Legal, Terms of Service & Safety Disclaimers
LINY Weather operates as an independent regional meteorological platform. Please review our operational standards, safety notices, and data policies below.
The weather data, radar feeds, hydrodynamic drift models, marine alerts, and commute forecasts provided on LINY Weather are aggregated from personal station sensors and automated public APIs. They are offered strictly for general informational, educational, and recreational planning. Internet telemetry is subject to transmission latency, sensor interference, and processing outages. Never base life-safety, emergency evacuation, or property protection decisions solely on this site. In severe weather emergencies, always refer to the official bulletins issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) and local county emergency management officials.
Our inlet hazard index, bathymetric wave chop, and 4x4 beach driving clearance calculations are mathematical approximations based on astronomical tide predictions and NOAA buoy readings. Actual sand conditions, beach closures, high water breaches, and surf hazards can change rapidly. Drivers must hold valid NYS Parks or Suffolk County ORV permits, carry required safety recovery gear (tire deflators, tow straps, shovel, jack board), and adhere to posted beach closures. Mariners are solely responsible for verifying official US Coast Guard Notice to Mariners and nautical charts before navigation.
LINY Weather gratefully integrates data from the following authoritative public and scientific networks:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / NWS Upton (OKX): Radar imagery, marine forecasts, and active severe warning polygons.
- WeatherFlow-Tempest Inc.: Continuous ultrasonic telemetry from Station #212066 in Terryville / Port Jefferson Station, NY.
- United States Geological Survey (USGS): Real-time groundwater monitoring across the Long Island glacial aquifer system.
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC): Marine biotoxin, pathogen, and certified shellfish closure zones.
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) & Open-Meteo: METAR aviation ceiling feeds and numerical numerical weather prediction grids.
LINY Weather respects your privacy. We do not sell user data, utilize cross-site tracking ad pixels, or deploy intrusive behavioral profiling cookies. Anonymous aggregated site visits are measured via standard Google Analytics, and push notification tokens are securely processed strictly with your affirmative consent via OneSignal for severe weather alerts.