Hi all, wanted to share a useful reference I got from Gerard Abbatello at [tillerbender@sbcglobal.net] while at this years 2010 rOnDAYvous.
He showed me how I can call a bouy anywhere using the 5 digit reference number on the buoy and get detailed information on conditions for Wind, Wave Height, Pressure, Air Temp, and Dew Point.
I sail in central Long Island sound and found buoy 44039 to be the closest. You can look-up buoys here - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ This is the National Data Buoy Center.
Use telephone number 1.888.701.8992 wait for the auto message enter 1 then enter 5 digit reference number then confirm by entering 1. example using central Long Island sound buoy 18887018992-1-44039-1
I went one step further by creating a contact called Buoy 44039 and adding the number with the appropriate pauses and reference numbers to auto dial right to the buoy upon dialing the contact. I use a blackberry on the Verizon network so your experience may vary.
Here's how, create a new contact. Call it Buoy 44039 or whatever reference you looked up on the National Data Buoy Center. Type in the 18887018992 in a number field then add 3 pauses by accessing the menu and selecting "Add Pause" followed by the number 1 then another pause then 5 digit reference number for the buoy then a pause then number 1. It will look like this 18887018992PPP1P44039P1 save the contact and try calling it.
Enjoy. Again I can't take the credit for this, Gerard Abbatello at [tillerbender@sbcglobal.net] is the man!!!
He showed me how I can call a bouy anywhere using the 5 digit reference number on the buoy and get detailed information on conditions for Wind, Wave Height, Pressure, Air Temp, and Dew Point.
I sail in central Long Island sound and found buoy 44039 to be the closest. You can look-up buoys here - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ This is the National Data Buoy Center.
Use telephone number 1.888.701.8992 wait for the auto message enter 1 then enter 5 digit reference number then confirm by entering 1. example using central Long Island sound buoy 18887018992-1-44039-1
I went one step further by creating a contact called Buoy 44039 and adding the number with the appropriate pauses and reference numbers to auto dial right to the buoy upon dialing the contact. I use a blackberry on the Verizon network so your experience may vary.
Here's how, create a new contact. Call it Buoy 44039 or whatever reference you looked up on the National Data Buoy Center. Type in the 18887018992 in a number field then add 3 pauses by accessing the menu and selecting "Add Pause" followed by the number 1 then another pause then 5 digit reference number for the buoy then a pause then number 1. It will look like this 18887018992PPP1P44039P1 save the contact and try calling it.
Enjoy. Again I can't take the credit for this, Gerard Abbatello at [tillerbender@sbcglobal.net] is the man!!!
