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Finding Current Weather, Forecast, and Sea Surface Conditions
While you are on the water, check your GDL 30/30A to fi nd current weather conditions, forecast infor-
mation, and sea surface information from the weather center that is nearest to your present location or other
places you seek. To access this information, press and hold down the
ADJ/MENU
key to display the Menu
page. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to
ARROW DOWN
to the
Weather
tab. Three submenu tabs appear: Cur-
rent, Forecast, and Sea Surface.
The
Current
submenu tab displays current weather conditions observed at a weather data location closest
to your current position or any other city, waypoint, or position you might search. It also displays the time the
observation was made. To learn how to fi nd current conditions at other locations, see the following page.
The
Forecast
submenu tab includes two panels that display forecast information for a city, waypoint, or
position that you have selected in the Current submenu tab. The top panel displays the high/low temperature,
precipitation, and weather conditions for the next few days’ forecast. The number of days that appear in this
panel depend on the data available from the responding weather service center. If more than four days of
forecasts appear, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to move down the list.
The bottom panel on the Forecast submenu tab features a detailed 24-hour forecast for winds, wind gust,
and visibility. In order to see all of this information, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to move down the list. To
learn how to fi nd forecast conditions at other locations, see the following page.
Forecast and Current Conditions
From the Weather tab, you can access current weather
conditions, forecast information, and sea surface
information. In the example above, information from the
Current submenu tab is displayed.
The scroll bar indicates that additional information is
provided in the Forecast submenu tab. Use your
ARROW
KEYPAD
to scroll down the list.
Note:
Note:
If you do not see information in a particular field,
If you do not see information in a particular fi eld,
then data for that field is not available at this time.
then data for that fi eld is not available at this time.
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