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Map Pages
weather product slice if the product is being displayed and is
valid; otherwise it still controls the map range and view.
Choices may include “METARS”, “AIR/SIGMETS”:
•
METARs
– These are available in both text and
graphical formats and represent recent surface
weather
observations.
Text
METARs
are
presented on the “Info” tab of the “FMS” page. The
graphical METARs are color-coded flag symbols
that summarize a recent surface weather
observation and can appear as overlays on the
Map and embedded in the flight plan on the Flight
Plan tabs and Nearest tabs. These flags allow an
overview of general weather conditions in an area.
Graphical METAR Legend
•
AIRMETs and SIGMETs
(US only) – These are
areas where the National Weather Service has
issued advisories for various types of hazardous
weather. They are depicted on the Map page
along with an abbreviated description of the
hazard, such as “ICE” (icing), “MTN” (mountain
obscuration),
or
“IFR”
(instrument
flight
conditions).
AIRMETs and SIGMETs Detail
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