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V -   Base Velocity
VA - Virginia or Volcanic Ash
VAD -   Velocity-Azimuth Display
VAL - In valleys
VARN - Variation
VC -   Vicinity
VCNTY - Vicinity
VCOT - VFR conditions on top
VCS -  Velocity Cross Section
VCTR - Vector
VCY - Vicinity
VDUC - VAS Data Utilization Center (NSSFC)
VER - Vertical
VFR -  Visual Flight Rules
VFY - Verify
VFYD - Verified
VFYG - Verifying
VFYS - Verifies
VHF - Very high frequency [30 to 300 MHz)
VIL -   Vertically Integrated Liquid Water
VIL -   Vertically-Integrated Liquid water
VIP - Very important person
VIP -   Video Integrator and Processor
VIS - Visibility or Visible
VLCTY - Velocity
VLCTYS - Velocities
VLNT - Violent
VLNTLY - Violently
VLY - Valley
VLYS - Valleys
VMC - Visual meteorological conditions
VOL - Volume
VOLMET - Meteorological information for aircraft in flight
VOMIT -   VIL Of the Moment In Time
VOR - VHF omnidirectional radio range
VORT - Vorticity
VR - Veer
VRB - Variable
VRBL - Variable
VRG - Veering
VRISL - Vancouver Island, BC
VRS - Veers
VRT MOTN - Vertical Motion
VRY - Very
VSA - By visual reference to the ground
VSB - Visible
VSBY - Visibility
VSBYDR - Visibility decreasing rapidly
VSBYIR - Visibility increasing rapidly
VT -   Vertical Totals or Vermont
VV - Vertical velocity
VVP -   Volume Velocity Processing
VWP -   Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) Wind Profile  


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