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There are repeaters in some of the islands that rebroadcast on VHF the US channel out of Puerto Rico as well as local weather. We use Max Sea and download 7 day forcasts by Globalstar sat phone by email. I have used this system for 4 years offshore and close to islands in the Caribbean and have found their forcasts as good as any subscription service. Their forcasts are macro but micro-local forcasts can be obtained on AM-FM or VHF. Global star service drop-outs have not been a problem and until they launch their new satellites, the monthly unlimited service is cheap. Many islands also offer WiFi service - free or subscription- so weather downloads can be obtained off the internet.
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