18.1 Weather application overviewThe weather application overlays historical, live, and forecastedweather graphics on a world map.The weather application can only be used in North America andits coastal waters.The weather application graphics and their associated weather dataenable you to determine the actual conditions in the vicinity of yourvessel, or at a particular location.Weather forecasts and warnings, detailing both current andpredicted conditions, are regularly updated in the weatherapplication.Note: For types of warnings, watches, and advisories, refer tothe NOAA website at www.nws.noaa.govDisclaimer — advisory onlyThe weather information is subject to service interruptions and maycontain errors or inaccuracies and consequently should not berelied upon exclusively. You are urged to check alternate weatherinformation sources prior to making safety related decisions. Youacknowledge and agree that you shall be solely responsible for useof the information and all decisions taken with respect thereto. Byusing this service, you release and waive any claims against SiriusSatellite Radio Inc., WSI, Navcast Incorporated, and Raymarinewith regard to this service.If you do not have the subscription agreement, you may view a copyon the internet at www.sirius.com/marineweather18.2 Weather application set upA number of steps must be completed before you can use theweather application for the first time.• Your multifunction display must be connected to a RaymarineSirius weather receiver.• Identify your Raymarine Sirius weather receiver's electronicserial number (ESN). This information can be obtained from thehomescreen Set-up menu by selecting the device from the selectdevices page: Set-up > Maintenance > Diagnostics > SelectDevice >• Using your ESN contact SiriusXM (www.siriusxm.com)to subscribe for Sirius Marine Weather (www.sir-iusxm.com/marineweather). When viewing the multifunctiondisplay's weather application, the ESN may be accessed from thefollowing menu: Menu > Sirius ESN.• You must be navigating within US coastal waters.• Your multifunction display must obtain a GPS fix on your vesselslocation.• You must specify the weather graphics that you want to display inthe weather application.Accessing the weather applicationTo access the weather application on your multifunction displayfollow the step below:From the homescreen:1. Select the Weather icon:208 New a Series / New c Series / New e Series