The Performance Sailing School
410.280.2040
Understanding Marine Weather
June 5 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$90
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What is convective weather and what ingredients are needed for deep convection to develop.
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Anatomy of a supercell: lifecycle, structure, wind fields, associated hazards.
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Airmass thunderstorms vs. Squall lines (frontal weather, derechos)
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Seabreeze and its effect on squall lines.
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Radar basics: using onboard and doppler radar to assess risk and timing of thunderstorm arrival.
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Satellite: Asses convective weather risk before it enters your region using infrared and visible images.
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What to do if you have time to seek shelter and what to do if you do not have time to seek shelter.