
                      WEATHER REPORTING LOCATIONS
                        DATA BASE RECORD LAYOUT
                              (WXL-FILE)
  
INFORMATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/17/2021 CHARTING CYCLE
 
    RECORD FORMAT: FIXED  
    LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH: 135  
 
                                     
FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION:  
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    THERE ARE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS FOR EACH  
    WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION. EACH LOCATION WILL HAVE AT LEAST ONE  
    RECORD DESCRIBING LOCATION INFORMATION AND AVAILABLE WEATHER  
    SERVICES. FOR THOSE WEATHER REPORTING LOCATIONS THAT ARE  
    WEATHER COLLECTIVES OR HAVE SPECIFIC AFFECTED AREAS, THERE WILL BE  
    CONTINUATION RECORDS - ONE FOR EACH COLLECTIVE OR AFFECTED AREA  
    WEATHER SERVICE.  
  
    THIS FILE FORMAT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT TO SUPPORT THE FAA'S  
    FLIGHT SERVICE AUTOMATION SYSTEM (FSAS). OTHER USERS OF  
    WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION INFORMATION WILL USE  
    THIS FSAS-SPECIFIED FILE FORMAT.  
  
    THE FILE IS SORTED BY WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
    WITH CONTINUATION RECORDS FOR A LOCATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.  
    THE CONTINUATION RECORDS ARE IN RANDOM ORDER.  
    
    EACH RECORD ENDS WITH A CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER AND LINE FEED 
    CHARACTER (CR/LF). THIS LINE TERMINATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 
    LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH.


  
GENERAL INFORMATION:  
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     1.  LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS  
     2.  RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING BLANKS  
     3.  ELEMENT NUMBER IS FOR INTERNAL REFERENCE ONLY  
         AND NOT IN THE RECORD.  
     4.  THE UNIQUE, BASIC RECORD IDENTIFIER IS MADE UP OF THE  
         WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION IDENTIFIER, ASSOCIATED CITY, AND 
         ASSOCIATED COUNTRY CODE.  
  
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            BASIC WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION DATA  
  
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J  T   L   S L   E N  
U  Y   E   T O   L U  
S  P   N   A C   E M  
T  E   G   R A   M B  
       T   T T   E E  
       H     I   N R  
             O   T  
             N           FIELD DESCRIPTION  
  
  
L AN 0005 00001  DLID    WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
                           EX. AGS, AK21  
  
L AN 0008 00006  WX4     LATITUDE OF THE WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION  
                           FORMAT: DDMMSSTC  
                               DD  DEGREES  
                               MM  MINUTES  
                               SS  SECONDS  
                               T   TENTHS OF SECONDS (DECIMAL POINT  
                                     IS IMPLIED)  
                               C   DECLINATION (N-NORTH; S-SOUTH)  
                           EX. 3139438N - ALL 8 CHARACTERS WILL  
                                          ALWAYS BE PRESENT.  
  
L AN 0009 00014  WX5     LONGITUDE OF THE WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION  
                           FORMAT: DDDMMSSTC  
                              DDD  DEGREES  
                               MM  MINUTES  
                               SS  SECONDS  
                               T   TENTHS OF SECONDS (DECIMAL POINT  
                                     IS IMPLIED)  
                               C   DECLINATION (E-EAST; W-WEST)  
                           EX. 09716075W - ALL 9 CHARACTERS WILL  
                                           ALWAYS BE PRESENT.  
  
L AN 0040 00023  WX1     ASSOCIATED CITY  
                         (EX: ALBANY)  
  
L AN 0002 00063  WX2     ASSOCIATED STATE (POST OFFICE CODE)  
                         VALUE MAY ALSO BE MX (MEXICO), CA (CANADA),  
                           OR OTHER INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS  
                         EX. AL,MD,MX  
  
L AN 0003 00065  WX3     ASSOCIATED COUNTRY NUMERIC CODE (NON-US ONLY)  
                           STANDARD FIPS ASSIGNMENT OF 2 OR 3 NUMERIC  
                           DIGITS FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES.  
                         EX. 484  
  
R  N 0005 00068  WX6     WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION ELEVATION - VALUE  
                           (WHOLE FEET MSL) EX. 73, 0, 3929  
  
L AN 0001 00073  WX6     WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION ELEVATION - ACCURACY  
                           S - VALUE WAS SURVEYED  
                           E - VALUE WAS ESTIMATED  
  
   
 
 
L AN 0060 00074  WX7     WEATHER SERVICES AVAILABLE AT LOCATION, UP TO 
                         5 CHARACTERS FOR EACH.
                         (WX TYPES ARE IN RANDOM ORDER)  
  
                       WX TYPE    DESCRIPTION  
                       -------    -----------  
  
                         AC       SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NARRATIVE  
                         AWW      SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST ALERT  
                         CWA      CENTRAL WEATHER ADVISORY  
                         FA       AREA FORECAST  
                         FD       WINDS & TEMPERATURE ALOFT FORECAST  
                         FT       AVIATION TERMINAL FORECAST  
                         FX       MISCELLANEOUS FORECASTS  
                         METAR    AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (ICAO)
                         MIS      METEOROLOGICAL IMPACT SUMMARY  
                         NOTAM    NOTICE TO AIRMEN  
                         SA       SURFACE OBSERVATION REPORT
                         SD       RADAR WEATHER REPORT  
                         SPECI    AVIATION SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT (ICAO)
                         SYNS     TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCAST SYNOPSES  
                         TAF      AVIATION TERMINAL FORECAST (ICAO)
                         TWEB     TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCAST  
                         UA       AIRCRAFT REPORT (PIREP)  
                         WA       WEATHER ADVISORY                
                         WH       ABBREVIATED HURRICANE ADVISORY  
                         WO       TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS  
                         WS       FLIGHT ADVISORY - SIGMET  
                         WST      CONVECTIVE SIGMET  
                         WW       SEVERE WEATHER BROADCASTS OR BULLETINS  
  
                         EX.: SA   UA NOTAMTWEB  
                              WST  SYNS FA  
  
L AN 0002 00134  NA      BLANK  
  
   
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         WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION - COLLECTIVES RECORD TYPE  
  
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J  T   L   S L   E N  
U  Y   E   T O   L U  
S  P   N   A C   E M  
T  E   G   R A   M B  
       T   T T   E E  
       H     I   N R  
             O   T  
             N           FIELD DESCRIPTION  
  
  
L AN 0001 00001  NONE    CONTINUATION RECORD INDICATOR  
                           AN '*' FOUND IN POSITION 1 INDICATES  
                           THAT THIS RECORD IS A CONTINUATION OF  
                           THE PREVIOUS WEATHER LOCATION. THE  
                           CONTINUATION RECORDS ARE USED TO  
                           DESCRIBE COLLECTIVE NUMBERS AND AFFECTED  
                           AREAS FOR CERTAIN WEATHER SERVICE TYPES.  
  
L AN 0005 00002  WX8     COLLECTIVE WEATHER SERVICE TYPE  
                           FT - AVIATION TERMINAL FORECAST  
                           SD - RADAR WEATHER REPORT  
  
L AN 0001 00007  WX8     COLLECTIVE NUMBER  
                           SINGLE DIGIT 0 THRU 9.  
  
L AN 0128 00008  NONE    BLANK.  
   
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         WEATHER REPORTING LOCATION - AFFECTED AREAS RECORD TYPE  
  
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J  T   L   S L   E N  
U  Y   E   T O   L U  
S  P   N   A C   E M  
T  E   G   R A   M B  
       T   T T   E E  
       H     I   N R  
             O   T  
             N           FIELD DESCRIPTION  
  
  
L AN 0001 00001  NONE    CONTINUATION RECORD INDICATOR  
                           AN '*' FOUND IN POSITION 1 INDICATES  
                           THAT THIS RECORD IS A CONTINUATION OF  
                           THE PREVIOUS WEATHER LOCATION. THE  
                           CONTINUATION RECORDS ARE USED TO  
                           DESCRIBE COLLECTIVE NUMBERS AND AFFECTED  
                           AREAS FOR CERTAIN WEATHER SERVICE TYPES.  
  
L AN 0005 00002  WX8     AFFECTED AREA WEATHER SERVICE TYPE  
                           CWA      CENTRAL WEATHER ADVISORY  
                           FA       AREA FORECAST  
                           MIS      METEOROLOGICAL IMPACT SUMMARY  
                           WH       ABBREVIATED HURRICANE ADVISORY  
                           WO       TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS  
                           WST      CONVECTIVE SIGMET  
  
L AN 0114 00007  WX8     AFFECTED AREAS - STATES/AREAS  
                           A SERIES OF TWO CHARACTER U.S. STATE POST  
                           OFFICE ABBREVIATIONS SEPARATED BY ONE  
                           SPACE. VALUES MAY ALSO INCLUDE LE,  
                           LH,LM,LO,LS FOR THE GREAT LAKES (ERIE,  
                           HURON, MICHIGAN, ONTARIO, SUPERIOR)  
                           EX. AR MO LA TX AZ NM UT MS AL GA KY  
                               DC MD VA               
                           (NOTE: THE STATES/LAKES ARE NOT IN  
                                 ANY SORTED ORDER)  
  
L AN 0015 00121  NA      BLANK  





