Graphics on this website are interactive Adobe Flash Movies, and can be modified by you to reflect your personal preferences.

To take full advantage of the graphic's capabilities, your browser must have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player installed.

To get the latestest version of Flash Player, go to http://adobe.com and click on the "Get Adobe Flash Player" icon.  Be sure to uncheck the "Google Toolbar" checkbox unless you want Google Toolbar installed on your browser.  Next click, "Agree and Install Now".  After several seconds, you will be prompted to Install an Adobe Active-X control on your browser, click Yes.  When the Flash Movie text appears (may take up to a minute or more) confirming Flash Player is installed, your browser is now ready to take full advantage of the weather graphics on this website.

Flash Movie graphics retain your personal preference settings, so next time you return to this site, graphic options will be displayed as you last set them.

The below ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) graphic includes the following user interactive settings:

Time can be displayed in LOCAL or GMT format.  Click on the time readout to switch between LOCAL and GMT.

Temperature can be displayed in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Click on the C or F near the temperature readout to toggle between the formats.

There are eight different ASOS display formats or "skins" available. Different skins display different types of data, such as Sunrise/Sunset, Density Altitude, SLP, Pressure Altitude, Heat Index, Sky Condition, etc., in addition to temperature, dewpoint and wind information.

To apply your preference for a "skin", GMT/local time, temperature F/C unit, or wind units (knots, mph or mps) click on the upper right multi-colored corner to enter Global Settings.  After selecting your personal preferences click OK to apply the change to the single ASOS you are viewing, or click the Make Default button to apply your prefrences to all ASOS displays on this website.

The original coded Metar report that was used to produce the ASOS graphic can be viewed in text format.  Depending on which skin is selected,  click on the center of the wind direction icon or "W" letter.

The decoded Metar report that was used to produce the ASOS graphic can be viewed in text format as well.  Click on the center of the Sky Condition icon to see all available Metar decoded parameters.

The below Weather Station Graph includes the following user interactive settings:

Click the "Chart Options" button to select personal graph preferences for Local or GMT time, Fahrenheit or Celsius, ect., then click OK to apply the change to the single Graph you are viewing, or click the Make Default button to apply your prefrences to all Graphs on this website.

The bottom slider control may be adjusted to expand or zoom-in to the graph time period desired. Either end of the slider control can be adjusted to narrow the time period shown, then the entire slider bar can be moved over the area being examined.

Mousing over the data-points on the graph provides the parameter text.

The upper right three tabs allow the user to view the GRAPH, view the original Metar REPORTS, or view the FORMATTED data.

The below Map Graphic includes the following user interactive settings:

Palette Bars will display the value of the colored parameter (dbz for radar, inches of rain for precip products, etc.) by mousing over the palette.  Palette bars can be moved by clicking/holding the upper left corner of the palette bar and dragging the item.

The Zoom & Pan tool allows the user to zoom-in by clicking the (+) magnifying glass or zoom-out by clicking the (-) magnifying glass.  The user can reposition the zoomed map by clicking the hand item, then clicking/holding the mouse over the map and repositioning it.  The Zoom & Pan tool can be moved by clicking/holding on the three horizontal bars on the left of the tool and dragging the item.