Tag Archives: Ocean Weather

NOAA’s New Marine Forecast Product Improves Weather Forecasts and Safety at Sea

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

  The following post was published on March 8, 2018 on gCaptain.com By Tom Cuff, Director, NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center (OPC) rolled out a new forecast product suite this week to provide mariners with comprehensive weather forecasts every 24 hours … Continue reading →

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Hurricane-Force Storm off US East Coast

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening and dangerous hurricane-force storm off the US East Coast is moving northeastward at 30 knots.  Winds of 60-80 knots (70-90 mph) and seas to 49 feet (about 15 meters) are expected  during the next 12 hours within … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force storms affecting North Pacific shipping

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

  Two Hurricane Force storms affecting North Pacific shipping   An intense 950 mb storm low over the north-central North Pacific is moving east with winds of 50-65 knots and seas to 46 feet (14 meters) within 480 NM south … Continue reading →

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Dangerous West Pacific Storm Developing

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

  Post-Tropical Hurricane Force Storm Lan will move rapidly northeast and transfer its energy to a developing storm low that will move towards the southwestern Bering Sea and western Aleutian islands.       This developing storm will deepen very … Continue reading →

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What is the weather like cruising the Caribbean in October?

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

October is an excellent month to cruise the Caribbean Sea.  Generally, winds are light to moderate coming primarily from the east and averaging 7-16 knots with the risk for encountering gale force or higher winds are 1 percent or less.  … Continue reading →

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TS Jose Thursday Update

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Storm Jose as of 2100 UTC (5PM EDT) on Sept. 14th was moving towards the west-northwest at 7 knots over the western North Atlantic with a max wind of about 60 knots. Jose is moving over an area that … Continue reading →

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Major Hurricane Irma presses westward across North Atlantic

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

  Hurricane Irma is tracking towards the west-southwest with max winds of about 100 knots. The first recon flight will enter Irma late this afternoon so a better picture on intensity will be available this evening. Strong high pressure to … Continue reading →

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TC 17S develops N-NW of Darwin

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

TC 17S  has developed about 179 NM NNW of Darwin Australia and was moving towards the SW at about 8 knots with max winds of about 35 knots. Conditions favor some slow deepening over the next 24-36 hours then unfavorable … Continue reading →

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East Coast Storm Update

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low will move N-NE along the US East Coast from late Monday through early Wednesday. Within 36-48 hours winds will increase to 50-65 knots between 35N and 40N latitude from 62W-66W longitude with seas building to … Continue reading →

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Rapidly developing hurricane force storm over western North Atlantic

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

The low pressure disturbance that moved off the Middle Atlantic Coast Friday is deepening rapidly and forecast within 24 hours to deepen to 948 mb hurricane force storm low  producing winds of 50-70 knots within 240 NM south and east … Continue reading →

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