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Show HN: Windria – Local wind/wave forecasts for sailors visualized in a heatmap
- tremguy 11y agoWow, looking neat.
- sp4ke 11y agoAmazing work ! May I ask where do you get the data source ?
- Gys 11y agoThe same source as any other forecast-related websites. For wind, temperature, waves, etc there is just THE ONE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Forecast_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Forecast_System There is a very big industry build on it. All are happy this data is complex, but very complete and very free :-)
- nanl2053 11y agoMuch nicer visualization than current sites. Will share with my sailing friends.
- wundersooner 11y agoWave heights are missing. The text is problematic when it mentions the "NAM RAP" model. There isn't such a model, there's the NAM which runs every 6 hours out to 84 hours, and there's the RAP which runs every hour for 18 hours.
- amatix 11y agoI've long pondered about accurate hyperlocal (200m?) terrain/wind/tidal models for inshore yacht racing - including measuring the frequency & direction of shift, and combining forecasting/modelling with live readings from local weather stations. Most harbours have fairly accurate bathymetry data, and accurate terrain data is available. Wind data, and the wind & tide flow modelling is the complicated part -- afaik most data is only accurate to 10-20km?
- serft 11y agohttps://www.windyty.com/ https://www.windyty.com/ has similar functionality, but in my point of view a much nicer UI
- Fjolsvith 11y agoThis would actually be useful to me in the center of the continental US. I haul big sheds down the highway, and being able to travel on a day with the wind behind me allows me to go 20mph faster.