Seabreeze arrows wrong direction

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salt
salt
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7 Oct 2010 11:25am
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
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7 Oct 2010 8:47am
No
Pugwash
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7 Oct 2010 9:32am
Not sure I like the direction you are going with this han solo
ewan kite
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7 Oct 2010 12:57pm
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
doggie
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7 Oct 2010 10:06am
No
salt
salt
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7 Oct 2010 2:29pm
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
Bates
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7 Oct 2010 2:04pm
nahhhhhh
Bates
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7 Oct 2010 2:14pm
hahah
Carantoc
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7 Oct 2010 12:26pm
Are you the weather girl on ABC Sydney ?
frant
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7 Oct 2010 3:29pm
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
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7 Oct 2010 12:39pm
No
salt
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7 Oct 2010 3:42pm



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
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7 Oct 2010 2:56pm
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
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7 Oct 2010 4:53pm
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
maxm
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7 Oct 2010 5:54pm
That's being a bit extreme, Laurie!
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Rotating just the monitor should do the trick.
Mark _australia
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7 Oct 2010 7:41pm
Timmaaayyyyyy!
SandS
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7 Oct 2010 10:47pm
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
salt
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7 Oct 2010 11:02pm

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
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7 Oct 2010 10:05pm
But my fingers aren't green and pointy
crusher
crusher
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7 Oct 2010 9:43pm
Dont agree but this is the best thread for ages

salt
salt
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7 Oct 2010 11:16pm


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
SandS
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7 Oct 2010 11:18pm
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
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7 Oct 2010 10:26pm
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
salt
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7 Oct 2010 11:30pm
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
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7 Oct 2010 10:33pm
so far it's just you!!
salt
salt
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7 Oct 2010 11:35pm
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
SandS
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7 Oct 2010 11:42pm
Is it a Northerly or a Southerly ??

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

[}:)][}:)]
ewan kite
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8 Oct 2010 12:07am
pretty sure if the arrow points the way the wind is going it makes sense
Carantoc
Carantoc
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7 Oct 2010 9:37pm
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
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7 Oct 2010 10:30pm
!! lol wait untill you swim for 2 and a half hours before you critisize the wind sharts!!! lollllllllll
AndreC
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7 Oct 2010 10:43pm
What if north was a hot brunnete, South a big boob blonde, and West yo mum on a postcard.
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