Weather for NW Caribbean Net[]
NW Caribbean SSB Net[]
- 6209 (6212, 6516 alternate) USB 8 AM local 1400Z
- Daily Net weather report comes after Emergency & Priority Traffic
Tempest Wx sources[]
Here are the main things I'm using: Weatherfax, New Orleans Tropical Analysis, Western half 1205 UTC 24,48,72 Wind Wave forecasts 1235 UTC, 1245 UTC, 1255 UTC from time to time 24,48,72 surface analysis 1305,1315,1325 UTC GOES IR Tropical Satellite 0200/1400/0800/2000 UTC Saildocs COAMPS:17N,16N,089W,085W|0.2,0.2|0,6..72|PRMSL,WIND GFS:22N,08N,088W,073W|1,1|0,24..120|PRMSL,WIND AXNT20.KNHC this is URL: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/hurricane_products/atlantic/weather/discussion.txt Spotforecasts from saildocs spot:21N,86.5W spot:16.25N,86.50W spot:13.25N,81.25W Would also add carib buoy and gulf buoy to the list This is pretty much what I see everyday, and what can be had without a connection I'd listen to Chris Parker if he didn't come on at the same time as the faxes
SeaCat internet weather URL & saildoc sources[]
- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATWDAT.shtml winlink catalog FZNT23.KNHC
- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAOFFNT3.shtml
- http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/atlantic/images/xxirg8n.GIF winlink catalog EVST99.JPG black and white
- http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/loop-rb.html
- http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/mini_station_page.php?station=42056 This is the actual sea bouy off Cancun
- http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PYEE80.gif winlink catalog PYEE10.TIF (yes the number differs slightly)
- http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PYEI82.gif winlink catalog PYEI10.TIF (yes the number differs slightly)
- http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PYEK84.gif winlink catalog PYEK10.TIF (yes the number differs slightly)
- http://www.passageweather.com/
- http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PWEE91.gif winlink catalog PWEE91.TIF
- http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PWEI89.gif winlink catalog PWEI10.TIF
- http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PJEK89.gif winlink catalog PJEK89.TIF
- http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Belize%20City,%20Belize&wuSelect=WEATHER
- http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=rtb
- http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Livingston,%20guatemala&wuSelect=WEATHER
- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/gulf.shtml#WIND
- http://weather.msn.com/tenday.aspx?wealocations=wc:HOXX0014
- http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:BHXX0001&q=Belize+City%2c+BLZ
- http://www.buoyweather.com/wxnav6.jsp?region=HO&program=nww3BW1&grb=wna&latitude=16.5&longitude=-88.25&zone=-6&units=e
- http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/swatlanticbrief.shtml
Chris Parker Radio Broadcast[]
- His email is weather@caribwx.com
Radio schedule Chris Parker NW Caribbean[]
- Starting Nov 3, 2008 - Thanks Windfree
- 8137 USB 0600 EST 1100 UTC
- 4045 USB 0630 EST 1130 UTC 5:30 Local Roatan
- 8104 USB 0730 EST 1230 UTC 6:30 Local Roatan BEST - used to be best for NW Carib
- 12350 USB 0830 EST 1330 UTC 7:30 Local
- 6221 USB 0900 EST 1400 UTC
NW Caribbean Net Dave's original Wx resource page[]
Dave Waltz's site with a wealth of material.
Best sources online (real-time) maps and reports are in the http://www.nwcaribbean.net/weather.html . His GFS links are the best. His site is not being updated for lack of an volunteer editior and Dave's access to internet. Navigate to the Weather button and enjoy the wealth of material put there by Dave Waltz SV BellaDonna
Getting daily Weather products on your boat[]
Using JV Comm 32[]
JV Comm 32 wx download How to page from Beau Soleil and the Tech Net
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Downloading SSB weather GRIB files to Raymarine RNS[]
Kaija Song has documented the details on a separate page Downloading SSB weather GRIB files to Raymarine RNS
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SeaCat uses GPSNavX to load GFS or COAMPS with one click in Menu bar
National Weather Service RadioFAX Products[]
- Broadcast 4 times a day. [| NWS site] for detail info
- For NW Caribbean region best freq and time is 6:35AM local and for 30 minutes on USB 8502.0 (USB accounts for 1.9 Mhz frequency difference)
| Freq | New Orleans (NMG) 4317.9, 8503.9, 12789.9, 17146.4(12,18Z) | New Orleans (NMG) 4317.9, 8503.9, 12789.9, 17146.4(12,18Z) | New Orleans (NMG) 4317.9, 8503.9, 12789.9, 17146.4(12,18Z) | New Orleans (NMG) 4317.9, 8503.9, 12789.9, 17146.4(12,18Z) |
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| Start Broadcast | 0000Z | 0600Z | 1200Z | 1800Z |
| Broadcast Schedule | 2025Z |
Problem with GFS "GRIB" files along Coasts for NW Caribbean[]
- Check out the difference between looking at a GFS file and a COAMP file
- Rather than Query SailDocs with GFS
- Type in - COAMPS:18N,15N,089W,085W|0.2,0.2|0,6..72|PRMSL,WIND
Click here to see common symbols used on weather faxes