Weather for the Mariner, 3rd Edition

This mariner's guide to the weather provides information on weather warnings and fronts, the Beaufort Scale, cloud formations, fog, storms, wind, waves and swells, barometer use, and simple forecasting methods in one easy-to-read volume. It also offers an entire chapter on acid rain and its effects on mariners and their electronic equipment. It is an essential volume for any seamanship bookshelf.

This classic mariner's guide to the weather contains just about all the advice, warnings, and safety tips modern science can provide in one easy-to-read volume. Clearly written and heavily illustrated, the book presents the basic principles of modern meteorology, along with certain practical aspects of oceanography, in a lively and informative style.