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An arrow showing wind direction on a public forecast map.
Also known as: Forecast wind arrow, Wind direction arrow
Public forecast maps draw wind as an arrow flying with the wind, where the meteorological station model draws a barb pointing into it. The two conventions are opposite, which is a real source of misreading between a broadcast chart and a synoptic one.
Shows wind direction on a public forecast graphic as an arrow pointing in the direction the air is moving.
Contexts: Navigation, Maps
Points the opposite way from the station-model wind barb, which is drawn as a shaft extending in the direction the wind comes from.
Contexts: Navigation, Maps
A straight arrow with a single head, drawn over a map area at the angle of the wind.
One flies with the wind, the other points into it.