After downloading a text weather briefing from CSC DUATS, DTC DUAT or Jeppesen Weather, weather information displays over the Enroute Charts View and in the Profile View. The information displayed is dependent upon what was selected to download (AIRMETS, SIGMETS, METARS, and Winds Aloft).
You can view areas affected by SIGMETs and AIRMETs along your route of flight, as well as winds by using the Main toolbar. After you have retrieved a text weather briefing from Jeppesen, CSC DUATS or DTC DUAT, or imported a previous downloaded briefing, JIFP draws the boundaries of the regions affected by either type of advisory.
Areas affected by AIRMETs and SIGMETs in the weather briefing are graphically
displayed on the Enroute Chart View as areas outlined by colored polygons.
Click the AIRMETs/SIGMETs button 
to enable the following weather information:
SIGMETs display in magenta (not shown in image below).
Turbulence AIRMETs display in red.
Icing AIRMETs display in blue.
Mountain Obscuration AIRMETs display in green.
IFR AIRMETs display in orange.
To view detailed information about the AIRMET/SIGMET, do one of the following:
Right-click the colored outline of the AIRMET/SIGMET, and select Properties.
Double-click the colored outline of the AIRMET/SIGMET.
Go to the Weather tab and review the text information.
| A Note About Convective SIGMETS | Currently, JIFP does not display Convective SIGMETS on the enroute chart. After you download a standard route briefing, view the textual information in the Weather tab about Convective SIGMETS. |
Surface winds and winds aloft information is automatically imported into your flight plan and the profile view after a successful weather briefing download that includes wind information. If your briefing terminates abnormally before getting the winds, you must reconnect and try again. (Outlook briefings do not necessarily include winds aloft forecasts). DUATS receives wind information at 0440 and 1640 Zulu for the following 24 hours. This situation means that you can get winds anywhere from 12 to 24 hours ahead, depending on when you download.
View winds aloft graphically by clicking the winds button that might
be displayed as 
or 
on the Main toolbar.
Wind information is also provided in the Profile View
and in the Expanded Flight Log.
When a saved route is loaded and new wind data is downloaded, JIFP reads
the valid time from the latest briefing text when you reopen the saved
plan; then it discards the outdated wind information.
| CAUTION | Verify that the briefing file you are using contains valid winds aloft data for the time and route of your flight. Always familiarize yourself with the winds aloft from your briefing, and verify that the winds aloft in your flight log agree with what you expect the winds to be. |
To view METAR information after a successful route briefing:
Display the IFR Landing Facilities (Preferences toolbar) on the enroute chart.
Click the drop-down menu on
the Winds button, or .
Select Surface (Metars).
View the information by using one of the following techniques:
Hover the pointer over the center of the airport with the METAR to view a tooltip. It displays the original METAR notification and the plain text translation.
Right-click the airport with the METAR information, and select Properties. In the Airport Properties dialog box, click the Weather tab. If more than one weather briefing was downloaded, the most recent information is at the bottom of the dialog box.
For a description of the METAR Symbols, see METAR Symbology.
The following list shows the minimums and color associations of the Enroute Chart View:
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VFR |
Visibility > = 3 AND Cloud Ceiling > = 1500 (ft AGL) |
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MVFR |
Visibility > = 2 AND Cloud Ceiling > = 1000 (ft AGL) |
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IFR |
Visibility > =1 AND Cloud Ceiling > = 300 (ft AGL) |
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LIFR |
Visibility < 1 OR Cloud Ceiling < 300 (ft AGL) |
| NOTE | Cloud Ceiling refers to the lowest cloud layer that has been defined as broken, overcast, or obscured. |
To view winds aloft:
Click the drop-down menu on
the Winds button, or .
Select the altitude you want to see wind information (9000, 12000, and so on) on the Enroute Chart View.
| NOTE | The Winds Aloft drop-down is disabled when BOTH METARs and winds are missing. |
If you want to see the textual description of winds in an area:
Right-click on the object in the Enroute Chart View.
Select Properties from the shortcut menu.
