Furuno unveils marine weather receiver
Furuno has unveiled its new BBWX3 SiriusXM Marine Weather Receiver, a subscription-based service that gives users live, up-to-date weather forecast information.
The BBWX3 can connects to the user’s NavNet 3D, TZtouch or TZtouch2 network with a simple Ethernet cable. Premium weather content can be viewed on the NavNet screen, including current weather reports, NOWRad radar images, high-res sea surface temperatures, marine forecasts, storm tracking, buoy reports and wave height forecasts.
On NavNet 3D, the information is overlaid directly onto charts, and with NavNet TZtouch or TZtouch2, the information can be seen on the user’s dedicated weather display. For existing NavNet 3D or TZtouch systems already in the field, a software update is required to access the BBWX3 features.
Visit Furuno at Mercator Media Ltd’s Seawork International on stand A109.
By Rachael Doyle
