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Hi Braden! NOAA has those litte Grib thingies on their website.
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NOAA calls them Graphical Forecast images, or something. What's pretty neat is going through a few time blocks to see wind direction, wind speeds. Unfortunately, these have the same accuracy as what the computer voice on the VHF delivers, that's weather forecasting. But I like the graphical in that it displays the trends and patterns of the a day or two. Those trends are often correct, even if their timing and wind speed details are off.

The graphical also displays temps, percip. wave heights, etc. all in time blocks you can scan through and get those same trends.

I still listen to the weather radio out of habit(and even nostalgia), but I'm hooked on NOAA online for the vast info I can get.

Sailing to Maine this year?

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