PIREP designation

Jeanie

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Why are pireps referred to as UA? In my work history that means urinalysis......

you'd think it would be something like OW for observed weather
 
Upper Air (report).

If it's hazardous (tornado etc.) it will be a UUA (urgent upper air [report]).

And you thought us W. Tex folks were slow! ;-)
 
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