AWP-4 : 2005

Title Page
Letter of Promulgation
Record of Reservations by Nations
Record of Changes
Introduction
Purpose
Discussion
Standard NATO Meteorological Codes
National Exceptions to Meteorological Codes
Airfield Weather Colour Code
Non-Meteorological Codes
Units of Measure
Annex A - Standard NATO Meteorological Codes
   Appendix 1 - Military Aircraft Voice Weather Codes (MAVOC)
      General Instructions
      Specific Instructions
      Table Summary
   Appendix 2 - Maritime Aircraft Weather Code (MAWEC)
      General
      Mandatory Groups
      Optional Groups
      Specific Instructions
      Notes
      Code Table
   Appendix 3 - Mobile Meteorological Observing Unit Code
                (MOBOB)
      General
      Form of Code
      Specification of Symbolic Letters
      Code Table
   Appendix 4 - Report from Meteorological Reconnaissance
                Aircraft Code (RECCO)
      General
      Form of Code
      Notes
      Specification of Symbolic Letters, Words, and Figure
      Groups
      Code Tables
      Sea-Ice Data Section
   Appendix 5 - Supplementary Surface Weather Reports Code
                (SUPREP)
      General
      Form of Code
      Specification of Symbolic Letters
      Code Tables
   Appendix 6 - Target Weather Information Reporting Code
                (TARWI)
      General
      Form of Code
      Specification of Symbolic Letters
      Notes
   Appendix 7 - Range Forecast Code (RAFOR)
      General
      Form of Code
      Specification of Symbolic Letters
      Amendment Criteria
      Ranges that have RAFORs
Annex B - National Exceptions to METAR Code
   General
   Form of Code
   National Exceptions
      Belgium
      Denmark
      Germany
      Netherlands
      Norway
      Romania
      United Kingdom
Annex C - National Exceptions to TAF Code
   General
   Form of Code
   National Exceptions
      Belgium
      Denmark
      Germany
      Netherlands
      Norway
      Romania
      United Kingdom
Annex D - Airfield Weather Colour Codes
   General
   Cautions
   Definitions
   National Exceptions
   Table with Air Field Colour Codes - Figure 1
Annex E - Meteorological Codes in Form of STANAGs
   General
   STANAG 4044 (Adoption of Standard Atmosphere)
   STANAG 4061 (Adoption of Standard Ballistic Met Message)
   STANAG 4082 (Adoption of Standard Artillery Computer Met
   Message)
   STANAG 4103 (Format of Requests for Met Messages for
   Ballistic & Special Purposes)
   STANAG 4131 (Adoption of Standard Character by Character
   Met Message Format)
   STANAG 4140 (Adoption of Standard Target Acquisition Met
   Message)
   STANAG 2103 (Reporting Nuclear Detonations, Biological
   and Chemical Attacks, and Predicting and Warning of
   Associated Hazards and Hazard Areas (Operators Manual))
   STANAG 6022 (Adoption of a Standard Gridded Meteorological
   Message)
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Purpose of this manual is to describe in detail the Standard NATO Meteorological Codes, and those national exceptions to the Meteorological Airfield Report (METAR) Code, the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) Code and the Airfield Weather Colour Code used in NATO.