Form Approved; Budget Bureau No. 41-R1258 SHIP'S NAME S.S. M.V. Tuxedington CALL SIGN KGWU COUNTRY OF REGISTRY US MONTH AND YEAR April 19 '67 BAROMETER NUMBER 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. 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, followed by letters or abbreviations for the first entry on each form, (''77.5°F'', ''29.905 in.'', etc.) 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. Voyage FROM: Acapulco TO: San Diego DATE LAST CHECKED CORRECTION CHECK IF SENT BY RADIO OBSERVERS INITIALS ADDITIONAL MESSAGE GROUPS AND REMARKS (More swell groups, 2 1sEsERs, ICE C2KDre , Wind Shifts, beginning and ending of precip., freak waves, etc.) IND. 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 LsLsLsLs Qc L-o-L-o-L-o YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 LsLsLs Qc L-o-L-o-L-o YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 1/131 YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 2/12 YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 7/160 YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 1/145 YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 2/18 YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 7/160 YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 1/145 YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw 99 LsLsLs Qc L-o-L-o-L-o YY GG iw N dd ff VV ww W - PPP TT - Nh CL h CM CH Ds vs a pp TsTs TdTd TwTwTw tT 3 PwPw HwHw dwdw Pw HwHw WIND WIND INDICATOR (coded) TOTAL CLOUD MAT. DIRECTION (true) tens of degrees (0 = N, 9 = S) SPEED True knots VISIBILITY (Coded 00 - 99) PAST WEATHER PRESENT WEATHER SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (Millibars and tenths, or 3 figures in Col. 15 and first 2 figures in Col. 14) DRY BULB (Degrees Cent.) WET BULB (degrees cent.) TYPE OF LOWEST CLOUDS HEIGHT OF LOWEST CLOUDS TYPE OF MIDDLE CLOUDS COURSE OF HIGH CLOUD 3-HOUR P PRESS. CHANGE SPEED OF SHIP (Coded 0 - 9) CHARACTER OF CHANGE AMOUNT OF CHANGE AREA-TEMP. DIFFERENCE DEW POINT FROM TABLE 30 INDICATOR CHECK ONE BUCKET INTAKE SEA TEMPERATURE °C (Degrees and tenths, Col. 34) TENTHS OF AIR TEMP. WAVES (Make as many groups as patterns observed) WIND WAVES Swell INDICATOR PERIOD (approx seconds; 2 figures) HEIGHT (Coded) DIRECTION (tens of degrees) HEIGHT (Coded) REPLACES WB FORM 615-S WHICH IS OBSOLETE. EXISTING STOCKS SHOULD BE DESTROYED AFTER JANUARY 1, 1948.