QtVlm Weather Tools

View online Weather (Météo)

• Passage Weather: Global Atlantique Nord Atlantic South Méditerrean Océan Indien Pacific North Pacific South
• Météo France:
  • Fronts : Atlantic Middle Atlantic
  • Winds : Atlantic Middle Atlantic France Méditerranéan
• Wetterzentrale : GFS JMA
• WeatherOnline : Nord Brésil Europe Atlantic Manche Méditerranéan Indian Océan Australia NewZéaland
• Aviation Weather
• Wind Finder: Europe Africa Asia Oceania North America South America
• MetVUW
• COTWeb
• Also, site online NOAA

UGRIB

• GRIB.US runs on Windows,
• GRIB files recovery GRIB.US
• Software provides recovery area maps on display but hardly a planetary map, prefer it to MaxSea viewer or zyGgrib.

Maxseaviewer

• MaxSea Viewer: works on Windows -liens_meteo/lisez-moi.zip Readme
• GRIB file viewer: allows tracing a route

ZyGrib

zyGrib is a multi-platform, meaning it will run on Windows, Linux and MacOS.
It is also an evolving software: Consult advertisements often new versions of zygrib.

Its main features are:

• Download GRIB files for any area that Globe NOAA
• View GRIB files (Pressure, Wind, Temperature, Precipitation, ...
• Position of crossing points, draw lines great circle ...

Forum zyGrib: KB
Download page: http://www.zygrib.org/index.php?page=download

'Note:' QtVlm is an evolution of zyGrib for the following functions: connection VLM, synchros WP, pilototos orders, orders of roads, recovering competitors, etc. .. ...)

To recover the gribs

• Straight from the source: [Download http://blog.huguesbernard.eu/post/2007/12/17/Assembler-les-fichiers-GRIB-du-NOAA and assemble files automatically gribs NOAA].
• The current forecasts used by vlm http://grib.virtual-loup-de-mer.org/
• By mail: send an email to query (at) saildocs (lil dot) com, the response is fast messaging

Encoder ** in the message body: send gfs: xxS, xxS, XXW, XXW | 0.5,0.5 | 0.3 .. 72 | wind (put what you want in the subject) XxS **, xxS, XXW, XXW the requested area (can be xxN, xxS, XXW, xxE ...) 0.5 ** is = one degree grid info wind every 0.5 degree 0.3 .. ** 72: foresaw the 0 to 72 with a given every 3 hours

• • Ex. gfs: 41S, 55S, 140W, 179W | 0.5,0.5 | 0.3 .. 72 | wind (41S northern limit, southern limit 55S, 179W western boundary limit is 140W)
  • If you get a small few kb file it is likely that this is due to a too large area required

Warning ** if your email is configured with an anti-spam, the file may be considered undesirable (Do ad hoc manipulations to recover)

• • For help on Saildocs see http://www.saildocs.com/gribinfo
    • And also advice Jim
    • Saildocs Notes & WARNINGS

Other links, other tools:

• SleesoLand
• Cotweb
• Sailing and Electronics