Furuno FMD3100, Operator'S Manual

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17. WEATHER OVERLAY
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17.6 Weather Spot Information
You can get various weather information for any area with the weather spot informa-
tion feature, in the Voyage navigation and Voyage planning modes. The weather over-
lay must be active and position data available.
1. Right-click the location for which you want to know its weather
to show the context-sensitive menu.
2. Click [Weather INFO] to show the [Weather Spot Information]
window. The window shows [N/A] where there is no data for the
corresponding weather item.
3. To erase the window, click the Close button at the top right corner of the window.
17.7 Summary of Weather Overlay Viewability,
Operability and Operating Mode
The table below summarizes the operability and viewability of the weather overlay ac-
cording to the operating mode.
*Weather display previously active
Item Description
Time Time and date of weather forecast.
POSN L/L position of weather forecast.
Wind Wind speed (kn) and direction (degree).
Temperature Temperature, in °C.
Cloud
Coverage
The fraction of the sky obscured by clouds, ex-
pressed in percentage.
Precipitation
Rate The amount of precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) in
millimeters to fall in one hour.
Wave Wave height (in meters) and wave direction (in
degrees).
Ocean
Current Current velocity (kn) and direction (degree).
Pressure Atmospheric pressure, expressed in hPa.
Item
Operating mode
NAVI PLAN
Activate weather overlay Yes No
View weather overlay Yes Yes
Select weather data file Yes Yes*
Operate weather overlay related dialog boxes Yes Yes
Deactivate weather overlay Yes Yes
Restore weather display when switching from chart mode
or playback mode Yes* Yes*
Weather spot information window Yes Yes
Ship off center
Object INFO
Chart Legend
Manual Update
New Divider
Weather INFO
0.1kn 327.8°
2.3m 20.3°
06 Dec 2013