Help - Passage planning, getting stuck

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by roland stockham

Thanks for that, that seams a really useful way of measuring sea state. What forecasts or reports (if any) give it in that format? Easy enough to do if you have the bouy data but don't have internet when sailing.

If you are hopping from port to port you should check the weatherfax on the Internet.

Northeast Pacific WX Briefing Package

That will give you a four day forecast including sea state.

You can also check grib files for a wind forecast of up to 8 days; it trust it for 4 days and get of sense of what might happen for the following 4.

I use zygrib - zyGrib: grib file, weather data visualization

[Stu Jackson]

Originally Posted by roland stockham

Thanks for that, that seams a really useful way of measuring sea state. What forecasts or reports (if any) give it in that format? Easy enough to do if you have the bouy data but don't have internet when sailing.

VHF Radio. WX channels here in N California.

With internet, the written CG WX reports are exactly what is broadcast by the "automated voice."