BendixKing KAC 503 - Supplemental System FIS - Manual (Page 19)

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7. Coordinates of the watch box area. Draw a line 75 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE.. The endpoints of the line are
45SSW MOB/MOBILE AL/-30SSE DHN/DOTHAN AL/ (45 miles
south-southwest of Mobile, Alabama and 30 miles south-southeast of
Dothan, Alabama). Connect the lines to form the box. Sometimes it
might be defined as EAST AND WEST OF A LINE.. or EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE..
8. Aviation coordinates of the watch box area. Draw a line 65NM N/S / (65
nautical miles north and south) of a line). The endpoints of the line are
37SW MOB - 51WNW TLH/ (37 nautical miles southwest of Mobile,
Alabama and 51 nautical miles west-northwest of Tallahassee, Florida).
Connect the lines to form the box.
9. Details of the forecast weather. AWW details are mostly in plain lan-
guage with some abbreviations. This is an example of a typical product.
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 1/4 INCHES (hail diameter potential
of one and one quarter inches) WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS (wind gust
potential of 60 knots) MAX TOPS TO 400 (maximum tops of the storms
is 40,000 feet). MEAN WIND VECTOR 23035 (motion of storm is 230
degrees at 35 knots).