Weather Acronyms: P's

PA	Pennsylvania
PAC	Pacific
PARL	Parallel
PBL	Planetary boundary layer
PC-GRIDDS	PC-Gridded Interactive Display and Diagnostic System
PCD	Proceed or proceeding
PCPN	Precipitation
PD	Period
PDMT	Predominant
PDS	Particularly Dangerous Situation or Periods
PE	Ice pellets
PEN	Peninsula
PERM	Permanent
PFD	QPF Discussion
PGTSND	Puget Sound
PHYS	Physical
Pibal	pilot-balloon observation
PIBAL	Pilot balloon observation
PIBALS	Pilot balloon reports
PIREP	Pilot Weather Report
Pixel	A contraction of "picture element"
PL	Ice Pellets or Sleet
PLNS	Plains
PLS	Please
PLTO	Plateau
PLVL	Present level
PM	Post meridian
PMD	Prognostic Discussion
PNHDL	Panhandle
PNS	Public Information Statement
PO	Dust devils
PoP	Precipitation Probability
POS	Positive
POSLY	Positively
POSS	Possible
PPINE	Plan Position Indicates No Echoes
PPSN	Present position
PQPF	Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
PRBL	Probable
PRBLTY	Probability
PRBLY	Probably
PRECD	Precede
PRECDD	Preceded
PRECDG	Preceding
PRECDS	Precedes
PRES	Pressure
PRESFR	Pressure falling rapidly
PRESRR	Pressure rising rapidly
PRF	Pulse Repetition Frequency
PRI	Primary
PRIM	Primary
PRIN	Principal
PRIND	Present indications are
PRJMP	Pressure jump
PROB	Probability
PROC	Procedure
PROD	Produce
PRODG	Producing
PROG	Forecast
PROGD	Forecasted
PROGS	Forecasts
PRSNT	Present
PRSNTLY	Presently
PRST	Persist
PRSTNC	Persistence
PRSTNT	Persistent
PRSTS	Persists
PRT	Pulse Repetition Time
PRVD	Provide
PRVDD	Provided
PRVDG	Providing
PRVDS	Provides
PS	Plus
PSBL	Possible
PSBLTY	Possibility
PSBLY	Possibly
PSCZ	Puget Sound Convergence Zone
PSG	Passing or Passage
PSH	Preliminary Tropical Storm Report
PSN	Position
PSND	Positioned
PTCHY	Patchy
PTLY	Partly
PTNL	Potential
PTNLY	Potentially
PTNS	Portions
PUGET	Puget Sound
PUP	Principle User Processor
PVA	Positive Vorticity Advection
PVL	Prevail
PVLD	Prevailed
PVLG	Prevailing
PVLS	Prevails
PVLT	Prevalent
PW	Precipitable Water
PWS	Precipitable Waters (plural)
PWO	Public Severe Weather Outlook
PWR	Power
PY	Spray