CLOUDS
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BASIC CLOUD CLASSIFICATION |
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| C 0 | C 1 | C 2 | C 3 | C 4 | C 5 | C 6 | C 7 | C 8 | C 9 |
| Cirrus | Cirrocumulus | Cirrostratus | Altocumulus | Altostratus | Nimbostratus | Stratocumulus | Stratus | Cumulus | Cumulonimbus |
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ADVANCED CLOUD CLASSIFICATION |
| Genera | Species | Varieties | Supplementary features and accessory clouds | Mother-Clouds | |
| Genitus | Mutatus | ||||
| Druhy | Tvary | Odrody | Zvláštnosti oblakov a sprievodné oblaky | Materské oblaky | |
| Zrod z | Premena na | ||||
| Ci | fib, unc, spi, cas, flo | in, ra, ve, du | mam | Ccgen, Acgen, Cbgen | Csmut |
| Cc | str, len, cas, flo | un, la | vir, mam |
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Cimut, Csmut, Acmut |
| Cs | fib, neb | du, un |
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Ccgen, Cbgen | Cimut, Ccmut, Asmut |
| Ac | str, len, cas, flo | tr, pe, op, du, un, ra, la | vir, mam | Cugen, Cbgen | Ccmut, Asmut, Nsmut, Scmut |
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tr, op, du, un, ra | vir, pra, pan, mam | Acgen, Cbgen | Csmut, Nsmut |
| Ns | -- | -- | pra, vir, pan | Cugen, Cbgen | Acmut, Asmut, Scmut |
| Sc | str, len, cas | tr, pe, op, du, un, ra, la | mam, vir, pra | Asgen, Nsgen, Cugen, Cbgen | Acmut, Nsmut, Stmut |
| St | neb, fra | op, tr, un | pra | Nsgen, Cugen, Cbgen | Scmut |
| Cu | hum, med, con, fra | ra | pil vel vir pra arc pan tub | Acgen, Scgen | Scmut, Stmut |
| Cb | cal, cap |
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pra, vir, pan, inc, mam, pil, cel, arc, tub | Acgen, Asgen, Nsgen, Scgen, Cugen | Cumut |
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ABBREVIATIONS OF CLOUD CLASSIFICATION |
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| Cirrus | Ci | Řasa | fibratus | fib | vláknový | |||
| Cirrocumulus | Cc | Řasová kupa | uncinus | unc | háčkovitý | |||
| Cirrostratus | Cs | Řasová sloha | spissatus | spi | ||||
| Altocumulus | Ac | Vysoká kupa | castellanus | cas | cimbuřovitý | |||
| Altostratus | As | Vysoká sloha | floccus | flo | vločkovitý | |||
| Nimbostratus | Ns | Dešťová sloha | stratiformis | str | ||||
| Stratocumulus | Sc | Slohová kupa | nebulosus | neb | mlžný | |||
| Stratus | St | Sloha | lenticularis | len | čočkovitý | |||
| Cumulus | Cu | Kupa | fractus | fra | roztrhaný | |||
| Cumulonimbus | Cb | Bouřková kupa | humilis | hum | nízky | |||
| mediocris | med | |||||||
| congestus | con | mohutný | ||||||
| calvus | cal | holý | ||||||
| capilatus | cap | vlasatý | ||||||
| VARIETIES | ODRODY | SUPPLEMENTARY FEATURES & ACCESSORY CL. | ||||||
| intortus | in | incus | inc | kovadlina | ||||
| vertebratus | ve | obratlový | mamma | mam | vemenovitý | |||
| undulatus | un | vlnovitý | virga | vir | pruhy | |||
| radiatus | ra | paprsčitý | praecipitatio | pra | srážkový | |||
| lacunosus | la | arcus | arc | oblouk | ||||
| duplicatus | du | zdvojený | tuba | tub | ||||
| translucidus | tr | prúsvitný | pileus | pil | čepička | |||
| perlucidus | pe | velum | vel | závoj | ||||
| opacus | op | hustý | pannus | pan | ||||
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| cirrocumulogenitus | ccgen | cirromutatus | cimut | |||||
| altocumulogenitus | acgen | cirrocumulomutatus | ccmut | |||||
| altostratogenitus | asgen | cirrostratomutatus | csmut | |||||
| nimbostratogenitus | nsgen | altocumulomutatus | acmut | |||||
| stratocumulogenitus | scgen | altostratomutatus | asmut | |||||
| cumulogenitus | cugen | nimbostratomutatus | nsmut | |||||
| cumulonimbogenitus | cbgen | stratocumulomutatus | scmut | |||||
| stratomutatus | stmut | |||||||
| cumulomutatus | cumut | |||||||
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CLOUD CODES - GROUND OBSERVATION |
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| Semi transparent As | Opaque As, or NS | Semi transparent Ac predominant | Ac continually changing in appearance | Ac invading the sky | Ac, formed by the spreading out of Cu, or Cb, present | - As or Ns present, or - Ac at two or more levels, or - Opaque Ac predominant | Turreted Ac or Ac in tufts present | Chaotic sky | |
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| Cu with little vertical extent or ragged Cu other than of bad weather, or both | Cu, with moderate or great vertical extent, present | Cb, without clearly fibrous or striated upper part, present | Sc, formed by the spreading out of Cu, present | Sc not formed by the spreading out of Cu | St, or ragged St other than of bad weather, or both | Ragged St or ragged Cu of bad weather, or both | Cu and Sc with bases at different levels | Cb, with clearly fibrous or striated upper part, present | |
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CLOUD CODES - AERIAL OBSERVATION |
| Ce 1 | Ce 2 | Ce 3 | Ce 4 | Ce 5 | Ce 6 | Ce 7 | Ce 8 | Ce 9 |
| Broken, mainly stratiform layer of clouds | Scattered Cumulus | Cumulus rows | Continuous stratiform cloud layer penetrated by isolated towering Cumulonimbus | Isolated Cumulonimbus amidst Cumulus clouds of extensive vertical development | Complex mass of vertically developed Cumulus | |||
| Oblaky většinou vrstvovité, roztroušené | Oblaky většinou vrstvovité, s mezerami, nad roztroušenými kumuly | Oblaky většinou vrstvovité: s mezerami, nad roztroušenými kumuly | Roztroušené kumuly | Moře kumulú s mezerami | Souvislé moře oblakú většinou kupovitých, pod vrstvou slohových oblakú | Souvislá vrstva slohových oblakú pod letadlem a stěna kumulonimbú v dálce | Masa Cu a Cb velkého vertikálního rozsahu, se značnými mezerami | Kompaktní masa kumulú, velkého vertikálního rozsahu |
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OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS |
| Occurrence, structure & shapes | Výskyt, zloženie & tvary | |||
| Fohn wall | Fohnova stena | |||
| Smoking mountain | Dýmiaca hora | |||
| Rotor cloud | Rotorový oblak |
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SPECIAL CLOUDS |
| Nacreous Clouds | Perleťové oblaky | |||
| Noctilucent Clouds | Noční Svítící oblaky | |||
| Condensation Trail (Contrails) | Kondenzační pruhy | |||
| Clouds from Waterfalls | Oblaky z vodopádú | |||
| Clouds from Fires | Oblaky z požárú | |||
| Clouds from Volcanic Eruptions | Oblaky ze sopečných výbuchú | |||
| Clouds resulting from Industry | Oblaky vzniklé prúmyslnou činností | |||
| Clouds resulting from Explosions | Oblaky z explozí |
METEORS
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HYDROMETEOR |
| 01 | Rain | RA |
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Dážď | ||||
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Freezing Rain | FZRA |
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Mrznúci Dážď | ||||
| 02 | Drizzle | DZ |
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Mrholenie | ||||
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Freezing Drizzle | FZDZ |
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Mrznúce Mrholenie | ||||
| 03 | Snow | SN |
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Sneženie | ||||
| 04 | Snow Pellets - Small Hail | GS |
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Snehové Krúpky | ||||
| 05 | Snow Grains | SG |
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Snehové Zrná | ||||
| 06 | Ice Pellets | PE |
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Zmrznutý Dážď | ||||
| 07 | Hail - Glacier | GR |
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Krúpy | ||||
| 08 | Ice prism - Ice Crystal, Diamond Dust | IC |
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Ľadové Ihličky | ||||
| 09 | Fog | FG |
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Hmla | ||||
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Ice Fog | FZFG |
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Zmrznutá Hmla | ||||
| 10 | Mist | BR |
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Dymno | ||||
| 11 | Drifting or Blowing Snow | - |
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Nízko/Vysoko Zvýrený Sneh | ||||
| a | Drifting Snow | DR |
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Nízko Zvýrený Sneh | ||||
| b | Blowing Snow | BLSN |
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Vysoko Zvýrený Sneh | ||||
| 12 | Spray | - |
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Vodná Triešť | ||||
| 13 | Dew | - |
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Rosa | ||||
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Zmrznutá Rosa | ||||
| 14 | Hoar-frost | - |
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Osuheľ (Šedý Mráz) | ||||
| 15 | Rime | - |
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Inovať | ||||
| 16 | Glaze | - |
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Ľadovica | ||||
| 17 | Spout - Waterspout, Funnel Cloud | FC |
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Tromba (Smršť) | ||||
| HYDROMETEOR - Unofficial | Hydrometeory - neoficiálne | |||||||
| 01 | Snow Pellets* | - |
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Snehové Krupky | ||||
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Námrazové krupky | |||||
| 03 | Shalow Fog | MIFG |
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Prízemná Hmla | ||||
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Námraza | |||||
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Priesvitná Námraza | |||||
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Poladovica, Zmrazky | |||||
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Suvislá snehová pokrívka | |||||
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Nesúvislá snehová pokrívka |
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LITHOMETEOR |
| 01 | Haze | HZ |
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Zákal | ||||
| 02 | Dust Haze | DSHZ* |
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Prachový Zákal | ||||
| 03 | Smoke | FU |
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Dym (Zadymenie) | ||||
| 04 | Drifting or Blowing D or S | ..DU/SA |
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Nízko/V Zvýrený Prach/Piesok | ||||
| a | Drifting dust or sand | DR.... |
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Nízko Zvýrený Prach/Piesok | ||||
| b | Blowing dust or sand | BL.... |
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Vysoko Zvýrený Prach/Piesok | ||||
| 05 | Dust or Sand Storm | DS/SS |
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Prachová/Piesočná Víchrica | ||||
| a | Wall of dust or sand |
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Stena Prachu/Piesku* | |||||
| b | Dust or sand whirl - Dust Devil | PO |
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Prachový/Piesočný Vír |
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PHOTOMETEOR |
| 01 | Halo | - | - | Halové Javy | |||||
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| b | Lunar | - |
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Mesačné | |||||
| 1 | Small Halo | - | - | Malé halo | |||||
| 2 | Large Halo | - | - | Velke halo | |||||
| 3 | Luminous Pillar | - | - | Svetelný stĺp | |||||
| 4 | Tangent Arcs | - Upper or Lower | - | - | Tangenciálne oblúky | ||||
| 5 | Circumzenithal Arcs | - Upper or Lower | - | - | Cirkumzenitálne oblúky | ||||
| 6 | Parhelic Circle | - | - | Parhelický kruh | |||||
| 7 | Undersun | - | - | Spodné slnko | |||||
| 02 | Corona | - | - | Koróna | |||||
| a | Solar | - |
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| 03 | Irisation | - |
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Irizácia | |||||
| 04 | Glory | - |
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| 05 | Rainbow | - |
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Dúha | |||||
| a | Primary Rainbow | - | - | Hlavná dúha | |||||
| b | Secondary Bow | - | - | Vedlajšia dúha | |||||
| c | Supernumerary Bows | - | - | Viacnásobná dúha | |||||
| d | Fog Bow | - |
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Biela dúha | |||||
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| 07 | Mirage | - |
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Zrkadlenie | |||||
| 08 | Shimmer | - | - | Chvenie* | |||||
| 09 | Scintillation | - | - | Svetelkovanie Hviezd* | |||||
| 10 | Green Flash | - | - | Zelený záblesk | |||||
| 11 | Twilight Colours | - | - | Farby súmraku* | |||||
| a | Purple Light | - | - | Fialové svetlo* | |||||
| b | Earth's Shadow or Twilight Arch | - | - | Tieň Zeme a Súmrakový oblúk* | |||||
| c | Alpengluhen | - | - | ...................* | |||||
| d | Crepuscular Rays | - | - | Krepuskulárne Lúče* | |||||
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ELECTROMETEOR |
| 01 | Thunderstorm | TS |
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Blýskavica (Blesk) | ||||
| 1 | Ground Discharges | - | - | Výboj od zeme* | ||||
| 2 | Cloud Discharges | - | - | Výboj v oblaku* | ||||
| 3 | Air Discharges | - | - | Výboj vo vzduchu* | ||||
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| 02 | Saint Elmo's Fire | - |
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Oheň Svätého Eliáša | ||||
| 03 | Polar Aurora | - |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
| 01 | Wind | Vietor | ||||||
| a | Strong Wind | - |
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Silný Vietor | ||||
| b | Stormy Wind | - |
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Búrlivý Vietor | ||||
| c | Gusty Wind | - |
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Nárazový Vietor | ||||
| d | Variable Wind | - |
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Premenlivý Vietor | ||||
| e | Gust Front? | - |
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Húľava | ||||
| 02 | Tropical Storms | Tropické Búrky | ||||||
| a | Tropical Storm | TC | Tropická Búrka | |||||
| b | Hurricane | TRS | Hurikán | |||||
| c | Extratropical Storm | - | ..............Búrka | |||||
| 04 | Miscllaneous | Rôzne | ||||||
| a | Perfect Visib. | - |
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Výborná Dohľadnosť | ||||
| b | Sun Shining | - |
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Slnko Svieti | ||||
| c | Moon Shining | - |
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Mesiac Svieti | ||||
| d | Volcano | - | Vulkán | |||||
| e | Centers of ordinary Highs/Lows | - | Stredy obyčajných Cyklón/Anticyk. |
METEOROLOGIC CHARTS
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SYNOPTIC CHART, PRESENT WEATHER - MANNED STATION |
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| Bez Zrážok | n/a | Oblačnosť Ubúda | Oblačnosť Bez Zmeny | Oblačnosť Pribúda | Dym | Zákal | Prach neprihnaný vetrom | Prach prihnaný vetrom | Prachový vír výrazný | Prachový vír v okolí |
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| Po... | Po Mrholení | Po daždi | Po snežení | Po daždi so snehom | Po mrholení daždi mrznúcom | Po prehánkach dažďových | Po prehánkach snehových zmiešaných | Po prehánkach krúpových | Po hmle | Po búrke |
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| Prachová/Pies. Búrka Nízko/Vysoko zvýrený Sneh | Prachová výchrica | Prachová víchrica bez zmeny | Prachová víchrica silnie | Prachová víchrica silná slabne | Prachová víchrica silná bez zmeny | Prachová víchrica silná silnie | Zvýrený sneh slaba malý rozsah | Zvýrený sneh silne malý rozsah | Zvýrený sneh slabo veľký rozsah | Zvýrený sneh silne veľký rozsah |
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| Hmla | Hmla v diaľke | Hmla v prehánkach | Hmla rednúca oblohu rozoznať | Hmla rednúca oblohu nerozoznat | Hmla bez zmeny | Hmla bez zmeny oblohu nerozoznať | Hmla hustnúca oblohu rozoznať | Hmla nustnúca oblohu nerozoznať | Hmla s námrazou oblohu rozoznať | Hmla s námrazou oblohu nerozoznať |
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| Mrholenie | Mrholenie občasné slabé | Mrcholenie trvalé slabé | Mrcholenie občasné mierne | Mrcholenie trvalé mierne | Mrcholenie občasné silné | Mrcholenie trvalé silné | Mrcholenie mrznúce slabé | Mrcholenie mrznúce mierne | Mrcholenie s dažďom slabé | Mrcholenie s dažďom mierne |
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| Dážď | Dážď občasný slabý | Dážď trvalý slabý | Dážď občasný mierny | Dážď trvalý mierny | Dážď občasný silný | Dážď trvalý silný | Dážď mrznúci slabý | Dážď mrznúci mierny | Dážď/Mrholenie so snehom slabé | Dážď/Mrholenie so snehom mierne |
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| Sneh | Sneženie občasné slabé | Sneženie trvalé slabé | Sneženie občasné mierne | Sneženie trvalé mierne | Sneženie občasné silné | Sneženie trvalé silné | Ľadové ihličky | Snohové krúpky | Snehové hviezdice jednotlivé | Ľadové zrnká |
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| Prehánky | Prehánky dažďové slabé | Prehánky dažďové mierne | Prehánky dažďové veľmi silné | Prehánky dážď/sneh slabé | Prehánky dážď/sneh mierne | Prehánky snehové slabé | Prehánky snehové mierne/silné | Prehánky, krupky slabé | Prehánky, krupky mierne/silné | Prehánky, krupky slabé |
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Cloud Coverage |
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SIGMET CHART |
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| Thunderstorms | TS |
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| Tropical cyclone | TC |
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Tropická Cyklóna | |||||
| Severe squall line | SQL |
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Čiara húlav (Instability) | |||||
| Moderate Turbulence |
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Mierna turbulencia | ||||||
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Silná turbulencia | ||||||
| Mountain waves | MTW |
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Horské vlny | |||||
| Moderate Icing |
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| Widespread fog | FG |
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| Hail | GR |
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| Drizzle | DZ |
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| Rain | RA |
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Dážď | |||||
| Snow | SN |
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| Shower | SH |
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| Widespread blowing snow | BLSN |
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| Widespread sand-storm or duststorm | SS/DS |
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| Widespread haze | HZ |
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| Widespread mist | BR |
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| Widespread smoke | FU |
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| Visible ash cloud | VA |
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Front & Convergence Zones and Other Symbols Used |
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| Cold front at the surface |
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Studený front | ||||||
| Warm front at the surface |
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Teplý front | ||||||
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Oklúzia | ||||||
| Quasi-stationary front at the surface |
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| Convergence line |
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| Intertropical convergence zone | ITCZ |
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Intertropická konvergenčná zóna | |||||
| Position, speed and level of max wind | JTST |
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| Tropopause level |
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Výška tropopauzy | ||||||
| State of the sea |
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Stav mora | ||||||
| Sea surface temperature |
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Teplota mora | ||||||
| Change of level by 3000 or less and/or wind speed by 20 kt | ||||||||
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| Instability Line | ||||||||
| Shear Line | ||||||||
| Intertropical Discontinuity | ||||||||
About This Document
Disclaimer: I am just an amateur meteorology observer, not an professional meteorologist, but I tried to be accurate. These notes I made for my own personal use, and I will finish and revise them as I find errors and time. This is not an professional document.
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revision 2005.11.02


