Activating Storm Alarm; Using Altimeter Profile - Suunto CORE User Manual

TIP: If the weather trend indicator shows that the air pressure is constantly
rising, there is a higher possibility of sunny weather upcoming. Again, if the air
pressure is constantly dropping, there is a higher possibility of rainy weather.

7.4 Activating storm alarm

The storm alarm notifies you that a pressure drop of 4 hPa / 0.12 inHg or more
has occurred during a 3-hour period. Suunto Core will activate an alarm and
flash an alarm symbol on the display for 20 seconds. The storm alarm only
works when you have activated the
To activate the storm alarm:
1. In , select
MENU
2. Select
STORM ALARM
3. Switch the storm alarm on or off with [+] and [- Light].
TIP: You can stop the storm alarm by pressing any button.
Possible real life situation: Getting surprised by a storm while hiking
You are hiking in a dense forest when your Suunto Core activates the storm alarm.
The weather has taken a turn for the worse in the last 3 hours - the sky is getting
dark. Good thing your Suunto Core warned you, because you need to find shelter
from the hard rain that may soon fall.

7.5 Using altimeter profile

The profile calculates altitude based on the reference values. The
ALTIMETER
reference values can either be sea level air pressure or a previous point of
28
BAROMETER
.
ALTI-BARO
.
profile in the
ALTI & BARO
mode.