NOAA Great Lakes Wind & Waves Forecast site

[Nonchalant1]

NOAA is doing some cool stuff. For you Great Lakes cruisers, there's a reallly good NOAA wind and waves forecast site that is better than the usual NOAA stuff. Go here:

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/

Then, for example, click on "Great Lakes Waves" and then click on the "Jump To" and scroll to "waves forecast". It brings up a great graphical wave height foercast that goes hour by hour for up to 120 hours out, or click on the animated version and it runs the graphics from one hour to 120 hours out.

This is as good as the ones for Florida and the Bahamas.

Doug Shuman

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Thanks Doug. We're headed out in the morning so I just looked at the futurecast. Neat stuff.

 

[spartonboat1]

NOAA is doing some cool stuff. For you Great Lakes cruisers, there's a reallly good NOAA wind and waves forecast site that is better than the usual NOAA stuff. Go here:

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/

Then, for example, click on "Great Lakes Waves" and then click on the "Jump To" and scroll to "waves forecast". It brings up a great graphical wave height foercast that goes hour by hour for up to 120 hours out, or click on the animated version and it runs the graphics from one hour to 120 hours out.

This is as good as the ones for Florida and the Bahamas.

Doug Shuman

Yes, I have used it for several years and find it quite accurate, esp for wave height and winds. The colorized graphical nature is easy to read.

I don't know who developed it, but it is a great site and tool!

 

[Vincentc]

Have you found the site: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov which provides access to real time weather data at specific sites on the Gulf Coast, Great Lakes etc.

Regards,
Vincent

 

[SKYCHENEY]

For Great Lakes water temps, check this site out:

http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/twomichigans.html