| 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 |
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