Cruising weather website?

[Chickenlover8]

I have the weather channel app so I can see the weather for the ports we are visiting, but curious if there's an app that shows the weather while you're traveling on the ocean, that might tell you about winds and the like?

[nycruise3]

The captain normally announces wind and temperature when in port. The tv in the room also has temperatures and wind speeds.

[Doggielover68]

The free carnival hub app now shows the weather for the whole week

 

 

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[ldubs]

This link to world wide winds might provide what you are looking for. I use other sites for wind and tide info for my local waters. I'm sure you would be able to find something that has broader coverage.

 

https://www.windyty.com/?surface,wind,now,39.015,-119.751,4

[Keith1010]

At sea we do rely on the captain and also just walk outside.

 

Outside the USA we use just standard weather apps.

 

Keith

[Capt_BJ]

what you are looking for is a high seas forecast

 

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/*****/marine/zone/hsmz.htm

 

altho you may find the information a wee bit technical .... examples

 

 

 

[Capt_BJ]

vessels at sea can subscribe to a service that provides detailed weather based on their position and planned track .... this is in addition (at cost) to weather products 'broadcast' for free. Free information is provided by NOAA to USCG which then sends the information out by radio in both text and fax form. And vessel with the appropriate (and required) radio gear can get this data. Fancier satellite systems are not free ....

 

If you've read any of the investigation results from the El Faro sinking you know that a lot of the comments and recommendations have to do with the apparent failure to use available weather reports and UPDATES during the voyage ....

 

from the executive summary:

 

As EL FARO departed port on September 29, 2015, a tropical weather system that had formed east of the Bahamas Islands was rapidly intensifying in strength. The storm system evolved into Hurricane Joaquin and defied weather forecasts and standard Atlantic Basin hurricane tracking by traveling southwest. As various weather updates were received onboard EL FARO, the Master directed the ship southward of the direct course to San Juan, which was the normal route.

... did not adequately identify the risk of heavy weather when preparing, evaluating, and approving the voyage plan prior to departure on the accident voyage.

... did not provide the tools and protocols for accurate weather observations. The Master and navigation crew did not adequately or accurately assess and report observed weather conditions.

... relied primarily on graphical BVS weather forecasts rather than the most current NHC data received

... failed to act on reports from ... regarding the increased severity and narrowing of the closest point of approach to Hurricane Joaquin, and the suggested course changes to the south to increase their distance from the hurricane.