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Form Approved; Budget Bureau No. 41-R1258-4
NAME OF VESSEL
S/S M/V D.S. JORDAN
COUNTRY OF REGISTRY
CALL SIGN
MONTH
19
BAROMETER NO.
NAME OF CAPTAIN
VOYAGE
FROM TO
WB FORM 615-5
(8-63)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
SHIP'S WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Begin a new sheet:
a. For the first observation of a new month.
b. At the beginning of each voyage.
c. Upon sailing from one octant to another.
d. Upon sailing from one ocean to another.
e. Fill in the blanks on each page of the form. (Name of vessel, barometer number, etc.)
2. Enter the coded synoptic (0000, 0600, 1200, 1800 G.C.T.) or special weather observations in columns 1 through 44.
3. Code the message in accordance with the "International Weather Code for Ships."
4. At end of each voyage, remove all forms with completed observations and mail in the postage-free envelopes provided.
5. Radio transmission—Copy coded data for radio transmission from the unshaded numbered groups of columns. Each code group consists of five figures with the letter X indicating missing data. Omit code group 8 and 9 in message if no data are available.
DAY OF
MONTH
(G.C.T.)
DAY OF
WEEK
OCTANT
(Degrees and tenths)
LATITUDE
(Degrees and tenths)
LONGITUDE
(Degrees and tenths)
TIME
(Nearest hour (00-23) (G.C.T.))
TOTAL CLOUD AMT.
(G.C.T.)
(Coded (0-50)
DIRECTION
(000-360)
SPEED
(000-99)
M.A.
VISIBILITY
PRESENT
(Coded (02-59))
PAST
(Coded (02-59))
WEATHER
PRESSURE
CORRECTION
DATE COMPARED
BAROMETER
READ AS READ
BAROMETER CORRECTED
(millibars)
SEA LEVEL
(millibars)
DEDUCTED
(millibars)
AIR TEMP.
(Dry bulb and wet bulb (Degrees and tenths))
TEMPERATURE
(Whole degrees)
(Coded (0-9))
TIME C
(Degrees and tenths)
HEIGHT OF LOW CLOUD
(Coded (1-23))
WIND GUSTS
(Coded (1-23))
COURSE OF SHIP
(Speed of Ship (knots) (Degrees (0-360)))
3-HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY
AMOUNT OF RISE OR FALL (mm)
TEMPERATURE
(Degrees and tenths)
DIFF. AIR-SEA (Whole degrees)
DEW POINT
(Coded)
INDICATOR
(Waves (Make 2 entries if 2d pattern observed))
SEA/SWELL
SWELL
REMARKS
(Enter time of wind shifts, frontal passages, beginning and ending of precipitation, coded ice data, waves over 30½ ft., etc.)
CHECK (V) IF SENT BY RADIO
INITIALS
1
Y
2
Q
3
4
LLLLL
5
LLLLL
6
GG
7
N
8
dd
9
ff
10
VV
11
WW
12
W
13
—
14
—
15
PPP
16
TT
17
—
18
—
19
Ns
20
Ci
21
h
22
Cu
23
Cb
24
D
25
vs
26
o
27
pp
28
—
29
—
30
—
31
0
32
Tc,Ts
33
Ts,Ts
34
1d,ds
35
Pn
36
Hn
37
—
38
1d,ds
39
Pn
40
Hn
41
—
42
—
43
—
44
—
14
I
00
7 04 12 98 03 2 2987
25
26
2
1
14
I
06
5 08 15 98 02 1 2993
26
3
1
14
I
12
2 06 10 98 02 0 2994
26
3
1
14
I
18
2 06 15 98 02 1 2998
26
3
1
15
I
00
1 07 15 99 03 0 2990
26
2
1
15
I
06
0 02 12 99 02 0 3004
25
1
03
1
12
18
13 03 12 99 0 0 2993
24
1
16
I
00
1
25
06
16
I
12
0 35 12 99 02 0 2980
23
1
16
I
18
4 32 07 98 03 0 2995
25
1
1
20
I
18
3 33 05 99 02 0 2997
27
276
2
1
21
I
00
1 36 06 99 02 0 2994
26
276
2
1
21
I
06
0 00 00 99 02 0 2993
26
278
1
1
21
I
12
4 03 05 99 02 0 2991
27
276
2
1
22
I
18
5 31 02 99 03 0 2983
28
262
3
1
1
2
3
4
LLLLL
5
LLLLL
6
GG
7
N
8
dd
9
ff
10
VV
11
WW
12
W
13
—
14
—
15
PPP
16
TT
17
—
18
—
19
Ns
20
Ci
21
h
22
Cu
23
Cb
24
D
25
vs
26
o
27
pp
28
—
29
—
30
—
31
0
32
Tc,Ts
33
Ts,Ts
34
1d,ds
35
Pn
36
Hn
37
—
38
1d,ds
39
Pn
40
Hn
41
—
42
—
43
—
44
—