Sea surface temps are on the warm side as per the below data that comes from the Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (MUR SST) project, based at NASA’s Jet

Did you hear…. late this morning (July 4th) The National Hurricane Center upgraded an area of convection SW of Bermuda to Tropical Depression 5. The area is not well organiz

I can’t remember the last time the tropical western Pacific Ocean has been so quiet. The last Tropical Cyclone was TS Nuri that first formed east of the Philippines on June 10

Hurricane Season starts in a little over 4months from now. Before you know, our attention will shift from snow storms to how active the 2020 Hurricane Season will be. It is a

it has been a little while since I posted an update, but the outfit that had been hosting the Ocean Marine Nav web site decided to close down, so it became necessary to move t

Our October newsletter is being worked on and should be released before the end of the month. If you would like to be added to our newsletter list, please send an email to Ocm

You may have missed it but the broad low pressure area that was south of the southern New England coast was upgraded to a sub-tropical storm and given the name of Melissa.Ther

Even though the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Tropical season has been put on hold with currently no active systems at this time. That does not mean the tropics have taken a br

At 5pm the National Hurricane center upgraded the potential Tropical Cyclone 9 to Tropical Depression 9 with a maximum sustained winds of 25kts with gusts to 35kt. Looking at

Oops, our last post was not as accurate as it could/should have been. Here is an updated list that shows Hurricane Dorian now as the 9th strongest Atlantic Hurricane (based on

At 2pm (1800UTC) on Sep 01 Hurricane Dorian attained a barometric pressure of 911mb. This makes Hurricane Dorian the 7th strongest Hurricane (based on surface pressure) in the

A lot has been said over the last few years about Global warming and that is an entirely different discussion. I want to address the difference between Climatology and real wo

If you read our earlier blog where it was determine that the EL Nino that has been in a steady and strengthening phase has stopped and changed direction. This means the Krypto

The latest data from the Climate Prediction Center indicates the EL Nino that was building during the later part of the winter and the spring, has for the most part, stopped b

Even though it’s April, there are some early updates on what the coming Atlantic Hurricane season has in store. In 2018 there were 15 named storms,  of which 8 became Hurrican

Finally, some good news about the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has been able to hook up a pipe to suck up some of the oil that has been spilling out for the last month

I know, I know. There’s over 2 feet of snow across the Mid Atlantic region after back to back blizzards and there is talk about the upcoming Hurricane Season already. Well, th

We would like to wish all of our clients and those who visit our site a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010. Bob/OMNI

Well, the vessels that were part of the Great Siberian Sushi Run (GSSR) have reached their final destination, Osaka Japan. What an adventure and we are so appreciative to have

It has taken some time, but earlier today the NHC upgraded the disturbance in the eastern Atlantic to a Tropical Depression, the second one of the season. Even though we have

I had a feeling there was an El Nino forming. Having looked at the ocean temperatures about 6-8 weeks ago off the coast of Peru and Tropical Pacific, the sea surface temps did

If you are a first time visitor to our blog, we have providing weather forecast and route suggestion service to the Great Siberian Sushi Run (GSSR) organized by Ken Williams o

For those who know Ken Williams of M/Y Sans Souci, he is the leading boat in the upcoming Great Siberian Sushi Run 2009. We will be helping Ken and the other vessels make this

If any you have read a recent article on www.cnn.com about 200 boats capsizing in the last 5months, just think about how many boats that is and the sad thing about it is that

It’s been 2 weeks since Ground Hog Day and that the United States would have 6 more weeks of Winter. Well, so far, it seems they may have actually got this one right. Since th

For those of you who live or travel along the Pacific NW coast you might be saying to yourself, there is plenty of wind here and you’re right. The coasts of Washington, Oregon

For those of you in the yachting world, especially Nordhavn owners, you probably have heard of the travels of Scott and Mary Flanders aboard M/Y EGRET. They have lived aboard

For the last few weeks and the for next few days, the weather along the USWC, especially for the Pacific NW, has been less than favorable. Cold air surge after cold air surge

We would like to wish everyone a very, Merry Christmas and may time with family and loved be spent in glorious weather.

With only 2 full days until Christmas, one more look at the chance of a White Christmas hasn’t changed a great deal. After the recent significant snows across the Northeast/US

If you have read our blogs recently, you may have noticed one type of vessel more than any other. Nordhavn. Since Ocean Marine Nav started business, we have been working close

It’s only 7 days until Christmas. Hard to believe but it seems like every year it comes faster and faster. The pattern is a bit more interesting prior to Christmas Day with th

During the last several days, the forecast models have been jumping around the bit but fortunately, not to the extend where one day a major storm is expected and the next day

For those of you who enjoy reading blogs (besides this one), clients of ours have a very informative blog since they departed San Diego in April 2007. Their blog begins in Feb

Just a few days ago, the long term model data was showing a significant storm moving through the central US on Christmas Eve then turning NE-ward across the Ohio Valley then h

When you hear someone say, I wish we had a white Christmas, what does that mean…… Do they mean having snow on the ground prior on Christmas day or having it snow on Christ

Technically, it is still fall. However, cold air has been moving southward from Canada and across the United States during the last few weeks. Temperatures across the Northeas

Here is a unique opportunity if you are looking to take a trip that allows you to see a part of the world that most will never see and that includes even some of the most yach

Well, pirates have again made the news. This time a brazen bunch approaches a cruise ship in the Gulf of Aden over the last few days. They approached the vessel, but never got

Now that cold air is making its way south across the central/US, the Gulf of Tehuantepec season has begun. The peak of the season will occur during January and February with l

Below is a forecast that was prepared for a client earlier. You’ll see even though today is Nov 26th, we provided a fairly detailed forecast for Dec 1-5, a good 4-5 days away.

You can receive daily verbal updates. If you want us to call you every day or if you want to call in at a certain every day. We can do that, that is not a problem.

Hi Rod, not that is not true.With our service, you can receive verbal and/or hard copy updates and you don’t pay extra to for the additional updates. For example, if we provid

Below is a forecast that was recently prepared for a client. For those who are new to our site, here is a sample of what we can provide for you. We can also include a forecast

As the 2008 Hurricane Season winds down (at least on the calender), don’t be surprised if the NHC makes a stationary area of low pressure area in the mid to lower latitudes a

The calender says November 24th, but the Hurricane season still has at least one more week left. Hurricane Season officially ends on Sunday, Nov 30th and the chances of someth

I recently received my edition of CruisingWworld magazine and the first story I turned to was about Pirates. Then I thought, what a great way to start blogging, talking about

Well, well, well. It took some, longer than I would have expected, but thanks to Ken Williams and Chad with Designing Edge for getting this web site up and running. The hope i