Form Approved; Budget Bureau No. 41-R1258.4 
NAME OF VESSEL 
□ s/s 
□ M/V 
NA/*E OF CAPTAIN 
WB form 615-5 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(1-64) WEATHER BUREAU 
SHIP’S WEATHER OBSERVATIONS 
COUNTRY OF REGISTRY 
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TEMPERATURES (COLS. 16-18, 28-30, 32-33): LH ° C 1 1 ° F 
INSTRUCTIONS 
1 
Begin a new sheet: 
a. For the first observation of a new month. 
b. At the beginning of each voyage. 
c. Upon sailing from one octant to another. 
d. Upon sailing from one ocean to another. 
2 . Fill in the blanks on each page of the form. (Name of 
vessel, barometer number, etc.) 
3. Enter the coded synoptic (0000, 0600 , 1200, 1800 G.C.T.) 
or special weather observations in columns 1 through 44. 
Code the message in accordance with the "International 
Weather Code for Ships.” 
4. At end of each voyage, remove all forms with completed ob¬ 
servations and mail in the postage-free envelopes provided. 
5. Radio transmission— Copy coded data for radio transmission 
from the unshaded numbered groups of columns. Each 
code group consists of five figures with a slant (/) indi¬ 
cating missing data. Omit code group 8 and 9 in message 
if no data are availble. 
