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Eric:

--- Quote from: twcc_Weatherstar4000 fan :) on September 04, 2010, 07:03:38 PM ---I liked the wind field maps, too - orange was tropical storm force, red was hurricane force, and white was major hurricane force.

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Now I'm embarrassed... even I forgot about those maps!  Yes, I liked them, too - informative and in a simple package. :)

TWCToday:

--- Quote from: twcc_Weatherstar4000 fan :) on September 04, 2010, 07:03:38 PM ---I liked the wind field maps, too - orange was tropical storm force, red was hurricane force, and white was major hurricane force.

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I saw them use those with Earl. Very helpful and informative! :)

Mike:
The wind field map was and still is a useful feature. It is simple yet effective. I've provided a comparison of wind field maps from 1989 (Hugo) and the recent Earl hurricane. The color scheme is different though. Another map used in the tropical reports displayed the actual wind gusts (also pictured). It was a good representation of what the top winds were at various locations on a single map covering a broad region during each updated interval. It was kept simple, easy to read and didn't include other info that might have been distracting. Actually many of the maps, etc. used in the earlier days were like that.

Eric:
Thank you very much for sharing!

Personally, I prefer the maps from Hugo.  There's a simplicity to them that I enjoy.  Today's 3-D maps sometimes get confusing, with strange angles and other "bells and whistles" to show off the technology, while masking the actual information in the process.

TWCToday:

--- Quote from: twcc_ericdn on September 05, 2010, 03:40:59 PM ---Thank you very much for sharing!

Personally, I prefer the maps from Hugo.  There's a simplicity to them that I enjoy.  Today's 3-D maps sometimes get confusing, with strange angles and other "bells and whistles" to show off the technology, while masking the actual information in the process.

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yes thanks for posting these! :)

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