PocketGrib

With PocketGrib GRIB file viewer you probably can simply obtain, view and analyse global climate knowledge.

Wind, preciptation, stress, temperature and wave information extracted from GRIB files are displayed through our simple interface.

This GRIB viewer is perfect for sailors (both sailing and within the pub), windsurfers, storm chasers, outside lovers, novice and skilled meteorologists.

Features

- Choose your map location and have weather data overlaid

- Mapped weather could be animated

- Weather may be considered as a meteogram (graph) or uncooked data

- Configurable download to minimise file sizes (great for roaming)

- GRIB information can be downloaded to your PC

- Displays online or offline

PocketGrib downloads and displays the following weather varieties:

- Wind velocity and direction (10 m above mean sea level)

- Precipitation (rain, snow etc)

- Pressure

- Air temperature

- Waves (including Mediterranean and Black Sea)

- Cloud cover

- Relative humidity

- CAPE (Convective Atmospheric Potential Energy)

- Current (Atlantic only)

Direct obtain of GRIB information from NOAA's GFS (Global Forecast System) model

- Forecasts as a lot as 8 days

- Data steps: 3hr, 6hr, 12hr

- Worldwide Coverage

- Resolution: 0.25°, 0.5°, 1°, 2°

- Data up to date 4 instances a day (every 6 hours)

Also help for COAMPS, WW3, NOGAPS, RTOFS (Currents) and FNMOC WW3 (Mediterranean wave) fashions.

By downloading solely what the person wants it it attainable to maintain the GRIB files small which makes it especially convenient for low bandwidth areas or when roaming internationally.

GRIB forecasts are revealed without human intervention or review. Therefore some knowledge and awareness is required by the top consumer. Most GRIB fashions do NOT precisely forecast hurricanes and tropical cyclones so their use must be combined with particular hurricane and tropical cyclone forecasts.