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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 this week

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