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    Strong NAO index

    How the North Atlantic Oscillation affects European and Atlantic weather

    • April 4, 2017

    Although we often hear about the expected changes to the weather from the El Niño/La…

    Paying close attention to a weather broadcast

    Expert tips on understanding shipping forecasts and weather broadcasts

    • March 17, 2017

    When ashore we get our forecasts from a variety of sources, nowadays largely through the…

    Knowing how your variety of fog has formed will give you a better idea of how long it is going to last.

    Weather expert Chris Tibbs on how to predict and cope with fog at sea

    • October 19, 2016

    Radar and AIS help to make navigating in fog safer, but it is still an…

    A moored yacht gets zapped by a bolt of lightning Pic: APEX News and Pictures

    What is a Spanish Plume? Thunderstorms, lightning and downdrafts explained

    • September 25, 2016

    Earlier this summer we saw considerable thunderstorm activity over the UK and Europe, resulting in…

    Weather briefing: Chris Tibbs explains the formation of a secondary low

    • August 15, 2016

    Some years ago while racing somewhere south of the Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean,…

    Chris Tibbs weather briefing: the dangers of cold fronts or ‘squall lines’

    • July 13, 2016

    Outside the tropics much of our sailing takes place in the disturbed westerly airflow that…

    Chris Tibbs weather briefing: how air mass affects the wind direction

    • June 16, 2016

    I have a lovely old instrument at home which belonged to my grandfather; using dials…

    Chris Tibbs weather briefing: how temperature affects wind

    • May 9, 2016

    As a group of islands the UK has a maritime climate to match our maritime…

    Green flash: fact or fantasy? Weather man Chris Tibbs explains the science

    • April 11, 2016

    Caribbean cruising is not complete without sundowners on a beach watching the sun slowly dip…

    Tested: Pip Hare tries out five of the latest weather routeing packages

    • March 24, 2016

    Every discerning sailor will carry out some sort of weather routeing before going out on…

    Chris Tibbs weather briefing: what’s the difference between gusts and squalls?

    • February 19, 2016

    Rarely do we have a day when the wind is steady in both direction and…

    Taking the northerly route across the Atlantic; our meteorologist explains

    • October 21, 2015

    In the 2012 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers the winning boats, the Class 40 Vaquita and…

    Offshore weather planning: the options for receiving weather data at sea

    • July 7, 2015

    When I skippered a yacht in the first Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) 30 years…

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