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Bellingham Local Conditions
Webcams
- Fairhaven Webcams - we are now starting to create a more comprehensive live view of the Bay. These links are just the embedded cam views and not the sponsor page for the web cams (our Community Boating Center helps with installation and maintenance, if you want to help with upkeep and future additions you can Contribute to Webcams)
- Post Point Web Cam current conditions on Bellingham Bay looking farther out from Marine Park at Post Point buoy - a popular surfski launching point.
- Marine Park Web Cam looking toward Post Point
- Marina Bay Cam (auto update approx. 5 sec interval)
- Wider Area Cam Coverage
Tides
- DeepZoom Shows local tides and currents
Wind & Weather
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- Some Examples
- PredictWind - requires login but you can save two locations for free, use website or IOS, Android apps
- Tempest Weather Stations map with personal weather station reports
- TJ's Forecast for Bellingham Good hour-by-hour micro-wind predictions.
- Buoys
- Buoy Weather (opening location west of Wildcat Cove)
- NVS Data Explorer Real-time wind data from local buoys
- Sailflow.com Another way to get buoy wind readings
Seasonal Wind History - Bellingham
chart: windalert.com
South Wind Likely For the Next Hour in Bellingham Bay
Pressure Gradients
Only works on predominantly south winds.
- Get EastSound - Arlington Pressure Gradient for South Wind
- Method 1 to get Pressure Gradient website was down for a bit but seems ok now*
- Step 1 Open this data page and look at the Pressure Gradient table
- Step 2 Read the cell in the -1h column (for last hour) and Arlington-Eastsound row
- If there is a number in the cell (sometimes it is empty) and it is preceded by an “S” then interpret the number below on this page under “Pressure Gradient Bellingham Bay Wind Predictor”
- Method 2 to get Pressure Gradient
- Step 1 Open NOAA Hourly Roundup Seattle ( XXX Old NOAA Hourly Roundup Seattle XXX - Obsolete web address )
- Step 2 Subtract EastSound (Orcas Is.) pressure from Arlington pressure to derive the pressure gradient.
Pressure Gradient Bellingham Bay South Wind Predictor
The numbers below are generalities at best but give a sense of how the gradient equates to the next hour of wind.
| Arlington-Eastsound South Wind Gradient | Approx. Wind Next Hour |
|---|---|
| 0.01 - 0.02 | Sub 10 mph wind |
| 0.03 - 0.04 | 10 - 15 mph wind |
| 0.05 - 0.06 | 15 - 25 mph wind |
| 0.07 - 0.08 | 25 - 30 mph wind |
| 0.11 - 0.12 | 30+ mph wind |
| Larger numbers can occasionally mean a squall is on the way which usually kills the wind |
Gradient (forecast for the whole day) from Boeing Field to Bellingham Airport ??
The Boeing Field to Bellingham Airport pressure gradient chart on the following linked page (scroll down at bit to see it?)…We need to observe this one more to see if we get any value out of it or if it just covers too long of a stretch to be a useful indicator.
The link below is 3 day airport weather forecast - the wind on Bellingham Bay is typically stronger
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