Sound on the Water Affected by Temperature, Molecular Density by Jordanna Sheermohamed of Weather Forecast Solutions Before the invention of GPS, radio or radar, maritime navigation depended on different means of communication to relay messages between vessels. To compensate during times of limited visibility, sound was and is still often used to relay a boat’s […]
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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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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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‘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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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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