Chapter 12: Weather (US only)
Tropical storm data
Tropical storm data can be displayed for a selected storm. This includes:
• The storm's name, type, date and time.
• The position, direction and speed of travel of the storm.
• The pressure and maximum wind speed and gusts.
To display tropical storm data:
Hurricane Category 2
OK for more info
Move cursor over storm
graphic to display storm
type
Lightning
The system displays a lightning symbol at each cloud-to-ground strike recorded within
the last 5, 10 and 15 minutes:
Lightning Strikes
More recent strikes
overlay older ones
Surface observation stations
You can view current or historical weather data at surface observation stations.
All surface observations stations are represented by a pink symbol:
Buoy Station
OBJECT INFO
Strike recorded in
last 10 - 15 minutes
C - MAN
Tropical Storm Data
Storm name
Storm ID
Storm Type
Direction
Speed
OK
Max Wind Speed
Max gust Speed
Pressure
Date
Time
Position
Displays detailed information for
selected storm
Strike recorded in
last 0 - 5 minutes
Strike recorded in
last 5 - 10 minutes
WSI
197
EPSILON
AL292005
Hurricane Category 2
075oT
9.9kt
64.9kt
80.1kt
987mb
12/03/2005
3:00PM
o
o
34
30'.000N/044
24'.000W
NWS