Instant Weather Forecasting

by Alan James Watts

Book Overview

Color photographs of cloud formations and their groundbreaking explanatory text enable readers to read the sky, pick up the clues and predict what the weather will do. With its winning formula of 24... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0229973655
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Dodd, Mead, & Company
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"The man at the wheel was taught to feel contempt for the wildest blow..."

INSTANT WEATHER FORECASTING by Alan Watts (NOT the philosopher Alan Wilson Watts, by the way) is a handy and important quick reference guide that's simple to use. Simply match the sky you see with one of the photos in this book and you have a dead reckoning weather prediction for the next six to twelve hours. It may not be a weatherfax, but for those of us who sail and depend on our informed instincts INSTANT WEATHER FORECASTING can be a lifesaver---especially in having a sense for local conditions.

A very brief outline... that is really useful at sea!

This book rates 5 stars IF you use it for its intended pupose only. Very fast. No mounds of text to crawl through. Find the photo and sky that most closely matches what you are seeing, factor in a couple of additional points, and your predictions for the next several hours, or a bit more than that, are likely to be as reliable as any other source you may have. This little book should be an essential resource at sea. Downside? More than half a day or so, and accuracy of your prediction will decrease. While this is always true in looking at weather forecasting tools, be certain to keep this in mind when using this very nice quick resource. Highly recommended.

should be on every sailor's shelf

great pocket guide to forecasting the weather in the near-term future. (ie, 2-4 hours in advance) this would be an excellent companion for any outdoor enthusiast.