Global Weather
Global Weather from the Weather Window
The Weather window is a collection of sub sites run by weather industry experts. Plus MailASail's weather responder system which then streamlines access your favourite weather data.
Frank Singletonwas a senior forecaster with the UK Met Office in his mid career. His final post was as Director of the Observations Division. He cruises a HallbergRassy 34. He knows about weather and sailing.
Chris Tibbsis a professional forecaster and has been the weather router for a number of sailing races. He regularly offers weather advice and training for the ARC events.
FRANKS-WEATHER
http://weather.mailasail.com/Franks-Weather/Home
CONTENTS
- Site Overview
- GMDSS Weather Forecast Services
- Marine Weather Forecasts on the Internet
- GRIB Files, getting; using and understanding them
- Information for specific sailing areas
- Understanding about and using Weather Forecasts
- Background to the forecast
- Understanding Weather
- Weather Communications
- Climate Change
- General Information
- Some basic theory
- General Weather & Sailing Links
- Contact
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
About-Franks-Site / Introduction to Frank's Weather Site for Sailors
Alghero-To-Malta-Via-Corsica-France-Italy-Sicily / Alghero to Malta via France and Italy 2004
Baltic-Marine-Weather-Forecasts / Marine Weather Services in the Baltic
Barcelona-To-Alghero-Via-France-Italy-Corsica-Sardinia / Barcelona to Alghero via France and Italy - 2003
Cell-Phone-Cost-Cutting / Minimising Cell Phone Costs
Communications-Equipment-For-Sailors / Communications Equipment for the Sailor
Crossing-Biscay-Meteorologists-Advice / Crossing Biscay - A Weatherman's Perspective
Crossing-Biscay-Meteorologists-Advice-Temp / Crossing Biscay - A Weatherman's Perspective
Do-We-Need-Navtex / Why We Need NAVTEX
Essential-Information-About-Marine-Weather-Sites / An Essential Marine Forecast Page for Sailors
European-And-Mediterranean-Navtex-Schedules / NAVTEX Weather Broadcasts for Europe & the Mediterranean
European-Marine-Radio-Weather-Forecasts / Forecasts on Marine Radio from Western European MRCCs
European-Marine-Weather-Forecast-Texts / European-Marine-Weather-Forecast-Texts
Forecasts-In-Text-Using-Mailasail / MailASail Automatic Weather Text Responder
French-Marine-Weather-Terms / How to Understand French Weather Forecasts for Sailors
Gmdss-Forecast-Texts-On-The-Internet / Texts of GMDSS (and some other) Forecasts
Gmdss-Future / Gmdss-Future
Gmdss-Links / Gmdss-Links
Gmdss-Weather-Forecasts / Forecasts Broadcast under the GMDSS
Gmdss-What-Is-The-Future / What is the future of the GMDSS?
Grib-Files-Apps / GRIB Files for iPhones, iPadsetc
Grib-Files-Explained / What are GRIB files?
Grib-Files-Getting-And-Using / Understanding, Getting and Using GRIB Weather Files
Grib-Notes-Users / A Warning about Using GRIB Files
Grib-Saildocs-News / Saildocs Information and News
Hf-Weather-Broadcast-Reception-Problems / HF Radio Reception Problems
Home / Frank Singleton's Weather and Sailing Pages
How-To-Use-Marine-Weather-Forecasts / Using Weather Forecasts for Sailing
Inmarsat-Text-Forecasts-Worldwide / Texts of INMARSAT Forecasts for all METAREAS
Internet-Connection-When-Cruising / Internet Connections for the Cruising Sailor
Internet-Connection-When-Cruising-Temp / Internet Connections for the Cruising Sailor
Is-Radiofax-Useful / Is Radio Fax Useful?
Malta-To-Venice-Via-Sicily-Italy-Croatia-Slovnia / Malta to Venice, via Sicily, Italy, Croatia and Slovenia - 2005
Marine-Weather-Forecast-Services-By-Email / Getting Marine Weather Forecasts by Email
Marine-Weather-Forecast-Terms / Shipping Forecast Terminology
Marine-Weather-Forecasts-Mediterranean-Adriatic / Marine Weather Services in the Mediterranean
Marine-Weather-Forecasts-Starter / Newcomers to the use of Marine Weather Forecasts
Mediterranean-Marine-Weather-Forecast-Texts / Marine Forecast Texts for the Mediterranan
Navtex-Reception-Problems-And-Cures / Whether there is Weather on NAVTEX
Navtex-Reception-Problems-And-Cures-Detailed / NAVTEX problems in more detail
Northwest-European-Marine-Weather-Forecast-Texts / Marine Forecast Texts for METAREA I
UK, Northwest European and Baltic Waters, High Seas
Paying-For-Marine-Weather-Forecasts / Why We Pay for Weather Forecasts
Perhaps-A-Gale / Perhaps a Gale, Perhaps not
Radio-Communications-For-Sailors / Radio Communications for the Cruising Sailor
Radio-Teletype-Weather-Broadcasts / Radio Teletype (RTTY) for Weather when Sailing
Radiofax-Schedules-Northwood-And-Offenbach / Radio Fax Europe and Worldwide
Rest-Of-The-World-Marine-Weather-Forecast-Texts / Marine Forecast Texts for the World, except Europe
Site-Development-History / The Evolution of a Weather Website
Solas-Gmdss-And-Leisure-Sailors / SOLAS, the GMDSS and Leisure Sailors
Sources-Of-Marine-Weather-Forecasts / Sources of Weather Forecasts for the Sailor
Southwest-European-Marine-Weather-Forecast-Texts / Marine Forecast Texts for METAREA II
Atlantic coasts of France. Spain, Portugal and High Seas
Transatlantic-Crossing-Weather / Trans-Atlantic Weather
Transatlantic-Crossing-Weather-Forecasts / Trans-Atlantic Weather Forecasts
Uk-Coastal-Marine-Forecasts / UK Marine Coastal Weather Services
Uscg-Hf-Broadcasts-Uncertain-Future / USCG HF Broadcasts Uncertainty
Using-Gribs-And-Other-Objective-Forecasts / Using GRIBs and other Objective Forecasts
Weather-Communications-For-Leisure-Sailors / Communications for the sailor
Weather-Forecast-Areas-Metareas-I-Ii-Iii / Weather Forecast Areas - Europe & the Mediterranean
Weather-Forecasts-On-The-Internet / Marine Weather Forecasts, Charts and Actuals on the Internet
Weather-Questions-Answers-For-Sailors-Temp / Weather Questions and Answers//Ask Frank
Weather-Western-Mediterranean / Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Weather
Which-Forecast-To-Use-For-Sailing / What Forecast to Use?
Why-Bracknell-Radiofax-Ceased / Why-Bracknell-Radiofax-Ceased
Winlink-Catalog-Links / Winlink Weather Sites
Weather Information from Chris
Professional Weather Routing Services
Rather than spending a fortune on downloading huge quantities of weather data to your yacht, it can often be more cost effective ask a professional on shore (with broadband) to download all that data for you and summarise it