Weather Descriptors

[BigFellor]

There is a debate going on at the moment about whether "-FZRAPL" should read as "Light freezing rain with (moderate) ice pellets" OR "Light ice pellets mixed with (moderate) freezing rain". OR would it read as "Light freezing rain with light ice pellets"? What say you all?

 

[dispatchguy]

If I were reading that to a crew, I would read it as light freezing rain with ice pellets.

Plus, per the AIM, the descriptor only applies to the first type of precip reported. See AIM 7-1-30 - I didnt know that...

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/Chap7/aim0701.html

 

[AntiJedi]

The descriptors also written from highest to lowest in amount seen by the discriminator.

 

[OneBadLT123]

I always read it as light freezing rain with pellets

 

[onewithwings]

If I were reading that to a crew, I would read it as light freezing rain with ice pellets.

^ What he said!

In fact, we have that at a number of our stations today!

 

[OneBadLT123]

^ What he said!

In fact, we have that at a number of our stations today!

As did we.. plus no type IV either... good times