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Old 04-13-2008
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It's difficult to take an image of essentially a radar snapshot and make much out of it. Much depends on the topography of the island, the state of the tide, and weather conditions.

This might be another example of a reason to not overlay radar returns over a chartplotter display as well. It creates a needless confusion. It's also interesting that most people, if the radar picture is less than perfect are reluctant to rely on it-which is probably wise-but will willingly rely on the GPS picture due to it's precise clarity. Just the opposite should be the case.
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