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"The Boater's Weather Guide" is published by Cornell Maritime Press Centreville, Maryland Available from your local book store or Order Toll Free : 800-638-7641 Mon through Fri during normal business hours or online from:
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Learn to predict changes in the weather

• What can you tell from clouds?
• Wind shifts - what do they mean?
• How can you forecast fog?
• What is the relationship between wind strength and wave height?
• What is the Coriolis effect?

Answers to these and many other questions are covered in this easy to read weather guide for boaters.

First ed. 1991, second ed. 1996, 157 pp, photographs, figures. index. 4 l/2 x 7, paper. ISBN 0-87033-417-4.

Price under $10.00

Table of Contents:

1. Climate and Weather
2. Highs and Lows
3. Heating and Cooling
4. The Earth's Wind Systems
5. Temperature and Humidity
6. Types of Clouds
7. Cyclones and Anticyclones
8. Air Masses
9. Fronts and Storms
10. Wind and Water
11. Coastal Patterns
12. Handling Heavy Weather
13. Forecasting Aids
14. Weather Forecasting
15. Hurricanes
16. Weather Planning for the Offshore Voyager

About the Author:

Margaret Williams is a free-lance writer specializing in technical boating subjects. Her articles have appeared in Cruising World, Sea, Boating and Yachting magazines as well as many other publications.

Her boating experience is extensive with more than 25,000 miles of bluewater sailing to her credit.

About the Publisher:

Cornell Maritime Press, publishers since 1938 of reference and instructional books in the maritime arts and sciences including such subjects as: boats and boatbuilding; knots and leatherwork; marine insurance; law, and engineering; navigation; seamanship; and related topics.