Garmin GPSMAP 545s User Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

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Using XM WX Weather and Audio

Understanding Hurricane Information

The Hurricanes feature shows the current position of a hurricane,

tropical storm, or tropical depression, as well as its projected path

(indicated by a red line). The darkened dots on the red line display

the projected locations received from the National Hurricane Center.

The center provides four forecasts at 12-hour intervals (12 Hrs, 24

Hrs, 36 Hrs, and 48 Hrs), as well as the current conditions (Now).

Hurricane

Understanding Marine Warnings

When a Marine Warning is issued, the area for the warning is

highlighted in red. To view information about the warning, select

the warning area. The light blue lines on the chart indicate marine

weather warning zones.

Marine Warning

Understanding County Warnings

When the National Weather Service issues a weather warning for a

county, the county is highlighted with the color corresponding to the

warning. To view information about the warning, select the county.

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