Weather Information
Across
- 2. The ___ is reported as a five-digit group.
- 4. ____ information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the National Airspace System.
- 6. _______ is a recorded telephone briefing with the forecasting for the local areas, usually within 50 nautical miles radius of the station.
- 12. ____ is reported in statute miles with "SM" appended to it.
- 13. showers
- 14. snow
- 15. The ______, or "Flight Watch", is a service from selected FSS's or AFSS's on a common frequency 122.0 MHz below flight level 180 and on assigned discrete frequencies to aircraft at FL180 and above.
- 17. low drifting
- 18. _____ are increasingly being installed at airports.
- 19. freezing
- 20. thunderstorm
- 21. patches
Down
- 1. shallow
- 3. A ____ is an FAA-operated information system which enables pilots and other aviation interests to conduct their own weather briefings.
- 5. rain
- 6. ice pellets
- 7. The ___ as reported in the METAR code represents a significant change in the way weather is currently reported.
- 8. The _____ are a timely and helpful observation to fill in the gap between reporting stations.
- 9. ______ is provided by AFSS's and provides continuous telephone recordings of meteorological and/or aeronautical information.
- 10. blowing
- 11. The _____ is the primary surface weather observing system of the U.S.
- 16. A ____ is a continuous broadcast on low/medium frequency and selected VOR's.
- 17. drizzle
- 19. The ____ provides more aviation weather briefing services than any other government service outlet.