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TABLE II
SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS
091600Z TO 101000Z
FIRST GROUP OF MESSAGE
POSITION OF SHIP
TIME (GMT)
WIND
WEATHER
PRESSURE
AIR TEMP. (°C)
CLOUDS
3-HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
Day of Week (1-7) (GMT)
Occultant (0-3) (5-8)
Latitude (Degrees and tenths)
Longitude (Degrees and tenths)
Total Cloud Amt. (Coded)
Direction (True) (00-36)
Speed (True) (Knots)
Visibility
(90.99)
Present
(00-99)
Past
(0-9)
Barometer Corrected (Mb)
Amount of Low Cloud (0-9)
Type of CL (0-9)
Height of Low Cloud
(Type of CLM
(0-9)
Type of CH
(0-9)
Course of Ship (0-9)
Speed of Ship (0-9)
Characteristic (0-8)
Amount of Change (Mb and tenths)
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
Lo Lo Lo
Lo Lo Lo
GG
N
dd
ff
VV
ww
W
ppp
TT
Nh
CL
h
CM
CH
Ds
Vs
a
pp
8
Ns
C
hs hs
SHIP
1 1 308 246 00 4 04 26 98 02 1 217 234 1 6 00 24 2 03 8 5 8 50
SHIP
1 1 309 236 06 2 08 24 98 01 0 234 17 2 1 6 00 24 2 03 8 2 8 50
SHIP
1 1 309 218 12 1 06 20 98 01 0 234 18 1 1 6 00 24 2 03 8 1 8 50
SHIP
1 1 309 208 18 0 05 15 99 02 0 234 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 00 8 0 0 00
AIR-SEA DIFF. (Coded)
DEW POINT (°C)
SEA WAVES
SWELL WAVES
ICE ACCRETION
SEA ICE
DO NOT TRANSMIT
Indicator
Ts Ts
Td Td
Indicator
Direction (Coded)
Period (Coded)
Height (Coded)
Indicator
Direction (Coded)
Period (Coded)
Height (Coded)
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 12 18 1 04 2 4 1 03 5 7 2 ICE 62
0 00 14 1 08 1 1 1 04 1 1 2 ICE 62
0 06 1 1 02 1 1 2 ICE 62
0 08 11 1 04 2 1 1 33 3 4 2 ICE 62
REMARKS
EXAMINED
USN, NAVIGATOR