17. WEATHER OVERLAY
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17.5 Weather Overlay Examples
17.5.1 Wind display
The wind display provides wind speed and direction. Windbarbs show both wind
speed and direction. The relative wind speed is shown in colors, from blue (low) to ma-
genta (high).
How to read the windbarbs
Windbarbs represent both wind speed and direction. The windbarbs point in the direc-
tion from which the wind is blowing. Lines and filled pennants on the windbarbs indi-
cate speed.
Example windbarbs
• A half line represents speed from 1.49 to 4.08 kn
• A full line represents speed from 4.09 to 6.68 kn
• A filled pennant represents speed from 24.69 to 27.28 kn
22.09 to 24.69 kn wind at
100° east-east southeast
Wind from south
at 24.69 to 27.28 kn
Wind from southeast
at 29.97 to 32.0 kn