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Air Masses• The types of air masses are:– Arctic• very cold and dry– Continental polar• cold and dry– Continental tropical• Hot and dry– Maritime tropical• (always warm and moist)
Can you pick out <strong>the</strong>5 types of air masses? Air MassesInfrared temperature gradientshowing air masses andair mass boundaries
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Page 4 and 5: Decisions Affected by Weather:Crew
Page 6 and 7: Decisions Affected by Weather:Navig
Page 8 and 9: Weather Tools Available On• Barom
Page 10 and 11: Weather Tools Onboard Navy 44• Ch
Page 12 and 13: Typical chart receivedonboard a Nav
Page 15 and 16: Nautical Weather Sayings• Red sky
Page 17 and 18: Marine Weather Thumb Rules• Pay a
Page 19 and 20: Marine Weather Thumb Rules• Low a
Page 21 and 22: Marine Weather Thumb Rules• Chang
Page 23: Air Masses• Air masses are vast b
Page 27 and 28: Pressure• The Earth is alwaysthro
Page 29 and 30: High Pressure• Air circulates aro
Page 31 and 32: Pressure• Atmospheric pressure is
Page 33 and 34: Pressure and P`essure Trends• Wat
Page 35 and 36: Wind and Pressure• Wind is the re
Page 37 and 38: Wind and Pressure• Weather charts
Page 39 and 40: The red arrow indicates your boat
Page 41 and 42: Air Masses and Frontal Systems• W
Page 43 and 44: Cold Front• Cold Air pushes under
Page 45 and 46: Cold Front Weather Sequence• Wind
Page 47 and 48: Cold Front Weather Sequence• As f
Page 49 and 50: Microburst Sequence
Page 51 and 52: Warm Front Weather• Cirrus clouds
Page 53 and 54: Nimbostratus (Ns)Altostratus (As)Ci
Page 55: Occluded Front• Occurs when cold
Page 58 and 59: Typical chart receivedonboard a Nav
Page 60 and 61: Nautical Weather Sayings• Red sky
Page 62 and 63: Forecasting weather usingclouds•
Page 64 and 65: CloudsAltocumulus Ac(mackerel skies
Page 66 and 67: Cloudscumulus Cu (heap)
Page 68 and 69: CloudsCumulonimbus Cb
Page 70 and 71: CloudsCumulonimbus with waterspout
Page 72 and 73: Red Sky at NightSailor’s Delight
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“Mackerel Skies and Mare’s Tail
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USN Official Use Only ResourcesNava
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Location of NOAA Buoys
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SSB or HF Radio• Voice Broadcasts
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Wind WarningsGale Warnings: 34 - 47
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Hurricane Warnings• Definite Clos
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Hurricanes and Tropical Storms• A
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Onboard Weather ChartsHF Facsimile
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Weather Charts• Weather Charts ca
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Weather Chart Symbols
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Weather Charts and Symbols• Surfa
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Deciphering Wind Barbs• Wind barb
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Deciphering Wind BarbsWhat is the d
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Weather Chart Symbols
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Surface Forecast Charts for 24 hr 4
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Remember what the bold 564 isoheigh
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Upper Level Weather Charts• Upper
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5640 isoheight (bold line) shows th
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Why is Sea State Important?• Beca
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Remember what the bold 564 isoheigh
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