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Fri, 11 Nov 2011
Theyr

Free live weather forecast data

The unique Pro2 service from theyr.com provides real-time weather and ocean forecasts.

QUICK START – for the free Pro2 precision weather forecaster:
1 - Click “Play” to get a six-day wind forecast for the default area
2 - Change the forecast area by using the pan and zoom functions on the left of the interface
3 - “Display Mode”: Choose single or group mode, to get one forecast type or multiple forecast types
4 – “Forecasts”: Select forecast types here: Wind, Pressure, Precipitation and Air Temperature
5 - Click “Play” to get your chosen forecast - click "Stop" before making a new selection.
6 - Click the meteogram icon, then double-click anywhere on the map for a precise graphical forecast

There’s a full downloadable user guide here, and a video demonstration here.

YBW choose to partner with theyr because their service:
-    Is easy to understand and simple to use
-    Offers six day forecasts in 3 or 6 hour time steps
-    Allows you to animate the data - so you can watch weather systems develop
-    Displays precise meteograms (forecasts in graph form) when you click on any location
-    Shows global and local views

Exceptionally accurate weather and ocean forecast data from theyr.com
theyr also produce high resolution data for their subscribers. The higher the resolution the data, the greater the accuracy of the forecast.

theyr's proven accuracy (their wind forecasts have market-leading mean absolute error) is just one of the reasons that the Royal Ocean Racing Club use theyr forecast data to set the course for the Fastnet and other high-profile races.

theyr enhanced services for subscribers offer:
-    Full-screen mode
-    High resolution NMM data from 0.01 (~1km) to 0.1 (~10km) degree
-    The facility to email or download forecast as GRIB data
-    High resolution wind/wave data from 0.04 to 0.1 degree
-    High resolution tidal stream data, 1.8km or 12km
-    Global wave data, 0.5 or 1 degree
-    1, 3 or 6 hourly time steps

Subscribing to a theyr high resolution package could help you:
-    Avoid wasted trips to the coast
-    Steer clear of unnecessary danger or discomfort
-    Take full advantage of weather windows that you may otherwise miss
-    Gain a real racing advantage!

theyr subscription plans provide marine enthusiasts and professionals alike with accurate, easy to understand, uniquely visualised data from just £6.95 a month.

Click here to find out more

As well as the Pro2 service, theyr also provide free GRIBview software and GRIB weather forecast data. Click here to find out more about GRIBview.

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