C-5 SAM
TM
Weather Command
Training Guide
COASTAL
E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
YSTEMS
Display: Screen Data Explanation
Wind Speed (WS)
5 minute running average (see details below) in
mph or m/s
Wind Direction
5 minute running average of direction wind is coming
“from” in degrees or ordinal points (N, W, SW, etc.);
see the table that translates ordinal points to degrees
Instantaneous
Exact wind speed during last one second before
Wind Speed (IW)
updating display (see details below)
Stability (STAB)
Value describing how much wind “mixing” is occurring
within the wind direction (see details below)
Temperature (TEMP)
5 minute running average of air temperature in
°
F or
°
C
Relative Humidity (RH)
5 minute running average in percentage
Identification (ID)
Your C-5 SAM
TM
unit identification (assigned at
the factory)
Barometric Pressure
(BP)
Average barometric pressure in inHg (inches of
Mercury)