[GreenKeys] Weather Symbol Question

[Raymond Cote]

Yes winds point direction FROM. Since I spent the past 40 some years at sea or other navigation currents point direction going
FYI


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> On Apr 15, 2015, at 16:11, Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
>      I found a chart at
> http://www.baudot.net/docs/smith--teletype-codes.pdf
> 
>       This indicates the arrows point to the conventional map directions, i.e. an UP arrow means North and indicates the wind is _coming_ from the North, an arrow pointing toward the Right means wind coming from the East etc.
> 
>> On 4/15/2015 12:42 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
>>> On Wed, 15 Apr 2015, tony.podrasky wrote:
>>> 
>>> The arrows on a weather teletype machine.
>>> 
>>> Do they point in the direction the wind is blowing or do they point in
>>> the direction the wind is coming from?
>> The ones I've seen on TV indicate where it's going to, thus a Northerly
>> has an arrow pointing South.  Then again, this is Australia...
>> 
> 
> -- 
> Richard Knoppow
> 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
> WB6KBL
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