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Annex 3. Edition 1
CHAPTER 4 METEOROLOGICAL PART OF THE Q CODE
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ANNEX 3 - Meteorological Codes Page 1 CHAPTER 4 METEOROLOGICAL PART OF THE Q CODE NOTE The Council decided that the content of Chapter 4 of the Meteorological Codes, comprising the meteorolo- gical section of the Q Code, should not be adopted as a part of this Annex until such time as the entire Q Code is embodied in the Annexes. The content of this Chapter is, theref ore, included only to assist in the under standing of the references that appear in Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the Annex.
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ANNEX 3 - Meteorological Codes Page 3, CHAPTER 4.- METEOROLOGICAL PART OF THE Q CODE Note.- The abbreviation PREW may be added to the standard abbreviations in the question or reply to in- dicate that th.,. information requested or given refers to forecast and not to present conditions. Weather QAM What is the latest available meteorological observa- tion for . . . place - QAM The latest available meteorological observation for . . . place at. . . hours is . . . The information should always be given in the fol- lowing order Wind direction and speed, visibility, weather, amount and height of low cloud and pressure. It should not normally be necessary to give headings, but, if considered desirable from the point of view of clarity, each item may be prefixed by the appropriate abbreviations, viz QAN, QBA, QNY, QBB, QFE, or QFF or QNH. QFY What is the latest available meteorological observa- tion in the AERO form of the International Code for . . . place The latest available meteorological observation in the QFY AERO form of the International Code for . . . place at.. .hours is.. .
Page 4 ANNEX 3 - Meteorological Codes QNY 3 What are the present weather conditions and intensi- ties thereof at . position or zone QNy The present weather conditions and intensities thereof LIGHT, at . . . position or zone at . . . hours are . . . rain, MODERATE, fog, snow, thunderstorm, hail, etc.. HEAVY. If no phenomena as above, signal QNY NO. Visibility QBA What is the horizontal visibility at . . . place QBA The horizontal visibility at . . . place at . . . hours MTR, YDS, is . . . distance. MLS, KM, NLM. Cloud QBB What is the amount of the lowest cloud and the height above ground level of the base of the lowest cloud at . . . place - QBB The amount of lowest cloud at. . . place at. . . hours MTR, FT, Is. . . eighths and the height above ground level of the PRES. base of the lowest cloud is . . . height. QBJ What is the height above Mean Sea Level of the - top of the clouds at . . . position or zone QB J The height above Mean Sea Level of the top of the MTR, FT, clouds at . . . position or zone is . . . heightJ. PRES. QBY What are the heights of the significant cloud layers i.e. a the lowest layer of cloud below 20,000 feet 6,100 metres covering more than half the sky and b the lowest layer of cloud if any below the layer a. The heights of the significant cloud layers are . , . and... MTR, FT, PRES.
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