Always find out about weather conditions before you go sailing to make sure it is safe to sail.
Look at these different ways of getting the weather forecast:
Internet
the Met Office
Local radio
Text to mobile from
the Met Office
Recorded phone
forecasts
Harbour Master's
notices
Newspaper
reports
Ceefax
on TV
Forecasts contain special words, with very exact meanings. Just one word can give you lots of information.
Try and memorise what these words mean and see what you can remember using the quiz.
| Weather | Fair | No major rain |
|---|---|---|
| Gale | Winds of at least force 8 | |
| Timings | Imminent | Within 6 hours |
| Later | More than 12 hours | |
| Soon | Within 6 to 12 hours | |
| Visibility | Poor | Visibility between 1000 metres and 2 nautical miles |
| Fog | Visibility less than 1000 metres | |
| Sea states | Smooth | Wave height 0.2 to 0.5 metres |
| Very rough | Wave height 4 to 6 metres |
