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Time to review weather synoptic chart reading to better prepare for a Northwest Passage voyage - WEATHER IS A KEY ELEMENT SO GET IT RIGHT

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Ever wondered how to read a synoptic chart? In this video forecaster Charlie explains what the symbols and lines mean and how he uses them to forecast the weather.

You can see surface pressure charts for the UK at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/we...


For Greenland start your weather search here: http://www.dmi.dk/en/groenland/hav/sea-areas-forecast/ and ice charts here: http://www.dmi.dk/en/groenland/hav/ice-charts/

The U.S. National Weather Service publishes marine fax charts here: http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/marine.shtml and also check for specific Alaska regional marine forecast text here: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/marfcst.php and for Arctic Alaska sea ice: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/ice.php

For Canada start your search by clicking on the desired region and time here: https://www.weather.gc.ca/analysis/index_e.html

also check for Canada regional marine forecast text here: https://www.weather.gc.ca/marine/index_e.html


Canada Ice Service is located here: https://www.ec.gc.ca/glaces-ice/

If you want to learn more about air masses and weather front by watching these explainers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvk-hB... and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Ewqm...

Video url: https://youtu.be/wl_FFK_HbjY





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