feet |
feet |
knots | knots |
Before 11am | After 11am | |
Surface Wind | 270° 12 kts | 270° 12 kts |
3000 ft | 270° 12 kts | 270° 12 kts |
6000 ft | 270° 12 kts | 270° 12 kts |
9000 ft | 270° 12 kts | 270° 12 kts |
12000 ft | 270° 12 kts | 270° 12 kts |
Wind Direction (DD)
and Wind Speed (SS)
and Temperature (TT)
The components of a Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecast are displayed as: DD SS +/- TT
Examples:
4-digit number such as 3127
or
6-digit number such as 3127-15
Where 31 = A Wind Direction (DD) of 314 degrees True North (314 is rounded to the nearest 10 degrees and the 4 is excluded)
and
Where 27 = The Wind Speed (SS) in knots
and
Where -15 = The Temperature (TT) (displayed as a +/- two-digit number in degrees Celsius)
Winds Aloft Wiki Page