Pilot Weather Report
3-Letter SA Identifier
PIREP FORM
1.
UA
Routine Report
UUA
Space Symbol
Urgent Report
/OV 3. /TM 4. /FL 5. /TP
2. 6.
Location: Time: Altitude/Flight Level: Aircraft Type:
/SK 7. /WX 8. /TA 9. /WV
Items 1 through 5 are mandatory for all PIREPs Sky Cover: Flight Visibility and Weather: Temperature (Celsius): Wind: Turbulence: Icing: Remarks:
/TB 11. /IC 12. /RM
10.
FAA FORM 7110-2 (1-85) Supersedes Previous Edition
Electronic Version (Adobe)
Encoding Pilot Weather Reports (PIREP)
1. UA Routine PIREP, UUA - Urgent PIREP 2. /OV - Location: Use 3-letter NAVAID idents only. a. Fix: /OV ABC, /OV ABC 090025. b. Fix to fix: /OV ABC-DEF, /OV ABC-DEF 120020, /OV ABC 045020-DEF 120005, /OV ABC-DEF-GHI. 3. /TM - Time: 4 digits in GMT: /TM 0915. 4. /FL Altitude/Flight Level: 3 digits for hundreds of feet. If not known, use UNKN: /FL095, /FL310, /FLUNKN. Type aircraft: 4 digits maximum, if not known use UNKN: /TP L329, /TP B727, /TP UNKN. Cloud layers: Describe as follows: a. Height of cloud base in hundreds of feet. If unknown, use UNKN. b. Cloud cover symbol. c. Height of cloud tops in hundreds of feet. d. Use solidus (/) to separate layers. e. Use a space to separate each sub element. f. Examples: /SK 038 BKN, /SK 038 OVC 045, /SK 055 SCT 073/085 BKN 105, /SK UNKN OVC
5. /TP 6. /SK -
7. /WX - Weather: Flight visibility reported first. Use standard weather symbols, intensity is not reported: /WX FV02 R H, /WX FV01 TRW. 8. /TA Air temperature in Celsius: If below zero, prefix with a hyphen: /TA 15, /TA -06.
9. /WV - Wind: Direction and speed in six digits. /WV 270045, /WV 280110. 10. /TB Turbulence: Use standard contractions for intensity and type (use CAT or CHOP when appropriate). Include altitude only if different from /FL. /TB EXTRM, /TB LGT-MOD BLO-090. Icing: Describe using standard intensity and type contractions. Include altitude only if different than /FL: /IC LGT-MDT RIME, /IC SVR CLR 028-045.
11. /IC -
12. /RM - Remarks: Use free form to clarify the report. Most hazardous element first: /RM LLWS -15KT SFC-003 DURGC RNWY 22 JFK. Refer to FAAH 7110.10 for expanded explanation of TEI coding. Examples of Completed PIREPS UA /OV RFD 170030/TM 1315/FL160/TP PA60 /SK 025 OVC 095/180 OVC /TA -21/WV 270048 UA /OV DHT 360015-AMA-CDS/TM 2116/FL050/TP PA32 /SK UNKN OVC/WX FV03 R /TB LGT/TA 04/RM HVY RAIN