The Weather Panel provides tropical cyclone information and detailed marine weather forecasts.
1. Cyclone (Tropical Cyclone / Typhoon)
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Displays official cyclone warnings and forecast information published by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).
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Cyclone intensity can be identified through the color of each cyclone path.
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Shows a list of currently active cyclones.
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Displays the timestamp indicating when the cyclone information was received.
2. Weather Forecast
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Current: Shows ocean current direction and speed.
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Wind: Shows surface wind direction and wind speed.
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Wave: Shows wave height and wave direction.
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Swell: Shows swell height and swell direction.
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Select a date on the time bar to view forecast data for that day.
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Click the play button on the time bar to animate the forecast in chronological order.
Note: While the animation is playing, zoom-level changes and other interactions are not available.
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Weather forecasts are displayed using 1-degree data by default, 0.5-degree data at zoom levels 6–7, and 0.25-degree data at zoom level 8 or higher.
