Understanding Visibility, Fog Formation & Its Importance to the Mariner Visibility is one of the most important weather factors affecting safe navigation. A reduction in visibility can significantly increase the risk of collision, particularly when navigating in areas of heavy traffic, coastal waters, narrow channels or during pilotage. For the […]
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Understanding the relationship between air temperature and dew point is one of the simplest ways to predict cloud development and atmospheric stability. As air rises, it expands and cools. When it cools to its dew point temperature, water vapour condenses into tiny water droplets, forming the base of a cloud. […]
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Clouds are much more than attractive formations in the sky—they are one of nature’s most reliable indicators of changing weather. Long before the advent of satellites, radar, and sophisticated forecasting models, mariners relied on cloud observations to anticipate approaching weather systems. Even today, cloud recognition remains an essential skill for […]
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