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Marine Passage Forecast

Our seven day Virtual Buoy forecasts are great if you are regularly traveling around a fixed location. But if you are under way or waiting for that perfect weather window for a passage, you'll want to know what the weather will be like at a future location and a future time. The marine passage forecast is a system that provides forecasts for the places you expect to be in the future.

There are three file format options: global wave, Mediterranean wave, and a global weather file. To get the best marine passage forecast, we recommend you check both the wave file and the weather file. They both provide a valuable insight into your marine passage future. Enter the latitude and longitude in decimal format(not degrees, minutes, seconds). Use a minus sign to indicate southern latitudes or western longitudes. No letters like N, S, E, W go in the input box. Also make sure there is no leading blank space there or you'll get an error in your marine passage forecast data. If your wave file comes up all zeros, it means your point is too close to land. The wave models border is well offshore. A description of the files can be found in the Virtual Buoy section.

Below and on the left is a sample marine passage route leaving Los Angeles to Hawaii. Change the inputs on the left to match your route. If you want to save the marine passage forecast, make sure to utilize the buoyweather favorites system.

	Marine Passage Forecast  
  Model Cycle: 2006 FEB 16 06Z          
  Time Zone: GMT + 0 hours              
  Current Location : 34.0N  119.0W      
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                    WIND                  SEAS
             dir/deg  range(kt)   dir/per   range(ft)
             ------------------   -------------------
2/16  12pm     N   9   7 - 10       W 11sec   2 -  3
2/16   6pm   ENE  63   5 -  7     WSW 11sec   1 -  3
2/17  12am   WSW 253  10 - 14     WSW 11sec   1 -  2
2/17   6am    NW 323   9 - 13       W  3sec   2 -  3


		24hr position forecast for : 33.5N  -122.0W
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                    WIND                  SEAS
             dir/deg  range(kt)   dir/per   range(ft)
             ------------------   -------------------
2/17  12pm     W 262  11 - 15      NW  9sec   7 - 11
2/17   6pm   WNW 290  12 - 16      NW  9sec   7 - 11
2/18  12am     W 279  11 - 15     WNW 14sec   7 - 11
2/18   6am    NW 313   8 - 11     WNW 16sec   7 - 11


		48hr position forecast at : 33.0N  -124.75W
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                    WIND                  SEAS
             dir/deg  range(kt)   dir/per   range(ft)
             ------------------   -------------------
2/18  12pm    NW 321  13 - 18     WNW 14sec   8 - 12
2/18   6pm   WNW 303  12 - 17     WNW 14sec   9 - 14
2/19  12am    NW 323  14 - 20     WNW 13sec   9 - 15
2/19   6am   NNW 335  13 - 17     WNW 13sec  11 - 17


		72hr position forecast at : 32.25N  -128.5W
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                    WIND                  SEAS
             dir/deg  range(kt)   dir/per   range(ft)
             ------------------   -------------------
2/19  12pm     N   1  10 - 14     NNW 10sec  12 - 19
2/19   6pm   NNE  27   6 -  9     NNW 10sec  12 - 18
2/20  12am    NE  39   6 -  9       N 10sec  11 - 17
2/20   6am   ENE  70   6 -  8       N 10sec   9 - 15


		96hr position forecast at : 31.5N  -132.0W
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                    WIND                  SEAS
             dir/deg  range(kt)   dir/per   range(ft)
             ------------------   -------------------
2/20  12pm     E  96   9 - 12       N  9sec   8 - 13
2/20   6pm   ESE 109  13 - 18     NNE  9sec   7 - 12
2/21  12am     E  93  14 - 19     NNE  9sec   7 - 11
2/21   6am     E  81  18 - 24     ENE  5sec   7 - 12