ECMWF weather data soon to be open to public [1first part]

Created in 1975 on the initiative of European Union members, The European Center for Middle Term Meteorological Forecast is an independent intergovernmental organization whose headquarters, to date, is located in Reading, England. The CEPMMT is funded by 22 Member States and 12 Associated States. It employs near 350 people, And its equipment as supercalulars is one of the most important in Europe. For fifteen years, CEPMMT forecasts tend to be among the most precise in the world, According to the verification data of the world meteorological organization (WMO). The CEPMMT is currently led by the French meteorologist Florence Rabier, who worked at the local weather-france weather office.

More, Since the advent of Brexit, The situation has changed. The United Kingdom is no longer part of the EU, The CEPMMET must move to a European country, And it may have, For weather data users, consequences… positives. Read more …

Weather tutorial available on Amazon [Update]

A new version 1.4 of Tutoriel Météo « Initiation à la météo marine » pour Kindle est disponible sur Amazon. Available on almost all media and operating systems thanks to free " Kindle ". This version was reviewed and aligned with the latest IOS version, avec vidéos fonctionnelles sur les plus récents appareils (*).

Understanding of weather phenomena up to requests and decryption weather forecasts and GRIB weather files, ce guide propose, après un rappel des notions de base de la météorologie, une démarche pratique et concrète pour accéder aux informations pertinentes, les visualiser et les analyser. An indispensable learning tool before addressing navigation weather applications like Weather4D, SailGrib, and others. Read more …

The GRIB race will take place

It’s an interesting match-racing game that’s emerging on Android in the field of marine weather applications.. Indeed, since Olivier Bouyssou ported his software to Android Weather4D, the friendly Henri Laurent, who I had the pleasure of meeting at the Nautic, has worked hard to bring new features and improvements to its application SailGrib/WR. In this “digital regatta” he thus marks a formidable opponent, although it has not yet carried the advanced functions of the iOS version to Android. This tactic, which aims to maintain a lead by placing yourself resolutely in front of your opponent, is often used by the best sailors.. Read more …

SailGrib WR weather and routing on Android

SailGrib WRAfter the publication of my previous article on navigation applications, Henri Laurent contacted me to correct the omission of his SailGrib WR application, unfortunately slipped through the meshes of my first research. SailGrib and SailGrib WR have been on Google Play since the beginning 2013.

These two applications are based on queries and the display of GRIB files, the WR version adds a routing module. Read more …