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zoomed in to a 6-mile range. The icon stands for a Tidal Current Sta-
tion location. An example is displayed on the right.
When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range (0.8 nautical
mile), the icon becomes an animated arrow showing tidal current ve-
locity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time. At
larger zoom ranges, you can select the boxed "
C " icon and it becomes an
animated arrow with a pop-up name box (the name box disappears af-
ter a few seconds). Examples are displayed in the following figures.
To view Tidal Current information:
1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Tidal Current Station
icon. When it is selected, a pop-up name box appears.
2. Press WPT to display the Tidal Current Information screen.
NauticPath chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cur-
sor (left). Icon animates automatically at .08-mile zoom range (right).
Current Information screen.
Cursor
lines
Tidal Current
Station icon in
animated mode
Slack Water Line
Current Time Line
Velocity
Scale
Tide Tables