Mondays 10/19/2009 Question and boating safety Tip ANSWERED

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:33 am

Saftey Tip
You don't have to be a meteorologist to know your local weather. Always check the weather before going sailing. As sailors we all know how important the weather is to us! Especially the wind! Did you know that in the Northern Hemisphere you can quickly and reasonably reliably predict where the center of a low pressure or center of a high pressure system is? How you ask?? Easy!!!

Stand with your face to the wind. remember, this must be true wind and not apparent if you are on a boat. Hold your hands straight out to your sides. The center of a low will be to your right and some what behind you. The center of a high will be to your left and ahead of you!
The way I do it is simply face the wind and keeping my body from turning look as far over my right shoulder as I can. There! I'm looking towards the center of the low! Cool huh?!?!?

Question for today
Speaking of weather,
There are 4 basic types of weather fronts generally recognized!
Can you name all 4??

For your entertainment I have found this picture of a front on the internet!

trev · Post by **trev** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:00 pm

This takes me way back to a private pilot ground school but I believe they are warm, cold, occluded, and stationary fronts.

Bhacurly · Post by **Bhacurly** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:25 am

I agree w Trev,,, and the pict looks a cold front moving in...??

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:23 am

ANSWER:
1) Cold Front
2) Warm Front
3) Occluded Front
NOTE: Some sources destinguish a cold Occluded from a warm Occluded front.
4) Stationary Front!

Nice job!!

OK now, who went outside just to face the wind and find where the low pressure center is?? I know I did when I first learned that!!

Scott

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:57 am

69Shark wrote:

OK now, who went outside just to face the wind and find where the low pressure center is?? I know I did when I first learned that!!

Scott

Wind? Where am I gonna find wind around here ? Actually we've been starting to get the fall winds, but very puffy. Last weekend we had nice 8-10's but frequent 20's suddenly thrown in.

Smaller Hobie capsized and had to be rescued on the lake.