A Standard briefing provides you with the complete weather picture. It should be received before any departure. A standard briefing covers the information shown below and usually in that order. 1. Adverse conditions, such as airmets, sigmets, TFRs, and whether or not VFR flight is recommended. 2. An overview of the overall weather picture. 3. Current conditions 4. En route forecast 5. Forecast for the destination. 6. Winds and temperatures aloft. 7. Notices to Airmen. 8. ATC delays and other information.
An Abbreviated briefing is (as the name implies) a shortened version of the standard briefing. This type of briefing is useful if you had already gotten a standard briefing, but were delayed and wanted to get updated information before your flight. If you request an abbreviated briefing let the briefer know the time and source of your previous briefing so that pertinent information is not omitted inadvertently.
An Outlook briefing is requested six hours or more before your planned flight. It is somewhat limited as far as the information included and basically just provides a general weather forecast. One should get a standard briefing closer to the time of departure for more information which could impact the planned flight.
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