.TH Command FORECAST
.SY "forecast <SECTS>"
The forecast command is used to predict the weather around a
weather station.
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It requires one civilian for each hour in the future
you wish to peruse.
The range of the prediction depends on its efficiency;
a 100% weather station can predict up to about 7.7 sectors away.
Neither the range nor the accuracy of a weather station depend on
education level or technology level (naturally).
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The program will request the location of the weather station and
list the location of the high and low pressure areas at the hour
you requested and then one hour later, (thus you can plot the motion
of the weather centers).
It will also give you a weather map of the area as it will
appear at the time for which you're requesting a forecast.
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For example:
.EX "fore #"
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weather station at 4,-4.
efficiency 100% range 7.7
forecast for how many hours in the future? 4
In 4 hours there will be an extreme low pressure center at -47,-24 and
an extreme high at -33,-21.
An hour later the low should be at -50,-22 and the high at -35,-20
     ---0000000000111
     3210123456789012
 -5 -1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2  -5
 -4  -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 -4
 -3 -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2  -3
 -2  -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 -2
 -1 -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2  -1
  0  -2-2-2-2-2-3-2-3 0
  1 -2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3  1
  2  -2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3 2
     ---0000000000111
     3210123456789012
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See also : weather, map, sector-types
