Instant worldwide weather reports are available for boaters and bathers about to head for their favorite coastal beaches this summer.
Through September, they can get weather information for 600 U.S. and foreign destinations by touch-tone telephoning 1-900-WEATHER, then punching in the area code for the city nearest their favorite beach.Up-to-the-minute weather information includes sky conditions, the likelihood of rain, air and water temperatures, cloud coverage, wave height, wind speed and direction and a tanning index, according to Jeff Bander, vice president at American Express, which provides the service.
The calls cost 75 cents a minute, Bander says.