Which weather product describes meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft in flight?

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Which weather product describes meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft in flight?

Explanation:
PIREP is a pilot-reported weather observation describing conditions encountered by aircraft in flight. Pilots submit these reports to relay real-time in-flight phenomena—turbulence, icing, cloud bases and tops, visibility, and winds aloft—information that helps update weather analyses and improve forecasts for other crews. METAR records routine surface weather observations at airports, not what’s happening in the air. SPECI is a special METAR signaling significant surface changes, not in-flight conditions. AIRMET provides forecasted advisories of potential hazards for flight, not a pilot’s actual in-flight report. So the product that describes meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft in flight is PIREP.

PIREP is a pilot-reported weather observation describing conditions encountered by aircraft in flight. Pilots submit these reports to relay real-time in-flight phenomena—turbulence, icing, cloud bases and tops, visibility, and winds aloft—information that helps update weather analyses and improve forecasts for other crews. METAR records routine surface weather observations at airports, not what’s happening in the air. SPECI is a special METAR signaling significant surface changes, not in-flight conditions. AIRMET provides forecasted advisories of potential hazards for flight, not a pilot’s actual in-flight report. So the product that describes meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft in flight is PIREP.

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