marine weather
Nautical atmospheric forecast
Marine weather refers to atmospheric and sea conditions affecting maritime activities—wind speed, wave height, visibility, storm systems, and tides.
Forecasts for marine weather help sailors, fishermen, and coastal communities prepare for conditions at sea: The marine weather report warned of gale-force winds.
Distinct from land forecasts, it emphasizes factors critical to navigation and safety on open water.
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- storm warningSevere weather notification
- small craft advisoryWeather warning for boats
- swellIncrease in size
- rogue waveSudden giant ocean swell
fog · wind · wind chill · El Niño · wave · coastal flooding · wave height · rain · barometric pressure · tidal surge · cyclone · high seas · rough seas · trade winds · squall · upwelling · gale · cloud
- seamanshipseamanship, steering, anchoring, navigation, chartwork
- marine weatherstorm warning, gale warning, shipping forecast, small craft advisory, forecast
- climateclimate change, climate, global warming, temperature, greenhouse effect
- meteorologyrain, wind, snow, clouds, storms
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar