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NAME OF VESSEL
S/S
M/V
D.S. JORDAN
COUNTRY OF REGISTRY
CALL SIGN
V O Y A G E
FROM
TO
MONTH
February
1967
BAROMETER NO.
WB FORM 615-5
(8-63)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
SHIP'S WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
Check (\u2713) TEMPERATURES (COLS. 16-18, 28-30, 32-33): \u25a1 \u00b0C \u25a1 \u00b0F
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 ocean to another.
d. Upon sailing from one ocean to another.
2. Fill in the blanks on each page of the form. (Name of vessel, barometer number, etc.)
3. Enter the coded synoptic (0600, 0600, 1200, 1800 G.C.T.) or special weather observations in columns 1 through 44.
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.
CODE THE MESSAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "INTERNATIONAL WEATHER CODE FOR SHIPS."
DAY OF MONTH
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
DAY OF WEEK
V
Q
OCT. AMT. (ZULU)
1
LATITUDE (Degrees and tenths)
LLLL.
LONGITUDE (Degrees and tenths)
LLLL..
TIME (Nearest hour to 23/0-24 G.C.T.)
N dd # VV ww W
TOTAL CLOUD AMT. (Coded) (True) (False)
00 1 06 08 99 02 0 2990
12 1 06 08 99 02 0 2994
00 -12 1 06 08 99 02 0 2981
VISIBILITY (Coded) (Coded)
-18 6 03 09 99 02 0 2986
22 1 2 06 12 99 02 0 2991
WEATHER (Coded)
00 -15 2 07 14 98 02 0 2978
12 2 03 14 98 02 0 2988
26 2 07 14 98 02 0 2986
-06 1 07 14 98 02 1 2988
25 3 07 14 98 02 1 2987
26 3 06 09 98 01 8 2976
26 7 17 06 98 16 1 2987
26 4 17 05 98 16 5 2980
12 4 00 00 98 02 1 2989
27 7 27 03 98 20 2 2978
27 3 20 08 98 02 1 2978
24 8 20 06 98 03 2 2989
25 8 30 05 97 03 2 2978
25 3 16 08 98 03 2 2987
PRESSURE (Coded)
CORRECTION DATE COMPARED BAROMETER CORRECTED (Coded) Sea Level (mb.)
PPP TT
TEMPERATURE AIR TEMP. (Round to tenths)
DRY BULB WET BULB
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28
28
26
24
30
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
26
26
CLOUDS (Coded)
N h Ci Cii TYPE CL. HEIGHT OF LOW CLOUD (m.)
TYPE CI.
HEIGHT OF HIGH CLOUD (m.)
COURSE OF SHIP
Dd
3- HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY AMOUNT OF RISE AND FALL (mb.)
06 2981
06 2994
00 2981
00 2986
12 2991
06 2978
12 2988
00 2986
06 2988
12 2987
00 2976
00 2987
06 2980
12 2989
18 2978
06 2989
12 2978
TEMPERATURE SEA WATER (Degrees and tenths)
274
271
272
271
269
270
265
264
262
265
258
266
264
261
265
251
251
270
259
DIFF. AIR-SEA INDICATOR (Coded) (Round ed)
Tt Tt
DEW POINT (Whole degrees)
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WAVES (Make 2 entries if 2nd pattern observed)
SEA/SWELL INDICATOR (Coded) DIRECTION (100-359) PERIOD (Seconds)
Hs
Hm
SWELL INDICATOR (Coded) DIRECTION (100-359) PERIOD (Seconds)
Hs
Hm
1 33 2 1
1 34 2 1
1 08 2 1
1 24 2 1
1 15 2 1
1 05 2 1
1 07 4 1
1 07 4 1
1 07 3 1
1 07 3 1
1 17 3 1
1 02 3 1
1 49 2 1
1 02 4 1
1 49 2 1
1 16 3 1
1 49 3 1
REMARKS (Enter time of wind shifts, frontal passages, beginning and ending of precipitation, coded ice data, waves over 50 ft., etc.)
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CHECK (\u2713) IF SENT BY RADIO
INITIALS
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