Brunswick New Technologies Marine Electronics (BNT ME), a leading designer and manufacturer of world-class marine electronics marketed under the Navman, Northstar and MX Marine brands, recently announced its partnership with Sirius Marine Radio to deliver real-time, graphical weather information on the chart screen of its powerful 6100i networked navigation system. Now boaters who enjoy Northstar’s legendary ease of use, can harness the power of real-time weather information to enhance safety and improve their time on the water.

Having live weather data right onboard provides anglers with peace of mind and enhances their enjoyment of fishing and boating. WxWorx, in addition to supplying the WxWorx hardware package, is also the data supplier for the XM WX Satellite Weather service. WxWorx assures the quality of the weather data, then packages it for distribution to XM, who then delivers the data over a continuous satellite broadcast. XM’s geo-stationary satellites provide redundancy and reliability via an S-Band transmission, regardless of the weather conditions, so it is there for mariners when they need it most. Data products like high-resolution radar, wave conditions, lightning and buoy data can be layered on top of each other, allowing users to view multiple conditions at the same time, maximizing situational awareness. Sea surface temperatures are also available.

The all new NAVIS 5100 Series Chart Plotters feature an onboard 18 channel GPS/WAAS receiver for superior satellite acquisition, even in adverse weather. This receiver will typically put your boat within three meters of your waypoint. Built-in vector detail charts plus C-MAP NT card slots assure increased flexibility. Ultra fast processor, large memory, user-friendly controls and full function remote make the 5100 Series the perfect choice. The ultra fast processor gives you seamless screen changes. Redraw and level changes appear instantly. Couple those features with full network support, USB and SD card storage and you have a high performance package to get you where you’re going and remember where you’ve been.

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Live Sirius Marine Weather on Furuno's NavNet vx2

Keeping track of weather is about to get easier than ever with Furuno's NavNet vx2! Furuno and Sirius are teaming up to bring you live, up-to-date weather forecast information to give you peace of mind, no matter when or how you are using your vessel.

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