# Marine Locations & Weather _ReadyHelm Owner app guide, chapter 16 Β· Last updated 2026-10-28 Β· https://app.readyhelm.com/guide/owner/locations-and-weather.html_ ReadyHelm keeps a catalog of marine locations (marinas, harbors, anchorages, and NOAA tide stations) so the places you enter can be linked to real NOAA forecasts and tide predictions. ## Picking a location Location fields use the location picker. These include a boat's **Location** (its home port, set under Edit vessel β†’ Location) and a trip's departure and stops in [Captain's Log](https://app.readyhelm.com/guide/owner/captains-log.html). - **Type to search.** Start typing a name and pick a match. A linked location shows **πŸ“ Linked to a known location β€” forecast available**. **Unlink** reverts to plain text. - **Pick on map.** Opens a map with a NOAA nautical chart layer. Browse known locations, use **Near Me** to jump to where you are, or tap an empty spot to **Add a new location**. Give the new location a name and type (Marina, Harbor, Anchorage, and so on). If a known location is nearby, ReadyHelm asks whether you meant that one first, to avoid duplicates. New locations are reviewed by the ReadyHelm team before they become visible to everyone. - **Plain text still works.** You don't have to pick from the catalog. An unlinked location just won't have a forecast. Some places are outside NOAA's forecast coverage, and the picker tells you when that's the case. ## Weather on Home The **Weather** tile on [Home](https://app.readyhelm.com/guide/owner/home-dashboard.html) shows current NOAA conditions at each boat's home port: wind speed, direction, and gusts, wave height, and the next high or low tide. To see a boat here, set its Location to a linked location. ## Trip forecasts An active trip in Captain's Log shows the forecast for its departure location on the trip's date. NOAA forecasts only reach about a week ahead, so a trip further out says to check back closer to departure. A multi-stop trip has **πŸ—ΊοΈ View all destinations on map** to see every stop on one map. ## Conditions on a Float Plan A [Float Plan](https://app.readyhelm.com/guide/owner/float-plan.html) keeps a history of forecast conditions for the trip. Conditions are recorded: - When the plan is sent - Automatically as the trip gets close (about two to three days before departure) - Whenever you click **Refresh conditions** Each entry is kept rather than overwritten, so the plan shows what the conditions looked like as the trip approached, not only a single snapshot.