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Wind
This option displays the current wind direction and magnitude. You
can choose (using the Weather Setup Menu) to display the wind
symbol as either an arrow or a wind barb. Wind arrows give an indi-
cation of wind speed - the larger the arrow the stronger the wind.
Wind barbs give a more precise representation of wind speed:
Waves
This option gives you wave period, wave direction and wave height
data.
Wave height is displayed in 16 levels:
3-7 kts
8-12 kts
13-17 kts
18-22 kts 23-27 kts
28-32 kts 33-37 kts 38-42 kts 43-47 kts
48-52 kts
53-57 kts
78-82 kts
73-77 kts
68-72 kts
63-67 kts
58-62 kts
88-92 kts
83-87 kts
98-102 kts
93-97 kts
Wind speed symbols
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etc.
Example Drg
Waves shown in
16 shades of colour from:
Reds - Highest waves
Greens - Intermediate waves
Blues - Lowest waves
Cuba
Florida
Wave height ranges
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