It is recommended the use of an internationally agreed list of abbreviations to shorten the texts broadcast (NAVTEX messages) within the International NAVTEX service.
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Terminology |
Abbreviation |
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Wind directions: |
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North (erly) |
N |
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Northeast(erly) |
NE |
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East(erly) |
E |
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Southeast(erly) |
SE |
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South(erly) |
S |
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Southwest(erly) |
SW |
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West(erly) |
W |
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Northwest(erly) |
NW |
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Other: |
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Backing |
BACK |
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Becoming |
BECMG |
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Building |
BLDN |
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Cold Front |
C-FRONT / CFNT |
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Decreasing |
DECR |
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Deepening |
DPN |
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Expected |
EXP |
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Forecast |
FCST |
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Filling |
FLN |
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Following |
FLW |
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From |
FM |
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Frequent/Frequency |
FRQ |
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HectoPascal |
HPA |
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Heavy |
HVY |
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Improving/Improve |
IMPR |
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Increasing |
INCR |
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Intensifying/Intensify |
INTSF |
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Isolated |
ISOL |
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Km/h |
KMH |
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Knots |
KT |
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Latitude/Longitude |
LAT/LONG |
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Locally |
LOC |
| Local Time |
LT |
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Metres |
M |
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Meteo… |
MET |
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Moderate |
MOD |
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Moving/Move |
MOV or MVG |
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No change |
NC |
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Nautical miles |
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No significant |
NOSIG |
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Next |
NXT |
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Occasionally |
OCNL |
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Occlusion Front |
O-FRONT / OFNT |
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Possible |
POSS |
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Probability/Probable |
PROB |
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Quickly |
QCKY |
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Quasi-Stationary |
QSTNR |
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Quadrant |
QUAD |
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Rapidly |
RPDY |
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Scattered |
SCT |
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Severe |
SEV / SVR |
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Showers |
SHWRS / SH |
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Significant |
SIG |
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Slight |
SLGT or SLT |
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Slowly |
SLWY |
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Stationary |
STNR |
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Strong |
STRG |
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Temporarily/Temporary |
TEMPO |
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Further outlooks |
TEND |
| Universal Time Coordinated |
UTC |
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Veering |
VEER |
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Visibility |
VIS |
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Variable |
VRB |
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Warm Front |
W-FRONT / WFNT |