NOAA stations - how to find?

Advice
#1

Can anyone tell me how to find the available weather stations/marine reports/forecasts on the NOAA web site for my area?



I found some by Googling but as far as I can tell at the NOAA web site they are only listed by # and I can’t search by location…



For instance, the closest to the Annapolis Naval Academy, MD?



Thx!

#2

Like Here?

– Last Updated: Oct-28-08 2:57 PM EST –

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KNAK.html

This should be the map
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

#3

try this
http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/rmd.shtml

#4

Thanks - got it

– Last Updated: Oct-29-08 8:32 AM EST –

KNAK = Annapolis Naval Academy

Was paddling there today and was curious to confirm the conditions - I barely made it out with my last ounces of strength remaining against the strong winds at noon today.

#5

national weather service
nws.noaa.gov



This has all the government’s weather products. Land forcast, marine forcasts, buoy observations, hurricane tracking, etc etc.

#6

Thanks - could not find the station…
… that I needed. I had forgotten how to get to the clickable map of the regions where they got observations. The posts above linked me to it…

#7

Chesapeake sites
Thomas Point Light readings are available here:



http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=tplm2



Thomas Pt. Light is a few miles south of Annapolois. It has wind, air temp., water temp. and reports hourly.



This site will give you wind readings (Thomas Pt. is on there too):



http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=108&geographicalAreaID=17


  • Rob
#8

Thanks
Thomas Point, which I had bookmarked previously, has usually somewhat different/stronger wind conditions than some of the areas nearby (much preferred by wind surfers as is May beach for the same reason). That’s why I was looking specifically for Annapolis since I was there…