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"William Andersen" wrote:

OK. But what about the local weather? Am I the only one who finds it
annoying that the Coast Guard ties up a frequency while reading the local
report. I figure you can check the weather before you launch, and monitor
the Weather Channel. The people who don't do either probably don't listen to
the Coast Guard report, either.

"RichH" wrote in message
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Hooray, Huzzah !!!
I find the HF WeFAX invaluable.


Your Objections are concerning Sea Area 1 Weather,and the topic at hand
is for Sea Areas 2,3,& 4. When you venture out passed VHF Coverage,
where do you get your Weather Information from? Every Vessel or 300
Gross Tons, will have GMDSS, and part of that MAY include MF/HF Weather
Data, and this is what the USCG was addressing...... Up here in the
North Pacific, we have NOAA HF Radio from selected Weather Stations,
as well as USCG CommSta Kodiak for Sea Areas 2-4, and these broadcasts
are VITAL for ALL Mariners in these areas, especially those guys that
fish the Bering Sea, in winter. We don't much care for the USCG Rambo
Boarding Parties, BUT, the Helo folks, and the CommSta folks, are our
HEROS, and are VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, and Respected, by the folks who
live, and work, up here.

Bruce in alaska

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