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| - | ====== Understanding the Two Main Causes of Sailing Winds on the Great Lake ====== | + | ====== Understanding the Two Main Causes of Sailing Winds on the Great Lake ====== |
| This text from - [[https://www.greatlakesscuttlebutt.com/news/sailing/understanding-the-two-main-causes-of-sailing-winds-on-the-great-lakes/|Wind on the Great Lakes]] (Great Lakes Skuttlebutt website) | This text from - [[https://www.greatlakesscuttlebutt.com/news/sailing/understanding-the-two-main-causes-of-sailing-winds-on-the-great-lakes/|Wind on the Great Lakes]] (Great Lakes Skuttlebutt website) | ||
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| **System Enhancement of Lake Side Breezes** \\ Because there are no buildings or trees to slow surface winds over the lake, onshore breezes are often stronger at the lake than inland. This lack of surface friction is also the reason why system winds off the lake seem to blow so hard. | **System Enhancement of Lake Side Breezes** \\ Because there are no buildings or trees to slow surface winds over the lake, onshore breezes are often stronger at the lake than inland. This lack of surface friction is also the reason why system winds off the lake seem to blow so hard. | ||
| - | **{{https://www.greatlakesscuttlebutt.com/clientuploads/news/August 2012/SailingWinds_KenQ3.jpg?nolink&|sailingwinds_kenq3.jpg}}****Why Does the Wind Always Seem to Die in the Evening, Even on an Offshore Day?** \\ There are almost always upper level winds blowing above the surface. During the day, the uneven heating of the land by the sun creates raising pockets of air that mix with the upper level winds. This mixing of the air pulls some of the upper level winds down during the day creating windier conditions at the surface. In the evening, as the sun sets, this mixing subsides and the upper level winds return to a more stable position above the water surface. | + | **{{https://www.greatlakesscuttlebutt.com/clientuploads/news/August 2012/SailingWinds_KenQ3.jpg?nolink&|sailingwinds_kenq3.jpg}}** |
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| + | **Why Does the Wind Always Seem to Die in the Evening, Even on an Offshore Day?** | ||
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| + | There are almost always upper level winds blowing above the surface. During the day, the uneven heating of the land by the sun creates raising pockets of air that mix with the upper level winds. This mixing of the air pulls some of the upper level winds down during the day creating windier conditions at the surface. In the evening, as the sun sets, this mixing subsides and the upper level winds return to a more stable position above the water surface. | ||
| **Watch for the Dreaded Transition Zone** \\ A transition zone is the area where the lake breeze meets the system breeze. This convergence of wind directions often creates an area of little or no wind. This moves around during the day as the lake breeze builds and subsides. You often see a near shore transition zone in the late morning and early evening as the lake breeze forms or dies. | **Watch for the Dreaded Transition Zone** \\ A transition zone is the area where the lake breeze meets the system breeze. This convergence of wind directions often creates an area of little or no wind. This moves around during the day as the lake breeze builds and subsides. You often see a near shore transition zone in the late morning and early evening as the lake breeze forms or dies. | ||
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