Mercedes-Benz Comand Operating Instructions Manual page 222

Weather forecasts
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Legend: weather fronts
Weather Explanation
front
Cold front If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changea-
(blue line
ble and there are often rain
with blue tri-
showers and thunder-
angles)
storms. The air tempera-
ture decreases.
Warm front A warm front may cause
more prolonged steady
(red line with
rain, more cloud cover and
red semi-cir-
a slow rise in temperature.
cles)
Stationary The weather front moves
front minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
(red and blue
area.
line with red
semi-circles
and blue tri-
angles)
Occlusion When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
(purple line
warm front ahead of it, an
with purple
occluded front is formed.
semi-circles
The weather remains
and trian-
changeable and rainy
gles)
within an occlusion.
Displaying the track of a storm:
Activate the Tropical Storm Tracking
X
display level ( page 218).
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If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the track of the storm.
Example: in the middle of the map you can
see the current position of the tropical low-
pressure area (cyclone). To the right of this
a solid line shows the previous path with
positions and times. The forecast for the
direction of propagation is shown by a dot-
ted line with positions and times.
You can find out more information about
cyclones in the Storm Guide (
Showing information (if available):
name of the tropical storm and category
R
time stamp
R
directional movement speed and path
R
maximum wind speed
R
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell of a tropical cyclone is advancing.
A tropical storm is separated into different
categories according to the location at which
it develops.
Region of origin category
Atlantic, North Tropical Low Pres‐
and South sure System
Pacific Oceans
Atlantic, North Tropical Depression
and South
Pacific Oceans
Atlantic, North Name of tropical storm
and South Name_LP10 (Tropi‐
Pacific Oceans cal Storm)
page 222).
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