diff --git a/doc/environment.yml b/doc/environment.yml
index 0711041cb7..8469c1aef7 100644
--- a/doc/environment.yml
+++ b/doc/environment.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
   - s3fs
   - pip
   - pip:
-      - pydata-sphinx-theme
+      - pydata-sphinx-theme<0.9.0
       - sphinx_gallery
       - sphinx-copybutton
       - myst_nb
diff --git a/pyart/core/transforms.py b/pyart/core/transforms.py
index 046e9de8e0..3970dad84e 100644
--- a/pyart/core/transforms.py
+++ b/pyart/core/transforms.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def antenna_to_cartesian(ranges, azimuths, elevations):
         Edition, 1993, p. 21.
 
     """
-    theta_e = elevations * np.pi / 180.0    # elevation angle in radians.
-    theta_a = azimuths * np.pi / 180.0      # azimuth angle in radians.
+    theta_e = np.deg2rad(elevations) # elevation angle in radians.
+    theta_a = np.deg2rad(azimuths) # azimuth angle in radians.
     R = 6371.0 * 1000.0 * 4.0 / 3.0     # effective radius of earth in meters.
     r = ranges * 1000.0                 # distances to gates in meters.
 
diff --git a/pyart/graph/radardisplay.py b/pyart/graph/radardisplay.py
index 001b66401a..53e74b520a 100644
--- a/pyart/graph/radardisplay.py
+++ b/pyart/graph/radardisplay.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def plot_rhi(
         # check for negative values
         sweep_slice = self._radar.get_slice(sweep)
         az_mean = np.abs(np.mean(self._radar.azimuth['data'][sweep_slice]))
-        if 89.5 <= az_mean <= 90.0:
+        if (89.5 <= az_mean <= 90.0) or (269.5 <= az_mean <= 270.):
             R = np.sqrt(x ** 2 + y ** 2) * np.sign(x)
         else:
             R = np.sqrt(x ** 2 + y ** 2) * np.sign(y)
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ def _get_data(self, field, sweep, mask_tuple, filter_transitions,
         # filter out antenna transitions
         if filter_transitions and self.antenna_transition is not None:
             in_trans = self.antenna_transition[sweep_slice]
-            data = data[in_trans == 0]
+            data = data[in_trans != 1]
 
         return data
 
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ def _get_vpt_data(self, field, mask_tuple, filter_transitions,
         # filter out antenna transitions
         if filter_transitions and self.antenna_transition is not None:
             in_trans = self.antenna_transition
-            data = data[in_trans == 0]
+            data = data[in_trans != 1]
 
         return data.T
 
diff --git a/pyart/util/xsect.py b/pyart/util/xsect.py
index 3bc6f3c09a..4ce3918cc8 100644
--- a/pyart/util/xsect.py
+++ b/pyart/util/xsect.py
@@ -34,16 +34,22 @@ def cross_section_ppi(radar, target_azimuths, az_tol=None):
 
     """
     # determine which rays from the ppi radar make up the pseudo RHI
-    prhi_rays = []
-    valid_azimuths = []
-    for target_azimuth in target_azimuths:
+    
+    prhi_rays = np.zeros((len(target_azimuths), radar.nsweeps))
+    valid_azimuths = np.zeros((len(target_azimuths), radar.nsweeps))
+    valid_elevations = np.zeros((len(target_azimuths), radar.nsweeps))
+    i = 0
+    for target_azimuth in sorted(target_azimuths):
+        j = 0
         for sweep_slice in radar.iter_slice():
             sweep_azimuths = radar.azimuth['data'][sweep_slice]
+            sweep_elevations = radar.azimuth["data"][sweep_slice]
             d_az = np.abs(sweep_azimuths - target_azimuth)
             if az_tol is None:
                 ray_number = np.argmin(d_az)
-                prhi_rays.append(ray_number + sweep_slice.start)
-                valid_azimuths.append(target_azimuth)
+                prhi_rays[i, j] = ray_number + sweep_slice.start
+                valid_azimuths[i, j] = target_azimuth
+                valid_elevations[i, j] = sweep_elevations[ray_number]
             else:
                 d_az_min = np.min(d_az)
                 if d_az_min > az_tol:
@@ -56,13 +62,20 @@ def cross_section_ppi(radar, target_azimuths, az_tol=None):
                     ray_number = np.argmin(d_az)
                     prhi_rays.append(ray_number + sweep_slice.start)
                     valid_azimuths.append(target_azimuth)
+                    valid_elevations.append(sweep_elevations[ray_number])
+                    
+            j+=1
+        i+=1
 
-    rhi_nsweeps = len(valid_azimuths)
+    rhi_nsweeps = len(np.unique(valid_azimuths))
     if rhi_nsweeps == 0:
         raise ValueError('No azimuth found within tolerance')
+                                                     
+    sorted_index = np.argsort(valid_azimuths, axis=1)
+    sorted_prhi_rays = list(np.ravel(np.take_along_axis(prhi_rays, sorted_index, axis=1)).astype(int))
 
     radar_rhi = _construct_xsect_radar(
-        radar, 'rhi', prhi_rays, rhi_nsweeps, valid_azimuths)
+        radar, 'rhi', sorted_prhi_rays, rhi_nsweeps, list(np.unique(np.ravel(valid_azimuths)).astype(int)))
 
     return radar_rhi