NIH Sailing Association
Weather Links
NIHSA members are required to check the Marine
Forecast before leaving home or work to go sailing.
(Selby Bay is in forecast region, "Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point
to North Beach".)
-- Marine Forecast by phone: 703-260-0107 - press 1
(Recorded Forecasts); then, press 2 (Marine Forecast).
Long distance call from Maryland, since the Baltimore/Washington
NWS is located in Sterling, VA.
-- Marine Forecast with Blackberry or cell phone with WAP
capability:
If your cell phone has WAP capability, use WAP URL: cell.srh.weather.gov
- then
navigate to Marine by Zone and enter code: ANZ531 for the Bay from North
Beach.
(Or go direct: http://cell.srh.weather.gov/wapmzn.php?mzone=ANZ531)
-- Map showing regions in Marine Forecast. (Selby Bay is in region, "Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach".) Don't know where those places are? Buy a chartbook of MD waters, the Maryland Cruising Guide.
Current Weather: Thomas Point Current Weather
Strongly recommended by Dennis Cain, NIHSA Checkout Chairman:
Dennis Cain feels this wind forecast is more accurate than the National Weather Service Marine Forecast. CBOFS is the Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System, a project of NOAA's National Ocean Service.
Weather links at National Weather Service (NWS) - Baltimore/Washington:
-
NOAA National Weather Service - 3
Hour Satellite Loop
This shows weather systems moving across the United States. It loops through the past 3 hours of infrared satellite images, one image per hour. In the images, warmer surfaces are gray/white with colder objects recorded as yellow/blue/red. Higher/stronger storm systems are usually colder.
- NOAA - GOES Eastern US SECTOR Infrared Image
Information on GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) and other NOAA satellites.
- Weather Warnings and
Advisories for Maryland
- Weather Forecast for Edgewater, MD (Selby Bay)
Found on other sailing webs:
AccuWeather.com
- use zip code 21037 for Selby Bay.
Baycam - at the
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.
NIHSA members, what weather information do you use?
Some members feel strongly about using certain weather forecasts. If you have a favorite website, or other place where you access the weather, send your suggestion to the NIHSA Webmaster.
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