Category Archives: Weather Routing

Indian Ocean Maritime Weather Outlook

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

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Blocking High Pressure Continues over UK

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

strong blocking high continues over the UK Continue reading →

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North Pacific Maritime Weather Outlook

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

The upper-level jet continues to be displaced south of 40 across the western and central North Pacific  Continue reading →

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High Pressure Block to Develop over Northeastern Atlantic

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

An upper-level blocking pattern is forecast to develop over the Northeastern North Atlantic over the next several days which will deflect low tracks northward Continue reading →

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South Indian Ocean Weather Outlook

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

Marine Weather Outlook South Indian Ocean Continue reading →

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What is Vessel Performance Analysis and Performance Monitoring?

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Fred Pickhardt

Vessel Performance Monitoring s Vessel performance monitoring services allow a ship operator, owner or charterer to get a daily performance analysis regarding a vessel’s speed and fuel consumption based on the charter-party specifications and the actual weather and currents encountered … Continue reading →

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Monster North Pacific Storm Sets Record

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Fred Pickhardt

As 2020 transitioned into 2021, a rapidly deepening and intense hurricane-force storm over the western North Pacific has set an all-time record low central pressure of 921 mb breaking the previous record of 924 mb recorded on Nov 8th, 2014 … Continue reading →

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Ship and Yacht Weather Routing Services

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Fred Pickhardt

Ocean weather routing (Optimum ship routing) provides for a “best route” for ocean transits based on the existing weather forecasts, ship characteristics, ocean currents and special cargo requirements. Continue reading →

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Gulf of Tehuantepec Gales

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Fred Pickhardt

The onset of winter brings frequent cold outbreaks across the central and eastern US that can often result in sudden gale to storm force winds over the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The northerly winds that funnel through gaps in the Sierra Madre Mountains and spill out over the Gulf of Tehuantepec and out over the eastern North Pacific. Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force storms over North Atlantic Shipping Lanes

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A strong 500 mb jet is setting up west to east across the North Atlantic over the next couple of days near 40N latitude. This will favor strong storm development across the main North Atlantic shipping lanes.  Expecting storm to … Continue reading →

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