Chris Parker's Marine Weather Basics

Although careful attention to NOAA and Environment Canada VHF radio marine weather forecasts is always advisable for Great Lakes boaters, a good working understanding of weather systems and forecasting products is equally essential for prudent cruisers. In this Marine Weather Basics webinar, highly recognized marine weather analyst, forecaster and weather router, Chris Parker, will explain weather terminology, what is on a weather chart, how to interpret the graphics and symbols on weather charts, how pressure is measured, what fronts are, local effects, and more. Chris' practical explanations, complete with helpful diagrams, will provide an understanding of weather basics to help you augment the summary information provided by VHF marine weather sources. Plus it will help you advance toward developing your own weather forecasts.

If you spend any significant time cruising on the Great Lakes or elsewhere you'll most definitely want to attend this webinar. And if you're planning to cruise in the Bahamas or Caribbean you'll almost certainly be using Chris Parker as your weather souce or perhaps your weather router. This webinar is a great opportunity to get up to speed on the weather basics behins his forecasting.