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Stormy Weather Along the East Coast; Mountain Snow and Valley Rain in the West

Showers and thunderstorms will linger along the east coast through this evening. Locally heavy rain is possible and may lead to isolated instances of flooding, especially in the Mid-Atlantic through the New England region. A front moving across the west will keep mountain snow and low elevation rain chances in the forecast through Friday. Heavy rain is expected in central/southern California. Read More >

 

Table B6

Data type designator T2

(when T1   =   P, Q)

Instructions for the proper application of the data type designator

1. The designator specified in this table should be used to the greatest extent possible to indicate the type of data contained within the text of the bulletin.

2. Where more than one type is contained in the text, the designator for one of the data types should be used.

3. When the table does not contain a suitable designator for the data type, an alphabetic designator which is not assigned in the table should be introduced and the WMO secretariat notified.

Designator Data Type
A Radar data
B Cloud
C Clear Air turbulence
D Thickness (relative topography)
E Precipitation
F Aerological diagrams (ash clouds)
G Significant weather
H Height
I Sky/cloud cover
J Wave height + combinations
K Swell height + combinations
L Plain language
M For national use
N Radiation
O Vertical velocity
P Pressure
Q Web bulb potential temperature
R Relative humidity
S Snow cover
T Temperature
U Eastward wind component
V Northward wind component
W Wind
X Lifted index
Y Observational plot chart
Z Not assigned