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SHIP'S NAME
S/S M/V Washington Feb 1968
CALL SIGN KGWA
COUNTRY OF REGISTRY US
MONTH AND YEAR BAROMETER NUMBER
FROM: DATE LAST CHECKED
TO: CORRECTION
ESSA FORM 72-1
(1-68)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
WEATHER BUREAU
SHIP'S WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (See observing handbook for more details)
1. Fill in all blanks on upper left-hand side of this form followed by letters or abbreviations for the first entry on each form, ('77.59F', '29.905 in.', etc.)
2. Check appropriate box in column 32.
3. Before entering, convert:
a. all temperatures to C
b. all pressures to millibars.
c. if conversion tables not available, enter values as observed,
4. Begin a new sheet each month, voyage, ocean and quadrant.
5. Transmit data in 5-figure groups from unshaded columns and remarks. See observing handbook, section 1-04 for handling missing data.
LATITUDE (Degrees and minutes) QUADRANT OF GLOBE LONGITUDE (Degrees and minutes)
DAY OF MONTH GMT TIME ON GT WIND INDICATION Total Cloud Amt. DIRECTION (True) line of bearing Wind Speed (true knots) VISIBILITY (Code 90 - 99) PRESENT WEATHER PAST WEATHER SEAT LEVEL PRESSURE AIR-TEMP. DATA C AMOUNT OF LOWEST CLOUD TYPE OF LOWEST CLOUD HEIGHT OF LOWEST CLOUD SPEED OF HIGH CLOUD COURSE OF HIGH CLOUD 3-HOUR PRESS. CHANGE AMOUNT OF CHANGE AIR-TEMP. DIFFERENCE DEW POINT FROM TABLE 25 INDICATOR WIND WAVES (Make as many groups as patterns observed) SWELL CHECK IF SENT BY RADIO ADDITIONAL MESSAGE GROUPS AND REMARKS OBSERVER INITIALS
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 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
L-L-L-A L-C Qc L-O-L-O-L-O YY GG iV N dd ff VV ww W PPP TT - Nh CL h CM Ch Ds ys a pp 0 TsTs TdTd I TwTwTw rT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw
99 L-L-L-A Qc L-O-L-O-L-O YY GG iV N dd ff VV ww W PPP TT - Nh CL h CM Ch Ds ys a pp 0 TsTs TdTd I TwTwTw rT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw
99 047 7 1189 21 00 48 51 06 92 02 2 10 102 27 2 252 9 0 6 4 3 7 2 0 11 25 1 27 8 3 10 02 25 4 04
99 71 7 1189 21 06 4 7 03 10 92 60 2 10 11 7 25 6 2 254 7 7 2 0 4 3 1 14 0 11 24 1 27 0 6 3 10 02 4 04
99 63 7 1189 24 12 19 00 00 11 50 10 11 7 22 2 2 256 9 7 2 0 4 3 7 20 0 11 1 1 27 2 8 3 11 00 15 4 04
99 56 7 11 24 18 49 17 10 18 50 10 12 5 22 1 2 258 9 7 2 0 4 3 1 06 0 11 00 1 26 6 9 3 00 02 19 4 04
99 45 7 11 25 00 49 17 10 18 63 10 10 9 25 6 2 257 9 7 2 0 4 3 7 20 0 11 23 1 2 7 6 3 02 17 4 04
99 42 7 1187 25 06 46 18 97 18 02 10 105 25 0 233 6 2 2 0 4 3 1 06 0 11 22 1 2 1 0 3 02 17 4 04
99 185 7 1187 25 12 8 13 13 38 82 1 10 106 25 0 232 8 2 2 0 4 3 2 06 0 11 23 1 2 7 4 3 10 02 17 4 04
99 30 7 1188 18 48 13 05 11 02 10 123 25 6 232 8 2 2 0 4 3 1 14 0 11 22 1 2 6 3 3 02 17 4 04
99 24 7 1168 00 5 10 65 19 02 10 116 25 6 235 22 2 0 4 3 1 04 0 11 22 1 27 6 3 08 02 12 4 04
99 015 7 11 26 06 3 14 55 18 02 10 119 2 9 232 3 2 20 0 4 3 1 11 0 11 21 1 2 7 1 3 02 12 4 04
99 11 7 1120 26 12 14 19 54 18 61 10 118 25 3 232 4 2 2 0 4 3 6 03 0 11 23 1 2 7 3 3 10 02 17 4 03
99 01 7 1189 26 18 4 14 05 11 02 10 112 5 2 1 2 5 0 4 3 1 13 0 11 23 1 2 7 3 3 02 14 4 03
99 000 5 1185 26 00 45 14 05 10 61 10 112 26 7 1 05 14 0 4 3 6 12 0 11 1 1 2 3 3 10 02 14 4 03
99 008 5 1189 27 06 42 15 05 11 16 10 12 23 3 2 12 0 4 3 1 13 0 11 23 1 2 3 3 8 3 02 14 4 03
99 017 5 1110 27 12 7 10 16 13 14 10 12 0 22 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 7 2 0 11 23 1 2 7 8 3 12 01 13 2 03
99 025 5 1188 28 18 47 11 06 99 02 1 0 10 139 26 1 6 12 3 0 4 3 1 14 0 11 25 1 2 7 1 3 12 01 15 2 03
ESSA FORM 72-1
REPLACES WB FORM 615-5 WHICH IS OBSOLETE. EXISTING STOCKS SHOULD BE DESTROYED AFTER JANUARY 1, 1964.