The wind in the vicinity of Nantucket Shoals Light has been southerly at an average speed of 23 mph. The predicted set and drift of the rotary current is 225° at 0.8 knot. What current should you expect?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option D — 235° at 0.5 knot
Nantucket Shoals wind-current corrections combine local wind velocity vectors with predicted rotary current tables using standard vector resolution principles from Bowditch to determine the resultant set and drift.
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