[tarmand]

John, thanks for clearing that up, I knew that neither my wind speed meter nor I were hallucinating. Thanks also for hooking me up with that website. OK, so I started this string by bashing NOAA, but that "dial-a-buoy" thing is way too cool. You were right, you just dial up 228-688-1948 and enter in station TPLM2 (87562) and get real time data! I don''t even need any of those other gadgets, just a cell phone. Thanks again for your help.
Cheers,
Tim Armand
S/V Bella Donna