User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
Managing Storm Tracks
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
4. When the direction and speed displayed in the status area match the known storm conditions,
release the mouse button to display the storm projection. The marquee will appear at the
position defined by the ETA BOX LEFT OFFSET and ETA BOX TOP OFFSET
variables on the Storm Track Setup menu (see section 4.1).
4.2.2 Creating Circle Projections
Circle projections show where the cities and communities are in relation to a storm in a circle-
shaped area.
1. Select Storm > Add > Circle, and move your cursor to the storm location. Unlike the fan
projection, you use the normal default cursor when you define a circle projection
2. Place the tip of this arrow cursor over the storm you wish to track, and then press-and-hold
the left mouse button. Note that a red elastic band forms, rooted from the point of your initial
left-click to where your mouse is now. Notice that the azimuth, speed, and range that are
displayed in the status bar change as you move the red rubber band.
3. Release the left mouse button when range matches the distance
from the center of the storm to the edge, or when the red band
reaches the edge of the area affected by the storm. Note that the
special circle projection marquee indicates the communities that
are inside the circle projection, as well as their distance and
direction with respect to the storm. This marquee appears at the
position defined by the ETA BOX LEFT OFFSET and ETA
BOX TOP OFFSET variables on the Storm Track Setup menu
(see section 4.1).
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