Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual page 214

Weather forecasts
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Legend: weather fronts
Weather
front
Cold front
(blue line
with blue tri-
angles)
Warm front
(red line with
red semi-cir-
cles)
Stationary
front
(red and blue
line with red
semi-circles
and blue tri-
angles)
Occlusion
(purple line
with purple
semi-circles
and trian-
gles)
Displaying the track of a storm:
Activate the Tropical Storm Tracking Tropical Storm Tracking
X
display level (
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the track of the storm.
Explanation
If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changea-
ble and there are often rain
showers and thunder-
storms. The air tempera-
ture decreases.
A warm front may cause
more prolonged steady
rain, more cloud cover and
a slow rise in temperature.
The weather front moves
minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
area.
When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
warm front ahead of it, an
occluded front is formed.
The weather remains
changeable and rainy
within an occlusion.
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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‐ Tropical Low Pres‐
and South sure System sure System
Pacific Oceans
Atlantic, North Tropical Tropical Depression
and South
Pacific Oceans
Atlantic, North Name of tropical storm
and South Name_LP10 (Tropi‐ Name_LP10 (Tropi‐
Pacific Oceans cal Storm) cal Storm)
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Depression