Garmin GPSMAP 696 Owner's Manual page 149

METAR and TAF text data is displayed on the Map Page and the Weather (WX) Page.
An abbreviated version can be viewed by panning over the METAR flag. Pressing the
ENT Key will display additional information. METAR and TAF data can be displayed as
raw or decoded text.
Changing METAR and TAF text:
1) Using the Map Pointer, select the desired METAR and press the ENT Key; or
from the Waypoint (WPT) Page press the WEATHER Softkey. The Weather
Information Page is displayed.
2) Press the MENU Key.
a) Select 'Show Decoded Text' or 'Show Raw Text'.
b) Press the ENT Key.
Or:
a) Select 'Change Text Size' and press the ENT Key.
b) Select 'Small', 'Medium', or 'Large' and press the ENT Key.
The METAR flag color is determined by the information in the METAR text.
AIRMETS
An AIRMET (AIRmen's METeorological Information) can be especially helpful for
pilots of light aircraft that have limited flight capability or instrumentation. An AIRMET
must affect or be forecast to affect an area of at least 3,000 square miles at any one
time. AIRMETs are routinely issued for six-hour periods and are amended as necessary
due to changing weather conditions. AIRMETs are displayed as colored, dashed lines.
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