Online Weather Sites for Voyage

1. For JetStream, the National Weather Service Online School for Weather, see http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/. For Tropical Weather, see http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tropics/tropics_intro.htm .

2. WIND/WAVE CHARTS AND SURFACE WEATHER CHARTS FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC: http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/hawaii.shtml . AREA COVERED: 30S-30N and 110W-130E (includes the ocean area between Hawai'i and Palau; Kwajalein [8 degrees 43 minutes N, 167 degrees 44 minutes E] is the closest island labeled on the chart to Majuro [7 degrees 05 minutes N, 171 degrees 23 minutes E], 273 miles to the WNW of Majuro, both island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands; Chuuk is in the Federated States of Micronesia; Koror [7 degrees 20 minutes N, 134 degrees 30 minutes E] is the capital of the Republic of Palau.)

Wind/Wave Analysis - Central Pacific
Current http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/seastate_00.gif .
Forecasts: (a) 24 hrs. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/24hr_seastate_00.gif ; (b) 48 hrs. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/48hr_seastate_00.gif ; (c) 72 hrs. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/72hr_seastate_00.gif .

Surface Weather Analysis - Central Pacific
Current http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/pmsl_00.gif .
Forecasts: (a) 24 hrs. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/24hr_sfcprog_00.gif ; (b) 48 hrs. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/48hr_sfcprog_00.gif ; (c) 72 hrs. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/72hr_sfcprog_00.gif .

For a guide on how to interpret the weather symbols and wind arrows on the charts, see http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/graphics/symbols.gif .

3. High Seas Forecast from 0-30 degrees N; 140W to 160 E: includes Hawai'i, Majuro, and Kosrae: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/hsmz.htm

4. Weather in Majuro, Marshall Islands: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/PKMJ.html

5. Weather in Micronesia (Kosrae, Pohnphei, Chuuk, Yap): http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/FM_cc.html

6. Weather in Palau: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/PW_cc.html

7. Weather in Japan: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/JP_cc.html

8. National Weather Service: Central Pacific Hurricane Center: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/

9. Japan Meteorological Agency: Tropical Cyclone Watch for the Western Pacific: http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/

10. Weather Underground: Tropical Weather and Storm Advisories in the Pacific:http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/