Marine Weather Workshop (Anacortes)

Learn how to read the weather before you go.

Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Anacortes are cosponsoring a Marine Weather Workshop. Topics covered include:

• Relationships of atmospheric pressure and wind
• Determining the path and speed of squalls
• Strong wind systems in the Northwest and offshore and how to avoid them
• Key features of low pressure systems
• 500mb wind patterns and how they can help you find “weather windows” for safe passages
• Pressure gradients and how they affect wind in Washington waters
• Computer models: How do they work and what can they give you?
• Ways to get NWS and associated weather, forecast and model data on your computer