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Waypoints: Shows waypoints.

Legend: Shows the weather legend.

Switching Weather Charts

You can change from one type of weather chart to a different

chart.

From a weather chart, select Menu > Change Weather.

Select a different weather chart.

Storm Cell and Lightning Information

Storm cell are represented by

chart. They indicate both the present position of a storm and the

projected path of that storm in the immediate future.

Red cones appear with a storm cell icon, and the widest part of

each cone points in the direction of the projected path of the

storm cell. The red lines in each cone indicate where the storm

will most likely be in the near future. Each line represents 15

minutes.

Lightning strikes are represented by

the weather precipitation chart if strikes were detected within the

last seven minutes. The ground-based lightning detection

network detects cloud-to-ground lightning only.

NOTE: This feature is not available on all devices and in all

subscriptions.

Hurricane Information

The weather Precipitation chart can show the present position

of a hurricane

, a tropical storm, or a tropical depression. A

red line stemming from a hurricane icon indicates the projected

path of the hurricane. Darkened dots on the red line indicate the

projected locations through which the hurricane will pass, as

received from the weather data provider.

Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins

When a marine weather warning, weather watch, weather

advisory, weather bulletin, or other weather statement is issued,

shading indicates the area to which the information applies. The

aqua lines on the chart indicate the boundaries of marine

forecasts, coastal forecasts, and offshore forecasts. Weather

bulletins may consist of either weather watches or weather

advisories.

To view information about the warning or bulletin, select the

shaded area.

Color

Marine Weather Group

Cyan

Flash Flood

Blue

Flood

Red

Marine

Yellow

Severe Storm

Red

Tornado

Forecast Information

The Forecast chart shows city forecasts, marine forecasts,

warnings, hurricane warnings, METARS, county warnings,

weather fronts and pressure centers, surface pressure, and

weather buoys.

Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time

Period

Select Weather > Forecast.

Select an option:

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

Next Forecast or , and to view forecasts up to 48 hours,

in 12-hour increments, select Next Forecast or again.

• To view the weather forecast for the previous 12 hours,

select Previous Forecast or , and to view previous

on the weather precipitation

. Lightning appears on

forecasts, up to 48 hours ago, in 12-hour increments,

select Previous Forecast or again.

Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast

Select Weather > Forecast.

Pan the chart to an offshore location.

The Marine Forecast or Offshore Forecast options appear

when forecast information is available.

Select Marine Forecast or Offshore Forecast.

Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers

Weather fronts appear as lines that indicate the leading edge of

an air mass.

Front Symbol

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 hemisphere.

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 hemisphere.

City Forecasts

City forecasts appear as weather symbols. The forecast is

viewed in 12-hour increments.

Symbol Weather

Partly cloudy

Cloudy

Windy

Thunderstorms

Smoke (dusty, hazy)

Viewing Sea Conditions

The Sea Conditions chart shows information about surface

conditions, including winds, wave height, wave period, and

wave direction.

Select Weather > Sea Conditions.

Surface Winds

Surface wind vectors appear on the Sea Conditions chart using

wind barbs that indicate the direction from which the wind is

blowing. A wind barb is a circle with a tail. The line or flag

attached to the tail of the wind barb indicates the wind speed. A

short line represents 5 knots, a long line represents 10 knots,

and triangle represents 50 knots.

Description

Cold front

Warm front

Stationary front

Occluded front

Trough

Symbol Weather

Fair (sunny, hot, clear)

Rain (drizzle, sleet, showers)

Foggy

Snow (snow showers, flurries,

blizzard, blowing snow, sleet,

freezing rain, freezing drizzle)

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