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MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6 - Furuno USA

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2. save it to your computer<br />

• Click on "Open..." to launch it directly in <strong>MaxSea</strong>.<br />

Weather Forecast<br />

IMPORTANT - in this case files are saved in temporary internet file folder and cannot be opened again directly using<br />

the file open procedure. It become the default weather file until the next download.<br />

• Or click on "Save..."<br />

and select the destination folder. The file is then saved in the selected folder and ready<br />

to be opened and displayed on a chart. (See chapter "Weather file save on hard disk" .)<br />

Using a Weather file saved on Hard Disk<br />

Weather file can be saved on your hard disk :<br />

• from an e-mail attached file save on the hard disk (via <strong>MaxSea</strong> chopper, via Navimail,...l)<br />

• after a copy from an external support (diskette)<br />

• ...<br />

Weather file extension<br />

To be opened by <strong>MaxSea</strong> Weather file you have should have .GRB or .bz2 extension<br />

• GRB : is the extension for GRIB file format<br />

• bz2 : Bzip2 compressed file extension. this type of file is automatically decompressed by <strong>MaxSea</strong><br />

during the opening.<br />

Note :<br />

1 - If the extension is not the good one or missing then <strong>MaxSea</strong> cannot see and open the file.<br />

2 - If the file is compressed (Zip,Rar,...) then you have to use the corresponding program (Winzip,Winrar,...)<br />

to extract the GRIB file.<br />

Weather Information<br />

<strong>MaxSea</strong> allows you to easily show or hide each type of data contained in the weather file.<br />

You will learn in this chapter :<br />

• To change how the Weather Information menu is displayed<br />

• To quickly control available Weather data contained in the weather file<br />

• To show or hide Weather data layer on the chart<br />

The Weather zone information can be displayed in three modes :<br />

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