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Posted by WIN Posts 335 Registered at 2009-07-09 23:32:07	2012-01-23 12:20:13 - BALTIC WX UPDATES
	Ciao all during yesterday' St.Petersburg race we experienced the following "delays" in baltic wx updates : 0830 - 4,5 hours late 2030 - 6 hours late I would like to suggest adoption of the Noaa updates for baltic races as well, even at cost of less precision in matching reality. Ability of planning pc attendance is one of best features of sol, and baltic updates are presently incompatible with that ciao
Posted by K3 (Bernd) Posts 130 Registered at 2008-08-25 12:34:07	2012-01-23 21:55:53 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	I agree with WIN. I had to calculate the last 3 tacks by DC and a late update ist not very helpful for my sleep and my ranking. Bernd
Posted by AGage Posts 411 Registered at 2008-12-27 10:31:57	2012-01-25 06:31:19 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	I think the question is - how often are they late? NOAA is not immune to publishing late forecasts either (although not very often) Perhaps, if the race area is large enough that there is no extra precision to be gained from using Baltic then they should not be used? (SOL resamples the forecast over large areas to keep wx data to a reasonable limit) I help develop the client interface for the best online ocean racing sim there is... __/)/)_/)__
Posted by 76Trombones Posts 362 Registered at 2009-08-03 18:04:56	2012-01-25 23:40:48 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	I'd support a switch to GFS as well. The gain in spatial resolution (sometimes) never seems to balance against 12h "cycles" - leading to less interesting racing, regardless of timing issues. The NAM data for the US/Canada seems to work nicely though, and we could probably use it a bit more often.
Posted by AGage Posts 411 Registered at 2008-12-27 10:31:57	2012-01-26 08:29:37 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	Yeah very true about the 12 hr updates - i recall a few times the forecast were almost opposites in direction only an hour in! I help develop the client interface for the best online ocean racing sim there is... __/)/)_/)__
Posted by captjack1942 Posts 239 Registered at 2008-01-18 03:24:03	2012-01-26 20:10:51 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	The 12hour Wx was the reason I didn't do this race. The 12 cycle for the Baltic is more often than not late on the weekends. Also there are often huge differences in Wx from the end of one update to the next. Yes NOAA is occasionally late with updates, but you can check and see when it will be made up. The NCEP status page can be reached at: http://alturl.com/psz9x --- Last Edited by Jack Watson at 2012-01-26 20:16:14 ---
Posted by PetrM Posts 7 Registered at 2008-12-31 13:00:19	2012-01-26 21:00:28 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	I prefer to stay with Baltic 12 hour forecast. Bigger differences between weather after 12 hours make it interesting. It would be pleasant to have weather delivery on time. Pity that time of weather delivery is out of SOL hands.
Posted by 76Trombones Posts 362 Registered at 2009-08-03 18:04:56	2012-01-26 21:10:17 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	I don't mind the differences beteen updates, as they can shuffle things nicely as PetrM mentions. The 12 hours of fixed wind in between are the bigger problem. Other than for island-dodging competitions, there's too much predictability. The dream for SOL would be continuously variable weather.
Posted by A2 Posts 347 Registered at 2009-10-26 00:39:42	2012-01-26 21:49:52 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	* This field is required. * --- Last Edited by A2R at 2012-02-10 07:05:29 --- None so blind
Posted by NZL_PaulR Posts 311 Registered at 2008-07-22 12:21:30	2012-01-30 08:12:15 - Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES
	BANG!!! Problem with terrorists and those who suggest high treason is a warning shot between the eyes. One of the great beauties and benefits of SoL is that the racing IS in REAL TIME WITH REAL WEATHER. This allows those who live near a race have the benefit of local weather information from the local TV, Radio or newspaper etc. This add a nice little realism. This same information is available to all via the internet, just a few searches away. Personally I enjoyed seeing the Italian weather forecast data available during a race last year around the islands south of the Italian mainland, thanks to somebody's helpful post in chat. Otherwise I would never have seen the way they present their weather. Likewise in NZ we can watch the TV for Sydney Hobart and The NZ races. We can all learn something. So NEVER use FALSE or DELAYED weather. --- Last Edited by NZL_PaulR at 2012-01-30 08:13:08 --- If it breaks, it's not strong enough!

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