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Lee Chesneau’s Marine Weather


Marine Weather: Level I
at the Newport International Boat Show
Saturday, September 17th - Sunday, September 18th, 8:30am - 4:00pm

This 2-day marine weather class is taught by well- known and recently retired NOAA/NWS Ocean Prediction Center meteorologist, Lee Chesneau. The course is designed to familiarize boaters with the basic principles of marine weather formation and movement and how to use the information at hand to make safe boating decisions. Students learn how to use surface pressure maps and make observations of local weather conditions to observe frontal and non-frontal systems. The course combines lectures and hands-on practical exercises that include making weather observations, weather log keeping, obtaining current weather predictions from various sources, and participating in a simulated cruise using historical weather data obtained from the Ocean Prediction Center Archives and actual vessel log entries.

Topics:

  • Cloud Identification
  • Barometer Reading
  • Reading Weather Maps
  • Fronts, Squalls, Storms
  • Fog
  • Convection
  • Prevailing Winds
  • Local Weather
  • Beaufort Scale
  • Waves
  • High & Low Pressure Systems
  • Receiving Weather Data
  • Buys Ballot’s Law

The course cost is: $395 per person

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