Tropical Cyclones
A warm-core cyclone, originating over tropical or subtropical waters, with organized deep convection and a closed surface wind circulation about a well-defined center.
What is a tropical cyclone
Official information issued by tropical cyclone warning centers
What is an Advisory
The area at the front of the boat
What is a bow?
Sheets is also a term for this item found on sailboats.
What is a sail.
It is also called a rope while on land.
What is a line?
A cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind speed is 33 kt (38 mph or 62 km/hr) or less.
What is a tropical depression
An announcement that sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph or 63 to 118 km/hr) are possible within the specified area within 48 hours
What is a Tropical Storm Watch
The area at the back of the boat
What is the stern?
The tallest part of the sailboat used to support the sails.
What is the mast?
Heavy weights stored in the lowest part of the sailboat to provide stability.
What is ballast?
A cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind speed ranges from 34 kt (39 mph or 63 km/hr) to 63 kt (73 mph or 118 km/hr)
What is a tropical storm
An announcement that sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph or 63 to 118 km/hr) are expected somewhere within the specified area within 36 hours
What is a tropical storm warning
A term commonly referred to as a watertight body or shell of a boat.
What is a hull?
The lowest part of the sailboat in the water used to keep going straight.
What is a keel?
A fixed line attached to the bow on end, and the top of the mast at the other.
What is a forestay?
A discrete tropical weather system of apparently organized convection -- generally 100 to 300 nmi in diameter
A warning of 1-minute sustained surface winds of 48 kt (55 mph or 88 km/hr) or greater, either predicted or occurring
What is a storm warning?
A compartment or a permanent cover over the hull
What is a deck?
The mechanism at the stern of a small sailboat used to change direction.
What is the rudder?
A long pole to hold the corner of the main sail away from the mast.
What is a boom?
A coordinated mission plan that tasks operational weather reconnaissance requirements during the next 1100 to 1100 UTC day
What is a Tropical Cyclone Plan of the Day
A large-scale, seasonally-reversing surface wind circulation in the tropics accompanied by large amplitude seasonal changes in precipitation.
What is a monsoon?
When aboard a boat facing the bow, this term refers to the left side
What is the port side?
The protected area on a sailboat used to pilot the boat.
What is the cockpit?
The fitting used to attach the boom to the mast.
What is a gooseneck?