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Survey of Marine graphical forecast products

We invite you to provide feedback on the Bureau of Meteorology's marine graphical forecast products. The information you supply will be used to improve graphical marine services for the future.

We appreciate your time in completing the survey. The survey will be open between September 15 and October 30, and it is intended to take around 6 minutes to complete.

All personal information collected by the Bureau of Meteorology is used in accordance with its Privacy policy.

1. What is your age?
less than 25
between 26 and 49
Over 50
Undisclosed

2. Gender
Male
Female

3. Where do you live?
Australia
International
For Australian residents, please enter your postcode:

5. What is the main purpose of your water based activity?
Recreational
Professional

6. How often do you typically check the weather to make decisions regarding these activities?
Regularly during the day
Daily
2-3 days a week
Once a week
Once a fortnight
Once a month
Less often

8. Do you stay updated about the weather forecasts and warnings whilst on the water?
Yes
No

9. The following five questions relate to tabular and map based forecast products (shown below) available for NSW, SA and Tas.

Example image of a map based forecast for Adelaide

Example image of a tabular forecast for Adelaide

9.1. How do you use this type of marine forecasts when planning your activities?
Only use the map based forecast.
Only use the tabular forecast.
Use graphical or tabular forecast in conjunction with text based marine forecasts (ie. Coastal waters forecast).
Haven't used map based or tabular forecasts.

9.5. If the following types of forecast formats were available to you, which formats would you use? (select all that apply)
Map based
Tables
Graphs
Descriptive text
Voice

10. Before today, were you are aware of the Bureau's marine website? (Link is www.bom.gov.au/marine)
Yes
No

11. There are a number of other websites that provide map based forecast services. Which of the following websites do you use? (tick all that apply)
Magic Seaweed
Buoyweather
Weather Channel
Coastalwatch
Swellnet
Seabreeze
Surfline
Windguru
Other (please specify)

11.1. What features in particular do you like about these types of map based and graphical marine forecasts?

12. The following questions relate to map based wind forecast graphics (shown below) available from the Bureau's marine website.

Example image of a map based forecast for Australia

12.1. Before today, were you are aware of this map based marine wind forecast (available from the Bureau's marine website)?
Yes
No

13. Thinking about all aspects of marine map based forecasts available from the Bureau's website, how satisfied are you?
Very satisfied
Fairly satisfied
Neither satisfied or dissatisfied
Fairly dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Don't know/ Can't say

14. Are there any other comments or suggestions on how to improve marine map based forecasts?

Please press the Send button after you have completed the survey.

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4. What types of water based activites do you normally undertake? (select all that apply)
Swimming at the beach
Fishing from boats
Rock fishing
Surfing
Waterskiing or river based activities
Sea kayaking
Wind surfing or kite boarding
Boating (eg. sailing, yachting, motor powered vessels)
Large ships (operating on the high seas)
Other (please specify)

7. Typically, which of the following weather types have you recently used to make decisions about your water based activities? (select all that apply)
Wind speed
Wind direction
Wind chill factor (apparent temperature)
Cloud or sunshine
Swell height
Swell period
Sea or wave height
Water temperature
UV index or UV alerts
Tides
Ocean currents
Visibility
Wind warnings (ie. warnings of strong winds, gale, storm force or hurricane force winds)
Rain
Thunderstorms
Temperature

8.1. Whilst on the water, how do you stay updated with the latest weather forecasts and warnings?
HF radio
VHF radio
CB radio
AM/FM radio
Internet via laptop
Internet via mobile phone
Satellite phone
Inmarsat satellite C (GMDSS compliant)
Other (please specify)

9.2. How often are the forecast wind speeds within 10 knots of the actual wind speeds you experienced?
Never	Occasionally	Mostly	Always

9.3. How often are the forecast wind directions within one compass point of the actual wind directions you experienced? (ie. Northeast and Northwest winds are within one compass point of a forecast North wind direction)
Never	Occasionally	Mostly	Always

9.4. How often are the forecast wave heights within 1 metre of the actual wave heights you experienced?
Never	Occasionally	Mostly	Always

12.2. Does the information contained in the marine map based wind forecasts meet your requirements?
Yes - regularly
Yes - Sometimes (please explain)
No - Never (please explain)
What in particular meets or does not meet your requirements for marine graphical forecasts?

0. Region

Survey of Marine graphical forecast products

1. What is your age?

2. Gender

3. Where do you live?

4. What types of water based activites do you normally undertake? (select all that apply)

5. What is the main purpose of your water based activity?

6. How often do you typically check the weather to make decisions regarding these activities?

7. Typically, which of the following weather types have you recently used to make decisions about your water based activities? (select all that apply)

8. Do you stay updated about the weather forecasts and warnings whilst on the water?

8.1. Whilst on the water, how do you stay updated with the latest weather forecasts and warnings?

9. The following five questions relate to tabular and map based forecast products (shown below) available for NSW, SA and Tas.

9.1. How do you use this type of marine forecasts when planning your activities?

9.2. How often are the forecast wind speeds within 10 knots of the actual wind speeds you experienced?

9.3. How often are the forecast wind directions within one compass point of the actual wind directions you experienced? (ie. Northeast and Northwest winds are within one compass point of a forecast North wind direction)

9.4. How often are the forecast wave heights within 1 metre of the actual wave heights you experienced?

9.5. If the following types of forecast formats were available to you, which formats would you use? (select all that apply)

10. Before today, were you are aware of the Bureau's marine website? (Link is www.bom.gov.au/marine)

11. There are a number of other websites that provide map based forecast services. Which of the following websites do you use? (tick all that apply)

11.1. What features in particular do you like about these types of map based and graphical marine forecasts?

12.1. Before today, were you are aware of this map based marine wind forecast (available from the Bureau's marine website)?

12.2. Does the information contained in the marine map based wind forecasts meet your requirements?

13. Thinking about all aspects of marine map based forecasts available from the Bureau's website, how satisfied are you?

14. Are there any other comments or suggestions on how to improve marine map based forecasts?