# Buys Ballot's Law - Landsman (and Meteorologist) vs Mariner

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**Category:** Marine Weather\
**Created:** [June 9, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/buys-ballots-law-landsman-and-meteorologist-vs-mariner/63295 "2022-06-09T11:04:28Z")\
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I don’t think I’ve ever used the law to determine the location of the center of the low. More to just connect what’s being observed to the weather map. Even then only in the more complex situations where there are multiple lows bouncing about.

Or this situation: [If the GPS Fails I’m Riding the Isobars Home](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/if-the-gps-fails-im-riding-the-isobars-home/51962)

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