Why We Think the Forecast Is All Wrong Even When It Isn't

Pssst...Those 'Eight-Foot Seas?' They Were Really Only Four

A Nordhavn 40 experiences stabilizer failure during a Transatlantic passage. How high are these waves? (Photo by Peter Swanson)

This is the first of three stories that will appear over the next couple weeks looking at weather in an unusual way.

By ROGER LONG

“Why are the weather reports so often wrong?” your crew asks, as you crash and roll unexpectedly.

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