The University of Athens, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Modelling and
Weather Forecasting Group has provided access to the output of their SKIRON
forecast model. The compiled GRIB files are available for free download at
wild-silk.org. A site that supports free and open
weather resources for leisure sailors in the
Mediterranean.
The files have a resolution of 0.1 deg. compared to 0.5 deg. for GFS gribs. This is 25 time higher than the GFS gribs. The SKIRON model covers the entire
Mediterranean. It is a local model that well reflects local weather effects. This makes it suitable for sailing forecasts in the
Med both coastal and off-shore. The well known weather pages of the
University of Athens are based on the outputs of the SKIRON model.
The downloaded GRIB files can be viewed in zyGrib (ver. 6.2.4 and up) or in
OpenCPN with the Grib
plugin.
The attached image shows the coverage of the GRIB files.
Linear Mode
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