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Nathan Cool
'''Nathan Cool''' is a noted pioneer of long range marine [[weather forecast|forecasting]] and surf prediction.<ref>''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', [[June 4]], [[2006]], Section C.</ref>

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The WaveCast® service continued to bring accurate forecasts to Southern California surfers, and received accolades throughout various local media including Marc Kent’s Let’s Talk Surfing. 

The pay-per-view model that the original WaveCast® service provided was keeping valuable information away from ma
ny surfers who could not afford the subscription. Nathan eventually teamed with WetSand, a new portal for the surfing community. The business model was conducive to providing free forecasts, and the combined expertise brought the availability of demographic expansion while placing crucial information regarding coastal conditions to surfers around the globe.  

==Forecasting achievements==
During the [[El Niño]] weather inclemency of 1997 and 1998, when Internet [[WAM]] models were still in their infancy, and of questionable reliability after 60 hours, Nathan forewarned that an ominous system could be headed to the California coast, bringing with it surf that could reach over 20 feet in Southern California. The Port Authority at [[Port San Luis]] released its boats, paying heed to Nathan's forecast, and was honored to receive an email of thanks from the Por(contracted; show full)==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nathancool.com/ NathanCool.com] 
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/059530365X/ ''The WetSand WaveCast Guide to Surf Forecasting.'']
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