November issue includes abridged index to yearly volume.

Mariners Weather Log contains articles, news and information about marine weather events and phenomenon, storms at sea, weather forecasting, the NWS Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Program, Port Meteorological Officers (PMOs), cooperating ships officers, and their vessels. It provides meteorological information to the maritime community, and contains a comprehensive chronicle on marine weather. It recognizes ships officers for their efforts as voluntary weather observers, and allows NWS to maintain contact with and communicate with over 10,000 shipboard observers (ships officers) in the merchant marine, NOAA Corps, Coast Guard, Navy, etc.

November issue includes abridged index to yearly volume.

November issue includes abridged index to yearly volume.

The new Marine Weather Log Book helps boaters record and understand weather information pertinent to enjoying safe and pleasant sailing, whether for weekend trips, week-long excursions, or ocean passages. This valuable addition to your onboard library includes Lee's keys to understanding important weather information including: How to read, interpret and document 24, 48 & 96-hour forecasts Interpretation and analysis of weather data for making the correct decision when trying to avoid bad weather Weekly log pages which make it easy for boaters to quickly document the NOAA/NWS weather information and weather fax bulletins they receive Information on how to read and understand clouds, systems and fronts Weather tracking, chart reading (complete with symbols and their abbreviations), and sea-state terminology including the Beaufort Scale Helpful weather terms and definitions

The single most important fact of life to the racing yachtsman, cruiser, or merchant seaman is the weather. This book about the weather, written by a master mariner, sets out to fill the gap between instant knowledge books which prvide a veneer of jargon, and heavy texts requiring prior knowledge of meteorology. This book presents instead a seamanlike survey of the basics of weather, offering a foundation for practical observation and interpretation as well as a ground-work for advanced study. Basic information on the atmosphere, winds, heat and its consequences, clouds, fogs, fronts, tropical cyclones, ice, instruments and charts is provided here.