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Event Tickets – Marine Weather Workshop
March 23, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$60Learn how to read the weather before you go.
Washington Sea Grant and the Gig Harbor Boat Shop are cosponsoring a Marine Weather Workshop in Gig Harbor.
Topics to be covered include:
- The relationships of atmospheric pressure and wind
- Determining the path and speed of squalls
- The strong wind systems found in the Northwest and how to avoid them
- The key features of low pressure systems
- How 500mb wind patterns can help you find “weather windows” for safe passages
- How pressure gradients affect wind in Washington waters
- What a computer model is, how it works and what it can give you
- How to get National Weather Service and associated weather, forecast and model data on your computer
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2019
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where: Gig Harbor Boat Shop
Delivery Method: Tickets purchased online will be emailed to you. You can also give your name and email address to the event coordinator at the time of the event so they can look up your ticket.
Refund Policy: if you can’t make the workshop, contact Sarah Fisken for a refund
For customer service contact Sarah Fisken at sfisken@uw.edu or 206.543.1225
Customer service correspondence can be sent to:
Washington Sea Grant
3716 Brooklyn Ave N.E.
Seattle, WA 98105-6716
USA