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Tag Archives: Ocean Weather
Maritime Weather Outlook Indian Ocean
A ridge of high pressure prevails between 30S and 40S latitudes. A low center southeast of Madagascar is producing strong to gale force winds south and southwest of the center. Continue reading
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Heavy swell expected off South Africa
Heavy swell expected off South Africa Continue reading
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Strong Westerlies continue south of 40 North in Western Pacific
The upper-level Jet continues to be displaced south of 40 N latitude over the western and central North Pacific which will result in persistent gale to storm force (briefly hurricane force) westerlies between 30N and 40N latitudes Continue reading
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Upper-Level Block shunts storm tracks northward away UK
The upper-level Omega Block is re-establishing over the northeastern North Atlantic with a semi-stationary upper cut-off low situated south of the Azores for the next several days which will shunt low tracks N-NE towards Greenland and Iceland and away from … Continue reading
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Indian Ocean Maritime Weather Outlook
Indian Ocean Maritime Weather Outlook Continue reading
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North Pacific Maritime Weather Outlook
The upper-level jet continues to be displaced south of 40 across the western and central North Pacific Continue reading
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High Pressure Block to Develop over Northeastern Atlantic
An upper-level blocking pattern is forecast to develop over the Northeastern North Atlantic over the next several days which will deflect low tracks northward Continue reading
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The Other Hurricane Season
Each year there are, on average, about 6 hurricanes in the North Atlantic, 8 in the Eastern North Pacific and 17 Typhoons in the western North Pacific. Few people (outside of Mariners) realize that there is another season of hurricane winds that occurs over both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean and runs from September to May. These storms do not track through the tropics, but instead are associated with the extratropical cyclones of the mid-latitudes.
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Tagged Hurricane, Hurricane Force, NOAA OPC, North Atlantic, North Pacific, Ocean Weather, Storm, Weather Wisdom
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What is Vessel Performance Analysis and Performance Monitoring?
Vessel Performance Monitoring s Vessel performance monitoring services allow a ship operator, owner or charterer to get a daily performance analysis regarding a vessel’s speed and fuel consumption based on the charter-party specifications and the actual weather and currents encountered … Continue reading
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Case Study: Marine Weather Reconstruction, Arabian Sea
I was asked to review a marine weather analysis report of conditions in the northern Arabian Sea, east of Socotra Island during July of 2008 that was presented by a weather consulting company on behalf of cargo interests. Continue reading
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Tagged Arabian Sea, Case Study, Climate, Ocean Weather, Rough Weather, Wave height, Weather Wisdom
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