Humminbird XM Weather

[Billy V]

Humminbird has come out with a new XM Weather service that overlays weather data on your GPS. I wanted to share this with you guys because I think this is a great safety feature, especially for guys that don't have radar. I don't think this replaces radar, but it sure offers some nice features like rain, sleet, snow, wind, fog, precipitation intensity & lightning. This will definitely help us to keep a closer eye on the weather that's coming our way when we're out on the water, and anything we can do to be safer out there is a good thing in my book. Other manufacturers like Furuno, Raymarine, Gamin, etc. have their own version of this too and their pricing varies. Definitely something worth looking into no matter which GPS you have.

Here are the Humminbird specs:

$249.99 MSRP

$14.99 Activation fee

$9.95/Month XM subscription fee

Compatible with the following units:

785c2

786c

787c2

788c

797c2

798c

917

955

957

967

997

1155

1157

1197

AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver Factsheet

Part # 407470-1

XM Satellite Receiver

Key Features:

• Flexible subscription plan means users pay only for the months they use the service

• Utilizes Real-time, Dynamic data

• XM subscription based service ($9.95 per month)

• Easy to read, detailed graphical weather overlaid on the chart screen

• Alerts user of atmospheric conditions including rain, sleet, snow, wind, fog

precipitation intensity & lightning.

• Continuous Image Update shows changing conditions for the most accurate inland weather details

• Displays National Weather Service warnings

• Fully gasketed waterproof design

• Displays 3-day city weather forecasts for over 150 US cities

• Canada data not included with weather services

• US Inland weather coverage only (not for in-shore or off-shore use)

Viewable Range:

• 700 Series: 115 mile horizontal & vertical range 52,900 square miles of total weather coverage

• 900 Series: 195 mile horizontal range, 138 mile vertical range 107,640 square miles of total weather coverage

• 1100 Series: 469 mile horizontal range, 278 mile vertical range 521,528 square miles of total weather coverage