Forecasting Achievements
During the El Niño weather inclemency of 1997 and 1998, when Internet WAM models were still in their infancy, and of questionable reliability after 60 hours, Nathan forewarned that an ominous system could be headed to the California coast, bringing with it surf that could reach over 20 feet in Southern California. The Port Authority at Port San Luis released its boats, paying heed to Nathan's forecast, and was honored to receive an email of thanks from the Port Authority for his accurate predictions and early warning calculations.
In recent times, Cool has given fair warning to areas of Central America for damaging surf from unusually large southern hemisphere storms, in particular, one that formed under Easter Island with 40–50 foot seas that brought 20+ foot (>6.2 m) waves to beaches in Costa Rica, and larger surf around Peru.
Along with these storm forecasts, Cool has also provided seasonal forecasts, including a "State of our Surf" report.
Cool has designed and develop unique automation software that can predict wind and wave height information worldwide. Utilizing various buoy data and raw modeling input parameters, Cool's software has assisted in the creation of various swell models.
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