Weather Information

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