AEROGRAPHER'S MATE 3 & 2 



FLEWEACEN/FACs, NAVWEASERVFACs, and 

 NWSD Asheville, NC. 



NWSEDs and weather units afloat provide 

 climatological studies for their local areas based 

 upon existing publications and summaries. Local 

 units will forward requests which are beyond 

 their capabilities to the cognizant FLEWEACEN/ 

 FAC or NAVWEASERVFAC for action. Those 

 requests for climatological studies or data beyond 

 the capabilities of the FLEWEACEN/ FAC or 

 NAVWEASERVFAC shall be forwarded to 

 DIRNAVOCEANMET. Validated requests will be 

 processed by NWSD Asheville, NC. 



Quality Assurance 



Representatives of U.S. Meteorological Serv- 

 ices (National Weather Service, Navy, and Air 

 Force) comprise the National Climatic Center 

 (NCC), Asheville, NC. The NCC is a repository 

 of all weather records of the U. S„ Meteorological 

 Services and is equipped with modern elec- 

 tronic processing equipment and trained per- 

 sonnel for the climatological and research 

 exploitation of weather records. The NWSD at 

 Asheville manages the Navy's Climatological 

 program at NCC. Its duties include conducting 

 the quality assurance program of observational 

 accuracy for Navy weather observing units, and 

 processing climatological data for operational 

 and research use. 



Special Services 



In addition to those services outlined in the 

 preceding paragraphs, Naval Weather Service 

 units provide the following special services 

 when directed by competent authority: 



1. Ballistic winds and densities. 



2. Surf and swell forecasts. 



3. Condensation trail information. 



4. Q-factor information. 



5. Radiological fallout diagrams. 



6. Meteorological refractive effects upon 

 radar wave propagation. 



7. The meteorological information necessary 

 for evaluation of the effects of sea and atmos- 

 pheric conditions on sonar performance. 



8. The meteorological information necessary 

 for the delivery of special weapons (missiles, 

 space craft, bombers, etc.). 



9. Oceanographic information. 



10. The meteorological information delineated 

 in the various Allied Tactical Publications (ATP), 

 Naval Warfare Publications (NWP) , Naval War- 

 fare Information Publications (NWIP), and ad- 

 denda thereto. 



11. Instruction of shipboard personnel in the 

 proper techniques for observing, recording, and 

 reporting weather. 



METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS 



Efficient administration, direction, operation, 

 and coordination of the Naval Weather Service 

 necessitates information about the operations of 

 each of the weather units. Most of the informa- 

 tion needed is obtained through the medium of 

 regular reports on the operations of each of the 

 weather units. Aerographer's Mates 3 or 2 can 

 see that in making sound plans, a great deal 

 of knowledge is necessary with regard to com- 

 munications, supply, equipments, personnel, and 

 other things. Regularly recurring reports supply 

 the Naval Weather Service with this information. 

 One of the AG's duties is to maintain the office 

 files; and occasionally, when assigned to a 

 1-man billet, the AG may be required to submit 

 these reports. This section of the chapter deals 

 with the required reports, among which are 

 the Monthly Meteorological Records Transmittal 

 Form, NWSC Form 3140/6; Meteorological Sta- 

 tion Report Description and Instrumentation, 

 NWSC Form 3140/10 ( ); and the Monthly Per- 

 sonnel Summary. 



METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS 

 TRANSMITTAL FORM 



The Naval Weather Service requires all 

 weather observing meteorological units to com- 

 plete and submit monthly the Meteorological 

 Records Transmittal Form. Even during months 

 when observations are temporarily discontinued 

 (i.e., ship in yard, etc.), this report is required 

 in order to maintain the continuity at the National 

 Climatic Center. This form serves the function 

 of a letter of transmittal for the monthly mete- 

 orological records. A completed U. S. Naval 

 Weather Service Command Meteorological Rec- 

 ords Transmittal Form is shown in Appendix 

 XIV of this Rate Training Manual. 



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