Weather Links

(work in progress...)

PocketGrib

Windfinder

Chris Parker emails subscription

Offshore forecast email subscription

Hurricane weather:
(see blog about using Opera browser with limited internet)

sv Sarana has a great section on their website for getting weather on the SSB.  I just it as a jumping point.  They are in the Pacific:  www.svsarana.com/Nav_Info/wx_info.text

The Boat Galley's Tropical Storm Tracking with Sailmail/Winlink from Blue Water Sailing, Apr 2006:
http://theboatgalley.com/wp-content/uploads/Tropical-Storm-Tracking-with-Sailmail-Revised-2-06.pdf

National Hurricane Center, Marine Forecasts: nhc.noaa.gov
Mobile:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/mobile/ (recommend bookmarking with Opera browser)
Quick Reference/Explanation of Marine Forecasts (brochure): http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TAFB_Trifold.pdf
NHC Marine Product Descriptions:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/abouttafbprod.shtml#HSF

Main Forecasts available through the NHC
Graphics:
Sea State Analyses
*Surface Forecast
*Wind/Wave Height Forecast
Wave Period & Primary Swell Direction
*Tropical Cycle Danger Area
Text:  Offshore Warnings & High Seas Warnings

Link to NHC Marine Forecasts (low-bandwidth graphics & text forecasts)
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/?text

NWS Radiofax Charts (Caribbean, mobile page):  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/hfgulf_mobile.htm
(scroll to bottom for link of current Radiofax file names or see link below)

Saildocs.com to get email updates (also for our Iridium GO!)

You need a list of internet filenames for this:
Radiofax Caribbean:  http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/rfaxmex.txt

NWS Atlantic Hurricane forecasts (use to get filenames for Saildocs):
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/wxihurrat.htm