{"id":25580,"title":"Making sense of a Shipping Forecast","description":"Cluepony Clothing is now a week old (Yay us!).  The Shipping Forecast collection is going well, but it occurred to us that not everyone will make sense of the precise and economical use of the language of an area Forecast.  To be sure, you don\u2019t need to - the rhythmic, poetic nature of the reports is satisfying enough, but for anyone who might be wondering what it all means we found some great articles that we\u2019d like to share with you:This is a great overview from Jolly Parrot","content":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/wtyi0jvhdzzgqtemx1ivjs0xsv2dxfoq4k5dp0e6bky7sdfl.jpg\" alt=\"wtyi0jvhdzzgqtemx1ivjs0xsv2dxfoq4k5dp0e6bky7sdfl.jpg\" \/>Cluepony Clothing is now a week old (Yay us!). The Shipping Forecast collection is going well, but it occurred to us that not everyone will make sense of the precise and economical use of the language of an area Forecast. To be sure, you don\u2019t need to - the rhythmic, poetic nature of the reports is satisfying enough, but for anyone who might be wondering what it all means we found some great articles that we\u2019d like to share with you:<\/p><ul><li><p>This is a great overview from Jolly Parrot. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jollyparrot.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-interpret-a-shipping-forecast-298\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to interpret a shipping forecast (<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/jollyparrot.co.uk\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jollyparrot.co.uk<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jollyparrot.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-interpret-a-shipping-forecast-298\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">)<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p>This a much longer and in-depth read, with links to the history and development of the Shipping Forecast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/everything.explained.today\/Shipping_Forecast\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shipping Forecast Explained<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><\/p><p>For convenience, here is a summary of some of the terms you\u2019re likely to see in our designs.<\/p><h4>VISIBILITY<\/h4><p><strong>Good =<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;5 n miles<br \/><strong>Moderate =<\/strong>\u00a02 - 5 n miles<br \/><strong>Poor =<\/strong>\u00a01,000 metres - 2 n miles<br \/><strong>Very Poor =<\/strong>\u00a0Less than 1,000 metres<\/p><h4>TIMING<\/h4><p><strong>Imminent =<\/strong>\u00a0Within 6 hours of issue<br \/><strong>Soon =<\/strong>\u00a06 - 12 hours of issue<br \/><strong>Later =<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;12 hours from issue<\/p><h4>SPEED OF PRESSURE SYSTEMS<\/h4><p><strong>Slowly =<\/strong>\u00a0Moving less than 15 kts<br \/><strong>Steadily =<\/strong>\u00a015 - 25 kts<br \/><strong>Rather Quickly =<\/strong>\u00a025 - 35 kts<br \/><strong>Rapidly =<\/strong>\u00a035 - 45 kts<br \/><strong>Very Rapidly =<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;45 kts<\/p><h4>WIND<\/h4><p><strong>Direction =<\/strong>\u00a0The direction from which the wind is blowing<br \/><strong>Becoming Cyclonic =<\/strong>\u00a0Indicates a significant change in wind direction across the path of a depression<br \/><strong>Veering =<\/strong>\u00a0Wind direction moving clockwise<br \/><strong>Backing =<\/strong>\u00a0Wind direction moving anti clockwise<\/p><h4>AIR PRESSURE TENDENCY<\/h4><p><strong>Rising (or falling) more slowly =<\/strong>\u00a0Pressure rising (or falling) at a progressively slower rate through the preceding three hours<br \/><strong>Rising (or falling) slowly =<\/strong>\u00a0Pressure change of 0.1 to 1.5 hPa in the preceding three hours<br \/><strong>Rising (or falling) =<\/strong>\u00a0Pressure change of 1.6 to 3.5 hPa in the preceding three hours<br \/><strong>Rising (or falling) quickly =<\/strong>\u00a0Pressure change of 3.6 to 6.0 hPa in the preceding three hours<br \/><strong>Rising (or falling) very rapidly =<\/strong>\u00a0Pressure change of more than 6.0 hPa in the preceding three hours<br \/><strong>Now rising (or falling) =<\/strong>\u00a0Pressure has been falling (rising) or steady in the preceding three hours, but at the time of observation was definitely rising (falling)<\/p><p>We hope you find this informative, and if it helps you find a Clue Pony design to your liking, even better!<\/p>","urlTitle":"making-sense-of-a-shipping-forecast","url":"\/blog\/making-sense-of-a-shipping-forecast\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/making-sense-of-a-shipping-forecast\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/cluepony-clothing.co.uk\/blog\/making-sense-of-a-shipping-forecast\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1678358823,"updatedAt":1678359554,"publishedAt":1678359554,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":271547,"name":"Cluepony Clothing"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cfctyuoppk7df7ej6xncquguzmijv0hmc69v6ztkob0mlekp.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cfctyuoppk7df7ej6xncquguzmijv0hmc69v6ztkob0mlekp.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cfctyuoppk7df7ej6xncquguzmijv0hmc69v6ztkob0mlekp.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":25399,"title":"Welcome to Clue Pony clothing Shipping forecast collection","url":"\/blog\/welcome-to-clue-pony-clothing\/","urlTitle":"welcome-to-clue-pony-clothing","division":271547,"description":"For over 150 years, the shipping forecast has been a staple of British radio.  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