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Part Two: Section 2
XM Weather
To display METARs on the XM Weather page:
1. While viewing the XM Weather page, check
the upper left corner to see whether “METAR”
or another weather product is displayed in the
upper left corner.
2. If another weather product (rather than
“METAR”) is shown, press the
small right
(CRSR)
knob to highlight the product name,
such as “NEXRAD”. Turn the
small right
knob
to change to “METAR,” and press that
small
right
knob again to bring down the cursor
(stop the highlighting) and retain the “METAR”
selection.
3. Now, colored flags will be displayed at those
airports that have METARs above a certain
severity level. (If there are no colored flags
visible, you may have to search a wider
area—zoom out with the
RNG
key—before
you see some METAR flags.)
To display the METAR Legend:
1. Press the
MENU
key to display the Page
Menu.
2. Turn the
large
or
small right
knob to select
“Display legend?”
3. Press
ENT
to display the METAR symbols
legend. Press the
CLR
key to remove the
METAR Symbols legend.
XM Weather METAR Symbols
VFR
- Ceiling > 3000 ft and
visibility > 5 statute miles
Cyan
MVFR
(Marginal VFR) - Ceil-
ing 1000 to 3000 ft, and/or
visibility 3 to 5 statute miles
Green
IFR
- Ceiling 500 to 1000 ft,
and/or visibility 1 to 3
statute miles
Yellow
LIFR
(Low IFR) - Ceiling less
than 500 ft and/or visibility
less than 1 statute mile
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