On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:13:37 +0000 (UTC), Drew Cutter
wrote:

Looking a gps for open water sea kayaking. I'm looking at two different
gps units. One tells you that a storm is coming and other has a doppler
like radar map. Do you have to know where the storm is coming or just
that a storm is approaching ?


No. No. That's to both.

If you're not doing long multi-day trips, you don't need a storm
warning on your GPS unless you're too, uh, careless to check the
weather channels and radars before you leave the house. If the
weather looks as if a storm might be coming, don't go? The Coast
Guard appreciates that in boaters.

If you feel you must have such an addition to your GPS go for the gold
and get the one that shows the Doppler. As long as you remember that
the actual nasty weather can extend well beyond what shows on radar.
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