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Smart Weather tracking portal for Dubai

Dubai - Smart Weather will give navigational warnings and gauges sea conditions for dynamic maritime activities such as sailing, swimming and jet skiing

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has launched ‘Smart Weather,’ a new mobile-friendly online portal that provides vital weather information and advice.
Part of the DMCA’s efforts to implement the safety aspects of Dubai’s Maritime Sector Strategy, Smart Weather displays onshore and offshore maritime weather status and forecasts for a period of nine days in advance. It updates itself many times a day, and is easily accessible via smart devices. Among other details, it provides details on wave height and direction, air temperature, wind speed and direction, and visibility, among others, in both Arabic and English.
Smart Weather also gives navigational warnings and gauges sea conditions as Pleasant, Moderate or Rough for dynamic maritime activities such as sailing, swimming and jet skiing in the coastal areas, near the beach, or in deep sea.
The new portal comes in two versions — Professional and Public. The Professional model provides advanced maritime-specific weather information and forecasts, generating detailed daily weather reports.
“Ensuring martime safety is a major objective of Dubai’s ambitious Maritime Sector Strategy. Smart Weather embodies the DMCA’s efforts to incorporate the latest technologies and smart tools to achieve this,” said Mahmoud Ewidah, Director, DMCA’s Information Technology Department. “Our new online portal provides major maritime stakeholders and the general public alike with powerful tools that keep them accurately informed of weather conditions that affect their maritime activities 24/7. Technology-driven initiatives such as this are vital to Dubai’s emergence as one of the world’s most advanced and competitive maritime hubs in the few coming years.”
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