Some Free Scouting/Planning/Stayin'-Alive Resources
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:53 pm
In no particular order, here are updated links for some pretty cool data, for your bookmarking enjoyment:
Detailed maps for several popular regions of Tampa Bay -- same info/look
as the printed Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay -- and they're PDFs,
so you can zoom, or you can run them off on your home printer:
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... _maps.html
Want a map for the whole Bay Area? These are 2.4MB PDFs (get both sides):
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... ay_Map.pdf
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... y_Text.pdf
NOAA Raster (RNC) are full-color digital images of NOAA paper charts, compatible with most marine navigation software, and are free.
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A reduced-scale NOAA nautical chart for small boaters. Pick your area.
http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChar ... Charts.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Online Sat Photos that can drill to great detail:
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... ities.html
As above, but fullscreen, basically fullscreen GoogleSat with better detail but less frills:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/templ ... lebar=true
Want some buoy data for The Tampa Bay Area? Click on a buoy, then look for the
"View Details" link in the pop-up:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/?lat=27.875413 ... =&ls=false
Water Temperature Tables, Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Current & Historicals)
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html
Global Sea Surface Temps (in Farenheit!)
http://www.weatherimages.org./data/imag442.html
UniSys Sat Surface Map (& Others)
http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat ... nv=0&t=cur" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;[/url]
NOAA WaveWatch III (Gulf) -- Select a product & animation runtime.
http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/viewer ... ti_1-gmex-
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts, 1-7 Days
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml
Stream Gauge Conditions for 541 Florida River Locations:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/fl/nwis/curre ... p_key=NONE
Real-Time Lightning Zoomable Google Map
(See EXACTLY where they're hitting -- down to street level!)
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
Live Lightning for Florida -- Other views on left.
http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/ind ... &page_0=32
Zoomable US Topo -- Click a location for elevation.
http://en-us.topographic-map.com/places ... ates-2241/
Enter *YOUR* ZIPcode, Get Customized Multiple Sources
http://www.my-cast.com/#34434,+FL
EVERYTHING Solunar from the Naval Observatory
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/index.php
Scoutlook 7-Day Detailed -- Set for YOUR Zipcode!
http://www.scoutlookweather.com/weather ... page_num=1
Florida WindMJapper -- Hold over an arrow for hourly breakdowns up to 5 days out.
http://www.windmapper.com/FL/forecast
Detailed maps for several popular regions of Tampa Bay -- same info/look
as the printed Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay -- and they're PDFs,
so you can zoom, or you can run them off on your home printer:
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... _maps.html
Want a map for the whole Bay Area? These are 2.4MB PDFs (get both sides):
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... ay_Map.pdf
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... y_Text.pdf
NOAA Raster (RNC) are full-color digital images of NOAA paper charts, compatible with most marine navigation software, and are free.
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A reduced-scale NOAA nautical chart for small boaters. Pick your area.
http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChar ... Charts.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Online Sat Photos that can drill to great detail:
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_ ... ities.html
As above, but fullscreen, basically fullscreen GoogleSat with better detail but less frills:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/templ ... lebar=true
Want some buoy data for The Tampa Bay Area? Click on a buoy, then look for the
"View Details" link in the pop-up:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/?lat=27.875413 ... =&ls=false
Water Temperature Tables, Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Current & Historicals)
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html
Global Sea Surface Temps (in Farenheit!)
http://www.weatherimages.org./data/imag442.html
UniSys Sat Surface Map (& Others)
http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat ... nv=0&t=cur" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;[/url]
NOAA WaveWatch III (Gulf) -- Select a product & animation runtime.
http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/viewer ... ti_1-gmex-
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts, 1-7 Days
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml
Stream Gauge Conditions for 541 Florida River Locations:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/fl/nwis/curre ... p_key=NONE
Real-Time Lightning Zoomable Google Map
(See EXACTLY where they're hitting -- down to street level!)
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
Live Lightning for Florida -- Other views on left.
http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/ind ... &page_0=32
Zoomable US Topo -- Click a location for elevation.
http://en-us.topographic-map.com/places ... ates-2241/
Enter *YOUR* ZIPcode, Get Customized Multiple Sources
http://www.my-cast.com/#34434,+FL
EVERYTHING Solunar from the Naval Observatory
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/index.php
Scoutlook 7-Day Detailed -- Set for YOUR Zipcode!
http://www.scoutlookweather.com/weather ... page_num=1
Florida WindMJapper -- Hold over an arrow for hourly breakdowns up to 5 days out.
http://www.windmapper.com/FL/forecast