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Marine weather plays an important part in a fishing trip. Often local marine weather forecasts are unreliable. Why not put PredictWind's Free Forecasts to the test on your next fishing trip. PredictWind will help you plan ahead and decide which of the favorite fishing spots is likely to be better due to wind, wave and tide forecasts.
Often local marine forecasts are conservative and report the expected maximum wind speed over a large region. With a PredictWind forecast map you can see the whole region, and know exactly where to expect the areas of high wind speed to help plan your fishing trip.
Day Trips
The PredictWind Basic Package is great entry level package for those not venturing too far from home, but want the most accurate marine weather forecast available.
The wind speed and direction graphs utilise the most accurate 1km resolution forecast, and although you cannot see the 1km resolution maps, you can view the general weather situation with the 8km resolution maps.
You can also access this information in text format on your mobile phone at no extra charge.
Coastal Fishing Trips
The PredictWind Standard Package is suited for coastal fishing trips, where you want to see how the marine weather pattern will vary over the whole area. How close are the strong wind areas? Where are the best places for fishing and shelter? Where are the best overnight anchorages? What is the best time to depart? You will be surprised at how viewing a wind weather map will help you plan your trip with confidence.
Use the Free GRIB viewer to automatically upload the PredictWind marine forecast onto the chart, and plot the yacht's position. To obtain the higher resolution GRIB files (8km and 1km resolution) you can upgrade to the Professional Package for 1-30 days as required.
You will have also have access to the Predictwind Mobile Service, so you can get the latest text forecast on your mobile phone at no extra charge even if you don’t have access to your computer.
Offshore Fishing Trips
PredictWind can provide 5 day forecasts using the PredictWind 60km resolution model. Whilst this marine forecast is no longer available at a higher resolution, you do have access to a model that is one of the best on the market. Due to the reduced dampening/smoothing in our marine weather forecast model you will see weather features that are not picked up by other models. Often the PredictWind will pickup severe marine weather events before other weather models. In addition we use two data sources, to produce two alternative forecasts for comparison. The closer the wind forecasts, the more confidence you have in the accuracy of the wind forecast and thus for your comfort and safety.
The PredictWind Professional Package is ideally suited for this application. Use the Free GRIB viewer to plot the boat on a chart, by automatically uploading PredictWind 60km GRIB files onto the chart and show your boat relative to the weather system. As you get closer to the coasts you can also upload the higher resolution GRIB files to help plan the best anchorages, and pick up on local winds that can be severe, such as Mistral Winds in the Mediterranean.
Whilst offshore, getting access to the internet is expensive with satellite communications, and file sizes are limited with SSB radio data services. We have two services to help with this problem.
1) A GRIB email service where you can specify the forecast area, time interval, and length of the forecast to get a suitable sized GRIB file anywhere in the world. This can be useful on SSB or Satellite communication services.
2) A text wind and wave forecast can be emailed to you for any Lat/Long in the world. For users of the Iridium Satellite network, this can be received as a txt message with no communication charges. This feature will be available by the end of November.
Get your free trial of PredictWind to see how it can help your boating experience.
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Plan with an accurate wind forecast to pick the best fishing location
Getting the wind forecast correct on a day trip will make the trip pleasant
In Coastal fishing trips you will need to have a good handle on the sheltered areas dues to wind and swell
On the Coastal Fishing Trip view the forecast on the free GRIB viewer to see an accurate wind forecast
The wind forecast from PredictWind will give you confidence in your offshore fishing trip
The free GRIB viewer can display wind, wave, sea temp, rain and cloud.
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