@idefix37 thanks. The airgram is useful but there are a couple of issues. The scale displays pressure altitude (hectopascals) which isn't easily converted to actual altitude. The resolution of the wind barbs is coarse as well (5, 10, 15 kts).
Would be nicer if the actual altitude was displayed and there was a configuration that only displayed data below a maximum altitude (as a paraglider, I'm not interested in winds at FL15). Also, simplified barbs with a line pointing in the wind direction and the strength number at base would provide more detailed information.
@WhiskeyGman
Windy shows data from 2 wave models: WAM from ECMWF and WAVEWATCH3 from NOAA. Do you check both of them?
These models have a medium resolution. So some local conditions of wind may give a worse sea state.
Depending where is your boating zone, Windy offers higher resolution Wind models which give you a better idea of expected waves height locally.
At the end, you must always crosscheck with official weather advisories at sea when you plan your trip.
@CapnSparoe
The synoptic charts show action centers Lows and Highs, isobars, sometime zones of rain and thunderstorm...
All of this is available on Windy. The only missing information is fronts. The reason why Windy cannot show frontal boundaries is :
https://community.windy.com/topic/5629/addition-of-fronts
As @idefix37 mentioned, the available models automatically change based on the forecast location. Not all models cover all parts of the world.
See examples below:
London:
Sydney:
Krakow:
For the moment this is not possible. Please see the following thread and add your request there too: https://community.windy.com/topic/8707/bug-and-suggestion/3
