Washington Sea Grant Offers a Marine Weather Workshop

Learn to read the weather before you head out on the water.

Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a Marine Weather Workshop at Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle.

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

When:
Friday, April 26, 2019
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where:
Nordby Conference Room
Nordby Building
Fishermen’s Terminal
3919 18^thAve W
Seattle, WA 98119

Fee:
$60

Registration required:

Online Registration

For more information or to register by phone or email contact Sarah Fisken: 206-543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu