METAR-Model surface data display

• Click 'Select Data'. The data selection window will appear.
• In the data selection window choose a valid time and model to load, then click 'Load/Replace data'.
• Move the mouse over a station to see its data values.
• Click on a station to see its name and (some) data.
• Zoom by dragging the mouse across the region of interest.
• (The minimum data spacing is preset to 7 pixels. If close-together stations are not all showing, you can either zoom in or adjust the station spacing (with the slider bar to the lower right of the map).)

Instructions

• select a valid time
• select a model
• the data will be loaded and displayed when you clickReplace Data.

Drag (move the mouse while holding down button 1) to choose an area in which to zoom. (The zoom will occur as soon as the mouse button is released.) Undo zooming by clicking the un-zoom or reset map button.

Choose to display counties, rivers, and/or airports by clicking the Overlays button. (Image rendering is faster when fewer lines are displayed, so you may wish to only display these after you have zoomed in.)

Drag the balls on the slider bars to hide all data except those in the range(s) you have selected. Click on a bar to reset the range to its original value.

Drag the ball on the 'Spacing' bar to change the minimum distance between stations shown, in pixels.

Display Obs, analyses, or forecasts.