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OPNAV FORM 3160-2
Previous editions obsolete.
540972/64-101
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SHIP WEATHER OBSERVATION SHEET
USS MARYSVILLE (EPCEB57) DATE (GMT) 8 JANUARY 19 68
AT PASSAGE FROM N.E. SAN DIEGO CALIF.
TO CLASS OP AREA.
SECTION I
TIME (GMT)
V IF ESTIMATED
WINDS
DIRECTION (True)
FORCE (Knots)
VISIBILITY (Miles)
WEATHER (Symbols)
BAROMETER (Inches)
TEMPERATURE (Degrees and tenths)
DRY BULB
WET BULB
CLOUDS
AMOUNT (Tenths)
HEIGHT
TYPE
SEA WATER TEMP. (Degrees and tenths)
SEA WAVES
PERIOD (Seconds)
HEIGHT (Feet)
DIRECTION (True)
SWELL WAVES
PERIOD (Seconds)
HEIGHT (Feet)
00 / 0 8 OVC 30.04 59 59 10 1500 CU
01 290 1 8 OVC 30.04 57 57 10 1500 CU
02 / 0 9 OVC 30.05 57 57 10 2000 CU
03 / 0 10 OVC 30.05 56 56 10 2000 CU
04 / 0 8 OVC 30.06 56 51 10 2000 CU
05 / 0 8 OVC 30.06 51 50 10 2000 CU
06 / 8 R 30.06 53 48 10 2000 CU
07 / 0 8 R 30.06 52 52 10 2000 CA
08 / 0 8 CLR 30.06 52 52 10 2000 CU
09 / 0 8 CLR 30.07 52 59 10 2000 CU
10 / 0 8 CLR 30.08 52 50 10 2000 CU
11 / 0 8 CLR 30.07 52 52 10 2000 CU
12 / 0 4 SCT 30.10 53 52 3 1500 CCL
13 280 2 8 SCT 30.11 53 51 3 2000 CU
14 280 2 7 BKN 30.11 53 52 8 1500 CU
15 290 2 8 SCT 30.12 53 52 3 2000 CU
16 / 0 8 CLR 30.18 55 54 2 1000 CU
17 290 1 8 CLR 30.19 57 56 1 1000 CU
18 / 0 8 CLR 30.20 60 60 0 0 0
19 - 0 4 CLR 30.17 64 59 - - -
20 280 5 8 CLR 30.15 65 59 - - -
21 210 5 8 CLR 30.17 67 59 2 3200 (T)
22 290 5 8 SCT 30.16 67 59 2 3600 CU
23 290 3 8 SCT 30.18 65 58 1 3000 CU
SECTION II
SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS
FIRST GROUP OF MESSAGE
INDICATOR
POSITION OF SHIP
LATITUDE (Degrees and tenths)
QUARTER UP GLOBE
LONGITUDE (Degrees and tenths)
TIME (GMT)
DAY OF MONTH
WIND INDICATOR
Total Cloud Amt. (Coded)
WIND
DIRECTION (True) (00-36)
SPEED (Knots)
VISIBILITY (90-99)
WEATHER
PRESSURE
PRESENT (00-99)
PAST (0-9)
BAROMETER CORRECTED (Mb)
AIR TEMP. (°C)
CLOUDS
HEIGHT OF LOW CLOUD (0-9)
TYPE OF CL (0-9)
HEIGHT OF MID CLOUD (0-9)
TYPE OF CM (0-9)
HEIGHT OF HIGH CLOUD (0-9)
TYPE OF CH (0-9)
COARSE OF SHIP (0-9)
SPEED OF SHIP (0-9)
3-HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY
CHARACTER AMOUNT OF CHANGE (No. of tenths)
INDICATOR
AIR-SEA DIFF. (Coded)
DEW POINT (°C)
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 28
99 La La La Qc Lo Lo Lo Lo YY GG N dd ff VV ww W ppp TT Nh CL h CM Ds Vs a pp Ts Ts Td Td
SHIP 99 00
SHIP 99 06
SHIP 99 12
SHIP 99 18
INDICATOR
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE (Degrees and tenths)
ICE ACCRETION
THICKNESS
SEA WAVES
SWELL WAVES
SEA ICE
DO NOT TRANSMIT
TENTAT VALUE AIR TEMP. °C
SOURCE RATE INDICA-TOR PERIOD HEIGHT (Coded) PERIOD HEIGHT (Coded)
INDICATOR KIND EFFECT BEARING DISTANCE ORIENTA-TION
DRY BULB WET BULB SEA-WATER TEMPERATURE (Degrees and tenths)
(Degrees and tenths) (Degrees and tenths) (Degrees and tenths)
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 A1 A2 A3
1 Tw Tw Tw Tr Is Es Es Rs Pw Pw Hm Hm dm dm Pw Hm Hw ICE C2 K D1 r e Celsius Celsius Celsius
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
REMARKS
EXAMINED
USN, NAVIGATOR
C-5997