Hurricane information, Weather warnings and weather bulletins, Weather warnings and weather – Garmin GPSMAP 400 Weather and XM Satellite Radio User Manual
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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Weather Supplement
Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolt icons
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. Lightning
appears on the weather Precipitation chart if strikes were detected within the
last seven minutes. The ground-based lightning detection network detects
cloud-to-ground lightning only.
Hurricane Information
The weather Precipitation chart can show the present position of a hurricane
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, a tropical storm, or a tropical depression. A red line stemming from a
hurricane icon indicates the projected path
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of the hurricane. Darkened dots
on the red line indicate the projected locations through which the hurricane
will pass, as received from the weather data provider.
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Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins
When a marine weather warning, weather watch, weather advisory, weather
bulletin, or other weather statement is issued, shading
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indicates the area
to which the information applies. To view information about the warning or
bulletin, select the shaded area. The aqua lines
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on the chart indicate the
boundaries of marine forecasts, coastal forecasts, and offshore forecasts.
Weather bulletins may consist of either weather watches or weather
advisories.
See the Appendix (
) to view a list of color shading descriptions.
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