Difference between revisions 517495606 and 529684471 on enwiki

< previous diff
next diff >
Nathan Cool
'''Nathan Cool''' creates custom marine [[weather forecasts|forecasting]] and surf predictions,<ref>''Ventura County Star'', August 17, 2007, Lifestyle section, Page 1</ref><ref>''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', June 4, 2006, Section C.</ref> is a self-published author, and has been a guest speaker at [[Loyola Marymount|Loyola Marymount University]] and 
(contracted; show full)provided was kept information away from many surfers who could not afford the subscription. Cool 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]]
{{Disambiguation needed|date=December 2012}} 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 Port Authority for his accurate predictions and early warning calculations.

In recent times, Cool has given fair warning to areas of [[Central America]] for damaging surf from unusually large southern hemisphere storms, in particular, one that formed under [[Easter Island]] with 40–50 foot seas that brought 20+ foot (>6.2 m) waves to beaches in [[Costa Rica]], and larger surf around [[Peru]].

Along with these storm forecasts, Cool has also provided seasonal forecasts, including a "State of our Surf" report.<ref>''Los Angeles Daily News'', June 3, 2006, "Summer's looking swell for LA"</ref>

Cool has designed and develop unique automation software that can predict wind and wave height information worldwide. Utilizing various buoy data and raw modeling input parameters, Cool's software has assisted in the creation of various swell models.<ref>Swell Watch system, WetSand, Inc.</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.nathancool.com/ NathanCool.com]

[[Category:Water sports]]