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OCEAN ATMOSPHERIC-ELECTRIC RESULTS 



Barbados, B.W.I, to Balboa, Canal Zone 

 Total distance, 1361 miles; time of passage, 9.7 days; average day's run, 140.3 miles 



Date 



Noon position 



Lati- 

 tude 



Longi- 

 tude 

 east 



Day's 

 run 



Current 



Dir. 



Am t. 



Remarks 

 (Local mean time used throughout) 



1928 



Oct. 1 Barbados 



2 14 41 N 298 37 



3 14 46 N 296 24 



4 15 01 N 293 53 



5 15 19 N 291 47 



6 15 10 N 288 45 



7 14 27 N 285 53 



8 13 34 N 283 31 



9 11 23 N 281 29 



10 10 15 N 280 46 



11 Colon and Balboa 



miles ° miles 



141 245 17 



129 277 22 



147 339 15 



124 321 18 



176 303 16 



171 277 14 



147 306 37 



17< 317 22 



81 36 18 



68 



Left anchorage at llh 30m. Partly cloudy. Moderate sea and gen- 

 tle NExE breeze. 



Near the islands of St. Lucia and Martinique during morning. 

 Cloudy, chiefly on horizons. Moderate sea and moderate to light 

 NE breeze. Lightning in east. 



Cloudy in morning, overcast in afternoon, with heavy shower in mid- 

 afternoon. Lightning from NE to NW all day. Moderate to smooth 

 sea. Gentle to moderate NNE to ExS breeze. 



Cloudy in morning with lightning in SW in early hours. Overcast 

 and squally during midday, clearing somewhat in afternoon. Mod- 

 erate sea and moderate to light E breeze. 



Partly cloudy. Lightning in NW and N morning and evening. Mod- 

 erate sea and moderate easterly breeze. 



Cloudy during day, clearing in evening. Lightning in NW in early 

 morning. Moderate sea and moderate ESE breeze. 



Cloudy, chiefly on horizons. Moderate sea and moderate E breeze. 



Partly cloudy in morning. Overcast with rain in mid-afternoon, 

 clearing in evening. Hazy in evening and lightning in S. Moderate 

 sea and moderate to fresh ESE breeze. 



Cloudy and hazy in morning. Overcast with rain, thunder and light- 

 ning in afternoon. Lightning in evening. Moderate sea and moder- 

 ate to gentle easterly breeze. Hazy in evening. 



Cloudy, with rain squalls, in morning. Cloudy in afternoon and even- 

 ing. Lightning in SW in evening. Light easterly to SW breezes. 

 Moderate to smooth sea. 



At anchor in Colon breakwater at 04h 00m. Cloudy all day. Light 

 SxE and S breeze up to 04h 00m. Left Colon anchorage at llh 00m 

 with tug and docked at Balboa wharf at 19h 30m. 



Balboa, Canal Zone to Easter Island 

 Total distance, 4788 miles; time of passage, 41.9 days; average day's run, 114.3 miles 



1928 ° ' 

 Oct. 25 Balboa 



miles 



miles 



26 6 32 N 279 54 152 222 30 



27 5 44 N 280 06 49 115 3 



28 4 15 N 280 21 90 86 13 



29 4 08 N 280 07 15 98 9 



30 2 53 N 279 52 76 94 16 



31 4 32 N 278 12 140 50 26 



Nov. 1 6 03 N 277 01 116 76 13 



2 4 38 N 277 43 94 128 23 



3 3 41 N 278 31 75 104 21 



4 2 27 N 278 58 77 78 15 



5 1 35 N 279 12 54 78 12 



6 46N 278 48 55 8 5 



7 27 N 277 57 89 192 9 



Left dock at lOh 40m under tow. Ran 10 miles to Taboguilla Light 

 abeam, at 12h 27m. Then took departure. Cloudy and hazy. Mod- 

 erate sea and moderate NW breeze. Lightning in NW in late even- 

 ing. 



Cloudy in early morning. Overcast after 06h 00m, and all day, with 

 rain squalls. Clear in evening. Moderate NW breeze changing to 

 calm and, in evening to light SE and SW airs and breezes. Moder- 

 ate to smooth sea. 



Cloudy to overcast all day, with occasional short rain squalls. 

 Clearing in evening. Lightning and thunder in east during morning. 

 Gentle to moderate westerly breeze. Moderate sea. 



Cloudy to overcast all day, with rain squalls and drizzling rain. 

 Lightning and thunder in morning. Moderate to choppy sea. Vari- 

 able moderate to light breezes, changing to calm in evening. 



Cloudy, chiefly on horizons. Light to moderate southwesterly 

 breezes. Moderate sea. Rain squalls from 16h 45m to 19h 00m. 



Cloudy to overcast with occasional rain squalls after 04h 00m, and 

 all day and evening. Moderate SW breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. 



Cloudy, with frequent rain squalls throughout 24 hours. Fresh to 

 moderate SW breeze. Choppy to moderate sea. Malpelo Island 

 abeam at 07h 02m. 



Cloudy, with rain squalls all day. Clearing in evening. Gentle to 

 moderate SW breeze. Moderate sea. 



Overcast, with frequent rain squalls throughout 24 hours. Fresh SW 

 breeze changing to light W and SW in evening. Choppy to moderate 

 sea. 



Cloudy to overcast. Squally. Rain squalls during morning. Moder- 

 ate to fresh SW breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. Malpelo Island 

 sighted at daybreak. 



Overcast to cloudy. Moderate to gentle SSW to SWxW breezes. Mod- 

 erate to choppy sea. 



Overcast in early morning, clearing somewhat during day. Gentle 

 to light SSW to W breeze. Moderate sea. 



Overcast and hazy in early morning. Cloudy, chiefly on horizons, 

 during day. Calm until lOh 00m, then gentle southwesterly breeze. 

 Smooth to moderate sea. 



Hazy in early morning. Cloudy until evening, then overcast and 



