MWI: the first company to map weather fronts in the maritime sector

MWI is the first company to map maritime weather fronts using advanced detection methods to improve safety and support more efficient navigation.
Weather fronts detection

Fronts refer to boundaries separating air masses with contrasting temperature, moisture, and pressure. Sudden wind shifts, cross seas, strong gusts, heavy rain or thunderstorms — this zone is highly prone to accidents. Accurately identifying fronts and precisely anticipating their time of passage plays a key role in significantly improving safety at sea.

At MWI, we focus on detecting and analysing these critical areas to support safer, more efficient navigation.

We’ve developed a method that combines the Thermal Front Parameter (TFP) with machine learning, helping identify and visualise the most active, potentially hazardous parts of a front. Today, many maritime zones no longer have available weather front charts.

Tested during the 2024 Vendée Globe, our approach is already showing promising results in real-world conditions.

Smart & safe navigation.

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