Learn to read the weather before you head out on the water; Washington Sea Grant and Jefferson County WSU Extension are co-sponsoring a Marine Weather Workshop in November.

Topics to be covered include:

The relationships of atmospheric pressure and wind;

Determining the path and speed of squalls;

The strong wind systems found in the Northwest and how to avoid them;

The key features of low pressure systems;

How 500 millibars wind patterns can help you find “weather windows” for safe passages;

How pressure gradients affect wind in Washington waters;

What a computer model is, how it works and what it can give you; and

How to get National Weather Service and associated weather, forecast and model data on your computer.

The workshop is planned for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The cost is $60.

This workshop will be held on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. To register, contact Sarah Fisken at 206-543-1225 or email sfisken@uw.edu.

Washington Sea Grant, based at the University of Washington, helps people and marine life thrive through research, technical expertise and education supporting the responsible use and conservation of coastal ecosystems. 

The National Sea Grant College Program is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

For more information, go to www.wsg.washington.edu.