Operation Manual

96 A-Series display - User reference manual
7.4 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.
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 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 according
to the configuration of your system.)
You can switch off the marine watchbox alert (using the Weather
Setup Menu, see page 98) or set the watchbox status to hide.
Reports continue to be added to the database, irrespective of the
alert and show/hide status.
To clear a watchbox alert
1. Press ACKNOWLEDGE.
The alert is removed from the display but you can still see the
watchbox warning by using the Weather Reports softkeys.
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Warning type and
period for which
warning is valid
Watchbox report
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