Publisher's Note How do you turn the symbols on a weather chart into a meaningful forecast? Armed with this book and a current weatherfax chart you will have all the essentials for making your own forecast no matter where you are in the world. Understanding Weatherfax explains: Sources of weatherfax images -- receiving equipment and software -- types of weatherfax charts -- interpreting synoptic chart features -- world weather patterns -- personal forecasting -- tropical storms -- their formation, tracking and avoidance. An appendix lists worldwide fax stations and their operating frequencies, call signs and transmission schedules.
How do you turn the synbols on a weather chart into a meaningful forecast? Armed with this book and a current weatherfax chart you will have all the essentials for making your own forcast no matter where you are in the world.