Basic Essentials of Marine Meteorology

8 -Hour Course
Saturday or Sunday, September 13th or 14th

8 AM - 5 PM
Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina – Ballroom
49 America’s Cup Avenue
Newport, RI (located on Boat Show site)

Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Lee S. Chesneau
President, Lee Chesneau's Marine Weather

Cost:
$150.00 per person (includes 2 tickets to the Newport International Boat Show)

Register by calling 401-846-1115, ext 219
(Seats are limited – sign-up early!)

Course Description:
1. Overview of how weather works:
The atmosphere and principles of how clouds form; observing cloud types and what they mean to a mariner.

2. Basic review of pressure and wind concepts.
Principles of how the atmosphere generates wind - both surface and aloft. This is needed for better understanding of reading weather maps.

3. The surface weather map:
An overview of surface weather systems (lows, fronts, and troughs; highs and ridges). Warning labels and wind barbs and other surface chart symbols as depicted on Ocean Prediction Center (OPC) and Tropical Prediction Center (TPC) marine surface weather maps.

4. Reinforcement:
Reinforcement review questions and application exercises will be administered to ensure that the objectives of basic surface charts as they relate to surface marine weather charts are properly interpreted and read. Review handout material will be provided at the end of the session to compliment notes taken as well as reinforcement exercises.

5.Navigating for your weather information:
Where to access weather information from the public domain.

Register by calling 401-846-1115, ext 219
(Seats are limited – sign-up early!)
Visit Lee Chesneau’s website at: http://www.marineweatherbylee.com