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    Posted: 12 Aug 09 at 8:51pm
If the day is hot and there is only a light breeze, very
often a sea breeze will develop in the afternoon because as
the land heats up it causes the air to rise and this in
turn "sucks" in the cooler air off the sea and so a
convection current is formed.

I'm not sure how this process is affected by a greater
distance from the sea, common sense says that the effect
will be reduced.

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Hi Just a quick question regarding wind conditions inland, I have been sailing at Grafham Water for the past few weeks, the last weekend both days had very little wind but plenty of sunshine! It was quite difficult to sail in.

I noticed in the afternoons a few more boats were on the water than in the mornings where there was only myself and perhaps one or two others. I didn't sail in the afternoons, but my question is; are the wind conditions better in the afternoon? Is the wind generally stronger inland after lunch? Could it have something to do with the land cooling?

 
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