You all have weather radar!
Every boat that has a cellphone has an onboard weather radar. Services like Verizon have applications like MyCast weather (probably same or similar on other providers) which allows you to get terrific radar scans of your area and out as far as you want as well as recorded lightning strikes over the last hour. This has been invaluable in determining whether or not to go out and to determine when to come in. It's only a few bucks a month and I find it to be the most important use of the cell phone while boating in New England.
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