Instant Storm Forecasting is an invaluable reference for anyone pursuing outdoor activities. Its instructive photographs of cloud formations, helpful tables, and practical explanations provide the tools for all of us to assess our chances of being caught in a storm, and to judge how severe the storm is likely to be. Covering strong winds, thunder, and hail storms along with hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, and waterspouts, this book makes fascinating reading as well as being an essential guide for anyone about to encounter the elements.

No other weather writer uses the practical hands-on approach of Alan Watts, whose reputation for explaining complicated meteorological situations in an understandable way for the average reader is second to none.

Praise for the author's bestselling Instant Weather Forecasting:

"Excellent value and a good cockpit companion." Classic Boat

"I have a favorite little bookInstant Weather Forecasting, by Alan Wattsthat I have to replace every four or five years because of overuse. Almost every time we go to sea, we spend time looking at its color photos of different types of clouds and comparing them to the clouds we see above us. Then we carefully read Watts's analysis of what the clouds portend." Lin Pardey, SAIL

"Another gem that's a dog-eared favorite." Coastal Cruising