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Understanding Weatherfax by Mike Harris
$16.50
Every so often a thin little book is worth its weight in gold. This is one of them. Armed with it, and a weatherfax chart you have all the essentials for making your own forecast no matter where you are in the world. In 90 short pages it actually teaches you the weather - but that is only half of it. The other half - the computer technical part - is also put to rest. The book explains: sources of weatherfax images; receiving equipment and software; types of weatherfax charts; interpreting synoptic chart features; world weather chart patterns; personal forecasting; tropical storms - their formation, tracking and avoidance. An appendix lists worldwide fax stations with their frequencies, call signs, and transmission schedules.
1997, 90 Pages.
Starpath Weather Trainer software for Windows
$129.00
The ability to correctly read and predict the weather remains a fundamental skill for all navigators. The Starpath Weather trainer is a revolutionary, easy-to-use computer teaching tool and resource that quickly gives you the working skills that would normally take years to acquire. Its scope is from basics for the beginner to advanced topics for the professional. You will learn to use a barometer to its full potential, recognize clouds and their meaning, and how to turn these observations into a dynamic picture of existing and impending weather.
It covers everything from "red sky at night" to real time maps and MSI via INMARSAT--a graphically operated, easy to use computer course that teaches practical marine weather as well as providing numerical resources and schedules needed for weather operations underway. It includes worldwide radiofacsimile broadcasts schedules with explanation of each type of map available, and tactical use of map information. A thorough, illustrated glossary is hyper-linked to an extensive set of practice questions and articles on special topics. It includes a cloud atlas with code explanations. Further explanation is given of shipboard observations of natural signs and how to use them for forecasting, including thorough sea state descriptions, and reporting conventions. Requires 486 or newer, 8 mb Ram, SVGA (256 colors) display. Windows 95/98 or Windows 3.1. Mac users will find this program runs well under Virtual PC. SW 1 lb.
Recording Barometer by Oregon Scientific
$85.00
This free standing or wall mount weather station features a forecasting barometer and four segment LCD panel to present a full array of environmental monitoring and weather forecasting information. It shows the development of atmospheric pressure over the preceding 24 hours. Since a weather forecast depends upon how fast the pressure is changing (rather than simply how much it has changed) a local forecast can be made that will be more accurate than a wide area forecast.
Its full features include:
- Automatic forecast using easy to interpret icons
- Pressure bar graph shows trend for past 24 hours
- Displays indoor temperature (23° - 122°F)
- Displays indoor relative humidity
- User selectable barometric pressure by the hour
- Detachable base allows velcro bulkhead mounting
- Power is by 4 AAA batteries (good for one year)
- Dimensions are: 5.25 x 1 x 7.25 inches
- Weight is 11 oz.
Skymate Windmeter by Speedtech
$78.00
The unique pocket-knife design conveniently protects the unit when not in use - no more misplaced or dangling cases. Windspeed, temperature functions, and windchill are included in this highly accurate yet value-priced instrument.
Principal features include:
- Current and maximum windspeed
- Average windspeed over 5,10 or 13 sec.
- Current temp. and windchill
- Choose any measurement unit, read in tenths
- Replacable CR-2032 lithium battery
- DataLock feature holds readings until turned off
- Auto shutdown
- Waterproof and floats
- Comes with neck lanyard
- Accuracy +/- 3%
Size 5.5" x 1.75" x .75" (closed)
Strike Alert by Outdoor Technologies
$79.00
This is the world's first inexpensive personal lightning detector. This kind of security has been available for some time, but until now it has been either too expensive, too cumbersome, or too complicated. Strike Alert's convenient pager sized case allows you to take it with you where ever you go outdoors. Its simple one-switch operation makes it easy for anyone to use. Best of all though, the latest digital technology makes it affordable. An LED display shows lightening strike distance, storm direction, and battery life. When the power switch is set to the tone position, Strike Alert will (in addition to the LED warning) sound a tone relating to the distance of the last strike---up to 40 miles. The higher the pitch, the closer the strike. This way you can track the storm without actually watching the display. Size is 2.9 x 1.9 x .75 inches. Weight is only 2.5 oz.
It operates on 1 AA battery for at least 100 hours
Weatherlink Computer Module
$159.00
For the ultimate in weather monitoring, link your Weather Monitor II to your computer to create graphs, calculate average weather conditions, generate summaries, analyze trends, and more. Weatherlink stores data until it is transferred to your computer. Store every 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, or 120 minutes, and transfer every 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, or 120 days to create a permanent weather database.
Comes complete with both 9-pin and 25-pin serial port adapters, 8 feet of cable, detailed instruction book. IBM version comes with both 5-1/4 inch 360K disks, and 3-1/2 inch 720K disks. Mac version comes on a 3-1/2 inch, 720K disk. IBM requires Windows 95. Mac version requires Mac Plus or higher, and system 6.0 or higher.
Wireless PC Interface and Sensors
Now you can have a full-featured, weather center for much less than you would expect. Wireless operation means no cable rigging, and super portability. Solar powered sensors means no bothersome battery changing nor missing data due to dead batteries. The manufacturer, Europe Supply, Ltd. has been producing high quality weather systems for discriminating Europeans for several years. Now they have turned toward the American market. We have compared many different weather stations, and believe that their products offer the most value in terms of features and quality that can be found. The Weather Station receives and displays data from a wind sensor, a rain gauge, a pressure sensor, and up to 9 temperature/humidity sensors, all by remote transmission and solar power. A water temperature sensor is available that has a bulb and cable for lowering into a swimming pool or from a boat. The set consists of a receiver with a large LCD display to show all information simultaneously, a wind sensor, Thermo-Hygro sensor, and rain gauge all with 433 MHz transmission, and having solar power, an indoor Thermo-Hygro sensor with 433 MHz transmission battery powered. In addition, a total of seven additional sensors, all wireless, may be used. You can place these units about as far from the control panel as you can a cordless phone from its base station. It depends on intervening structure and is generally from 100 to 300 feet.
Additional specification/ features are as follows:
- Indoor temperature with min/max range 32 to 140F
- Indoor humidity with min/max range of 20% to 95%
- Pressure display 28.65 to 30.42 in Hg
- User adjustable
- Air pressure tendency with forecast icons
- Graphical display of air pressure (bar chart) for last 24 hours
- Outdoor temperature and humidity with min/max range -22F to 158F, 20% to 95%
- Can display a maximum of 8 readings
- Pre-settable alarm values for all temperatures, humidities, rain-fall, and windspeed
- Calculation and display of windchill and dew point for all temps
- Display of wind speed and direction on compass display
- Rainfall display for total fall, last hour, and last 24 hours
- Storage of all min/max values with time and date
- Clock with time and date
- Control panel is wall mountable or free standing
- Power source: 4 AA batteries
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 8.5" x 1.1" x 6"