Links and Information Helpful For This Region

• NOAA Weather for this area http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi
• Map of Stations and buoys - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Northeast.shtml
• Weather conditions at Sandy Hook - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=sdhn4
• Weather conditions at Ambrose Light - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=alsn6
• Wave heights 33 NM south of Long Island Islip, NY - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44025
• Wave heights 23 NM south of Montauk Point - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44017
• Wave heights Delaware Bay 26 NM SW Cape May - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44009

• Weather Channel - http://www.weather.com
  Click Enlarge under the map then click short term forecast in the box or try next link.
• Short term morning forecast - http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/forecastsusnational/index_large.html

• http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm

On line float plan from USPS - http://www.usps.org/o_stuff/fp_form.html
Note, their printed form in the course book looks nicer.

Local Notice to Mariners containing Homeland Security Restricted Areas - http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/d1

Light List - http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/lightLists.htm

Local anchorage information for Horseshoe Cove at Sandy Hook http://snark.dhs.org/~boat/hscove.html

Transit information for the Hellgate area of the East River: http://snark.dhs.org/hellgate.html
Current speed and direction based on tidal information for the Battery, NY (available from WX1)

Animated Knots (http://www.animatedknots.com)

Photos of Hudson River and Erie Canal http://snark.dhs.org/Erie