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Your vessel is off Fire Island, NY with winds from the southwest. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?

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Your vessel is off Fire Island, NY with winds from the southwest. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?

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• Wind-driven surface current generally flows downwind, but may be deflected by coastline shape and bottom topography • Understand where Fire Island, NY lies in relation to the general coastline trend (east–west barrier island south of Long Island) • Relate wind direction (where it’s coming FROM) to the direction of current (where it’s going TO) using true bearings

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• Sketch a simple east–west shoreline for Long Island/Fire Island and an arrow showing wind from the southwest – which way is the wind blowing toward on your sketch? • Convert the wind’s "from" direction into the "to" direction: if the wind is FROM the southwest, in what compass direction is it blowing TOWARD? • Compare the approximate downwind direction you get on your sketch with the four bearing choices; which one is closest to that direction?

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• Be clear that the wind direction given is the direction it comes FROM, not where it’s going • Ensure you are thinking of current flowing with the wind, not against it • Double-check your compass rose: which choice is closest to a direction that is toward the northeast or toward the southeast, depending on how you resolve the southwest wind?

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Question 1 of 2066636eea28f7522a1c51b7b6

Your vessel is off Fire Island, NY with winds from the southwest. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?

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Your vessel is off Fire Island, NY with winds from the southwest. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?

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