Weather radar

Many Ipone apps. I use a combination .. Nexrad radar, Accuweather, Weatherbug, Airwx, TWC
 
XM weather overlay on Garmin Chartplotter - radar has a 4 minute delay. includes forecast data, wave height, period, etc.
GRLevelX radar software on all PCs (and MAC via VMWare Fusion) - 4 minute delay

NOAA sites (sample):
http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/floridaMarineDay.php#tabs
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm#gulf
http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/wfo/sectors/mflMarineDay.php

I find the NOAA data to be very reliable up to 72 hours out. Although, I have had a couple of surprises offshore from poor forecasts. Any weather data you get elsewhere is just re-packaged NOAA data, but likely in a format that is more appealing.
 
WX 1&2
Accuweather to my phone
Visual observation
Weather UnderGround.com
I am always checking the updates.

I am considering adding in the XM weather to overlay into the new boat.
 
What everybody else said. The real time weather radar apps are great. As is XM weather.
 
1) Weather Underground to my Blackberry and computers; I have bookmarks for locations all up and down the east coast.
2) Furunp 1944CBB
 
XM weather on my Garman 3210. Being in the north I suspend the service Oct - Apr. It costs $29month. I use a laptop in the salon to view local radarforecasts

Niles
 
Lately I do well with Accuweather. They have nice radar/cloud maps with motion that was viewable even on my old phone with a tiny display, and looks really good on my BB.
 
XM on the Garmin chartpotter here too. Phones are too hard to see in direct sunlight for me at least. I also like the ability to see 36-hour marine forecasts without need for an internet connection. Pulling GRIB files down via the sat phone takes too darn long.
 
I keep my eyes to the sky, watching for wind shifts, cloud formations and sudden temperature changes.

I use my boat radar to see approaching storms. I use Accuweather, Fishweather, East Coast wind forecasts and radar and satellite weather map.

The most UNRELIABLE source of weather news is NOAA radio. Usually about 15 minutes AFTER the weather event has passed is the first you'll hear of it on NOAA.
 
There is no phone service offshore where I live other than satelite. I use XM weather on a Garmin 3210, works pretty well although I wish the weather info was continually updated and overlayed. I like boat radar too for the near storms but it doesn't give the weather patterns 100 miles away and a decent look at what's way out there.
 
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