Honeywell Bendix/King KMD 550 Pilot's Manual Addendum page 133

Common Weather Abbreviations
UUA Urgent PIREP
Weather Reports
UVV Upward vertical
velocity
UWNDS Upper winds
V Varies
VA Virginia or Volcanic
Ash
VAAC Volcanic Ash
Advisory Center
VAAS Volcanic Ash
Advisory Statement
VAD Velocity azimuth
display
VAL Valley
VARN Variation
VC Vicinity
VCNTY Vicinity
VCOT VFR conditions on
top
VCTR Vector
VCTS Thunderstorms in
the vicinity
VDUC VAS Data Utilization
Center (NSSFC)
VFR Visual flight rules
VFY Verify
VFYD Verified
VFYG Verifying
VFYS Verifies
VHF Very High Frequency
VIS Visibility
VSNO Visibility at second-
ary location not avail-
able
VLCTY Velocity
VLCTYS Velocities
VLNT Violent
VLNTLY Violently
VLY Valley
VMC Visual meteorolog-
ical conditions
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VOR
VORT
VORTAC
VR
VRB
VRG
VRBL
VRISL
VRS
VRT MOTN
VRY
VSB
VSBY
VSBYDR
VSBYIR
VT
VV
VWP
W
WA
WAA
WAFS
WBND
WDLY
WDSPRD
WEA
WFO
WFSO
WFP
WI
WIBIS
WINT
WK
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VHF
Omnidirectional
Radio Range
Vorticity
VOR and TACAN
combination
Veer
Variable
Veering
Variable
Vancouver Island,BC
Veers
Vertical motion
Very
Visible
Visibility
Visibility decreasing
rapidly
Visibility increasing
rapidly
Vermont
Vertical velocity or
vertical visibility
VAD Wind profiler
West
Washington
Warm air advection
Word Area Forecast
System
Westbound
Widely
Widespread
Weather
Weather Forecast
Office
Weather Forecast
Service Office
Warm front passage
Wisconsin
Will be issued
Winter
Weak
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