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PC-PLANNER User Manual V.11.0x
11. C-WEATHER
PC-Planner now has the capability to download weather information to your desktop. The data can then be
uploaded, via User C-card, to your chart plotter. The weather data includes temperature, wind speed and
direction, wave height and direction, weather conditions (sunny, clear, cloudy, etc), humidity and visibility. A four
day window covering a 180 x 180 nautical mile area will be downloaded.
NOTE: Weather data is currently only available for the Mediterranean. Other parts of the world will come online
later in 2007.
NOTE: C-Weather is a new feature for C-Map electronic charts and may not be compatible with your chart
plotter. Please contact your chart plotter manufacturer for compatibility.
11.1.
Downloading the weather data
The first step in downloading weather is to select the forecast area. Click on the C-Weather button
the toolbar and the following dialog box will appear:
While this dialog box is
open, you will drop a
gridded pattern on the
chart as you point and
click. This is necessary to
pick the area of the world
where the weather data
will be downloaded for.
Once you have decided on
the area to retrieve
weather for, click on the
Download button on the
dialog box to the left.
NOTE: You must have an internet connection before
proceeding with the download. The weather data is
stored on remote servers that PC-Planner will need to
contact to retrieve the data from.
Once the download of the weather data begins, the following status bar will be displayed:
And then:
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