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USPS® Education - Members Only - Elective
 USPS®'s
Weather
Prerequisites: Squadron Member
Start Date:
Class Filled
Where: Portsmouth H.S.
Room 242 or 241
Note:
Instructors require that all classes beyond Public Boating
have a minimum of six students enrolled for each class.
Registration
are closed
NOTE:
Members will NOT be called for enrollment. It is up to each person to
take the initiative
for signing up. Apply early, as student manuals must be ordered. Please
contact the Squadron or
the appropriate instructor.
Instructor: Carl Johnson (SN) -
603-362-9710
 Awareness of
weather phenomena, how to read the weather map and the sky, and
understand and anticipate weather developments for more pleasurable
boating are the
objectives of this course. Subjects studied include:
characteristics and structure of the
atmosphere, what weather is and its
basic causes, normal development and movement of
weather over the earth,
and the factors considered in weather forecasting. Observations that
the
skipper can make afloat include both instrumental and visual: cloud
sequences and the
weather they predict; air masses, fronts, storms, and
fog; and the use of radio and television
weather broadcasts. Throughout
the course the student is encouraged to make observations and
predications in order to gain experience in applying the principles
taught and develop greater
insight into weather phenomena. The Squadron
Weather Course (W) Prerequisites: Squadron Member
Weather 101 - Basic Weather - topics include:
- Effects of Heat and Cold
- Wind and Pressure
- Storms and Fronts
- Rain, Humidity and Fog
- Floods, Droughts, and Winter Precipitation
Weather 102 - Advanced Weather - topics include:
- Thunderstorms and Tornados
- Tropical Weather
- Atmosphere and Clouds
- Forecasting
- Climate
For information on the USPS public boating course closest to you, call 1-888-FOR-USPS.
In Canada, for the CPS course, call 1-888-CPS-BOAT.
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