Weather Forecasting Red Book

The Weather Forecasting Red Book is a groundbreaking reference that breaks away from theory and helps forecasters tackle everyday prediction problems. The book contains a wealth of information on real-life techniques, methods, and forecast systems. It draws upon a wealth of experience collected by the weather services of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The first section deals with observational systems, explaining what quantities of wind, temperature, and pressure really mean. The analysis section defines standards and conventions for weather maps. The forecasting section has over a hundred pages of techniques, methods, patterns, and basic ideas and principles. And in the numerical model section, key details of the latest models are explained. The Weather Forecasting Red Book is written by a forecaster for forecasters. If it's needed at the forecast desk, it's in here.

Tim Vasquez began a meteorology career in 1984 writing the weather page for a Dallas newspaper. From 1989 to 1998 he was an Air Force meteorologist, moonlighting as a weathercaster for an ABC affiliate in Texas and for Armed Forces Korea Network. His predictions have been used for round-the-world B-1B bomber missions, by Space Shuttle ferry flights, and by all three military command forces in Korea. He developed the Digital Atmosphere weather analysis software system, which has gained worldwide recognition, and developed a flood warning system for the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Residing in east Texas, he is a software programmer, a consulting meteorologist, and a columnist for Weatherwise magazine.