Weather Acronyms: W's

W	White, west, or west longitude
WA	Washington
WAA	Warm Air Advection
WAC	World Aeronautical Chart
WADL	West African Disturbance Line
WAFC	World area forecast center
WB	Westbound
WBND	West bound
WBZ	Wet-Bulb Zero
WCM	Warning Coordination Meteorologist
WDI	Wind direction indicator
WDLY	Widely
WDSPR	Widespread
WDSPRD	Widespread
WEA	Weather
WED	Wednesday
WEF	With effect from or effective from
WER	Weak Echo Region
WFO	Weather Forecast Office
WFOS	Weather Forecast Offices
WFP	Warm front passage
WI	Within or Wisconsin
WIBIS	Will be issued
WID	Width
WIE	With immediate effect or effective immediately
WILCO	Will comply
WIMS	Weather Information Management System
WINT	Winter
WINTEM	Forecast upper wind and temperature for aviation
WIP	Work in progress
WK	Weak
WKDAY	Weekday
WKEND	Weekend
WKN	Weaken or weakening
WKNG	Weakening
WKNS	Weakens
WKR	Weaker
WKST	Weakest
WL	Will
WLY	Westerly
WMO	World Meteorological Organization
WND	Wind
WNDS	Winds
WNW	West-northwest
WNWLY	West-northwesterly
WNWRN	West-northwestern
WNWWD	West-northwestward
WO	Without
WPLTO	Western Plateau
WRM	Warm
WRMFNT	Warm front
WRMFNTL	Warm Frontal
WRMG	Warming
WRMR	Warmer
WRMST	Warmest
WRN	Western
WRNG	Warning
WRNGS	Warnings
WRS	Worse
WS	Wind shear
WSFO	Weather Service Forecast Office
WSFOS	Weather Service Forecast Offices
WSHFT	Wind shift
WSHFTS	Wind Shifts
WSOM	National Weather Service Operations Manual
WSR-88D	Weather Surveillance Radar
WSR-74	A NWS Weather Surveillance Radar designed in 1974.
WSR-57	A NWS Weather Surveillance Radar designed in 1957.
WSTCH	Wasatch Range
WSW	West-southwest
WSWLY	West-southwesterly
WSWRN	West-southwestern
WSWWD	West-southwestward
WTR	Water
WTRS	Waters
WTSPT	Waterspout
WTSPTS	Waterspouts
WUD	Would
WV	West Virginia or Water Vapor
WVS	Waves
WW	Severe Thunderstorm Watch or Tornado Watch
WWA	Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Tornado Watch, or Watch status reports
WWAMKC	Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch Status Report
WWD	Westward
WWS	Severe Weather Watches
WX	Weather
WY	Wyoming