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OPNAV FORM 3144-1 (9-64)
0107-714-1100
CONFIDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SHIP WEATHER OBSERVATION SHEET
USS REXBURG (PCER-855) AT/PASSAGE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO OP-AREAS
DATE (GMT) FRIDAY, 15 DECEMBER 1967
TABLE I
TIME (GMT)
WINDS ESTIMATED
VISIBILITY (Miles)
WEATHER (Symbols)
BAROMETER (Inches)
TEMPERATURE (Degrees and tenths)
CLOUDS
SEA WATER TEMP. (Degrees and tenths)
SEA WAVES
SWELL WAVES
Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Amount Height Type Direction True Period Seconds Height Feet Direction True Period Seconds Height Feet
00 1600 050 16 10 SCT 29.63 49.0 40.0 1 4000 CU 57.0 040 4 3 320 8 3
01 030 24 10 SCT 29.65 47.8 40.0 3 4000 SC 57.0 040 4 3 320 8 3
02 035 24 10 BKN 29.67 46.0 40.0 8 4000 SC 60.0 040 4 3 330 8 5
03 040 24 10 SCT 29.72 47.0 42.0 5 4000 SC 60.0 020 4 3 330 8 5
04 2000 350 14 10 SCT 29.74 46.2 46.0 3 4000 SC 59.0 030 4 3 340 7 4
05 345 16 10 CLR 29.76 46.5 46.2 CLEAR 59.0 020 4 3 320 7 5
06 020 12 10 CLR 29.78 47.2 46.8 CLEAR 59.0 030 4 3 340 8 5
07 345 14 10 CLR 29.77 47.4 47.0 CLEAR 58.0 040 3 2 340 6 5
08 2400 020 12 10 CLR 29.76 48.8 48.8 CLEAR 59.0 340 6 3
09 345 10 10 CLR 29.74 49.2 49.0 CLEAR 59.0 320 6 3
10 010 18 10 CLR 29.74 49.0 49.0 CLEAR 59.0 330 8 4
11 1600 010 13 10 CLR 29.76 48.8 48.8 CLEAR 59.0 340 8 4
12 030 14 10 CLR 29.77 50.0 45.0 CLEAR 59.0 320 8 4
13 025 16 10 CLR 29.78 49.0 42.8 CLEAR 59.0 330 8 5
14 030 16 10 CLR 29.80 50.0 47.0 CLEAR 59.0 330 8 5
15 015 20 10 SCT 29.81 50.0 49.8 2 4000 SC 58.0 340 8 5
16 0800 025 15 10 CLR 29.84 50.0 44.8 CLEAR 59.0 350 7 4
17 010 18 10 CLR 29.86 51.8 44.8 CLEAR 59.0 340 7 4
18 010 13 10 CLR 29.87 52.8 44.8 CLEAR 59.0 345 7 4
19 1200 000 15 10 CLR 29.89 52.6 44.6 CLEAR 59.0 340 6 4
20 340 15 10 CLR 29.88 55.8 46.8 CLEAR 60.0 320 7 3
21 340 13 10 CLR 29.88 56.2 47.0 CLEAR 60.0 320 7 3
22 350 13 10 CLR 29.88 57.5 47.5 CLEAR 59.0 320 7 3 BCA
23 350 14 10 SCT 29.88 58.5 50.0 1 4000 ST 59.0 340 8 4
TABLE II
SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS
FIRST GROUP OF MESSAGE
POSITION OF SHIP
WIND
WEATHER PRESSURE CLOUDS 3-HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
Day of Week (1-7) (GMT)
Octant (0-3) (S-B)
Latitude (Degrees and tenths)
Longitude (Degrees and tenths)
TIME (GMT)
Total Cloud Amt. (Coded)
Direction True (00-36)
Speed True (Knots)
Visibility (90-99)
Present (00-99)
Post (0-9)
Barometer Corrected (Mb)
AIR TEMP. (°C)
Amount of Cloud Type of C_L Height of Low Cloud Type of C_M Type of C_H
Course of Ship (0-9)
Speed of Ship (0-9)
Characteristic Change in Amount of Cloud (in 10s 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 L_a L_o L_o L_o GG N dd ff VV ww W ppp TT N_k C_L h C_M C_H D_a V_a a pp N_6 C h_x h_y
SHIP 6 1 344 206 00 1 05 16 98 03 0 034 09 1 160 0 1 47 03 1 8 40
SHIP 6 1 349 219 06 0 02 12 98 02 1 085 08 0 090 0 7 42 20 8
SHIP 6 1 350 230 12 0 03 14 98 02 0 088 10 0 090 0 6 42 10 8
SHIP 6 1 349 244 18 0 01 13 98 02 0 115 12 0 090 0 6 42 20 8
AIR-SEA DIFF. (Cooled) DEW POINT (°C)
SEA WAVES SWELL WAVES ICE ACCRETION SEA ICE
Indicator Direction True Period Height Indicator Direction True Period Height Indicator Source Thickness Rate Indicator Kind Effect Bearing Distance Orientation
28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
0 T_a T_d T_s T_d 1 d_w d_w P_w H_w 1 d_w d_w P_w H_w 2 I_s E_s E_b R_s ICE C_2 K D_t r e
0 59 1 04 2 2 1 32 4 2 2 ICE
0 63 1 03 2 2 1 34 4 3 2 ICE
0 58 1 1 32 4 2 2 ICE
0 57 1 1 35 3 2 2 ICE
DO NOT TRANSMIT
Dry Bulb (Degrees and tenths) Wet Bulb (Degrees and tenths) Sea Water Temp. (Degrees and tenths)
A_1 A_2 A_3
Celsius Celsius Celsius
09.4 04.4 13.9
08.4 08.2 15.0
10.0 07.2 13.9
11.6 07.1 15.0
REMARKS EXAMINED USN, NAVIGATOR
CONFIDENTIAL