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March 2014
Streaming Severe Weather Alerts on NCP’s Website

Want a warning about approaching bad weather? The Nassau Container Port's updated website has a solution.

If the Central Bahamas is under a weather alert, a "Severe Weather" warning will now stream across the top of the NCP website. Shippers and customers alike can click either the notification message or the "Real Time Weather" icon for specific weather information.

This important new feature is part of the Nassau Container Port’s free subscription Weather Forecasting Service, intended to help shippers with accurate weather forecasting.

"Weather planning is essential in today’s marine industry," said Michael Maura Jr., CEO for APD Limited, which owns and operates the Nassau Container Port. "Our expanded, and free, Weather Forecasting Service can now help customers plan for future shipments, not just the shipment arriving tomorrow."

And who will mostly likely use it? "We expect our free information service will prove very useful to all Bahamians, but also to visiting yachtsmen, ships transiting Bahamian waters and, above all, for local fisherman and mail boats," Mr. Maura said.

APD Limited has contracted with WeatherBell and partnered with the Bahamas Meteorology Department to produce the weather site centering on the Bahamas and supported by long-range and detailed forecasts.

Unlike many weather services that forecast for a few hours or a few days, the NCP forecasting service can looks weeks into the future and provide information on seasonal weather trends.

The service will also provide daily marine forecasts year-round, focusing on the Caribbean and Atlantic.

The forecasts use information from several storm-forecasting services to include The National Hurricane Center, European Model, Global Forecast System (GFS), Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) and The Bahamas Department of Meteorology.

The seasonal outlook will provide a clear look at the expected impact of the upcoming hurricane season, along with details on which locations are most likely to be impacted by tropical weather. Subscribers can also see details about temperature and precipitation as well as wave height and wave direction.

"With the best information, we can determine the need for closing the port and protecting the equipment and our staff when severe weather is headed our way and thus save the thousands of dollars that can result from hurricanes and other negative weather phenomena," Mr. Maura said.

To sign up for the NCP Weather Forecasting Service, click here. You will receive a password login for access to your customized forecasts.


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