Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Quiz · Meteorology
You are at X, between the two fronts of this depression. What weather is typical there?
A weather chart, north at the top, captioned northern hemisphere. Two fronts trail south from a low, marked L, which is moving east. The leading front is a red line with semicircles on its eastern side. The one behind it is a blue line with triangles on its eastern side. A point marked X lies between the two fronts.
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Mild and muggy, with a steady wind, low cloud, drizzle and poor visibility. X is in the warm sector, between the warm front ahead and the cold front behind. The air there is mild and moist: expect a steady wind (often south-westerly), low cloud, drizzle and poor visibility or fog, with the barometer steady. The showers and gusty north-westerly come after the cold front.
