This essential pocket-sized guide equips the reader with all the necessary tools to predict and deal with local and distant weather conditions, whether that be on a day trip or a longer cruise, along the coast or further offshore.

Meteorology is still advancing and sources of forecasts are changing. This new edition keeps the Reeds Handbook up to date, with a particular focus on the increasing use of GRIB files, computer weather modelling and sources of forecasts, especially with the proliferation of computer forecasts becoming available free of charge.

Each topic is broken down into digestible chapters, explaining the origins and effects of the full spectrum of weather conditions, including:

Depressions, fronts, isobars and other coastal effects
Using and evaluating weather forecasts.
Waves and swell.
Weather lore and sky watching.