Table m. CURRENT STATION DATA 



5-9, 1948 

 29*25'54"N. 

 !. 47*57'36"E. 



Depth 



Dir. 

 262" 



Speed 

 1.09 kn. 



Tide 



LLW 



to LHW 



Dir. 

 083* 



Speed 



Tide 



Surf. 



0.88 kn. 



HHW to 



30' 



269* 



0.63 kn. 



LLW 



to LHW 



101" 



0.88 kn. 



HHW to 



Sfc. 



262° 



0.41 kn. 



HLW 



to HHW 



083' 



0.55 kn. 



LHW to 



30' 



269* 



0.46 kn. 



HLW 



to HHW 



101- 



0.35 kn. 



LHW to 



Nov. 9-11. 19 



3 





Surf. 



215* 



0.87 kn. 



LLW to HHW 



Nov. 11-13, 



1948 



11' 



nil 



nil 





Lat. 29"23 



12"N. 



Sfc. 



215* 



0.49 kn. 



HLW to LHW 



Long. 47*57 



54"E. 



11' 



nil 



nil 









Rema 



rks: Flood to HHW c 

 at LHW and to 



ompleted l/2hr.e 

 3lack water at LL 









table 







4 





Surf. 





1.09 kn. 



HLW to HHW 



Nov. 14-16, 



1948 







0.90 kn. 



LLW to LHW 



observed at the aame time f. 

 ed as predicted in tide table 



0.71 kn. HHW to LLW 



nil 



0.71 kn. HLW to HLW 



nil 



16-19, 1948 

 29*21'38"N. 

 48*07'34"E. 



Nov. 22-24, 1948 

 Lat. 29*28'54"N. 

 Long. 48"03'06"E. 



Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 15 

 Lat. 29*28'48"N. 

 Long. 47*58'24"E. 



c. 8-9, 1948 

 t. 29"24'36"N. 

 ng. 47*47'48"E. 



Jan. 12-14, 1949 

 Lat. 29*21 '42"N. 

 Long. 47*56'55"E. 



Mar. 4-6, 1949 

 Lat. 29°2r05"N. 

 Long. 48°04'59"E. 



No directions observed. Observations li 

 14 Nov. 1948 to 1500 LST 16 Nov. 1948. Maxi: 

 1.21 kn. to HHW, 0.93 kn. to LHW; mai 

 1.32 kn. to LLW. 1.10 kn. to HLW. Surf 

 about 1/2-1 hour after high tide at Kuwait. 



>5* 1.34 kn. 



HLW to HHW 



135* 



2.00 kn. 



HHW to LLW 



31' « 



HLW to HHW 



143* 



* 



HHW to LLW 



25" 1.54 kn. 



LLW to LHW 



135* 



1.34 kn. 



LHW to HLW 



31" * 



LLW to LHW 



143* 



* 



LHW to HLW 



Winds NW, Foi 



ce 4-5 (15-20 kn. ) 



delays e 



lack water 



from both flood and 



ebb for 1/2 t 



3 1 hour past time 



s predic 



ted in tide 



tables. "Insufficient 



readings to det 



■rmine subsurface 



speeds. 







13" 0.92 kn. 



To LHW 



136* 



0.83 kn. 



To LLW 



10° 0.78 kn. 



To HHW 



126" 



0.72 kn. 



To HLW 



Max current I 



ecorded: Flood 1. 



2 kn., Ebb 1.09 kn 



; Slack waters from 



both flood and 



ebb observed 1/2 



to 1 hou 



in advanc 



e of times predicted 



in tide tables. 











65" 0.97 kn. 



HLW to HHW 



101" 



0.83 kn. 



HHW to LLW 



36" 0.98 kn. 



LLW to LHW 



100° 



0.63 kn. 



HHW to LLW 







101" 



0.56 kn. 



LHW to HLW 







100" 



0.63 kn. 



LHW to HLW 



Max. current 



recorded: Flood 1 



14 kn. 



vith Winds 



NNW, Force 4 (11- 



16 Kn.). Slack 



water from both fl 



ood and 



bb observ 



d to vary ±1/2 hour 



from times pre 



dieted in tide table 









0.74 kn. 



LLW to HHW 





1.00 kn. 



HHW to HLW 



0.36 kn. 



LLW to HHW 





0.39 kn. 



HHW to HLW 



(1300 LST 8 De 



1948 to 0100 LST 9 Dec. 19481. *D 



212.5" 0.82 kn. 



To LHW 



215.5° 0.73 kn. 



To LHW 



226" 0.71 kn. 



To HHW 



215.5* 0.73 kn. 



To HHW 



: *No direction obs 



erved; value gi 



Channel. Maxim 



im surface flood 



later than subsur 



face maximum; 



mately 1 hour ea 



rlier than subsu 



245* 0.61 kn. 



HLW to LHW 



250" 0.44 kn. 



HLW to LHW 



245* 0.48 kn. 



LLW to HHW 



250* 0.44 kn. 



LLW to HHW 



: Flood at surface 



begins 1/2 - 3/ 



near botom flood 



begins 1 hr. e 



tables. Flood oh 



served to ter 



predicted, ebb tr 



en begins. Ebb 



1.01 kn. 





To LLW 



1.43 kn. 





To LLW 



0.56 kn. 



nil 





To HLW 

 To HLW 



entation 



dir 



ction of Shuwayk 



bserved 



app 



oximately 1 hour 



HHW to HLW 

 HHW to HLW 

 LHW to LLW 

 LHW to LLW 



i of Kuwait Harbor 



Mar. 16. 1949 

 Lat. 29*14'30"N. 

 Long. 48*09'18"E. 



at HLW +■ 2 hr 



I hrs. (1420 - 2318 LST). Only the max 

 i period is shown. Maximum flood obs 

 ebb observed at HHW + 3 hrs. 



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