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OPNAV FORM 3144.1 (9-64)
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SHIP WEATHER OBSERVATION SHEET
USS HINDBISON 60555
DATE (GMT) 15 DECEMBER 1966
AT/PASSAGE FROM LOCAL OBS OFF COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO
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
25.0
4
10
B1H
30.00
610
390
6
15,000
AS
58.0
360
1
1
260
2
4
01
29.3
6
10
B1H
30.00
600
580
6
13,000
AS
58.0
360
1
1
260
2
4
02
25.8
10
9
B1W
30.01
590
510
5
13,400
AS
58.0
360
1
1
260
2
4
03
26.1
11
9
S1T
30.02
590
510
4
10,600
AS
51.0
360
1
1
270
2
4
04
26.8
12
9
SCT
30.04
600
58.6
4
13,000
AS
60.0
360
1
1
270
2
4
05
26.5
11
9
SCT
30.04
600
58.0
4
16,600
AS
60.0
360
1
1
260
2
4
06
29.5
11
9
SCT
30.04
600
58.0
4
13,000
AS
60.0
360
1
1
260
2
4
07
22.7
07
9
SCT
30.07
600
58.0
4
13,000
AS
60.0
360
1
1
260
2
4
08
21.5
01
10
SCT
30.06
600
51.0
2
2000
UV
62.0
300
1
1
250
2
4
09
23.6
07
10
SCL
30.05
600
51.0
2
2000
UV
62.0
300
1
1
250
2
4
10
26.0
05
10
SCT
30.06
600
51.0
2
2000
UV
62.0
300
1
1
250
2
4
11
20.0
09
9
SCL
30.06
600
58.0
2
2000
UV
62.0
300
1
1
250
2
4
12
24.0
10
9
SCT
30.04
600
51.0
2
2000
UV
62.0
300
1
1
250
2
4
13
01.5
16
9
SCT
30.04
51.0
51.0
2
2000
UV
62.0
300
1
1
250
2
4
14
01.0
05
10
B1W
30.06
590
57.6
5
2000
UV
62.0
390
1
1
290
2
4
15
06.5
18
10
B1H
30.06
590
51.0
7
2000
SC
63.0
390
1
1
290
1
1
16
200
0-
10
B1H
30.06
610
59.0
7
2000
SC
63.0
390
1
1
290
1
1
17
200
06
10
B1W
30.10
630
59.8
7
2000
SC
63.0
390
1
1
290
1
1
18
200
06
10
B1W
30.10
600
59.0
7
2000
SC
63.0
390
1
1
290
1
1
19
200
03
10
B1W
30.10
600
59.8
7
2000
CV
62.0
370
1
1
270
2
3
20
21.6
03
10
B1W
30.10
600
59.0
7
2000
CV
62.0
370
1
1
270
2
3
21
23.0
06
10
SCL
30.02
630
61.0
5
2000
CV
62.0
370
1
1
270
2
3
22
22.6
09
16
SCT
30.02
630
62.0
5
2000
CV
62.0
370
1
1
270
2
3
23
23.6
12
10
SCT
30.02
630
62.0
5
2000
CV
62.0
370
1
1
270
2
3
TABLE II
SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS
FIRST GROUP OF MESSAGE
Day of Week (1-7) (GMT)
POSITION OF SHIP
TIME (GMT)
WIND
WEATHER
PRESSURE
CLOUDS
5-HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
Occ. (0-3) (GMT)
Latitude (Degrees and tenths)
Longitude (Degrees and tenths)
Total Cloud Amount (Code)
Direction (True) (00-360)
Speed (Knots)
Visibility (90-99)
Present (0-9)
Barometer Corrected (Mb)
Air Temp. (°C)
Amount of Low Cloud (0-9)
Type of Low Cloud
Height of Low Cloud (0-9)
Type of C4 (0-9)
Height of C4 (0-9)
Course of Ship (0-9)
Speed of Ship (0-9)
5-Hour Pressure Tendency (0-9)
Amount of 3-Hour Pressure Change (Mb and tenths)
Indicator
Amount (Especi)
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
5
1
32.3
18.3
00
5
25
04
98
02
2
159
16
5.0
9
2.0
5
6.2
07
8
5
4
61
SHIP
5
1
32.1
18.6
96
3
24
11
98
02
2
193
15
5
6
9
6
9
2.0
7
2
07
8
1
5
20
SHIP
5
1
32.2
18.7
12
2
20
10
98
02
2
194
16
7
1
0
0
0
0
9
2
03
8
1
5
20
SHIP
5
1
31.8
18.7
18
6
30
06
98
02
0
193
16
6
0
3
0
0
0
9
8
2
14
8
6
5
20
AIR-SEA DIFF.
DEW POINT (°C)
SEA WAVES
SWELL WAVES
ICE ACCRETION
SEA ICE
DO NOT TRANSMIT
Indicator (Code)
Indicator (Code)
Direction (True)
Period (Seconds)
Height (Code)
Indicator (Code)
Direction (True)
Period (Seconds)
Height (Code)
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)
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
A1
A2
A3
Celsius
Celsius
Celsius
0
Tn Tn
Td Td
1
dn dn
Pw Hw
1
dn dn
Pw Hw
2
I
Ea Ea
Rg
ICE
C2
K
D1
r
+
0
02
11
1
26
2
1
26
2
2
ICE
0
06
13
1
26
2
1
26
2
2
ICE
0
59
13
1
26
2
1
25
2
2
ICE
0
58
13
1
29
2
1
29
2
2
ICE
REMARKS
EX Cont.
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