Viewing city weather forecasts
You can view weather forecasts for a particular city
by following the steps below:
From the weather application, with cities displayed:
1. Select a city.
The weather context menu is displayed.
2. Select View Report.
The City forecast is displayed. Up to 3 forecasts
are shown.
27.7 Weather reports
You can view a number of different weather reports
to give you a comprehensive view of the weather.
Your multifunction display shows weather reports for:
• Tropical statements.
• Marine warnings.
• Marine zone forecasts.
• Watchbox warnings.
Tropical statements
Tropical statements provide information on tropical
weather conditions. This information may not be
available in all areas.
Marine warnings
You can display a report for the current marine
warnings in the US coastal or near shore areas, or
for the zone around your cursor or vessel.
Marine zone forecasts
These forecasts cover:
• US coastal weather forecasts, offshore forecasts
and high seas forecasts, or
• Great lakes forecasts and near shore forecasts, or
• Canadian coastal weather forecasts.
Watchbox warnings
When a tornado or thunderstorm warning is received
within the specied alert range of your vessel, the
system generates a watchbox alert. This alert
provides information on the type of warning and
validity period. The full watchbox report text is also
displayed.
Displaying weather reports
From the weather application:
1. Select Menu.
2. Select View Report.
3. Select either Tropical Statements, Marine
Warnings, Marine Zone Forecasts, or
Watchbox Warnings.
The relevant report, warning, or statement is
displayed.
Changing the position of forecasts on
the weather map
From the weather application:
1. Select Menu.
2. Select View Report.
3. Select Report At.
Selecting report at will switch between reports
from Ship location or Cursor location.
Note: You cannot change the position of Tropical
Statements or Watchbox Warnings.
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