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The Newest Flashcard game for learning parts of the sailboat
The Newest Coastal Storm Prediction Center
Complete Weather and Tides Library
Points of Sail
New Video Library
Go to the fantastic Free Newsstand
Incredible tool to view charts for  any US Harbor
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Access Checklist by PC & iPhone or other Web Enabled Devices
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Send us your comments
The Newest Flashcard game for learning parts of the sailboat
The Newest Coastal Storm Prediction Center
Complete Weather and Tides Library
Points of Sail
New Video Library
Go to the fantastic Free Newsstand
Incredible tool to view charts for  any US Harbor
Learn From Others
Access Checklist by PC & iPhone or other Web Enabled Devices
Click here to go to the fun new way to learn sailing basics
Return to Port
Marine Point
Wind & Waves: Hourly Graph
Excellent Hour by Hour Forecasting Tool
Projects 48 to 96 Hours Out
  • An hourly wind speed & direction forecast
  • An hourly gust forecast
  • An hourly wave height forecast
  • An hourly swell period & height forecast
  • An hourly wind wave height forecast
  • An option to display hourly temperature, dewpoint,sky coverage, precipitation potential, relative humidity, thunder & rain forecasts
Marine Point
The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Forecasting Tool
  • A quick overview of the expected weather, wind speed and direction, and wave height for the next five days.
  • A detailed, five day marine forecast.
  • Links to weather hazards in the area.
  • Current weather conditions from a nearby buoy or C-Man Station
  • A quick glance (click to enlarge) of your local Doppler radar image.
  • A quick glance (click to enlarge) of a satellite image.
Zone Forecast
  • Similar Format as Marine Point
  • Covers Wider Area
Zone Text: Print a 5 Day Forecast
  • Text based marine weather forecast
  • Printable Format
  • View with iPhone & Web Enabled Devices
Learn how to make the most of  the NWS' Forecast-at-a-Glance
Graphical View
Select From 9 Visual Maps:
  • Wave Height  
  • Probability of Precipitation 
  • Weather    
  • Hazards    
  • Temperature    
  • Wind Speed & Direction    
  • Wind Gust    
  • Sky Cover    
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US Atlantic & Gulf Coast A real-time global sea surface temperature (SST) analysis has been developed by Richard Reynolds from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
Shore Weather Forecast
Beaufort Scale
US East Coast Water Vapor Loop - Requires Flash
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US East Coast Wind Speed and Direction: The wind speed is the 1-minute US average wind measured at a standard height of 10 meters above the ground.
Animated Visibility Forecast
East Coast Significant Wave Height: The significant wave height is a measure for the wave height, and closely corresponds to what a trained observer would consider to be the mean wave height. Note that the highest wave height of an individual wave will be sign
Bouy Data
The NDBC Observation Page is an interactive Google map displaying stations reported on the NDBC web site.  The user can:  
  • View as"Map" or "Satellite"
  • Click a station observations.
  • Select stations by owner
  • Pan and zoom
  • Bookmark a favorite view
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Zone Audio:
  • Text-to-speech Weather Radio messages from NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO). Coast Cities Report:
  • Coastal Waters Forecast
  • Daily Climate Report
  • Hourly Weather Roundup
  • Marine And Buoy Reports
  • Offshore Forecast
  • Regional Weather Summary
  • Tidal Information
  • Zone Forecast Product
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US East Coast Tides
US East Coast Currents
Weather Symbols
Sky Watcher Cloud Images
Forecasting Activity Key
Forecasting Student Activity
Welcome to JetStream, the National Weather Service Online Weather School. This site is designed to help educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather and weather safety.
JetStream's Lesson Index
A line drawn on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure is called an "isobar".
Wind Speed and Direction Key
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