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10 Great Weather Resources for Boaters
All of the safety experts will let you know its always a good practice to check the elements before you go from your boat. I'm no expert, but I'd have to buy into the premise; you merely never know. Checking the weather in advance will at least provide you with a clue concerning whether a late day squall or perhaps a heavy fog might be bearing down on you.

I've compiled a list, in no particular order, of among the best weather tools online or in a smartphone app. Under each tool I've enumerated so what can you can expect to find on each weather site. I am hoping this helps you in selecting one, two or more weather resources that are right for you and when you involve some favorites now, perhaps some more you might want consider.

Accuweather

Here you can get your current, hourly, weekend, extended and monthly forecast for the area. It also provides you with the probabilities for precipitation over a 24 hour period in blocks of 3 hours each. There are also Maps for:

U.S. weather chicago il feeds with zoom capabilities
U.S.satellite feeds with zoom capabilities showing cloud cover
U.S.severe weather reads with zoom capabilities and a legend. In addition, it shows lightening strikes and their frequency.
news and videos of U.S. national interest
a hurricane center with a map and the latest tracking information.
current sea surface temperatures worldwide
Aside: AccuWeather is also a free of charge app download for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android featuring today's local forecast, 15 day local forecast, satellite map, videos and much more. This is an excellent weather resource for boaters who have a smartphone.

The Weather Channel

This site features daily and hourly

U.S. national, regional and environment forecasts
Marine forecasts with temperature, wind speed and direction, wave height and direction, sea surface temperature, sea state (calm, choppy, etc), relative humidity, visibility, etc.
Maps showing U.S. current temperature, current weather, Doppler radar, infrared satellite and severe weather alerts. All maps are interactive and will bring you right down to your neighborhood weather situation.
Aside: The Weather Channel app is free and designed for iPhone, Blackberry and Android smartphones. It has current, hourly, 36 hour and 10 day forecasts, beach forecasts, a satellite weather map of you area, severe weather reports, national, local and "must see video" center. Another great weather app for boaters who've a smartphone.

Wunderground

Just type in a location and you may get current/basic environment information.

A select Maps and Radar provides you with informational displays and data on:

U.S.weather fronts
severe weather alerts and warnings in your area
NEXRAD animated radar readings for the united states, Canada and Australia with information on storm tracks, total precipitation and severe weather
satellite images of national and local cloud cover
marine forecasts worldwide, showing water temperatures, wave heights and wind speeds.
Aside: Wunderground has an free app for iPhone called Weather Quickie, but it's not as comprehensive because the website and I wouldn't rely on it for boating forecasts.

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

This is perhaps to most comprehensive weather site of them all. Here you can aquire your basic weekly weather forecast by the positioning you decide on. Scroll further down the page and you'll find weather maps with Radar and Satellite Images. There is a

regional radar map showing severe weather and flash flood warnings.
satellite images map of the continental U.S. (color enhanced)
Further listed below you will discover the National Digital Forecast Database which includes weather data displayed in graphic fashion showing:

an Hourly Weather Graph indicating a day of temperature, wind, wind gusts, sky cover, heat index, potential thunderstorms and precipitation
a Hazardous Weather Report for the reported area
Left of the National Digital Forecast Database you will discover two maps, one of Temperature Forecast, another a Forecast Database Map where you can research local and regional graphical displays of today's, tonight's and tomorrow's:

possibility of precipitation
temperature

dew point
wind speed and direction
wind gusts
sky cover
relative humidity
apparent temperature
Aside: There is an app for iPhone from NOAA called Weather Alert USA that has received favorable ratings. Around this writing it costs $3.99.

Marine Weather - NOAA

This web site features zone forecasts of the:

North Atlantic
North and Southeast Pacific
Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Tropical Atlantic
Alaska and North Pacific
Central Pacific
Within each zone you can view daily

wind, wave and surface charts,
typhoon, high wind and wave charts using satellite technology
upper air charts
National Hurricane = NOAA Center

If you're tracking hurricanes, you will discover a lot of information on this site:

a map showing active tropical storms, tracking information and analysis
hurricane awareness and information regarding hurricanes in general with a briefing on such topics as preparedness, storm surges, FAQs about hurricanes and tropical weather and forecast models
Passage Weather

This web site provides 7 day wind and weather forecasts useful to offshore mariners. The forecast charts are for every zone of the planet and feature maps illustrating:

surface winds 10 miles above sea level
surface pressure
visibility
cloud cover
precipitation
wave height and direction
Other Smartphone Weather Apps to take into account:

Weather Bug for iPhone, Blackberry and Android. It's free and shows

current conditions of temperature, wind speed and direction, wind gusts, high and low temperatures for your day, wind chill, humidity, dew point and alerts
the weekly forecast
an infrared satellite map of the conditions in your town
videos on the national weather outlook
Aside: Here is the most popular of the elements apps and probably the most versatile for the smartphone. And, you can't beat the price.

WeatherRadar for iPhone. Provides immediate base reflectivity radar, global weather radar and cloud cover over either a streets only map, streets and satellites map or satellite only map. It shows radar only, no other weather information is available with this app, but it show real-time radar which is a big plus. Cost for the app is $2.99 as of this writing.

Boat Load for iPhone. Get real-time weather forecast in any of 42,000 U.S. cities with hourly, 36 hour, 7 day forecasts for just about any area you chose. In addition, it has information a boater might be interested in such the positioning of marinas, port and supplies. Tidal information can be available as well as is the capability to file a float plan or send an emergency alert. Cost of the download is $4.99. as of this writing.

So there you have 10 reliable resources for coastal and marine weather. I believe they're some of the best you'll find save weather on GPS which can cost up to $500 for a unit with radar and over $20/mo for the service. These 10 sites are free as are the weather apps for Accuweather, THE ELEMENTS Channel, Weather Quickie and Weather Bug. If it works on your own smartphone it can do the job; it's certainly worth enough time of a straightforward download. A check of any one of the weather resources might keep you as well as your passengers safe and save from encountering some predictable, forecasted nasty weather which most assuredly would ruin an otherwise perfect day on the water.

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