Weather
front
Explanation
Stationary
front
(red and blue
line with red
semi-circles
and blue tri-
angles)
The weather front moves
minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
area.
Occlusion
(purple line
with purple
semi-circles
and trian-
gles)
When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
warm front ahead of it, an
occluded front is formed.
The weather remains
changeable and rainy
within an occlusion.
Displaying the track of a storm:
X
Activate the
Tropical Storm Tracking
display level (
Y
page 220).
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the track of the storm.
Example: in the middle of the map you can
see the current position of the tropical low-
pressure area (cyclone). To the right of this
a solid line shows the previous path with
positions and times. The forecast for the
direction of propagation is shown by a dot-
ted line with positions and times.
You can find out detailed information on a
cyclone in the Storm Guide (
Y
page 224).
Showing detailed information (if available):
R
name of the tropical storm and category
R
time stamp
R
directional movement speed and path
R
maximum wind speed
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell of a tropical cyclone is advancing.
A tropical storm is separated into different
categories according to the location at which
it develops.
Region of origin Category
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Tropical low pres‐
sure system
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Tropical Depression
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Name of tropical storm
(Tropical Storm)
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Name of tropical storm
(Hurricane Cate‐
gory 3)
Displays hurricane cat-
egories 1 through 5
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Tropical Low
Press. Sys.
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Name of tropical storm
(Tropical Cyclone)
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