Whats the best weather site?

mrtopknight

mrtopknight

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I am going on a cruise to Nassau this weekend and every weather site has a different rain forecast.:huh: Who is the most accurate?:smt021
 
I look at NOAA and wundergound but at the end of the day, you have interpret the stuff for yourself. Weathermen are stupid. Really stupid. My pet turtle has more brains than a meteorologist. Wait... my grass has more brains than a meteorologist. Wait... the DIRT has more brains than a meteoroligist.

I have found that something like XM weather ( http://www.wxworx.com/ ) is just a great thing to have if you live in an area that has the nasty hell storms pop up with 60 mph winds for an hour or so every day in the summer. Interpret the trends and sat pictures yourself and you'll be right more than the dork-o weatherman.

Most people don't know this but if you predict the weather tomorrow to be what it is today, you'll be more right than NOAA statistically.
 
The most accurate radar is on www.intellicast.com
WeatherUnderground is also good, but intellicast has the best radar. Also try AccuWeather.com if you have a BlackBerry, they have the best mobile weather.
 
I vote for Weather Underground, but it only provides two-three days out.
 
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i use NOAA and a series of active dopplar sweep sites to get an idea of what i may be facing at any moment on the LI Sound. I pay particular attention to predicted winds, tide charts and times, and even use the VHF on a non-emergency channel to ask how water conditions are from other boaters. Very rarely are the water conditions exactly what they say they will be, but i can always get a real good understanding of how bumpy it may be in my little 240DA :) Hope this helps

Mike
 
The problem with all weather forecasts (guesses) is that they are not predicting the conditions precisely where you are – which is really quite rude of them. So, you need to learn to read your surroundings. If it is somewhat calm, but with increasing slow rolling sea swells and all known species of birds are flying as fast as they can away from you – good luck! When you see those odd clouds with the dark inverted anvil bottom and the high vertical billowy top – that’s not fair weather.
 
Four Suns said:
You have not been boating long enough then.
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well obviously i watch the weather channel or bay news 9 to see the seas, and the chop and all the weather.. but from what i have noticed they are prety accurate.. i listen to the vhf weather when im on the water.. but before i leave i watch the news then the vhf..


Sory im not an allumni like you.. one day i can also have the "im the man" pin. :)
 
Four Suns said:
I look at NOAA and wundergound but at the end of the day, you have interpret the stuff for yourself. Weathermen are stupid. Really stupid. My pet turtle has more brains than a meteorologist. Wait... my grass has more brains than a meteorologist. Wait... the DIRT has more brains than a meteoroligist.

I have found that something like XM weather ( http://www.wxworx.com/ ) is just a great thing to have if you live in an area that has the nasty hell storms pop up with 60 mph winds for an hour or so every day in the summer. Interpret the trends and sat pictures yourself and you'll be right more than the dork-o weatherman.

Most people don't know this but if you predict the weather tomorrow to be what it is today, you'll be more right than NOAA statistically.
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I'm going to agree with Gary on this, and not because he's smarter then me :grin:

As an example while I was down in Charlotte Harbor, FL last I watched weather radar and storm tracks from various websites and didn't read any of the "Weather Man's" jargon as I didn't want to be influanced by it I made my own educated prediction and although there were severy thunder storms all weekend long I was still able to be out on the boat all weekend because I knew where and when the storms were going and could stay away from them all.
 
I'd vote for WeatherUnderground ( www.wunderground.com ) for the simple fact of their marine forcast service. Not only that, but on the main page for your area you can get historical data, astronomical data (if you're into celestial navigation it's like being in a candy store), etc. From the marine forcast page, you can get water temps, open sea buoy data, winds, wave heights, tides and currents, etc. With all this, I rarely go elsewhere.
 
I think I belonge to the Weather Underground when I was in college. In the words of Bob Dylan "You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows."
 
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