4.9.3XM Weather Symbols and Product Age

The weather product symbols, the expiration time and the refresh rate are shown in the following table. The refresh rate represents the interval at which XM Satellite Radio broadcasts new signals that may or may not contain new weather data. It does not represent the rate at which weather data is updated or new content is received by the Data Link Receiver. Weather data is refreshed at intervals that are defined and controlled by XM Satellite Radio and its data vendors.

Symbol

Weather Product

Expiration

Refresh Rate

 

 

Time

(Minutes)

 

 

(Minutes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXRAD (NEXRAD and Echo Top

30

5

 

are Mutually Exclusive)

 

 

 

Echo Top (Cloud Top and Echo Top

30

7.5

 

Mutually Exclusive) (NEXRAD and

 

 

 

Echo Top Mutually Exclusive)

 

 

 

Cloud Top (Cloud Top and Echo Top

60

15

 

Mutually Exclusive)

 

 

 

XM Lightning

30

5

 

 

 

 

 

Cell Movement

30

1.25

 

 

 

 

 

SIGMETs / AIRMETs

60

12

 

 

 

 

 

METARs

90

12

 

 

 

 

 

City Forecast

90

12

 

 

 

 

 

Surface Analysis

60

12

 

 

 

 

 

Freezing Levels

120

12

 

 

 

 

 

Winds Aloft

90

12

 

 

 

 

 

County Warnings

60

5

 

 

 

 

 

Cyclone Warnings

60

12

 

 

 

 

Table 4-20 Weather Product Symbols and Aging Times

Foreword

 

 

System

Sec 1

 

PFD

Sec 2

 

Sec 3 MFD

 

Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance

Features

Additional

Sec 5

& Alerts

Annun.

Sec 6

Symbols

Sec 7

 

Glossary

Sec 8

 

Appendix A

 

 

Index

Appendix

 

 

B

 

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