Listen to Don as his delivers a forecast on the SSB
Don Anderson on Summer Passage provides weather information for Pacific cruisers in Mexico, and for cruisers heading south or west.
This free service is to supplement a variety of other weather information available to cruisers, including weather faxes, grib files –– and looking at the weather out the port of your own boat.
These forecasts are usually more accurate for offshore conditions (60 miles and beyond) and may not be as accurate in predicting local coastal conditions.
And, as always, no weather forecast should substitute your own common sense out there on the water.
Cruising Pacific Waters
Don Anderson’s
usual morning routine is to wake at 3 a.m., turn on his radio and computerized
weather reports, make a cup of coffee, then step outside to take a quick
look at the sky outside his Ventura home.
For Anderson, it’s not an idle gesture. He knows that hundreds of
sailors outside the United States depend on him for accurate weather forecasts
that will help them find safe passage to their next destination.
Read more about Don Anderson
Winter 2006/2007 Radio Schedule
| Time/UTC | Freq/kHz | |
| 1430 | 3968 LSB | Sonrisa net. Monitors for weather reports and any emergency traffic. |
| 1415 | 8122 | Amigo net. Supplies forecast for Ensenada to Socorro Island & Sea of Cortez |
| 1530 | 7294LSB | Chubasco Net. Monitors for emergency traffic only. |
| 1615 | 7233 LSB | Baja California Maritime Service Net. Forecasts San Diego to Puerto Vallarta, including Sea of Cortez. Weekdays only. Provides backup for AA6TP. |
| 1630* | 12359 | Monitors 12C for weather questions usually 500 - 2500 from his Oxnard station. |
| 2345* | 12359 | Monitors 12C for weather questions from vessels out to 2,500 miles from Oxnard station. |
| 0015* | 16534 | Monitors 16C for weather questions from vessels North and South Pacific out to 6,000 miles from Oxnard. 18840, 22165 and 25115 are alternate frequencies, especially for vessels beyond 3,000 miles. |
| 0205 | 6516 | Southbound Net. Brief summary on 6D of any significant weather since Amigo net. |
| 0300 | 14300 | Pacific Seafarers' Net. Monitors for weather questions. Will move to 14283 if requested. |
| * Closes down after 15 minutes if nothing heard |
Weather resources
This is a list of helpful online weather resources available if you're plugged into the Internet.
To contact Don Anderson
Don provides
weather information to boaters by SSB or Ham radio. Just check his posted
schedule and listen in. He does not provide
e-mail weather forecasting or routing. If you would like to thank Don
for his services, or if you would like to relay information to him, Don's
e-mail address is sumpas@aol.com.
