📰 News & Updates

### 🚀 New Features - **Live named-storm tracking**: active NHC hurricanes/tropical storms now show up on the main map with a Saffir-Simpson-styled track and on the Nightly Report with a closest-approach risk read for every anchorage — including a distance-gated "regional influence" heads-up for rain/chubasco risk from storms too far away for a direct wind threat - **Two new mainland Sea of Cortez marinas**: Puerto Peñasco and San Carlos/Guaymas, with the same chubasco alerting as the Baja side - **Surface-current point forecasts**: tap any point in the water for a live SMOC-based current forecast, plus a new marker at Sacramento Reef - **Currents table redesign**: day-grouped, plain-language trend notes, directional arrows, and a moon-phase glyph at the approximate transit hour - Reference-city dots always visible on the map for orientation - Spot forecasts opened up to every tier: 1/day for guests, 3/day free, unlimited on premium - New current markers at San Quintín and Cedros (Kellett Channel) ### 🔧 Under the Hood - Leg analyzer accuracy fixes for cross-track speed-over-ground and infeasible-track handling ### 🐛 Fixes - Mainland-marina storm detection improved, removing false alerts - Mobile layout fix for the Nightly Report's mainland section

I put AI in charge of versioning. Here's the new change log. Release Notes v2.1.0 — July 1–11, 2026 Enhanced nightly weather reports with easy one-click unsubscribe links More accurate storm and tropical wave alerts Smoother email delivery Bug fixes & performance improvements v2.0.0 — June 15–30, 2026 Refined alert banners and smoother upgrade flow Cleaner error logging for a more stable experience Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.9.0 — June 5–19, 2026 Upgraded storm forecasting engine Live tropical wave tracker with a 2-week arrival calendar Improved nightly weather summaries with "Tonight" previews Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.8.0 — April 27 – June 5, 2026 Redesigned passage planning tool with visual timelines and departure markers Enhanced wind direction compass and route projection based on current conditions Clearer forecast confidence indicators for each station Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.7.0 — April 20–27, 2026 New interactive satellite maps with playback controls for real-time tracking Surface current overlays and route leg analyzers in station popups Multi-day crossing routes and pressure system visualizations Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.6.0 — April 14–20, 2026 Premium passage-planning tool optimized for the Baja Bash Visual weather window heatmap with wind direction and gust tracking Improved scoring tiers for clearer decision-making Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.5.0 — March 27 – April 14, 2026 Premium historical climate tool to find past sailing patterns Expanded station coverage in the Caribbean Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.4.0 — March 26–28, 2026 Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.3.0 — March 17–27, 2026 Faster load times during peak usage hours Improved app stability and smoother browsing experience Platform-wide security updates Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.2.0 — March 16–21, 2026 Interactive onboarding tour with personalized sailing insights Faster forecast loading and more reliable weather data delivery Optimized cache system for quicker updates Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.1.0 — March 12–17, 2026 Secure sign-in with social login options Personalized forecast lengths based on account type Built-in sailing tips and sea-state guides Bug fixes & performance improvements v1.0.0 — March 10–14, 2026 Initial launch of the core marine weather mapping application Automated forecast updates and reliable baseline data delivery Stable deployment with faster initial load times Bug fixes & performance improvements

Bug fixes New features Set your departure Window AM/PM/24H Send feedback on forecasts that don't look right and help improve the forecast logic.

- Pressure H/L synoptic overlay — surface highs and lows from WPC, with GFS model fill-in for inland Mexico - Multi-day crossings — Banderas Bay ↔ Cabo route added (3-day passage planning) - SST history popup expanded — Premium users see 4 years (2023-2026) of daily SST at each Sea of Cortez chokepoint - Palmén Threshold explainer — every SST popup now explains the green / yellow / red zones in plain language - Crossing markers now show a single direction-of-travel arrow on the origin side (instead of arrows on both sides)

New Features - Baja Bash Weather Window heatmap page at /bash-window with help section - Wind direction arrow, gusts, and compass rose on Weather Window - Map overlay layers: satellite precip + VIIRS true color, with CSP updates - GIBS map overlays — GOES-West IR/TC, SST, SST Anomaly — with loops - SST storm-engine gauges at 3 Gulf of California chokepoints - Surface currents overlay (HYCOM ESPC) + layer-panel tooltips - Current-route leg analyzer in station popups

Forecast for premium users increased to 6 days Added Punta Abreojos for AM/PM window tracking

The lat/lon used for Cabo Falso put it in an area that significantly under-reported the wind. Position updated. All baja history updated to reflect the new position.

The Baja Bash has one master: the North Pacific High. When it's in the right position, you motor north in glassy conditions. When it isn't, you're fighting 25-knot headwinds and square seas for 800 miles. Experienced Bash sailors read a dozen pressure charts and spend hours trying to answer one question. We answer it with a single number. Your Window Score combines multiple atmospheric signals — the ones the pros watch — into a 0–100 forecast for the next 7 days. 85–100 — The Golden Window. Go now. 60–84 — Standard Grind. Manageable for a prepared crew. 40–59 — The Bash. Hard on gear, hard on crew. 0–39 — The Wall. Stay in the bay. Updated every six hours. Seven days out. No charts to interpret, no meteorology degree required. Built for the cruiser sitting in a marina asking the question everyone asks: Is this the week?

To celebrate I added the East Cape station. Be sure to check out the Baja Bash History. Coming this summer: Chubasco detection and reporting!

Changed the arrows on the map which show the direction of travel for the forecast to make them stand out more. Tweaks to the station reports to improve their readability on desktop and mobile Added the ability to save your location: California, Mexico, or Caribbean Added weather glossary with weather insight for locations in California and Mexico Do you have any feedback or suggestions? Please send it to support@aipassageplan.com

Starting to add some sites in El Caribe now!

If you're waiting for a weather window, premium members can subscribe and get an email sent every morning at 8:30am with latest ECMWF forecast (it runs around 8am) All times CST(Puerto Vallarta)

We have news! We also have high quality weather! Today we started paying for ECMWF weather, which means our weather will be the best available without delay!

Crossing forecasts have changed! You'll see the forecast for the start and finish locations on their respective sides, with the ability to switch directions with the toggle in the middle. For Mexico we have the Southern Crossing (La Paz and Mazatlan) and the Northern Crossing (Punta Chivato and San Carlos). Californians have two Catalina crossings, Dana Point and Long Beach!