bears screwing in the warmth of the vents on the NDB transmitter?
Are you asking about outer marker? There is an NDB at the OM and one at the MM too, from their old multiple NDB approaches. The ILS for 34R is an overlay approach for the old NDB. There is also an NDB for a non-standard procedure turn for the 34R ILS.... and it was almost as much fun as the old 2-frequency Runway 13 ILS/backcourse approach for Kai Tak
Actually, disregard all the above. You would never understand it.
Actually, you are right. The Russian purposely killed the Polish president. The pilot did not try to sneak in under the minimums. There was no post crash fire. You are right about everything.
Happy?
Hey now! Stop stealing my lines...
LOL. What did you do have to look up the ILS? Sorry time was up.
Actually it is “f bnk” in the remarks section of a Form 10b and I know you have never seen or even printed an observation on the form and I know you never looked in a FMH1b.
There are other remarks like “cold fog dsprl” and other abbreviations that aren’t listed.
Carry on...
And when are you going to ignore me? You keep breaking your promise.
http://booty.org.uk/booty.weather/metinfo/codes/METAR_decode.htm
1: When used with FG, the qualifier 'PR' is used for fog banks, i.e. an extensive area of fog impinges upon an airfield, reducing visibility over part of same to less than 1 km; 'BC' [ patches ] would be used when a discrete, small-scale area of fog drifts/forms over the airfield, again reducing visibility below 1 km but not in all directions. In practice, it is not easy to tell the two apart!
Here in the U.S. it is a little bit different.
So given there are remarks in metar for a fog bank, how many times have you flown into fog or a fog bank? Keep digging your hole.