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Nobeltec
WeatherMailä
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| Weathermail
showing Currents and Sea State
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Weathermail
showing Barometric Pressure, Wind Speed and Direction
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Weathermail
showing Barometric Pressure
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Weathermail
Showing Wind Speed and Direction
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Weather Predictions Overlaid Right On Top
Of Your Electronic Charts!
Wherever
you navigation takes you, Nobeltec WeatherMail is your global
solution with the most comprehensive weather overlays available. Now
you can drape daily weather information on crystal clear Passport
charts for easy-to-read, accurate weather information. Get todays
weather forecast along with up to 9 days of predictions to help keep
you one step ahead of Mother Nature. Nobeltec WeatherMail works with
any Nobeltec Navigation software program.
The Bronze level of data includes:
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Free
daily downloads of weather information from the Nobeltec
website, or
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$19.95
monthly subscription for optional email subscription
service.
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Free
3 day predictions for wind and ocean currents.
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The Silver level contains all the data found in the Bronze service
and adds:
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All
of the Bronze level of data, plus additional days of
information for
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Sea
surface temperature, weather system fronts, sea state, swell
height and direction and the latest tropical storm
information.
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$9.95
for a day download or $49.95 monthly subscription.
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The
Silver package is best for coastal navigators.
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The Gold level is the highest weather service available and
contains:
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All
of the data described in both the Bronze and Silver services
but forecasts many of the data items for 10 total days.
$19.95 for a day download or $49.95 for a monthly
subscription.
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The
Gold service is best for offshore voyagers.
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WeatherMail
Data Breakdown
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Weather
Options
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Surface
Pressure
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10
Day
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5
Day
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3
Day
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Wind
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10
Day
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5
Day
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3
Day
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Ocean
Currents
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10
Day
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5
Day
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3
Day
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High/Low
Movement & Speed
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3
Day
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3
Day
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1
Day
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Sea
State
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10
Day
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5
Day
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Swell
Condition
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5
Day
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5
Day
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Weather
System Fronts
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3
Day
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1
Day
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Latest
Tropical Information
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3
Day
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3
Day
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Sea
Surface Temperature
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1
Day
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1
Day
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Ice
Information (Ice Information Bulletins)
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YES
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Price
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Daily
Download
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$19.95
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$9.95
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FREE
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Monthly
Subscription
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$99.95
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$49.95
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$19.95
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Annual
Subscription
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$995.95
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$495.95
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$99.00
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Special Note: Regardless of which process is used to obtain
the weather information, the file size is around 50
kilobytes. This easily fits on a floppy disk for
transporting from one computer to another.
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Nobeltec will automatically deliver the present day weather along
with forecasts to any specified email account. It does not matter
where you download the file only that you remember its location.
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Locate
the email delivered from Nobeltec in your email account.
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b.
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Select
a download location, like 'Desktop', to place the weather
file.
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c.
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The
downloaded file is a self-extracting program. Simply double
click on the weather icon to 'unwrap' the weather file.
Start Visual Navigation Suite 6.0.
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d.
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Open
the Weather Toolbar by pushing the Weather Icon at the top
of the screen. Select the 'Choose Your Region' option and
select the appropriate data set.
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This is the easiest way but requires that your computer have access
to the Internet. Using this option tells the Visual Series to go to
the nobeltec web site directly and get the files for you.
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a.
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Click
on the weather Icon to display the Weather Toolbar.
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b.
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Click
on the 'Download Now' button.
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c.
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A
short wizard appears that walks you through the data
retrieval process. The first screen asks you to choose the
region that best suits your needs.
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Follow
the easy steps within the weather wizard to select the
appropriate data region, and data level.
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Finally,
click on the 'Download Now' button, which automatically
completes the weather installation.
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If you choose this option, you download a file from our website and
place it in a specific folder on your computer, the Visual Series
will do the rest of the work.
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a.
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Launch
the Internet and go to www.nobeltec.com.
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b.
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Click
on the menu option for Weather Center.
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c.
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On
the Weather Center front pages, click on the 'Download Now'
button.
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d.
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Choose
your region and then click on the Next button. Now you will
be asked to choose the level of weather service. Remember
that Bronze is free. Purchasing the Silver and/or Gold
option does not obligate you to continue and you can resume
with the free downloads at any time.
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e.
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Choose
your Weather service level. If you choose the Silver or Gold
options, you are asked to input your financial information
and then verify your information in a typical online
purchasing set of screens. You are also offered to sign up
on a monthly or annual subscription service.
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f.
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If
you chose the Bronze service or have finished entering your
information, click on the 'Download Now' button.
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Once your data files are downloaded and you have enabled weather
overlay, the weather status bar is displayed at the bottom of your
screen.
This new
status bar is always on when the weather is overlaid on your charts.
The top row of the weather status bar shows you the data regions
that you are currently viewing. If you have more than one region
installed you can toggle between regions by clicking on the down
arrow and selecting one of the other installed regions. It also
shows the current system date and allows you to move forward,
backwards or return to the system date. The download now enables the
user to automatically download new data while connected to the
internet a walks the user through the simple process of choosing
your service level.
The second
row includes a list of the data buttons for which you have access
for the specified region. Clicking on these buttons toggles on and
off their respective data sets.
The bottom
row of the weather status bar displays the data values for the
current cursor position. For the Silver and Gold weather service
levels, more data is shown.
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