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Updating marine weather manuals

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Update of the two Introduction to Marine Weather manuals :

Volume 1 – Fundamentals to the interpretation of GRIB files.

Version 2.2 – Video addition and text update.

  • 134 pages
  • 100 screenshots
  • 16 videos

Volume 2 – Mediterranean – Weather in the Mediterranean.

Version 1.4 – Video addition and text update.

  • 89 pages
  • 48 screenshots
  • 15 videos

Warning : Updates are no longer made in Apple Books. To update, first delete the books from your library, and complete the purchasing procedure until payment, you will not have to pay again but only download the book already purchased. Once again : thank you Apple !

Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea V.2.4

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Update 2.4 (01/2026) of the guide Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea version French and English.

  • Update of Starlink conditions and services until 30 January 2025.

The version number is no longer implemented on Apple Books, I now add it to the description of the book. It is also present on all page footers.

If the update doesn't appear in Apple Books, delete the book from your device and reload it from AppStore, you will not have to pay it again.
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Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea [MAY V.2.3]

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Update 2.3 (November 2025) of the guide Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea French version.

  • Removing Iridium Mail&Web app (*)
  • Alternative apps
  • Updated Starlink conditions and services as of November 1 2025.

 

[ADDENDUM] After a long and bitter battle with Apple, the process of updating works has finally been corrected in iTunes Connect and the version 2.3 is finally available for download. However the version number is still not implemented (except on the pages of the book).

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Tutorial : Weather in the Mediterranean Update V.1.2

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March, the volume 2 from Introduction to Marine Weather – Weather in the Mediterranean, is updated on the iBook Store (Apple Books)

Version 1.2 – Layout improvements and link fixes.

  • 88 pages
  • 48 screenshots
  • 14 videos

Warning : A severe bug still unfixed affects the new process for uploading book updates. The version number is no longer replaced on the iBook Store and remains "Original". On the other hand, the description of the modifications is present. Once again : thank you Apple !
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Updating Weather4D User Guides

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Changes have been made to the available ocean GRIB models :

    • MFWAM Global : Météo-France's global wave model has been upgraded to a resolution of 0,1° (6 NM) in addition to the 0.5° (30 NM) current. As a result, the MFWAM Europe is withdrawn.
    • HYCOM : the American global currents model, which has become unreachable, is discontinued.
    • Various additions and improvements.

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New tutorial : Weather in the Mediterranean

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March, the volume 2 from Introduction to Marine Weather has been published on the iBook Store (Apple Books)

 

The Mediterranean Sea has a unique configuration in the world. An enclosed maritime area of nearly two thousand nautical miles from west to east, it is only open to the Atlantic by a strait of eight nautical miles. Read more …