Waveinformationsymbols
Theweatherapplicationusesarangeofgraphics
andsymbolstorepresentdifferenttypesofwave
information.
SymbolDescription
Waveheight—Wavesare
shownin16shadesofcolor
from:
•Reds—Highestwaves
•Greens—Intermediate
waves
•Blues—Lowestwaves
Waveperiod—waveperiods
areshownusingshadesof
blue,thedarkertheshade
theshortergapbetween
successivewaves.Thewave
perioddetailcanbeaccessed
bythecontextmenuView
Dataoption.
Wavedirection—direction
ofwavesisindicatedbyblue
arrows.
NOWRadprecipitationcolorcodes
NOWRaddisplaysthetypeandlevelofprecipitation:
ColorcodePrecipitationtype
Reectivity
Intensity
LightgreenRain
(15to19dBz)
MediumgreenRain
(20to29dBz)
DarkGreen
Rain
(30to39dBz)
YellowRain
(40to44dBz)
Orange
Rain
(45to49dBz)
LightredRain
(50to54dBz)
DarkredRain
(55+dBz)
Lightblue
Snow(5to19dBz)
Darkblue
Snow(20+dBz)
LightpinkMixed
(5to19dBz)
DarkpinkMixed
(20+dBz)
Canadianradarprecipitationcolorcodes
Canadianradarshowstheintensityofprecipitation
forCanada.UnlikeNOWRad,Canadianradardoes
notshowtheprecipitationtype.
ColorcodeIntensityinmmperhour
Transparent(nothingshown
atverylowprecipitation)
0.00to0.20mm/hr
Lightgreen
0.21to1.00mm/hr
Mediumgreen
1.01to4.00mm/hr
ColorcodeIntensityinmmperhour
Darkgreen
4.01to12.00mm/hr
Yellow
12.01to24.00mm/hr
Orange24.01to50.00mm/hr
Lightred
50.01to100mm/hr
Darkred
100.01+mm/hr
Reectivityintensitytorainfallcorrelation
Youcanusethetablebelowtocorrelatereectivity
intensityindBztoestimatedrainfallinmillimeters
perhourorinchesperhour.
Reectivity
IntensityRainfall(mm/hr)Rainfall(in/hr)
5
0.07490.0029
100.15380.0059
150.31580.0123
200.64840.0253
251.3320.0519
302.7340.1066
355.6150.219
4011.530.4497
4523.680.9235
5048.621.8963
55
99.853.8949
60205.057.9975
65401.0715.6424
70864.6833.723
75
1775.6569.252
803646.33142.21
857487.83292.03
9015376.51599.69
9531575.911231.46
10064841.982528.84
105133154.65193.03
110273436.410664.02
Selectingweathergraphics
Fromtheweatherapplication:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectDisplayGraphics.
Thedisplaygraphicslistisdisplayed.
3.SelecteachgraphicyouwanttoShoworHide.
4.SelectingagraphicwillswitchbetweenShowor
Hide.
Note:TheWindVectorgraphicoptionsareArrow
orBarb.
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