Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
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APPENDICESINDEX
SIGMETS AND AIRMETS
The National Weather Service (NWS) issues SIGMETs (SIGnificant METeorological Information) and
AIRMETs (AIRmen’s METeorological Information) for potentially hazardous weather. The NWS issues a
Convective SIGMET for hazardous convective weather. A localized SIGMET is a significant weather condition
occurring at a localized geographical position.
Figure 6-22 SIGMET/AIRMET Data
Convective
SIGMET
AIRMET
Mountain
Obscuration
Displaying SIGMETs and AIRMETs:
1) Select the Weather Data Link (XM) Page.
2) Press the SIG/AIR Softkey.
3) To view the text of the SIGMET or AIRMET, press the RANGE Knob and move the Map Pointer over the
icon.
4) Press the ENT key. Figure 6-23 shows sample SIGMET text.
To display the SIGMET and AIRMET legend (Figure 6-24), press the LEGEND Softkey when SIGMETs and
AIRMETs are selected for display.
Figure 6-24 SIGMET/AIRMET Legend
Figure 6-23 Sample SIGMET Text