Weather Books Weather fax charts do NOT make a weather forecast for you--they provide the weather data necessary for YOU to do so.  If you're not sure how to interpret weather fax charts, learn more about marine weather with books and software.   Weather Predicting Simplified Learn to read satellite images and weather faxes to see what's heading your way.  By comparing simultaneously-collected weather charts and satellite photos of the same weather events, author and weather expert Michael Carr shows you how to spot weather systems in the images and accurately predict winds and conditions in your immediate area.   A Sailor's Guide to Wind, Waves, and Tides This book describes the origins and development of weather systems and their effect at sea, the nature of waves and tides, and the behavior of vessels in sea conditions.  The causes of the weather of different latitudes and the general global circulation of prevailing winds and currents are fully explained; the theory of tides and of progressive and standing waves is applied to description of tidal movement in oceans and coastal waters. The Weather Handbook If the general weather forecasts frustrate you because they do not give sufficient local detail, are not always accurate, and you would like to gauge more precisely the arrival of rain, wind, and other weather elements, then this is the book for you.  Author Alan Watts explains in straightforward terms how to look at the sky and interpret what the clouds indicate about the coming weather and tells you how to combine the information gathered from the weather forecasts with your own observations.   Instant Weather Forecasting This little book condenses the information from The Weather Handbook into 24 photos and descriptions to guide you in forecasting weather in the hours ahead and general trends.   Mariner's Weather Handbook The single most important ingredient in the recipe for safe, successful cruising is an understanding of weather.  Mariner's Weather Handbook will take you through the forecasting and analysis process in a simple, easy-to-understand, step-by-step format.  It's the most complete and comprehensive marine weather guide available today.   Mariner's Met Pack for the Southwest Pacific South Pacific weather behaves like no other.  Bob McDavitt of the New Zealand Meterological Service explains the "whens" and "wheres" of South Pacific weather, how to obtain weather forecasts, the tropical cyclone season, and weather forecasting with facsimile and barometer.  It includes an analysis of the June, 1994 season that gave us the infamous Queen's Birthday Storm.   Coastal Weather Guide for Southern California & Western Mexico Learn the basics about marine weather patterns in general and understand the specifics about West coast weather through Mexico's Sea of Cortez.  An analysis of El Nino/La Nina effects is provided.   MexWx Why do boaters wait until November 1 to head to Mexico?  When can you return north on the Pacific Coast or go farther south?  Where's it safe to summer over in the Sea of Cortez?  When and where does hurricane season begin and end?  When can you travel--and to where--with the weather in your favor?  Captain John Rains shares his practical experience with you in MexWx--an excellent companion to Rains' Mexico Boating Guide.   Concise Guide to Caribbean Weather For many years, David Jones ran an absolutely invaluable Caribbean weather net that no cruiser would consider missing.  His analysis of Caribbean weather and storm patterns saved life and property--and made island hopping a whole lot more fun, too!  Get access to his weather wisdom with his book.   Ordering Information: 120315 Weather Predicting Simplified Michael Carr; 180 pages.; hardcover $25.95   310571 A Sailor's Guide to Wind, Waves, and Tides Alex Simpson; 145 pages; hardcover $24.95   09081X The Weather Handbook Alan Watts; 160 pages.; hardcover $19.95   48697X Instant Weather Forecasting Alan Watts; 64 pages.; softcover $7.95   802825 Mariner's Weather Handbook Steve and Linda Dashew; 595 pages; hardcover $69.95   197084 Mariner's Met Pack--Southwest Pacific Bob McDavitt; 112 pages; spiral bound $29.95   850173 Coastal Weather Guide for Southern California and Western Mexico Jeff Markell; 115 pages.; softcover $17.95   847015 MexWx, 2nd. Ed. John Rains; 112 pages.; softcover $19.95   247619 Concise Guide to Caribbean Weather David Jones $19.95   Our complete nautical book site is under construction.  Check back as new listings are added; our entire book inventory will be available on-line later this year.