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obtained each day from (\ipe Race radio. Schedules Avere also 

 inainlaiiied with the St. Lawrence Ice Patrol, of the Canadian 

 Government, while they were on duty in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 Exchange of ice information and knowledge of inbound and out- 

 bound traffic, thus afforded, was a great mutual assistance. 



Because of the importance of thoroughly reliable communications 

 within the ice-patrol area (see fig. 1) and the necessity of maintain- 

 ing daily unfailing communication with Washington, a distance of 

 over 1,300 miles, under all conditions, both day and night, the patrol 

 vessels are equipped with the very latest and best radio receivers and 

 transmitters. The following daily schedides were maintained from 

 the beginning of the first ice-observation cruise to the end of the ice 

 patrol. All times are Greenwich Civil Time. 



DAILY ICE BROADCASTS TO SHIPPING 



DAILY SCHEDULES WITH WASHINGTON 



1200- 

 2330- 



8,410 and 12,615- 



fAl. 

 lAl. 



WEATHER 



MARCH 



Weather in the A^icinity of the Grand Banks during the latter part 

 of March, 12th to 31st, was generally clear and overcast with prevail- 

 ing westerly winds. The period was marked by severe disturbances 

 on the 18th and 22d. These storms followed almost the same paths, 

 moving rapidly and with increasing intensity along the coast, settling 

 finally over Newfoundland, causing fresh westerly gales on both occa- 

 sions over the Ice Patrol area. The high winds and heavy seas seri- 

 ously curtailed the scouting activity for about 24 hours on both dates. 

 The percentage of fog for this period was 12 percent and the average 

 temperature was 36.4° F, 



APRIL 



The weather during the first days of this month was generally clear 

 and cold for the time of year. Repeated outbreaks of polar air kept 

 the whole region remarkably free of fog. North and northwesterly 

 winds, at times of gale force, were prevailing. By the end of April 

 the weather became milder and the percentage of fog became more 



