Reference Manual Part 2

G-Series Reference Manual 120
9.10 Animated weather graphics
The animated weather feature allows you to view an animation
from the current time for:
• The forecast for wind and wave activity or surface pressure.
• The weather radar history loop (NOWRad).
You cannot display information by moving the cursor over a symbol
when animation is running.
The range and trackpad controls do however remain operable, pro-
vided the PAUSE option has not been selected. Ranging or
panning causes the animation to restart.
The animation stops if you press any of the ACTIVE, PAGE, DATA,
WPS/MOB, or MENU buttons, or if you close the window containing
the animation.
To set up an animated weather graphic
1. Press the ANIMATE WEATHER softkey.
2. Toggle to the required setting on the ANIMATE TYPE softkey.
3. Toggle to the required option on the FORECAST softkey (wind,
wave or surface pressure).
To run an animation
1. Press the ANIMATE WEATHER softkey.
2. Toggle to ON with the ANIMATE softkey.
The status bar indicates the time-frame displayed. The weather
radar history provides up to eight images of data covering the last
two hours, at 15-minute intervals.
To pause an animation
1. Press the PAUSE softkey.
9.11 Viewing weather reports
The following weather reports are available:
• Tropical statements.
• Marine warnings.
• Marine zone forecasts.
• Watchbox warnings.
Each report type may contain several bulletins; the window can be
scrolled to view all the data.
To view weather reports
1. Press the WEATHER REPORTS softkey.
2. Press the appropriate softkey for the type of report you want.
3. If available, select the relevant option on the FORECAST AT
softkey (ship or cursor).
Watchbox warnings
When a tornado or thunderstorm warning is received, the system
generates a watchbox alert:
Use the trackpad or rotary control to scroll through the report.
You can set the range for the watchbox alert to: OFF; 50; 150; 300;
500 and ALL using the weather setup menu. Any watchbox outside
of the selected range will not trigger the alarm. (Units vary accord-
ing to the configuration of your system.)
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Warning type and
period for which
warning is valid
Watchbox report
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