Weather4D 1.2 will be introduced by the designer, Olivier Bouyssou, at Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle from 15 until 17 September at iPadNav.fr.
This new version 1.2, will be available as update iTunes App Store at this time, brings new features and many improvements.
Improvements
In addition to a slimming cure allowing the application to be downloaded on a 3G network (Help will be downloaded then the first reading), the iPhone version has been modified in order to access the settings of each zone and the general settings of the application more quickly. Adding options buttons Params and Settings in "Display Selection" mode allows access to sliding panels on the left and right of the screen for these settings (portrait mode).
The Help becoming available with [i] information button.
Also, you can now choose in the general settings whether or not to display the status bar of the iPhone.
News
- Two waves forecasting models are now available, WW3 GLOBAL and WW3 MED from FNMOC (*)
- CAPE : New weather data for thunderstorm forecasting (I will return to that in a dedicated post).
- The display options are completely individualized per parameter, and we see the widespread choice of data display gradient or isoareas for easier reading.
- Hold down the screen (iPhone) or a specific button (iPad ) can display a detailed data popup for each grid point passing under a 'target' icon. The target is positioned at the place of the tap. It can be moved with a sensitive area large enough so that you don't have to have a finger on it. It is made to disappear by a long tap on the target.
Here is an overview of the cyclone's tracks Katia and Tropical Storm Maria from the GFS 0.5° model associated with the WW3 Global 1.0° wave model :
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(*) See the entry "Forecast Models" in the Glossary for the explanations
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