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#Define plot list (min 1 - max 4)
plot1=["wgust10","mslp","wind10"]            # use square brackets when overlaying multiple parameters per plot

As above, click the play button and then animate the map that appears. You might also want to change the mapType back to 'mapType=1' to show the larger geographical area.

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• Explore the storm development and passage using the other parameters available on other pressure levels.
• More explanation of how to use the Metview macro icons to alter the fields plotted are shown below.

Animate the plots in the display window by clicking Image Removed

Additional plotting tips.

For the an_2x2.mv icon the number of maps appearing in the plot layout can be 1, 2, 3 or 4.  This is true of all the icons labelled '2x2'.

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Wind parameters can be shown either as arrows or as feather wind flags ('barbs') by adding '_f' to the end of variable name.

Two map types are available covering a different area.

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With mapType=0, the map will cover a smaller geographical area centred on the UK.

With mapType=1, the map will cover most of the North Atlantic

Exercise 2: The operational HRES forecast

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