Garmin 5000 - Viewing Sea Conditions; Viewing Fishing Information

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5000 Series Owner’s Manual 57
Using XM WX Weather and Audio
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Viewing Sea Conditions
Sea Conditions provide surface conditions including winds, wave height, wave period, and wave
direction.
Understanding Surface Winds
Wind barbs indicate from which direction the wind is coming. The wind barb is a circle with a tail.
Wind speed is indicated by the different combination of ags that are attached to the tail.
Calm
5 knots
10 knots
15 knots
20 knots
50 knots
Wind Direction
Understanding Wave Height
The Wave Height feature shows wave heights. The wave heights for an area are shown in color
intensities.
Understanding Wave Period
The Wave Period feature provides the time (in seconds) between successive waves.
Understanding Wave Direction
The Wave Direction feature shows the direction in which a wave is moving, as indicated by the
direction of the red arrow.
Viewing Fishing Information
The Fishing view contains current water temperature, surface pressure conditions, and shing
forecasts.