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Seabreeze arrows wrong direction

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Created by salt > 9 months ago, 7 Oct 2010
salt
VIC, 617 posts
7 Oct 2010 11:25AM
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Wind veins always point to where wind is coming from. It always confuses me looking at the sea breeze arrows, it feels all backwards. Can i swap it?

eg. I would like the arrow to point to the North when the wind is coming from the north (arrow pointing up)

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
7 Oct 2010 8:47AM
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No

Pugwash
WA, 7733 posts
7 Oct 2010 9:32AM
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Not sure I like the direction you are going with this han solo

ewan kite
VIC, 928 posts
7 Oct 2010 12:57PM
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salt said...

Wind veins always point to where wind is coming from. It always confuses me looking at the sea breeze arrows, it feels all backwards. Can i swap it?

eg. I would like the arrow to point to the North when the wind is coming from the north (arrow pointing up)


so you want the arrow pointing offshore when its onshore and onshore when its off shore?

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
7 Oct 2010 10:06AM
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No

salt
VIC, 617 posts
7 Oct 2010 2:29PM
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ewan kite said...

salt said...

Wind veins always point to where wind is coming from. It always confuses me looking at the sea breeze arrows, it feels all backwards. Can i swap it?

eg. I would like the arrow to point to the North when the wind is coming from the north (arrow pointing up)


so you want the arrow pointing offshore when its onshore and onshore when its off shore?




I want the arrow pointing north when the wind is northerly,
or the arrow pointing toward north of the computer screen like:

A. A compass
B. A weather Vain.
C. Logic


Anyway there is no 'shore' on the wind graphs i am referring to as of course your shore could face any direction.


see link: www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/vic.asp

Bates
SA, 74 posts
7 Oct 2010 2:04PM
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nahhhhhh

Bates
SA, 74 posts
7 Oct 2010 2:14PM
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hahah

Carantoc
WA, 7302 posts
7 Oct 2010 12:26PM
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Are you the weather girl on ABC Sydney ?

frant
VIC, 1230 posts
7 Oct 2010 3:29PM
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salt said...

ewan kite said...

salt said...

Wind veins always point to where wind is coming from. It always confuses me looking at the sea breeze arrows, it feels all backwards. Can i swap it?

eg. I would like the arrow to point to the North when the wind is coming from the north (arrow pointing up)


so you want the arrow pointing offshore when its onshore and onshore when its off shore?




I want the arrow pointing north when the wind is northerly,
or the arrow pointing toward north of the computer screen like:

A. A compass
B. A weather Vain.
C. Logic


Anyway there is no 'shore' on the wind graphs i am referring to as of course your shore could face any direction.


see link: www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/vic.asp




Only the arrowhead on a windindicator/windex points into the wind. I would hazard to suggest that all met forecasts, grib files etc use the convention that the arrow points in the wind direction not in the opposite direction as per a windex. If you changed Seabreeze then it would be inconsistent and cause confusion to everyone but you.

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
7 Oct 2010 12:39PM
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No

salt
VIC, 617 posts
7 Oct 2010 3:42PM
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Only the arrowhead on a windindicator/windex points into the wind. I would hazard to suggest that all met forecasts, grib files etc use the convention that the arrow points in the wind direction not in the opposite direction as per a windex. If you changed Seabreeze then it would be inconsistent and cause confusion to everyone but you.


I would like the option to customize how i see seabreeze. It allows customisation of arrow colour (red cann indicate stron/dangerous wind or no wind)

I do agree on a map it should show direction of movement, but on the graphs i am alluding to there is no background and i think it should follow wind vain conventions.

At the moment the arrow points south of the computer screen indicating wind from north. Don't get how that is logical at all.

laurie
NSW, 3904 posts
7 Oct 2010 3:56PM
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Hey salt,

It indeed would be good, unfortunately, it's a very rare request.

What you might need to do is rotate your desk 180' to help it all make sense.

GreenPat
QLD, 4107 posts
7 Oct 2010 4:53PM
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salt said...

Don't get how that is logical at all.


Throw something into the air, like a handful of sand or a kite, and guess which direction it's going to go...


Same as the arrows

maxm
NSW, 864 posts
7 Oct 2010 5:54PM
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That's being a bit extreme, Laurie!
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Rotating just the monitor should do the trick.

Mark _australia
WA, 23737 posts
7 Oct 2010 7:41PM
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Timmaaayyyyyy!

SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
7 Oct 2010 10:47PM
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salt said...

Wind veins always point to where wind is coming from. It always confuses me looking at the sea breeze arrows, it feels all backwards. Can i swap it?

eg. I would like the arrow to point to the North when the wind is coming from the north (arrow pointing up)


trouble maker

salt
VIC, 617 posts
7 Oct 2010 11:02PM
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if i said which way is the wind coming from which way would you point?

- you would point to the wind like a wind vain.

You guys are just used to it being the wrong way around, like old dogs and new trix.

Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
7 Oct 2010 10:05PM
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But my fingers aren't green and pointy

crusher
NT, 104 posts
7 Oct 2010 9:43PM
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Dont agree but this is the best thread for ages

salt
VIC, 617 posts
7 Oct 2010 11:16PM
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I got some colleagues from work to guess the wind direction by looking at this weeks forecast on seabreeeze and they all had the same thought as me, an arrow pointing north of the computer screen should mean wind is coming from north.
I should point out again i am not referring to maps but only the x,y axis graphs, here: www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/vic.asp
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SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
7 Oct 2010 11:18PM
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salt said...


if i said which way is the wind coming from which way would you point?

- you would point to the wind like a wind vain.

You guys are just used to it being the wrong way around, like old dogs and new trix.



Ok you,ve convinced me !! But I want a feather on the opposite end of the arrow head!

so vote Yes for point towards wind with feather at back !!!

Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
7 Oct 2010 10:26PM
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salt said...


if i said which way is the wind coming from which way would you point?

- you would point to the wind like a wind vain.

You guys are just used to it being the wrong way around, like old dogs and new trix.



But if I asked which direction is the wind blowing? - you would point downwind!

Who is really the wrong way round?

salt
VIC, 617 posts
7 Oct 2010 11:30PM
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Bigwavedave said...

salt said...


if i said which way is the wind coming from which way would you point?

- you would point to the wind like a wind vain.

You guys are just used to it being the wrong way around, like old dogs and new trix.



But if I asked which direction is the wind blowing? - you would point downwind!

Who is really the wrong way round?


This is my point form my first thread:
It would be nice if it was customisable. We all see things uniquely.
Customisable by definiton is for the individual user. I am not suggesting you all have to have it. But some might like it my way.

Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
7 Oct 2010 10:33PM
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so far it's just you!!

salt
VIC, 617 posts
7 Oct 2010 11:35PM
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Bigwavedave said...

so far it's just you!!


and sands, and laurie saw that it makes sense at least. Anyway, popularity got George W Bush voted in, doesn't mean its right.

SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
7 Oct 2010 11:42PM
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Is it a Northerly or a Southerly ??

Oh It,s a Northerly its comming from over there >

[}:)][}:)]

ewan kite
VIC, 928 posts
8 Oct 2010 12:07AM
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pretty sure if the arrow points the way the wind is going it makes sense

Carantoc
WA, 7302 posts
7 Oct 2010 9:37PM
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I have seen only red arrows for months.

So I don't give a hoot which way the green is pointing, so long as it is green.

Mmmmmm green.

busterwa
3782 posts
7 Oct 2010 10:30PM
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!! lol wait untill you swim for 2 and a half hours before you critisize the wind sharts!!! lollllllllll

AndreC
WA, 512 posts
7 Oct 2010 10:43PM
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What if north was a hot brunnete, South a big boob blonde, and West yo mum on a postcard.



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