SIRIUS SATELLITE WEATHER REFERENCE MANUAL FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY www.furuno.co.
SIRIUS SATELLITE WEATHER REFERENCE MANUAL The purpose of this manual is to provide operating procedures for Navnet NN3D’s Sirius Satellite Weather capability. An optional Sirius Weather Receiver BBWX2 and Sirius subscription are required. This manual is provided in addition to the Navnet NN3D operator’s manual, which fully covers operating procedures for the NavNet NN3D system. Sirius weather coverage is currently only available in U.S. and Canada.
Weather 1.1 Weather Display Overview When connected to the Sirius Weather Receiver BBWX2, this MFD will display current and forecasted weather information for your area. Real time updating ensures that you have up-to-the-minute weather information for your area, as well as any other area in the U.S. Information provided by the Sirius Marine Weather service is advisory nature only. You, the customer, agree to release FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Navcast Inc.
1.2 Weather Icons The table below shows the weather icons that appear the Sirius Satellite Weather display. These icons can be shown or hidden from the Weather menu. Color Icon Buoy or CMAN sta. Pink Storm cast Dark yellow (recorded in last 0-5 min.) Medium yellow (recorded in last 5-10 min.) Light yellow (recorded in last 10-15 min.
1.3 Weather Menu The Weather menu lets you adjust the following weather-related items: • Overlay transparency • Color scale • Weather radar (US or Canada) • Standard weather data • Advanced weather data 1.3.1 Displaying the Weather Menu 1. Press the MENU key to open the menu. 2. Use the RotoKey to open the Weather-Sirius menu. 3. Use the RotoKey to select the weather item that you want to show or hide. 4. Push the RotoKey to alternately turn the item on and off. 5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.
1.3.2 Weather Menu Description Overlay Color Transparency Adjust the transparence level of the weather overlay. Select this item with the RotoKey and push the RotoKey. Rotate the RotoKey to set and then push it to confirm setting. The higher the value the greater the transparency of the overlay. Auto SST Color Scale Enable/disable automatic adjustment of sea surface temperature color scale according to sea surface temperature.
Weather Data Wind Forecast Select how to show the wind forecast. There are two types of wind icon styles: Vane feathers and Plain colors. Vane feathers also show you wind speed and direction, but give you more details about the wind speed per the description shown below. 3-7 8-12 13-17 18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 Wind Force Wind Direction Wave Height Wave Direction Wave Period 38-42 43-47 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-67 73-77 78-82 83-87 88-92 93-97 98-102 68-72 10.0 kt 306.5 M +11.0 ft 141.
Sea Surface Temperature This data layer shows the temperature of the sea surface in shades of red and blue, in order of descending temperature. Surface Features/Pressure Enable this feature to get surface pressure with meteorological symbols. The cursor may be placed on an surface pressure icon to show the name of the surface pressure.
Advanced Weather Data Storm Tracks The storm track icons show significant storms in your area. These include tropical disturbances, depressions, storms and cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons and super typhoons. These symbols are displayed in three different colors: Grey, historical; Redcurrent, and Orange, forecast. Storm tracks Icons Meaning Hurricane (Category 1-5) Tropical storm Tropical disturbance, Tropical depression To find simple storm tracks information, place the cursor on the icon.
Storm Cell Cast You can find the direction and speed of a storm by placing by placing the cursor on the icon. For more detailed information, press the left-click button.
Lightning The lightning icons show where lightning has struck, within the last 5, 10 and 15 minutes. The icon's fill color indicates how recent the lightning strike was, as shown in the table below. The number of lightning bolt markers indicates the number of times lightning has struck. Lightning icons .Description of lightning icons Lightning icon Color Period Orange Last 0-5 min. Medium yellow Last 5-10 min. Light yellow Last 10-15 min.
City Forecasts City weather forecasts are available wherever city icons are shown. For simple information, place the cursor on the city icon ( ). For more detailed information, push the left-click button.
Buoys You can check the historical or current weather information at buoys. For simple information, place the cursor on the buoy icon ( tailed information, push the left-click button. ), etc.
1.4 Weather Reports Marine zone forecasts, marine warnings, tropical information and weather alerts are sent to your unit. You can view them on the Weather menu, by opening respective sub menu. Sirius sends warning messages to alert you to bad weather. You can view these messages by opening the Weather-Alert Box menu. 1.4.1 Marine Zone Forecast These forecasts cover the following areas.
1.4.2 Marine warning Display the marine warnings (US coastal or near shore). NO REPORT AVAILABLE FOR THIS MARINE ZONE. 1.4.3 Tropical Statement Below is an example of a tropical weather statement.
1.4.4 Marine WatchBox The message "Weather Alarm, Press Menu Button" appears on the status bar when a tornado or thunderstorm warning is received. To view the details of the warning, press the MENU key to open the Alert Box in the Weather menu. The message is automatically opened in the Alert Box. A typical warning message is shown below. You can show or hide the WatchBox warning message with Sirius Marine WatchBox in the Alarm-General menu.
