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OPNAV FORM 3144-1 (9-64)
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SHIP WEATHER OBSERVATION SHEET
USS HENDERSON DD 785
DATE (GMT) 16 DECEMBER
1966
AT/PASSAGE FROM LOCAL OPS OFF COAST OF SOUTHERN
TO CALIFORNIA
TABLE I
TIME
(GMT)
WINDS
□ IF ESTIMATED
VISIBIL-ITY
(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
143
12
10
SCT
30.02
62.0
64.0
4
3000
CU
62.0
270
1
1
370
2
3
01
130
08
10
SCT
30.03
61.0
60.0
4
3000
CU
62.0
270
1
1
370
2
3
02
110
04
10
SCT
30.03
60.0
59.0
4
2600
CU
62.0
270
1
1
270
2
3
03
138
05
05
SCT
30.06
60.0
59.6
3
2000
CU
62.0
260
1
1
260
2
3
04
138
05
10
SCT
30.06
60.0
59.0
2
3000
CU
60.0
260
1
1
260
2
3
05
396
06
10
SCT
30.06
60.0
58.0
2
3000
CU
60.0
260
1
1
260
2
3
06
396
06
10
SCT
30.08
60.0
59.0
2
3000
CU
60.0
260
1
1
260
2
3
07
173
07
10
SCT
30.08
60.0
58.0
2
2000
CU
60.0
260
1
1
260
2
3
08
205
06
10
SCT
30.07
59.0
58.0
2
2000
CU
62.0
245
1
1
260
2
3
09
260
07
10
SCT
30.09
60.0
59.0
2
3000
CU
62.0
245
1
1
260
2
3
10
315
07
10
SCT
30.09
60.0
59.0
2
3000
CU
62.0
245
1
1
260
2
3
11
226
05
10
SCT
30.07
59.0
58.0
2
2000
CU
62.0
UNOBSERVED
1
1
260
2
3
12
—
0
5
SCT
30.07
59.0
59.0
2
3000
CU
62.0
—
1
1
260
2
3
13
—
0
5
SCT
30.07
59.0
59.0
2
3000
CU
62.0
—
1
1
260
2
3
14
230
02
4
OVC
30.08
58.0
58.0
10
3000
CU
62.0
350
1
1
270
2
3
15
—
0
8
ATW
30.16
57.0
56.0
8
3000
CU
62.0
010
1
1
290
2
3
16
095
05
1
OVC
30.12
60.0
59.0
3
2000
CU
62.0
290
1
1
290
2
3
17
095
05
3
OVC
30.12
60.0
59.0
4
2000
CU
62.0
290
1
1
290
2
3
18
135
05
10
SCT
30.12
60.0
59.0
4
2000
CU
62.0
290
1
1
290
2
3
19
135
05
10
SCT
30.12
60.0
59.0
4
2000
CU
62.0
290
1
1
290
2
3
20
162
05
10
SCT
30.16
60.0
64.0
5
2000
CU
62.0
270
1
1
270
2
3
21
130
07
10
SCT
30.16
60.0
64.0
5
2000
CU
62.0
270
1
1
270
2
3
22
175
06
10
SCT
30.15
65.0
64.0
5
2000
CU
62.0
270
1
1
270
2
3
23
162
05
10
SCT
30.06
62.0
63.0
5
2000
CU
62.0
270
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
3-HOUR PRESSURE
TENDENCY
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
Total Cloud
Amt.
(Coded)
Direction (True)
Speed (True)
(Knots)
Visibil-ity
(00-99)
Present
(00-99)
Past
(00-99)
Barometer Corrected
(MB)
AIR TEMP.
(°C)
Amount of
Low Cloud
(0.0-9.9)
Height of
Low Cloud
(0.0-9.9)
Type of Cld
(0.0-9.9)
Course of Ship (0.0-359.9)
Speed of Ship (0.0-9.9)
Characteristic of
Change
(0.0-9.9)
Indicator
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
Y
Q
L0
L0
L0
L0
L0
GG
N
dd
ff
VV
ww
W
PPP
TT
Ni
Cl
h
Cm
Ch
Dx
Vc
o
pp
8
Nx
C
Hs
Hs
SHIP
L
1
315
173
00
2
14
12
98
02
0
166
15
2
4
5
0
0
671
03
8
2
8
20
SHIP
L
1
316
175
06
2
29
06
98
02
0
186
15
2
1
5
1
0
947
07
8
2
8
20
SHIP
L
1
316
168
12
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
SHIP
L
1
319
195
18
3
14
05
97
02
0
200
16
2
1
5
1
0
947
00
8
2
8
20
SEA WAVES
SWELL WAVES
ICE ACCRETION
SEA ICE
AIR-SEA
POINT (Coded)
DEW POINT
(°C)
Indicator
Direction (Coded)
Period (Coded)
Height (Coded)
Indicator
Direction (Coded)
Period (Coded)
Height (Coded)
Indicator
Source
Thickness
Rare
Indicator
Kind
Effect
Bearing
Distance
Diameter
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
Tg
Ts
Td
Ta
T0
d0
d0
P0
H0
1
d0
d0
Fo
Ho
2
I0
E0
F0
R0
ICE
C2
K
D1
r
e
0
00
16
1
31
2
1
31
2
1
2
ICE
0
00
14
1
26
2
1
26
2
1
2
ICE
0
54
13
1
00
6
0
0
0
2
ICE
0
00
13
1
29
2
1
29
2
2
2
ICE
DO NOT TRANSMIT
Dry Bulb
(Degrees and tenths)
Wet Bulb
(Degrees and tenths)
Sea Water Temp.
(Degrees and tenths)
A1
A2
A3
Celsius
Celsius
Celsius
REMARKS
EXAMINED
USN, NAVIGATOR