{"id":2687,"date":"2026-04-23T22:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:10:39","slug":"wind-lightning-better-safe-than-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/wind-lightning-better-safe-than-sorry\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind &amp; Lightning \u2013 Better Safe Than Sorry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Storms can develop quickly on the water. While a little rain isn\u2019t a big deal, high winds and lightning are serious risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before heading out, check the forecast using NOAA weather tools or your marine radio. If storms are expected, the safest choice is simple\u2014reschedule your trip. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/boat_insurance\/default.aspx?ad=emaildir2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/boat_insurance\/default.aspx?ad=emaildir2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/boat_insurance\/default.aspx?ad=emaildir2\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If weather moves in while you\u2019re already out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Slow down and stay alert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure everyone is wearing a life jacket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use your horn in low visibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay calm and wait for safer conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lightning nearby means danger\u2014stay low, avoid metal and electronics, and keep everyone inside the boat. If you can hear thunder, you\u2019re within striking distance.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Storms can develop quickly on the water. While a little rain isn\u2019t a big deal, high winds and lightning are serious risks. Before heading out, check the forecast using NOAA weather tools or your marine radio. If storms are expected, the safest choice is simple\u2014reschedule your trip. If weather moves in while you\u2019re already out: [&#8230;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boat-insurance-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2689,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions\/2689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}