PREVICOTE’s high resolution forecasting tool for recreational mariners is called HouleLà.

Houlelà’s user-friendly interface displays continuous forecast data from the coastline to 15 miles offshore. The software automaticaly detects the system configuration language and functions in English, French or Spanish.

The data is displayed on a PC ashore or onboard the vessel and is transferred using standard  internet communications.

This easy to use sea and wind forecasting solution is designed to allow safe, comfortable and economical planning of journeys for recreational and professional mariners.

To learn more about how HouleLà works:

• toolbars and menus
• map window and graphics
• alarm and alert settings
• software configuration

 Benefits

• Improved safety at sea by providing users total visibility of changing sea and weather conditions for large areas (English Chanel, Bay of Biscay...) as well as for coastal navigation (points, passages, approaches...).
• Included threshold alerts and alarms.
• Forecast data is updated twice a day ensuring accurate information for comfortable route planning and anchorage selection.
• Increased fuel efficiency by avoiding passages in areas of rough conditions.
• No special training or maritime knowledge is required to use HouleLà.

Features

• Choice of parameters: wind speed/direction, wave and swell height/direction/period, curent speed/direction, cross swell height/direction/period, true tides (calculated for each point).
  
• 96-hour forecast range with a resolution of 2 km.
  
• Powerfull graphical displays.
• Threshold alerts to highlight changing sea and weather conditions – as defined by the user.
• Availability of forecasts ashore or onboard using a PC with an Internet connection.