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The barometer as a weather tool indicates changes in atmospheric pressure to help determine incoming weather conditions

Weather Instruments Crucial In Plotting Safe Course at Sea

Weather Instruments Crucial In Plotting Safe Course at Sea by Jordanna Sheermohamed of Weather Forecast Solutions In a land-loving lifestyle, an increasing dependency on the incessant beeps and boops of technologically driven weather forecasts is a given. Text alerts of incoming rain and other weather notifications from hyper-local forecasting services using information likely crowd-sourced from […]

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Levanter winds in the western Mediterranean that originate from the East.

Wind Patterns Blow with Local Flair, but the Science is Universal

Wind Patterns Blow with Local Flair, but the Science is Universal by Jordanna Sheermohamed of Weather Forecast Solutions While there are the large-scale global winds that circumnavigate the Earth, there are seasonal and geographically influenced wind patterns that happen on smaller scales too. Regardless of the scale size, winds are a function of forced movement […]

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A NOAA NWS heat index chart that shows temperatures, relative humidity, and the associated dangers.

‘Feels like’ Heat Index Nothing to Take Lightly

‘Feels like’ Heat Index Nothing to Take Lightly by Jordanna Sheermohamed of Weather Forecast Solutions As we leave summer behind and prepare to embrace the cooler winter temps, lingering moisture is quick to remind us who really calls the shots in  those transition days of autumn. It’s a common debate: dry heat versus a swampy […]

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Significant wave heights and surface wind speeds along Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Caribbean, Cuba, and Atlantic Ocean.

Weather Routing Relays Much Needed Knowledge While Underway

Weather Routing Relays Much Needed Knowledge While Underway by Jordanna Sheermohamed of Weather Forecast Solutions Heading out on the high seas can be an adventure filled with endless skies and eternal horizons, provided said skies remain cooperative. Even the most compliant conditions can turn an adventure into a nightmare, with elevated winds and seas battering […]

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Sunny day, blue skies, and high altitude cirrus clouds in the atmosphere.

Clouds Decoded

Clouds Decoded by Jordanna Sheermohamed of Weather Forecast Solutions Clouds provide some of the best observational information when scanning the sky for a hint of impending weather. The most obvious being a cumulonimbus cloud, from the Latin root “cumulus” meaning “heap” and “nimbus” meaning “rain”, is exactly what one would picture; a piled heap reaching […]

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