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Garmin GPSMAP 545s User Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

Using XM WX Weather and Audio

To view weather options, press MENU.
Change weather—displays other weather options. Select

weather Subscription

to view your subscription information.

Cloud Cover—shows or hides the display of cloud cover.
NEXRad Loop—displays NEXRAD information as an

animated loop of the latest updates.

waypoints—shows or hides waypoints. Select

Navigation

Only

to display only waypoints that are along the route being

navigated.

Understanding Storm Cell Information

The storm cells show storms as well as the projected path of the

storm in the immediate future.
The direction of the red cone indicates the projected path of the

storm cell. The red bars that appear in the cone indicate where

the storm will most likely be in the future. Each bar represents 15

minutes.

Storm cell

Lightning

Understanding Lightning Information

Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolt icons. Lightning

appears on the map if strikes were detected within the last seven

minutes. The ground-based lightning detection network only detects

cloud-to-ground lightning.