NAME OF VESSEL S/S D.S. JORDAN COUNTRY OF REGISTRY MONTH March 1947 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 Check (√) TEMPERATURES (COLS. 16-18, 28-30, 32-33): °C °F 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 (0000, 0600, 1200, 1800 G.C.T.) or special weather observations in columns 1 through 44. 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.) POSITION OF SHIP WIND VISIBILITY WEATHER PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CLOUDS (Coded) COURSE OF SHIP 3-HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY TEMPERATURE DIFF. AIR-SEA DEW POINT WAVES (Make 2 entries if 2nd pattern observed) REMARKS CODED ICE DATA, WAVES OVER 30½ FT., ETC. DATE & TIME IF SENT BY RADIO 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 42 43 44 Y Q LLL, LLL, GG N dd ff VV ww W — PPP TT — — Nh Ci h Cu Cu Dh Yo o pp — 0 T,T, Td,Ts 1 d,d,de Ps Hw 1 d,d,de Ps Hw — — — — 15 15 15 16 1 23 08 16 97 51 1 2988 258 248 0 1 1 15 00 1 00 3 10 06 98 01 1 2983 352 257 0 49 1 16 00 1 18 1 09 07 98 01 0 2996 265 261 0 49 3 16 12 00 1 00 1 09 12 98 01 1 2981 276 263 0 49 3 16 15 16 06 08 12 98 01 6 2989 269 270 1 1 16 12 06 07 15 98 01 6 2988 268 269 1 07 3 16 18 05 09 10 91 03 1 2986 286 276 1 09 4 17 00 04 02 11 99 02 1 2984 272 278 1 04 4 17 06 1 09 12 99 02 0 2972 272 272 1 1 17 12 1 04 15 99 02 1 2987 267 271 1 04 3 17 18 04 04 14 99 02 0 2996 292 271 1 04 3 18 00 07 16 17 95 18 1 2986 240 273 1 10 4 18 06 05 04 08 98 02 2 2985 262 270 1 04 2 18 12 09 07 15 98 13 2 2990 260 268 1 06 3 18 18 04 07 10 98 02 2 2996 260 267 1 04 3 19 00 05 05 03 99 13 2 2998 262 272 1 04 3 19 06 01 06 08 99 01 1 2988 267 267 1 06 3 19 12 07 06 08 99 10 1 2993 254 259 1 06 3 19 18 01 06 03 99 01 0 3002 268 268 1 06 1