Fairweather, Inc.

Weather, Marine, and Sea-Ice Forecasts

Ice Forecasts
     
  • Long range forecasts for the beginning of the shipping season for the Beaufort Sea can be provided as early as May 5th.   Check with us for other seas.   Break-up forecasts can also be provided for individual bays or locations.
     
  • Accurate short range (48 hour) forecasts of ice motion can be provided.   Ice observations required.
     
  • Technical Discussion   A description of Fairweather, LLC long-range ice forecasts, including accuracy.

Weather, Marine, and Sea-Ice Forecasts

Fairweather, LLC can provide complete ice forecasting services for vessels operating in arctic environments.   Remote sensing of current ice conditions, forecasts of break-up and freeze-up, ice growth and decay, and 16 day forecasts of ice motion are available from Fairweather, LLC for any of Alaska's waters.   Ice analysis is accomplished by the use of satellite imagery from a variety of satellites.

Weather forecasts for specific sites.   Animated maps of atmospheric pressure, wave heights, and other parameters are provided depending on client needs.

Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasts:
Daily analysis of current ice conditions and short and long-range forecasts are available for the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas of Alaska as well as for the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East.

To see a Fairweather, LLC sample sea ice analysis click here.

A false color photo of ice in the Beaufort Sea.   These low-cost, low-resolution (1 KM) satellite images of sea-ice can be provided several times per day.   Click on the image for a larger view.   (Allow pop-ups.)

A Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of sea-ice off the northern coast of Sakhalin Island.   These high-cost, high-resolution (30 meter) images are available by order from RADARSAT International.   Click on the image for a larger view.  (Allow pop-ups.)





Company Information

Fairweather, LLC
9525 King St.
Anchorage, AK 99515
Tel. (907) 346-3247
Fax (907) 349-1920
Site Last Updated: 12 January 2010

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