GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 



1255. Example of a coded report: 40480 62106 62614 

 06402 45420 56308 05201 12631 ICE 10403 



97267 



Code Symbols 



YQL^LiaL'a 



LqLoL'o^G 

 Nddff 



VVwwW 



PPPTT 

 NhCLhCMCn 



DsVgapp 

 OTsTgTdTd 



Id^yd^P^H^ 



ICE 

 C2KDj^re 



Code 

 Figures 



40480 

 62106 

 62614 



97267 



06402 

 45420 



56308 



05201 



12631 



ICE 

 10403 



Decoded Data 



4th day of week; octant, 0; latitude, 48.0°. 



Longitude, 62.1°; time, 0600 OCT 



6 eighths of sky covered; wind direction, 



260°; speed, 14 knots. 



Visibility, 5 miles; present weather, snow 



showers in past hour; past weather, snow. 



Pressure, 1006.4 mb., temperature 2° C. 



4 eighths stratocumulus; height of lowest 



cloud 1000-2000 feet. Altostratus or nimbo- 



stratus also present. No type Cj^ clouds. 



Ship's course, southwest; ship's speed 16 to 



18 knots; barometer falling then rising; 



barometric change, 0.8 mb. higher. 



Group designator, 0; sea temperature 1° C. 



higher than air temperature; dew point 



1° C. 



Group designator, 1; wave direction, 260°; 



wave period, 6 to 7 seconds; wave height 



1-1/2 feet. 



Designator for ice group. 



New ice; navigation unobstructed; ice limit 



toward south; less than one mile distant; 



ice edge lying in a direction SE to NW 



with ice situated to the NE. 



1300. ORDERING SUPPLIES 



1301. Weather Bureau forms and supplies (including envelopes) may be 

 obtained directly from any of the Weather Bureau Marine Centers and port 

 stations listed in section 1401. These supplies may also be obtained through 

 the mail by checking the needed items on the back of Form 615-5 in the sec- 

 tion headed "Check Forms or Supplies Needed." When supplies are requested 

 on Form 615-5, the ship's mailing address should be included in the space 

 above the section for requesting supplies. 



