And of course they have tide times - vital for visiting coastal mudflats!
http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/MAPS/vic.shtml for Victoria.
On 23 August 2010 08:44, Jim Smart <> wrote:
> Hello Birding-Aus people,
>
> A while back the Bureau of Meteorology changed the appearance of its
> website.
> Until today I had not explored the site. It has has brilliant new
> interactive charts
> that bird watchers planning an outing, camp or pelagic could find very
> useful.
>
> The main interactive map page is:
> http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml
>
> This gives the current pressure and rainfall plus predictions for the next
> six days.
>
> The options in the box labelled chart properties reveals a large number of
> additional maps.
> The scale ranges from global down to individual state level. Variables
> mapped include
> pressure and rainfall, temperature, humidity and wind direction.
> The map labelled WAVEWATCH III-G Australia gives current and predicted sea
> wind speeds
> and wave heights.
>
> See:
> http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml?domain=combinedW&type=sigWaveHgt
>
> I suggest birdwatchers would benefit knowing about and using the data the
> Bureau
> of Meteorology is now providing to us
>
> Most Australians do not know how excellent our meteorology services are.
> Detailed weather maps seemed to be a state secret when I was living in
> Britain
> in 2008. Last time I was in New Zealand the maps existed but you
> had to pay a fee to use the data.
>
> Three cheers for the Australian BOM site!
>
> Jim Smart
> East Maitland NSW
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