Winds Aloft - Garmin GPSMAP 696 Owner's Manual

WINDS ALOFT

Winds Aloft data shows the forecasted wind speed and direction at the surface
and at selected altitudes. Altitudes can be displayed in 3,000-foot increments up to
42,000 feet MSL.
Winds Aloft are displayed using wind barbs or a wind streamline depending on
the selected range. The wind barbs indicate wind speed and direction. The wind
streamline indicates wind direction with arrows.
The wind barbs always point in the direction that the wind is coming from. The wind
speed is depicted using flags at the end of the wind barb. A short wind flag is 5 mph,
a long wind flag is 10 mph, and a triangle flag is 50 mph.
Calm
5 Knots
10 Knots
190-00919-00 Rev. E
Winds Aloft Data
Wind Direction
15 Knots
20 Knots
50 Knots
Winds Barbs
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Wind Flag
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