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Forecast Information

The Forecast chart shows city forecasts, marine forecasts, warnings,

hurricane warnings, METARS, county warnings, weather fronts and pressure

centers (XM data only), surface pressure, and WX buoys.

Viewing Present Forecast Information

From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Forecast.

Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period

Note: This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite

Weather data. It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather

data.

1. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Forecast.

2. Complete an action:

• To view the weather forecast for the next 12 hours, select right on the

Rocker, and to view forecasts up to 48 hours, in 12-hour increments,

select right on the Rocker again.

• To view the weather forecast for the previous 12 hours, select left on

the Rocker, and to view previous forecasts, up to 48 hours ago, in 12-

hour increments, select left on the Rocker again.

Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast

1. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Forecast.

2. Select MeNU > Start Panning.

3. Pan the chart to an offshore location.

The Marine Forecast or offshore Forecast options appear when

forecast information is available.

4. Select Marine Forecast or offshore Forecast.

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Weather Supplement

Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers:

Note: This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite

Weather data. It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather

data.

Weather fronts appear as lines that indicate the leading edge of an air mass.

Front Symbol

Description

Cold front

Warm front

Stationary front

Occluded front

Trough

Pressure-center symbols often appear near weather fronts.

Pressure-

Description

Center

Symbol

Indicates a low-pressure center, which is a region of relatively

lower pressure. Moving away from a low-pressure center results

in increased pressure. Winds flow counterclockwise around low-

pressure centers in the northern hemispheres.

Indicates a high-pressure center, which is a region of relatively

higher pressure. Moving away from a high-pressure center

results in decreased pressure. Winds flow clockwise around

high-pressure centers in the northern hemispheres.

XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather