1-byte Wind Shear Format (DB_SHEAR)

Wind shear is stored to the nearest 0.2 meters per second per kilometer. This is a signed number, with positive indicating wind is increasing in velocity away from the radar with increasing range.

To convert, subtract 128 and multiply by 0.2.

0 No wind shear data available
1 -25.4 m/s/km or above
128 0.0 m/s/km
129 +0.2 m/s/km
254 +25.2 m/s/km or above
255 Area not scanned