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Detailed Operation
GDL 69/69A - FIS
Winds Aloft are not available and will be noted as
“N/A” in their data fields, as opposed to when data is
not received from the GDL 69/69A, the data fields are
shown as dashes “---”.
NEXRAD animation detail showing image age
When Nexrad animation is turned on, all other
enabled weather products are disabled. Only images
received from the GDL 69/69A since power was
applied are displayed.
Coverage
The Coverage menu item when selected shows
shaded areas where NEXRAD radar coverage is not
available. Areas where radar capability exists, but is
not active or is off-line (e.g. maintenance), will also be
shown as not available.
GDL 69/69A FIS Radar Coverage and Winds Aloft
METARs
When enabled, METARs (METeorological Aviation
Reports) are shown as colored flags at airports that
provide METAR reports. Press the
METARs
key to
enable or disable METARs. Refer to the Legend for a
description of the color code. The update rate is every
12 minutes.
METAR Legend
GDL 69/69A FIS METARs
Lightning
When enabled, lightning strikes and cells are
shown. Lightning information indicates the location of
cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. The update rate is
every five minutes.
Cell Movement
When enabled, Cell Movement shows the storm
cells identified by the ground-based system. The
movement is depicted by an arrow. The tip of the
arrow represents where the cell is expected to be in 10
minutes from the time the cell location was deter-
mined.
Press the
Next Page
key to display the next page
of menu items.