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17 bodega posted 01-15-2009 01:54 AM ET (US)
These changes are amazing. They appear to have weather modeling and "experimental forecasting" for pinpointed locations on a Google Earth style satellite grid. They have also added major freeways and interstates to the map.
Take a look:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/
The link above is for the Northern California Monterey Area. I'm impressed.

skiff posted 01-15-2009 10:17 AM ET (US)
That's a great link! Another good, one-stop-shopping West Coast ocean information page is:
www.17ft.com
If you scroll down through the various info tables and graphs, it's got a lot of useful information available.
Tom W Clark posted 01-15-2009 10:21 AM ET (US)
NOAA has had that in the PNW for the last two years, though thy just added the pinpoint maping feature for the Marine Forecasts last week.
elaelap posted 01-15-2009 10:38 AM ET (US)
Great stuff, Steve. I had already checked out our old friend the Bodega Bay offshore (12.5 miles) 'weather buoy'--NOAA 46013--which is my Number 2 favorite bookmark (CW is Number 1) and made my decision to head out today in my little 15. This new site draws together all kinds of heretofore scattered weather and plotting information, and will make our boating life much easier.
It's a crystal clear morning out here as the sun rises in northern California. There's ice on the trailer coupler and I'll need gloves to hook up the boat and strip off the boat cover, but later in the day the forecast is for 71 (!!) degrees, calm seas, and unlimited visibility...this in the middle of winter. Sorry about that, you folks locked in the Midwest deep freeze, but then again our coast if often foggy, windy and miserable in the middle of summer, so I guess everything balances out in the end.
See ya later. I'm out of here.
Tony

17 bodega posted 01-15-2009 11:05 AM ET (US)
Enjoy it out there Tony. The reports are the Grey Whales are thick. The reports are coming in that the underwater visibility is near 50 feet which is unheard of in our plankton soup waters here in Nor Cal.
I wish I could be boating today.

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Author	Topic: Upgrades to NOAA Weather Website
17 bodega	posted 01-15-2009 01:54 AM ET (US) These changes are amazing. They appear to have weather modeling and "experimental forecasting" for pinpointed locations on a Google Earth style satellite grid. They have also added major freeways and interstates to the map. Take a look: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/ The link above is for the Northern California Monterey Area. I'm impressed.
skiff	posted 01-15-2009 10:17 AM ET (US) That's a great link! Another good, one-stop-shopping West Coast ocean information page is: www.17ft.com If you scroll down through the various info tables and graphs, it's got a lot of useful information available.
Tom W Clark	posted 01-15-2009 10:21 AM ET (US) NOAA has had that in the PNW for the last two years, though thy just added the pinpoint maping feature for the Marine Forecasts last week.
elaelap	posted 01-15-2009 10:38 AM ET (US) Great stuff, Steve. I had already checked out our old friend the Bodega Bay offshore (12.5 miles) 'weather buoy'--NOAA 46013--which is my Number 2 favorite bookmark (CW is Number 1) and made my decision to head out today in my little 15. This new site draws together all kinds of heretofore scattered weather and plotting information, and will make our boating life much easier. It's a crystal clear morning out here as the sun rises in northern California. There's ice on the trailer coupler and I'll need gloves to hook up the boat and strip off the boat cover, but later in the day the forecast is for 71 (!!) degrees, calm seas, and unlimited visibility...this in the middle of winter. Sorry about that, you folks locked in the Midwest deep freeze, but then again our coast if often foggy, windy and miserable in the middle of summer, so I guess everything balances out in the end. See ya later. I'm out of here. Tony
17 bodega	posted 01-15-2009 11:05 AM ET (US) Enjoy it out there Tony. The reports are the Grey Whales are thick. The reports are coming in that the underwater visibility is near 50 feet which is unheard of in our plankton soup waters here in Nor Cal. I wish I could be boating today.