When should I leave? How do I pick a weather window?
Picking a weather window isn’t about reading one forecast. It’s about comparing your passage across several candidate departure days and across several models, then judging how much to trust the picture.
That’s what the Officer does: it blends the forecast models (BOM ACCESS, PredictWind GRIBs and global models), runs your route against each, and, crucially, tells you when the models disagree rather than hiding it. Where they agree over a stretch, confidence is high; where they diverge, it says so and owns the uncertainty.
And it keeps watching after you commit: if the picture shifts, it tells you whether to adjust or wait. The call is always yours. The Officer gives you the working, with the freshest data at the time, not a black-box verdict.
The Officer pulls the latest models, runs your route against each, and reports both the consensus and the disagreement. It shows the working, not just a GO/NO-GO. This capability is live and getting better; what it cites is the latest model data at the moment you ask.
General information for Australian operators, current as of May 2026. Rules change and recreational rules vary by state. Always confirm against the source(s) linked above (your AMSA, Australian Sailing or state maritime authority). This is not legal advice.