What's Next?

With the The Windline being an ongoing project, we are constantly developing the site, trying to plan what we want to add and what we can refine to make it more useful to our users. We are always open to comments and critiques about the services that we offer. If you'd like to tell us about anything, head over to ourcontact page .

In the short-term, here is what we are planning to work on:

1. Running our own WRF Downscaled Weather Models

If you're a water-sports enthusiast in Puget Sound, you know how finicky the wind can be. Local, high-resolution models are key for getting the forecast right and knowing when the conditions will line up for an epic session. We plan to spin up our own WRF downscaled models to provide as accurate of a forecast as we can for our region. We want to bring high-res localized forecasts to you.

2. Wave Forecasts

So far we've released a beta version of waves for a few domains in the Salish Sea. While we dial in our wave model and validate it, we're also working on providing waves for all areas of the Salish Sea.

3. Zoomable Maps

Right now the only spatial data we provide is in the form of static maps. We'd like to change that and serve our wind and wave data in a zoomable and scrollable map, moving away from specific domains.

4. Crowd Sourced Ideas

All of what we plan to do is not set in stone. Our ultimate goal with The Windline is to build an online tool that helps our users get more time on the water. If there is a feature that you think will allow you to work less and wing/surf/kite/boat/paddle more, we want to hear about it!