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Top : Marine Weather Boating Directory links to marine weather and sea and wind forecasts for sailing and crusing. Other Link Partners Buoyweather.com   Specialized marine weather services and tools designed to meet the needs of offshore cruisers, fishermen, sailors, surfers, divers, windsurfers, paddlers, coastal residents, and all extreme ocean activities. CoastWeather.com   Coast Weather makes highly detailed weather forecasts and charts for mariners and for the coastal states. Current Marine Data & Observations   Functions as a specialized consulting firm serving the coastal and ocean engineering communities with its unique capacity to integrate several areas of expertise into specification of definitive design data on the physical environment. Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center   An official U.S. Navy web site. Marine Weather Forecasting   Nowcasting International - Marine weather forecasting software delivering accurate short range forecasts to commercial ship operators and leisure boaters. National Data Buoy Center   The premier source of meteorological and oceanographic measurements for the marine environment. National Weather Service   The National Weather Service (NWS) has the responsibility for issuing warnings and forecasts to protect life and property in the maritime community. The area of responsibility covers most of the North Atlantic and North Pacific N of 30N with graphical products covering the marine areas S to 15N. Most of these products are in graphical format and prepared by the NWS's National Centers For Enviromental Prediction (NCEP) by its Ocean Prediction Center (OPC). Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Operational Support Web   The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command's mission is to collect, interpret and apply global meteorological and oceanographic data and information for safety at sea, strategic and tactical warfare and weapons system design, development & deployment. NavCenter Marine Weather Forecast   NavCenter provides accurate weather forecasting data overlaid onto nautical charts. Can be viewed or downloaded in conjunction with MaxSea brand software. Stormy Weather SoftWare   Worldwide tide tables and tidal predictions, nautical almanac with marine navigation and astronomy, and morse code training programs. The Weather Channel Marine   The weather is always changing. Why not have the most current weather information available, even after you leave the dock? WSI AtSea provides complete and easy to understand on board weather information right to your existing marine electronic display or nautical charting software continuously delivered in real-time. Weather Routing Inc.   Ship routing and forecasting for commercial fleets and private yachts.