La Crosse Technology 2800 manual Wind Speed And Direction, Current Wind Speed, Gust, Alarm

Previous Wind Directions

WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION

Wind speed and direction is displayed in the upper right section of the main window.

CURRENT WIND SPEED

The current wind speed is displayed at the top of this section, above the Beaufort scale, with the wind direction represented by a compass in the middle. The current wind direction is represented by the arrow with a red tip.

Note: the Beaufort scale (bft) is the effect of wind upon water and has a high reading of 12. This will show differently than the actual wind speed reading.

WIND DIRECTION HISTORY INDICATORS

Current Wind Direction

The compass image also displays the previous wind direction. There are five indicators displaying the last five reported wind directions. These are displayed with arrows with black tips.

GUST

In the lower section, the Gust value displays the highest wind speed recorded in the past 20 minutes.

MAX

The Max value represents the highest wind speed recorded since the max value was last reset. To reset the max wind speed value, see the section on min max.

ALARM

To set a high wind speed or wind direction alarm, see the section on setting alarms.

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