Weather for yachting is an important part when planning a trip on a yacht. The best sites for the weather forecast for yachting in the European region.
Weather forecast for yachtsmen
Along with checking the technical condition of the yacht, the skipper must competently plan a safe yacht travel plan. The weather forecast is an important part of this plan for any transitions. Before going to sea, so as not to get into weather disasters and not spoil the long -awaited sea vacation, it is necessary to study in detail the weather forecast for the coming days.
In this article, we will consider the functions and capabilities of the most popular specialized weather forecasts and mobile applications for yachting.
The best sites of the weather forecast for yachting in the European region
On the main page we choose the region of interest to us. You can use both the lateral menu for a greater detail of the region of interest to us, and just press the square of interest to us.
For example, we are interested in the Eastern Mediterranean. Click on the corresponding square and get the page on which the following information is visible:
1. In the upper left corner, above the map, that this is a surface wind, the speed is measured in sea nodes.
2. On the left side of the map, the scale of latitude in degrees.
3. In the lower edge of the map, the longitude scale in degrees.
4. Under the scale of longitude, the color scale, where each color on the scale corresponds to the power of the wind in sea nodes. Accordingly, you can look at the wind not only by icons in the form of hockey clubs, which indicate the direction of wind and wind strength (depending on the number of processes of the drawn on the arrow), but also compare the map and scale by color.
5. Under the color scale are buttons that allow you to choose a weather forecast for an interesting time. It is possible to see the change in the weather in the animation mode and download the file for the coming days to use it in offline mode. The most accurate weather forecast, as far as possible in the sea, is a three -go forecast.
Further scrolling down and we get the page on which the pressure above the surface of the Earth in this region is indicated.
Here we see a change in pressure above the surface of the Earth. And by analogy with the previous page, under the map the color scale of the pressure in millibars. Using the buttons, you can choose the time you are interested in, see the animation or download the file.
Further scrolling down and we get the next page – the state of the surface of the sea, or in other words, the height and direction of the wave in the regions and time periods of interest to us. Below under the map, by analogy with previous pages, the color scale of the wave height in meters and the corresponding buttons.
We used this weather forecast during a long marine transition from Amsterdam to Marmaris, a length of 3,500 sea miles, 25 days on the way.The site always worked correctly, there were practically no errors.
The main page has a large number of keys for additional settings. It makes no sense to talk separately about each button, the interface is quite understandable and it is not difficult to figure it out on your own, by analogy with the passageweather.com website. The only drawback of this site is that at the moment it cannot be set to Russian.
Next, click on the station that interests us. For example, let's take the Kefalos station, located in the south of the island of Kos – the European mecca of surfers and kiters. There is almost always a good wind and a motley audience from all over the world gathers.
Click on Forecast and get a detailed weather forecast for several days.
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Weather Forecast Home Page
Scroll down the page, click on the settings keys and get full information.
This site has a Russian version, most likely it will be installed automatically. This site is quite informative, but in order to use it, you will be asked to register your mini weather station and transmit the weather forecast to the general network of the program, or pigs to purchase the PRO version. One way or another, you can read all the instructions in Russian.
This is the most accurate weather forecast site for yachting in the Greek region.
Here on the map you can see the region, direction and strength of the wind. Below the map is the Beaufort color scale.
Using the side menu, press the Sea State Forecast key and get the state of the sea surface – waves in meters.
Everything on this site is simple and schematic. But despite the seeming simplicity, this site gives the most accurate forecasts for yachting in Greece and the Greek Islands.
Today, it is the most progressive and updated site and mobile weather forecasting application for yachtsmen.
On this site, in addition to a varied number of settings, there is a gorgeous animation, which is very easy to understand. You can download the mobile app and track weather changes online and offline. The app can be downloaded from GooglePlay and the Appstore. There is a Russian version.
Which weather forecast sites are more convenient to use is up to you.
We can only advise – before leaving the marina, always compare weather forecast data from several sources.
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