Best Marine Weather Information

[catch.and.fillet]

From Boat US:

Today there are dozens of hi-tech ways to receive up-to-the-minute weather information aboard your boat. The BoatUS Foundation recently reviewed 28 products and services to see which provided mariners with the best information and has issued its recommendations for its top "picks."

MarineCast Wind Vector Forecasts enables you to scroll through several forecasts to see the hour by hour change of wind strength and direction.
The review covered satellite and phone-based weather services for the coastal inshore and inland boater, focusing on the actual content and depth of weather information provided.

This included the ability to deliver local, land-based weather information (current conditions such as temperature, wind or barometric readings), hazardous weather warnings, radar imagery, land and marine forecasts, and NOAA buoy reports.
The BoatUS Foundation's weather service "picks" are:

Best Free Flip Phone Option: NOAA's mobile.weather.gov
Best iPhone App: MarineCast
Best BlackBerry App: Mobile Mariner
Best Free App: WeatherBug
Satellite Weather: XM WX Weather

[Bluechip]

Thanks for the info...

[Loneshark]

Just looked at the reviews for the Marinecast app and it scored real poor.

[Jedi Lure Tricks]

i had bad luck with weatherbug.. basically spyware. just my 2cents

[Ray]

I have an Android phone. There are lots of free weather sites, including some marine weather sites.

[Working to Fish]

I have a iPhone and have tried a number of weather apps. The Weather Channel Max does a good job for forecasting if that is what your looking for. What app I really rely on is called Pin Point Lightning. I am diehard when it comes to fishing; rain, wind, freezing do not bother me. What I fear is the lightning. This app will alert you for any lightning within 30 miles of your current location and you can view it on a radar map in motion to understand what direction the storm is heading. This helps you in making a informed decision on when to leave and what route to take back to the launch. Hope this helps those who are interested in live lighting data.