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Marine Weather resources
Local offshore (NE Gulf): Marine
forecast
Local offshore (NE Gulf): Marine forecast
with detailed synopsis.
Local offshore (Tampa Bay area): Bonita
Beach to mouth of Suwanee River
Local offshore (Tampa Bay area): Marine
forecast with detailed synopsis.
Local offshore (FL Keys): Florida Keys to
west of Tortugas
Local offshore (FL Keys): Marine forecast
with detailed synopsis and Gulf Stream locations.
Regional: Near shore forecast zones,
Florida.
Regional: Near shore forecast zones,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Regional: U.S. Offshore marine text
forecasts by zones.
High Seas: Offshore Waters forecast, Gulf of
Mexico
High seas (text): Offshore Waters forecast,
Gulf of Mexico in printer friendly format.
Offshore waters: Northwest Gulf: Texas and
Louisiana waters
Offshore waters: Middle Gulf: Mississippi,
Alabama and Northern Florida waters
Offshore waters: Eastern Gulf: Florida
waters
Offshore waters: Entire Gulf of Mexico with
synopsis.
High Seas Forecast: Atlantic from 7N TO 31N
W OF 35W Including Caribbean Sea and Gulf Of Mexico
TAFB (Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch)
Atlantic Forecasts and Analyses (Text)
Latest Gulf Surface Analysis: graphic with
fronts, isobars, temps and wind speeds, from NOAA's TPC.
NWS radiofax charts for the Gulf of Mexico,
Caribbean, Tropical Atlantic, and Tropical East Pacific.
NOAA QuickSCAT Wind map for Eastern Gulf and SW Atlantic.
Sea Surface Temperatures: Index of free current sea surface temp. charts for entire U.S. coast.
Marine Data Buoys and Stations, roughly from West to Southeast
Current Wind Conditions & Temps: Station
42020: 50 NM SE of Corpus Christi, TX: Located 26.94 N 96.70
W
Current Wind & Sea Conditions: Station
42002: 240 NM SSE of Sabine, TX: Located 25.17 N 94.42 W
Current Wind & Sea Conditions: Station
42001: 180 NM S of Southwest Pass, LA: Located 25.90 N 89.67
W
Current Wind & Sea Conditions: Station
42040: 64NM S of Dauphin Island, AL: Located 29.18 N 88.21
W
Current Wind & Sea Conditions: Station
42039: 115NM ESE of Pensacola: Located 28.79 N 86.02 W
Current Wind Conditions & Temps: "C"
Tower (USN): Located 29.41 N 84.86 W or just SSE of Apalachicola
Bay
Current Wind & Sea Conditions: Station
42036: Middle Grounds Buoy: Located 28.50 N 84.52 W
Current Wind & Sea Conditions: Station
42003: 260NM S of Panama City: Located 26.07 N 85.94 W
Current Wind speed: USF Buoy located 26.05 N
83.07 W
Find a Buoy near your location.
Click any buoy or station number to go to the page for that station.
Beaufort Scale
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Regional and National Conditions and Forecasts
Corpus Christi, TX: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Galveston, TX: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Sabine Pass, TX: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Cameron, LA: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Venice, LA: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Gulfport, MS: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Bayou La Batre, AL: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Panama City Beach, FL: Detailed 7 Day Local
Forecast from NOAA
Apalachicola, FL: Detailed 7 Day Local Forecast
from NOAA.
Madeira Beach, FL: Detailed 7 Day Local
Forecast from NOAA
Fort Myers Beach, FL: Detailed 7 Day Local
Forecast from NOAA
Key West, FL: NWS Key West homepage with
links and Marine information.
Current U.S. Temperatures: From the Weather
Channel.
Florida Graphical Forecasts: From
NOAA.
Doppler Radar Images
Tallahassee, FL: Local NWS Doppler
Radar
Tampa Bay area: Local NWS Doppler
Radar
Florida Keys: NWS Doppler Radar
Southeastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico: NWS Doppler Radar composite.
National: From The Weather Channel
National: From NOAA
Doppler School: Radar as used by NOAA and
NWS explained in detail
Satellite Imaging
GEOS Satellite Image: Eastern US, visible
(NOAA)
GEOS Satellite Image: Eastern US, infrared
(NOAA)
Coast Watch Satellite Data: Gulf of Mexico
Region (Surface water temps and more.)
Sea Surface Temperature: From Rutgers University
NOAA GEOS Satellite Server: Geostationary
satellite imagery, Tropical Atlantic/Pacific regions.
NOAA GEOS Satellite Server: Severe Storms
and Special Events
Satellite Imagery: Satellite Imaging as used
by NOAA and NWS explained in detail.
Sea Surface Temperatures: Index of free current sea surface temp. charts for entire U.S. coast.
Surface Analysis and Fronts
Current Surface Analysis: Chart with current fronts, from NOAA (detailed)Current Surface Analysis: Chart with current fronts, from The Weather Channel (prettier)
Surface Analysis/Satellite Composite: From NOAA.
Surface Analysis/Radar Composite: From NOAA.
Pressure and Fronts Loop: From NOAA. Loop 7 day sea-level pressure and front forecast map.
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Resources
National Hurricane Center: NWS and NOAA
page.
Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook from NOAA and NWS.
Animated view of entire Atlantic Hurricane Basin.
Weather Channel Hurrican Page with lots of video and other .
Florida Division of Emergency Management Comprehensive and
helpful website.
Mid-Atlantic Weather Station: Extensive
Hurricane and Tropical Storm page.
Hurricane
and Storm Tracking: Text and java based tracking.
Hurricane Forecasts: For 2007 Atlantic
Season with discussion.
U.S.Navy Prediction and Analysis
Note: The USN is currently moving some of their online products or resources to different servers and/or locations. Make sure that the date is current on any of the Naval graphics pages before using them to factor in any decisions you make regarding your boating plans. Most time references on these pages are in Zulu (Z). 12Z equates to 7AM EST on the same date.
Gulf Stream: location chart
Wave Height Probability for Gulf of mexico: 10 Day Forcasts
Wave height graphics.: West Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico, 72 Hour forecast.
Wind & Seas: Atlantic Ocean, Northern
Hemisphere.
Western Atlantic: Satellite analysis and
forecast.
Too Much Information?: Go to
this page and create an account. Then you can designate an "area
of interest" and create and look at charts with enough
information to boggle even the most weather wise of mariners.
Tide charts, Moon Phase & Online Charts
Tide Resources: Charts, Graphs, other
information.
Current Moon Phase: Lunar information.
Sunrise, Moonrise Sunset, Moonset, Light and Darkness charts and more.
Solunar Tables ...Flash format.
Solunar Tables ...printable.
Online Chart Viewer: View NOAA charts online.
Weather Education
Weather Prediction Privately maintained page with a ton of information and educational content about understanding and predicting the weather.
Firefox Tip
Using Firefox for a browser? (If not, why not? It is free and is far superior to IE.) If you are, and you have tabbed browsing enabled and links set to open in a new tab, you can set up a Customized Weather folder easily. Just go down this page, clicking on all the links that are relevant to you and your location. Drag and drop them around if you want, so the flow from one to another makes the most sense for you. Now click "Bookmarks" and then "Bookmark all tabs". Give it a name (I cleverly used "weather") and then choose where to put it (I have mine on my bookmarks toolbar where it is easily accessible) and click "OK". Now, when you open Firefox, all you have to do is click that folder, select "Open all in tabs" (or just press the "o" key on your keyboard) and you have your personal weather resource browser all set to go. You can download Firefox here if you don't already have it. (Download link won't show if you use an ad blocker)
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