opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:weather
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# Weather

Grib Weather (Included Plugin)
Plugin to display Grib weather data files. Included in the OpenCPN installation.

Weatherfax (view online)
Read weather fax encoded data as audio or image and Overlay on top of charts.

IACfleet (view online)
IAC Fleet Code visualizes the encoded data issued as part of the weather bulletins. The IAC Fleet Code provides size effective encoded synoptic charts for several areas of the world, especially useful with slow and limited connection to the Internet. Coverage areas:

- South Pacific weather issued by Fiji Meteorologica Service in Nadi and available from Saildocs
- Weather over Brazil and adjacent parts of Pacific and Atlantic oceans, including direct download of the data from the Internet
- Weather analysis and 24 hour forecast for North Atlantic and Europe issued by NOAA, including direct download of the data from the Internet.

Climatology (view online)
Manage and view monthly gridded climate data.

Weather Routing (view online)
Establish an estimate of optimal weather routing using Grib Plugin and Climatology. For additional information about weather routing see the QtVLM page (view online)