While these menu options are available... for a subset of these we suggest you utilize the command bar icons as they utilize a "data layering" capability. Click here for more information.

DISPLAY:

Locations -  Displays all of the locations in the selected location group.  The text properties used for displaying the location names is set in font options. The user can optionally display the distance of a location from the center of the storm or just plot the locations “point”. The text properties used for displaying the location names is set in font options. 

County Names - Displays all of the county names for the counties visible on the current chart.  The text properties used for printing the county names is set in font options.

Latitude/ Longitude - Displays latitude and longitude grid along the sides and top of the tracking chart. The text properties of these values are set in   font options.

Chart Notes - Displays storm observation information (Date, time, wind, pressure) next to the observation points. If the points are close together, some chart notes will not plot to prevent overwriting. The text properties of chart notes is set in   font options.  

Coastal Watch and Warning Areas - If available, this displays the coastal areas within hurricane and tropical storm, and storm surge watches and warnings.  The color and size of these areas are set in plotting options.

Wind Watch and Warning Zones - If available, this displays the "true" areas of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings, by NWS zones. The color and pattern of the wind watch and warnings are set in plotting options.

Surge Watch and Warning Areas - If available, this displays the areas of storm surge watches and warnings. The color and pattern of the surge watch and warnings are set in plotting options.

Decision Arc - When this option is selected a popup input area is displayed which allows the user to select the action point and override the current storm's forecasted speed and intensity before displaying the decision arc. For more information on this topic see  Decision Support Capabilities.

Range Rings - This option displays range rings (circles of equal distance) centered at the base location as defined in general options. The color of the circle is determined by the color of the decision arc.  

Strike Probabilities Location Values - Displays strike probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed. The text properties used for displaying these values can be set in  font options.  Example of a Location Strike Probability Plot.

Wind Probabilities Location Values - Displays wind probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed.  The text properties used for displaying these values can be set in font options.

Watch and Warning Legend - Displays the legend for the NHC watch and warning areas indicating the type of watch and warning and the color used to depict it.

Flood/Surge Probability Legend - Displays the color coded flood or storm surge index legend.

Track Color Legend - Displays the color legend for the storm track.

Forecast Error Legend – Displays the color coded forecast error legend.

Wind Field Legend – Displays the color coded legend for wind radii.