When planning your next passage, either locally or offshore, it is essential to know the best time of year to depart by comparing the average wind & wave conditions. This functionality replaces the need for pilot charts, which have traditionally been the go-to tool for passage planning.
You can access this information for any location and passage around the world with PredictWind Local Knowledge.
On the main menu tap on Local Knowledge. You can scroll or search an area of interest. We can check an existing passage for seasonal data or create our own passage.
First, we will explore an existing passage.
Tap on the passage icon on the map
Tap on view details
Scroll down to seasonal weather statistics, here we will see the average monthly statistics for the current month covering the entire passage. The start, end and 3 evenly spaced way points are averaged to give the seasonal data for the route.
Tap on view seasonal weather statistics to compare months.
In the table, we can compare monthly averages
Tap on a monthly wind rose to see details for that month.
We can tap through the next months or previous months.
Tap close to exit.
Then tap x
To add a new Passage, tap the Plus button in local knowledge
Tap marine Locations
Tap Passage
Scroll the map to your start location
Tap confirm Location
Scroll the map to your end location
Confirm location
Enter the passage name
Country
Other details you know about the passage
A relevant image or video link
Tap continue
Choose Public or to a friend's group
Then tap save
The passage will be saved with your details.
Tap view details to check your passage
The seasonal weather data can take up to 24hours to be processed and displayed.
You can edit the passage, by tapping on edit Location.
Tap X to exit the passage