Two-day Marine Weather Forecasting Workshop
Sponsored by the SSCA and West Marine

Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006

 
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A two-day Marine Weather Forecasting Workshop is sponsored by Seven Seas Cruising Association together with the support of West Marine. The goal of the Workshop is to enable self-reliant mariners to determine the safest routes for offshore voyages.

The curriculum includes: cause and effect of marine weather; surface weather patterns; ocean wave formation propagation and decay; OPC wind and weather charts; tropical cyclone basics and avoidance; OPC surface charts and 500-mb charts.

Course Instructor: Lee Chesneau, of "Lee Chesneau's Marine Weather" is a USCG-certified STCW Basic and Advanced Meteorology Instructor. Lee is also a former Senior Meteorologist for NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center. He has taught many marine weather seminars for Safety-at-Sea and for SSCA. He is currently teaching professional mariners around the country, including MITAGS in Annapolis, MD and the STAR Center in Dania, Florida.

COST: $250 per person for SSCA members, $300 for non-members (it's cheaper to join!). The fee includes a workbook, lunch and snacks both days. For individualized attention, class size is limited, so register today!

Dates: Saturday & Sunday, November 18 & 19, 2006 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

LOCATION: RTM STAR Center, 2 West Dixie Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004

(http://www.starcenter.com/images/Dania.Map.htm)

CONTACT: Registration form online: http://www.ssca.org/eventind.htm

Email: office@ssca.org or call 954-771-5660