Atlas Cover

100°E
100°E
South
China
Sea
120°E 140°E 160°E 180° 160°W 140°W 120°W 100°W 80°W
O C E A N
Limit of Permanent Pack Ice
LIABILITY TO
TROPICAL STORMS
April to November
Lloyd’s Maritime Atlas
STORMY WEATHER
September to May
Maximum frequency
November to March
East
China
Sea
Laptev
Sea
CYCLONE SEASON
January to April
RISK OF ICE
Sea of
ACCRETION
Okhotsk
ON SHIPS
October to May
TYPHOON SEASON
May to December
Maximum
frequency
July to October
FOG May to September
Maximum frequency
July to August
Many ships are lost at sea each year owing
to bad weather or a sudden change in
weather. The map shows where fog, tropical
storms, heavy seas or ice accretion form a
hazard to shipping at some time during the
year.
Bering
Sea
RISK OF ICE ACCRETION ON
STORMY WEATHER
Sept. to March
Max. freq.
Sept. to Dec.
and March
FOG : Max. frequency
June to August
SHIPS October to May
FOG: Max. frequency
June to August
STORMY WEATHER
October to March
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
CYCLONE
SEASON
December to March
STORMY Especially May to October
INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
FOG
Max. freq.
June to December
O C E A N
TROPICAL STORMS
June to October
STORMS
Mid Sept. to June
FOG June to September
Maximum frequency
July to August
STORMS
Oct. to June
FOG
June to Sept.
Max. freq.
July to Aug.
Gulf of
Mexico
120°E 140°E 160°E 180° 160°W 140°W 120°W 100°W 80°W
Time difference in hours from GMT at 15° intervals
+7 +8 +9 +10 +11 ±12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5
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80°N
60°N
40°N
HURRICANE SEASON
June to November
Max. frequency
August to October
20°N
Caribbean
Sea
0°
20°S
40°S
60°S
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