Operation Manual

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CANRAD (CANADIAN RADAR)
This item shows the level of precipitation in Canada (Type of precipitation is not
shown.)
Color Level (mm per hour)
Transparent (low precipitation) 0.00 to 0.20 mm/hr
Light green 0.21 to 1.00 mm/hr
Medium green 1.01 to 4.00 mm/hr
Dark green 4.01 to 12.00 mm/hr
Yellow 12.01 to 24.00 mm/hr
Orange 24.01 to 50.00 mm/hr
Light red 50.01 to 100 mm/hr
Dark red over 100.01 mm/hr
STORM TRACKS
The STORM TRACKS feature monitors large or dangerous storms, i.e,
depressions, tropical disturbances, hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons in your
area. Operate the trackball to place the cursor on the icon for additional
information. Also, the storm tracks icons may be set up to show historical
information (gray icon), current information (red icon) and forecast (orange icon).
Icon Meaning
Hurricane (Category 1-5)
Tropical storm
Tropical disturbance, Tropical depression
LIGHTNING
The lightning icons show where lightning has struck, within the last 5, 10 and 15
minutes. The icon’s fill color indicates how recent the lightning strike was as
shown in the illustration below. The number of lightning bolt markers indicates
the number of times lightning has struck.
More recent lightnings
replace older ones.
Lightning
recorded in
last 0-5 minutes
(Dark yellow fill)
Lightning recorded in
last 5-10 minutes
(Medium yellow fill)
Lightning recorded in
last 10-15 minutes
(Light yellow fill)