Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - June 2018
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Updated On-Line<br />
Weather Sources<br />
“Red sky at night…” When was the last time you really<br />
looked at the sky during happy hour? For that matter, when<br />
was the last time you even tapped the barometer? Yet weather prediction occupies a<br />
large part of sailors’ attention.<br />
The technology used to disseminate weather forecasts is continually evolving.<br />
Today, with WiFi so widely available in the <strong>Caribbean</strong>, increasing numbers of sailors<br />
get their weather information from on-line sources. Here we present a selection<br />
that various <strong>Caribbean</strong> cruisers have recommended for SUMMER <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> National and Island Weather Websites<br />
• ABCs Weather: www.meteo.cw/rad_loop.php<br />
• Barbados Weather Radar: www.barbadosweather.org/BMS_radar_Composite.php<br />
• Curaçao Met Department: www.meteo.cw<br />
• Martinique Weather Radar: www.meteofrance.gp/previsions-meteo-antillesguyane/animation/radar/antilles<br />
• Panama Weather: www.hidromet.com.pa/index.php<br />
(requires Adobe Flash, not Android compatible)<br />
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• St. Martin: www.sxmcyclone.com/?page_id=1129<br />
• Trinidad & Tobago Weather Radar: www.metoffice.gov.tt/radar<br />
• US National Weather Service (for USVI and Puerto Rico): www.srh.noaa.gov/sju<br />
General Weather Websites<br />
• Mike's Weather Page: www.spaghettimodels.com<br />
• NOAA National Weather Service <strong>Caribbean</strong>:<br />
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/off/offnt3cmz.htm<br />
• Passage Weather: www.onboardonline.com/weathertools<br />
(provides seven-day wind, wave and weather forecasts)<br />
• Weather Underground: www.wunderground.com/hurricane<br />
• WINDFinder: www.windfinder.com<br />
• www.windyty.com (shows wind speed and direction for 14 days)<br />
• Ventusky: www.ventusky.com (same look as windyty, but different)<br />
Weather Conversions: weather.org/conversion.htm<br />
An article from<br />
Modern Mechanics<br />
magazine, 1932<br />
Commercial Marine Weather Service Websites<br />
• Buoyweather: www.buoyweather.com<br />
(free two-day forecasts in addition to paid-for custom forecasts)<br />
• <strong>Caribbean</strong> Weather: weather.org/caribbean.htm<br />
• Chris Parker’s Marine Weather center: mwxc.com/index.php<br />
(listen free on daily SSB nets, or subscribe to daily e-mails for your area)<br />
• Crown Weather Services: www.crownweather.com<br />
(provides a good Tropical Weather page plus paid-for custom forecasts)<br />
• Storm Pulse: www.stormpulse.com (global storm prediction, paid for)<br />
Hurricane Information Websites<br />
• Accuweather: sirocco.accuweather.com/sat_mosaic_640x480_public/IR/isahatl.gif<br />
• Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Chart (print for offline reference):<br />
www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/tracking_chart_atlantic.pdf<br />
• <strong>Caribbean</strong> Hurricane Network: www.stormcarib.com<br />
(latest updates from correspondents on islands)<br />
• <strong>Caribbean</strong> Rainbow Loop: www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/flash-rb.html<br />
(requires Adobe Flash)<br />
• NHC Marine Graphicast:<br />
www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/graphicast.php?basin+at#contentw.nws.noaa<br />
• NHC Offshore Reports: www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/offshores.php<br />
• NOAA Climate Discussion: www.climate.gov/news-features<br />
• Offshore Waters Forecast <strong>Caribbean</strong>/SW North Atlantis<br />
www.nhc.noaa.gov/test/MIAOFFNT3.shtml<br />
• US National Hurricane Center: www.nhc.noaa.gov<br />
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John Kettlewell says, "The map at earth.nullschool.net is an interactive pilot showing<br />
global conditions. Opening the page, you'll see the globe — zoon in to see smaller<br />
regions. Click "Earth" at lower left to get a menu.”<br />
Happy weather windows!<br />
PS: Is your favorite weather website not listed here?<br />
Tell us at sally@caribbeancompass.com
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