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Written by Arnaud Monges, Jon Bilger, Craig Smith and 6 others

What does MAE mean in the Validation tool?

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Webinars

PredictWind Webinars

A list of all the Webinars we have produced over the last few years.

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

2022 Atlantic Crossing Weather Tools Webinar (Part 2)

The 2022 Atlantic Crossing Weather Tools Webinar (Part 2/2) was recorded on 20th October 2022

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

2022 Atlantic Crossing Weather Tools Webinar (Part 1)

Atlantic Crossing Webinar (Part 1) was recorded 13th October 2022.

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Weather Models Introduction Webinar

Weather Models Introduction Webinar was recorded 8th September 2021.

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Forecast Source

What does PWG / PWE / GFS / ECMWF / SPIRE / UKMO / HRRR/ NAM/ & AROME stand for?

Written by Jon Bilger
Updated over a week ago

Where do the Hycom, Mercator & Tidal Current Models get produced?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

What does CAPE mean?

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Forecast Update Times

Forecast Update Times - All GMT time zones

Written by Lisa McDonald
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT time zone (e.g. London, Dublin)

Written by Nick Olson
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-1 time zone (eg. Praia, Azores)

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-2 time zone (eg. Fernando de Noronha)

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-3 time zone (eg. Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires)

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-4 time zone (eg. Santiago, Halifax)

Written by Craig Smith
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-5 time zone (eg. Montreal, New York, Washington, Panama)

Written by Craig Smith
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-6 time zone (eg. Dallas, Mexico City, Monterrey)

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-7 time zone (eg. Denver, El Paso, Edmonton)

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-8 time zone (eg. Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Vancouver)

Written by Jon Bilger
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-9 time zone (eg. Gambier Islands, Nome)

Written by Nick Olson
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-10 time zone (eg. Papeete, Honolulu)

Written by Sam Bullock
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT-11 time zone (eg. Pago Pago, Alofi)

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+1 time zone (eg. Paris, Rome, Copenhagen, Capetown)

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+2 time zone (eg. Cairo, Athens, Johannesburg,)

Written by Lisa McDonald
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+3 time zone (eg. Moscow, Kazan, Baghdad)

Written by Marleen Cleyndert
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+4 time zone (eg. Dubai, Abu Dhabi)

Written by Nick Olson
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+5 time zone (eg. Islamabad, Chelyabinsk)

Written by Lisa McDonald
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+6 time zone (eg. Astana, Omsk, Dhaka)

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+7 time zone (eg. Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta)

Written by Craig Smith
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+8 time zone (eg. Hong Kong, Singapore, Denpasar, Perth)

Written by Lisa McDonald
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+9 time zone (eg. Seoul, Tokyo, Adelaide, Darwin)

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+10 time zone (eg. Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby)

Written by Nick Olson
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+11 time zone (eg. Noumea, Port Vila)

Written by Tracy Pemberton
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+12 time zone (eg. Auckland, Wellington, Suva)

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Forecasts update times for GMT+13 time zone (eg. Tonga, Tokelau, Phoenix Island )

Written by Jon Bilger
Updated over a week ago

Forecast Length

Forecast Length

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

Troubleshooting Tips

What Web Browser can I use with the Forecast Website?

Written by Craig Smith
Updated over a week ago

Reset Password

How can I reset my password?

Written by Tracy Pemberton
Updated over a week ago

Forecast Accuracy

Will the PredictWind weather model perform better than other models available?

Written by Craig Smith
Updated over a week ago

How accurate should I expect the forecast to be?

Written by Lisa McDonald
Updated over a week ago

What is a high resolution forecast?

Written by Lisa McDonald
Updated over a week ago

How does PredictWind compare to other web based forecasts?

Written by Nick Olson
Updated over a week ago

What happens if the forecast is wrong yesterday, should I still trust today's forecast?

Written by Jon Bilger
Updated over a week ago

Are there certain weather situations that the model will perform poorly?

Written by Marleen Cleyndert
Updated over a week ago

Will the forecasts always be accurate?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Forecast Access

Split Screen Maps

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

How many saved locations can I have?

Written by Keryn McMaster
Updated over a week ago

How do I access the PredictWind site when using a mobile connection, with an IP address that is changing regularly?

Written by Craig Smith
Updated over a week ago

How many computers/devices can I access the forecast from?

Written by Marleen Cleyndert
Updated over a week ago

How many times can I change the forecast locations?

Written by Craig Smith
Updated over a week ago

How many times can I logon and access the forecast?

Written by Marleen Cleyndert
Updated over a week ago

Billing

How do I update my credit card details

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Written by Tracy Pemberton
Updated over a week ago

Can I upgrade between Package levels?

forecast package upgrade

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

When am I billed?

Written by Sam Bullock
Updated over a week ago

What happens at the end of the 3 months or Yearly billing period?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Can I get a refund when upgrading?

Written by Tracy Pemberton
Updated over a week ago

How to cancel a paid subscription

How to cancel your PredictWind Forecasting subscription and your Iridium GO airtime plan.

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Weather Routing

What do all the abbreviations and symbols mean?

PWG, PWE, ECMWF, GFS, UKMO, SPIRE, AROME, HRRR, NAM, TWS, TWD, TWA, SOG & COG - what do they mean?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Yacht Racing Rules

Is it legal to use PredictWind whilst racing?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Is it legal to use the Iridium GO! whilst Racing?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

Support

What are the Hardware/Software Requirements?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

What kind of support do you offer?

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

PredictWind for Offshore sailors

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

PredictWind for Coastal sailors

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

PredictWind for Inshore sailors

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

PredictWind for Dinghy sailing

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

PredictWind for Kitesurfers

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

PredictWind for Windsurfers

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago

PredictWind for Kayakers

Written by Arnaud Monges
Updated over a week ago