weather advisory
11advisory — [[t]ædva͟ɪzəri[/t]] advisories 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n An advisory group regularly gives suggestions and help to people or organizations, especially about a particular subject or area of activity. [FORMAL] ...members of the advisory committee on the… …
12advisory — 1. adjective a) Able to give advice. The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power. b) Containing advice; advising. The consultants advisory recommendations were selectively adopted …
13advisory — adj. & n. adj. 1 giving advice; constituted to give advice (an advisory body). 2 consisting in giving advice. n. (pl. ies) US an advisory statement, esp. a bulletin about bad weather …
14advisory — I. adjective Date: 1778 1. having or exercising power to advise < an advisory council > 2. containing or giving advice II. noun (plural ries) Date: 1936 a report giving information (as on the weather) and often recommending action to be taken …
15Severe weather terminology (United States) — This article describes the United States National Weather Service (NWS) severe weather terminology. The NWS defines precise meanings for nearly all its weather terms. This article describes NWS terminology and related NWS weather scales. Some… …
16Coastal flood advisory — A Coastal Flood Advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when coastal flooding along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico is occurring or imminent, but does not pose a serious threat …
17National Weather Service — NWS Agency overview Formed February 9, 1870 Jurisdiction …
18Snow Advisory — A Snow Advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when a low pressure system produces snow that may cause significant disruption , but does not meet warning criteria. The advisory criteria varies from area to area.… …
19Significant weather alert — A significant weather alert, also called a significant weather advisory, is issued when doppler weather radar indicates a strong thunderstorm is producing small hail or high winds whose strength does not reach severe thunderstorm criteria. It… …
20Special weather statement — A Special weather statement is a form of weather advisory. Special weather statements are issued by the National Weather Service of the United States (the NWS) and the Meteorological Service of Canada (the MSC). There is no set criteria for… …
