Update: Could not connect to Forecast 5 Auto-Update Server.
Issue:
Could not connect to Forecast 5 Auto-Update Server. Next try in 1 day.
You may receive this error when launching Forecast 5. As the error suggests, Forecast 5 is being blocked from connecting to the F5 update server.
To resolve this add the following web address to your exception list:
http://appupdate.forecast5.com/
If you go to the address above it should take you to our website and display the following message;
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