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OPNAV FORM 3144-1 (9-64)
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SHIP WEATHER OBSERVATION SHEET
USS HENDERSON DD 795
DATE (GMT): 13 OCTOBER 1966
AT/PASSAGE FROM LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA
TO LOCALE OP RATES
TABLE I
TIME (GMT)
WINDS
√ IF ESTIMATED
VISIBILITY
(Miles)
WEATHER
(Symbols)
BAROMETER
(Inches)
TEMPERATURE
(Degrees and tenths)
CLOUDS
SEA WATER TEMP.
(Degrees and tenths)
SEA WAVES
SWELL WAVES
Direction (True)
Force (Knots)
Dry Bulb
Wet Bulb
Amount (Tenths)
Height
Type
Direction (True)
Period (Seconds)
Height (Feet)
Direction (True)
Period (Seconds)
Height (Feet)
00
01
277 4 10 SCT 30.05 65.0 65.6 4 15000 C1 60.0 277 1 1 244 1 1
02
277 6 10 SCT 30.01 61.6 59.0 2 15000 C1 61.0 277 1 2 240 1 2
03
277 16 10 SCT 30.01 62.0 59.0 1 15000 C1 61.0 278 1 1 248 1 2
04
274 15 10 SCT 30.01 61.6 58.8 1 15000 C1 59.0 244 1 2 246 1 2
05
265 65 16 SCT 30.04 66.0 57.8 1 15000 C1 59.0 240 1 2 248 1 2
06
236 07 10 SCT 30.04 68.0 57.0 1 15000 SC 59.0 240 1 2 240 1 2
07
265 65 09 SCT 30.04 59.0 57.0 1 15000 C1 59.8 246 1 2 248 1 2
08
215 13 10 SCT 30.06 51.8 56.0 1 2000 CU 59.8 250 1 2 248 1 2
09
203 17 16 SCL 30.06 51.0 56.0 1 2000 CU 51.6 250 1 2 246 1 2
10
200 28 18 SCL 30.06 57.6 56.0 2 2000 CU 51.6 250 1 3 240 1 2
11
289 19 18 SCL 30.05 56.0 55.6 1 2000 CU 51.6 250 1 3 240 1 3
12
313 18 4 OVC 30.07 56.0 55.6 10 2000 ST 51.6 250 1 2 256 2 7
13
209 19 5 OVC 30.08 54.0 55.5 10 2000 ST 51.6 250 1 2 256 2 7
14
267 23 6 OVC 30.08 54.6 55.0 16 2000 ST 51.6 250 1 2 260 2 4
15
330 16 10 BKN 30.09 57.0 56.8 7 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 256 2 6
16
325 11 16 BHN 30.03 54.0 51.6 8 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 250 2 4
17
315 11 10 BHN 30.07 59.0 51.0 9 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 250 2 4
18
237 09 10 BKN 30.07 60.6 51.0 9 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 250 2 4
19
237 09 1 BKN 30.07 60.6 51.6 9 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 250 2 4
20
210 08 1 BHN 30.14 61.0 54.0 9 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 250 2 4
21
216 06 1 BHN 30.14 62.0 60.0 8 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 250 2 4
22
220 07 8 BHN 30.10 60.0 60.0 8 2000 SC 51.6 250 1 2 250 2 4
TABLE II
SYNAPTIC OBSERVATIONS
FIRST GROUP OF MESSAGE
POSITION OF SHIP
WIND
WEATHER
PRESSURE
CLOUDS
3-HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
Day of Week (1-7) (GMT)
Dec. Form (0-5-8)
Latitude (Degrees and tenths)
Longitude (Degrees and tenths)
TIME (GMT)
Total Cloud Am.
Direction (True) (00-360)
Speed (True) (Knots)
Visi-bil.
(90.59)
Present (00-99)
Past (0-9)
Barometer Corrected (MB)
AIR TEMP. (°C)
Amount of Low Cloud
Type of C1
Height of Low Cloud
Type of C2
Type of C3
Course of Ship (0-5)
Speed of Ship (0-5)
Characteristic (0-8)
Change of Change (0-8)
Indicence
Amount (Eights)
Type
Height
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
SHIP
2
2 4 4 28 00
GG N 66 H
VV WW W
PPP TT N1 C1 H C2 C3 D3 V4 S 0 PP 8 N4 C h3 h4
8
SHIP
3
2 4 4 28 06
1 2 7 07 95 01 1 173 14 1 4 9 1 1 9 4 2 18 8 1 68
SHIP
3
2 4 4 21 7 12
5 3 1 15 96 10 1 183 13 8 7 3 1 1 9 4 2 07 8 3 20
SHIP
3
2 4 4 2 0 18
7 2 4 09 91 02 1 183 15 7 4 5 1 1 9 4 2 07 8 7 20
SEA WAVES
SWELL WAVES
ICE ACCRETION
SEA ICE
DO NOT TRANSMIT
Indicator
AIR-SEA DIFF. (Coded)
DEW POINT (°C)
Indicator
Period (Seconds)
Height (Feet)
Indicator
Direction (True)
Height (Feet)
Indicator
Direction (True)
Height (Feet)
Indicator
Source
Thickness
Rate
Indicator
Kind
Effect
Bearing
Distance
Orientation
Dry Bulb (Degrees and tenths)
Wet Bulb (Degrees and tenths)
Sea Water Temp. (Degrees and tenths)
A1
A2
A3
Celsius
Celsius
Celsius
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
0 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12
1 d3 d4 P3 H3 1 d3 d4 P3 H3 2 I3 E3 E4 R3
ICE
C2
K
D1
r r
0
1
2
0
5 4 1 3 2 1 2 2
1
2
0
8 1 00 3 2 1 2 2
1
2
0
29 2 1 1 2 2 2
1
2
REMARKS
EX latered
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