Receiving Seven Day Virtual Buoy Wind/Wave Forecasts

 Your data requests need to be exactly correct. Please follow the
 directions carefully. If you have any problems getting data, 
 see the troubleshooting section first. You may want to read this 
 now to see common mistakes.

 If you want a forecast for more than one point, you need to send
 a seperate email for each one. They cannot be combined into one 
 email message.

 Your email client needs to be set to send text only and no HTML. Some 
 email programs, like hotmail, will force HTML into your perfectly formatted 
 request. The HTML will alter your format.
 
 To get a seven day forecast for a single point, send an e-mail to 
 this address(don't spell buoy wrong): 

 data@buoyweather.com 

 The subject line can be anything or blank. The message content will be 
 made up of exactly eight variables in this format: 

 nww3forecast
 username
 sendaddress
 latitude
 longitude
 timezone
 format 
 grib

 A sample might look like this: 

 nww3forecast
 joeblow@aol.com
 me@myboat.com
 21
 -156.25
 -10
 2 
 nww3
 

 Line 1 - This must contain "nww3forecast" with no leading blank spaces,
 capital letters, or quotes. This is the key word for sending the WAVEWATCH
 data file. If you type this wrong, you will not get a response! 

 Line 2 - This is your username. The same username you use to access your Pro
 account online. The program will check to make sure you have an account with
 credits left before the data gets sent. Your password will not work here. Make
 sure it is your username which is the email address used to register.

 Line 3 - The email address you want the data sent to. You are welcome 
 to send data to a friend. Any email address is acceptable. Just make sure 
 there is no typo! Everyday, someone makes the mistake of entering their 
 own email incorrectly.

 Line 4 - The latitude. Send a negative for southern hemisphere latitudes. 
 E.g. -12 = 12 degrees south. The program will round off to the nearest 
 model latitude grid point depending on which grib file you choose. Do not 
 put a plus sign for northern latitudes! Just a number. This also means no
 leading zeros. If you put 06 you will get an error. just 6. Please read the
 About WAVEWATCHIII section of the userguide.

 Line 5 - The longitude. When you are in the western hemisphere, enter the
 longitude as a negative like the sample above. The program will round off to
 the nearest longitude model grid point depending on which grib file 
 you choose. Do not put a plus sign for eastern longitudes! Just a number.
 If your point is near land, read the last paragraph of this page.

 Line 6 - You can adjust the times written/printed on the report to 
 local time by entering the hours from GMT. Enter a 0 if you want 
 the forecast report in GMT. Enter 8 if you want it for Singapore 
 (i.e. 8 hours later than GMT) or -4 if you want it for Peru 
 (i.e. 4 hours earlier than GMT). Never put a plus sign. "+8" for
 example will cause an error. 

 Line 7 - This the format code. Valid inputs range from 1 - 6. Option 2 
 as in the sample above is the preferred offshore format. See the format 
 section for more info. 

 Line 8 - Select the grib file. Valid inputs are “nww3”, “wna”, “enp”, or "med". 
 nww3 is the global 1.25 X 1.0 file. See the about WAVEWATCHIII section 
 for which file to use. It is important that this is correct! 

 This system is easy to use, but attention to detail is required! Please 
 triple check your email request format to avoid receiving error data or 
 nothing. Is the point you are requesting over water? Is there a minus sign 
 for southern latitudes and western longitudes? Are there exactly eight 
 variables in the message? Are your username and email address correct?

 Finding points near land can be tricky. There are points on the grid that 
 are over water, which are not covered by the model. If you are coastal 
 cruising, we strongly suggest that you plan ahead and find the near land 
 points you will need using the online data browser before departing.