Heavy Weather Avoidance and Route Design: Concepts and Applications of 500 MB Charts - Hardcover

Chen, Mike Ma-Li; Chesneau, Lee S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0939837781 ISBN 13: 9780939837786

Publisher: Paradise Cay Pubns, 2008

Synopsis

In Heavy Weather Avoidance, Chen and Chesneau merge the seamanship of a master mariner and the forecast expertise of a senior meteorologist, providing readers with double-barrel exposure to what actually goes on in the atmosphere and on the sea's surface. Mariners and recreational sailors are more concerned about the implications of volatile weather rather than its fluid dynamics. From start to finish the authors have cut to the chase, creating a readable text brimming with useful graphics. It's focused on the root cause of how and why bad weather develops and where it's likely to go. There's enough theory provided for a reader to get a feel for how air mass energy transfer works, but just as the theoretical aspect takes on a mission of its own, there's a shift to more practical self-forecasting and storm avoidance wisdom. Captain Ma-Li Chen shares his well-tested routing strategy and describes how it factors in the use of the 500 Mb chart.

About this title

About the Author

Lee Chesneau has 34 1/2 years experience in government and private industry analyzing and forecasting weather. Ma-Li Chen is a Master Mariner.

Review

Heavy Weather Avoidance and Route Design is an invaluable resource for all sailors and will serve as the ultimate reference on the 500 Mb chart. --Stan Honey, winning navigator on ABN AMRO One, of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race

The outstanding and sophisticated efforts of Captain Mike and Lee provide the maritime communities of the world with significant improvements in weather prediction by focusing on the 500 Mb curve. I believe this book is a 'must read' for all serious mariners. It should take a proud place on board alongside Bowditch. --Bruce R. Elfast, M/V Green Point, (Ret.).

After studying this book, no mariner will ever look at the 500 Mb charts the way they used to. Captain Mike and Lee have made a valuable contribution to shipboard weather routing. --David Burch, director of Starpath School of Navigation, author of Modern Marine Weather

Edition details

• Publisher: Paradise Cay Pubns
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0939837781
• ISBN 13: 9780939837786
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 246