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Weather - Coggle Diagram

- - - - "Count the seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder. If this time is less than 30 seconds, lightning is a threat"
      - If possible get to an indoor space. After that comes getting low, a ditch or depression are good options. avoid caves, singled out trees, and bodies of water. if your are in high elevation, try to quickly get lower before the lightening gets worse.
        
        I was hiking the great range in the Adirondacks when a storm system hit. We used the 30/30 rule to determine it's danger. It was not yet dangerous but we still defended from the mountain we were on.
  - - - Flooding
        
        Can cause landslides
        
        While hiking trails can get slippery and dangerous. rain can soak your gear, leaving you for hypothermia very quickly even in the summer. rain can also be a major threat if you are in a boat. Waters can rise and pick up speed very quickly.
        
        The year or 2 before I paddled on the Pecos River in Texas, it flooded. Because it is in a Vally, the Vally filled and the water wiped out everything in its way. The folk that listened to the forecast got out of the Vally quickly. Because all the water came from a storm that hit miles away, those just watching the sky had no clue. scary stuff.
      - Hail
      - fog - effecting visibility
      - Ice
      - Snow
      - humidity
    - - tornados
      - dust storm
    - - heat/cold
- - - - Magicseaweed.com
      - OceanWether.com
      - Weather.gov
      - Noaa.gov
      - https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov
  - - - Forecast is read quickly, and in an automated voice. takes a moment to understand what is being said
      - Make sure you know the station and understand the information
    - - look at who to trust
      - Can't usually get while out in the field.
    - - make sure you understand how to read them
      - Good if you have service
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    - - Keeping Weather Journal
        
        Understanding what feels like what
        
        My log book as a weather section, and a section to review how the weather felt. Reviewing this helps me understand what 30F degrees feels like, what 15 mile an hour winds feel like, and so on.
        
        Understanding how predictions affect a certain area
        
        You may be going to areas where the geographical features change the weather. And the closes weather receiver may not calculate this. Keeping track for your own visits can help you prepare for future trips
        
        Getting to know the areas seasons.
      - Look around
        
        Temp, wind, direction, cloud shape/size/color/height.
        
        Ocean Weather getmyboat.com
        
        look at reading the weather systems
    - - example/explanation
        
        Weather.gov current surface map
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGyJUxsBioo
        
        Reading the chart NOAA.Gov
        
        meteor.wisc.edu reading the chart
        
        https://content.meteoblue.com/nl/meteoscool/large-scale-weather/high-low-pressure
      - This will show you fronts and analyzed pressure fields
        
        Fronts are when areas of different temps collide.
        
        Warm hit cold is a warm front
        
        cold taking a warm area is a cold front
        
        Cold front weather is usually more intense because the cold air pushes the hot air up at a rapid speed.
      - If you don't know how to read this it can look busy.
  - - - Does the weather appear how it was predicted to?
        
        Trust what you observe. If it reads it's 30F, but it was predicted to be 60. Don't go out with just a t-shirt. Prediction may be the extremes or change. Stay informed and prepared.
      - Current observation
    - - Hunter, hikers, paddlers, fishing boats, climbers, skiing, office workers. AKA people who are inside or people whom are outside?
    - - Does it give you hour by hour?
      - Are you dealing with an area with elevation changes, near water, exposure, or other geographical changes?
      - How large Is the location they are talking about?
      - Where is the local forecast office located?
      - For water levels - Where is it being taken from? Is that area generally higher? lower? etc.
- - - - All cloud identification and names (https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/world-meteorological-day/previous-world-meteorological-days/understanding-clouds-2017)
      - Cloud names from above site
        
        High
        
        Cirrus
        
        cirrocumulus
        
        cirrostratus
        
        low
        
        stratocumulus
        
        cumulus
        
        nimbostratus
        
        cumulonimbus
        
        Storm cloud usually. look for what looks like an anvil, the point will tell you the storms direction
        
        stratus
        
        mid
        
        altocumulus
        
        Altostratus
        
        (Alto in latin is high, a little confusing)
      - understanding the name
        
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        Cumulus/cumulo: heaped up/puffy
        
        Cirrus/cirro: feathers, wispy
        
        Nimbus/nimbo: rain-bearing
        
        Alto: mid-level (though Latin for high)
        
        Stratus/strato: flat/layered and smooth
      - darker clouds hold more rain generally
      - low dangles wisps of clouds indicate a potential for tornados
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