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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
SHIP WEATHER OBSERVATION SHEET 
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SECTION I 
TIME 
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WINDS 
nv' IF ESTIMATED 
VISI- 
BILITY 
(Miles) 
WEATHER 
(Symbols) 
BAROMETER 
(Inches) 
TEMPERATURE 
(Degrees and tenths) 
CLOUDS 
SEA 
WATER 
TEMP. 
(Degrees 
and 
tenths) 
SEA WAVES 
SWELL WAVES 
DIRECTION 
(True) 
FORCE 
(Knots) 
DRY 
BULB 
WET 
BULB 
AMOUNT 
(Tenths) 
HEIGHT 
TYPE 
PERIOD 
(Seconds) 
HEIGHT 
(Feet) 
DIRECTION 
(True) 
PERIOD 
(Seconds) 
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SECTION II 
SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS 
FIRST GROUP 
OF 
MESSAGE 
INDICATOR 
POSITION OF SHIP 
DAY OF MONTH 
TIME 
(GMT) 
WIND INDICATOR 
T otal 
Cloud 
Amt. 
(Coded) 
WIND 
VISI¬ 
BIL¬ 
ITY 
(90-99) 
WEATHER 
PRESSURE 
AIR 
TEMP. 
(°C) 
CLOUDS 
1 - 
COURSE OF SHIP (0-9)i 
SPEED OF SHIP (0-9) 
3-HOUR 
PRESSURE 
TENDENCY 
INDICATOR 
AIR- 
SEA 
DIFF. 
(Coded) 
DEW 
POINT 
(°C) 
LATITUDE 
(Degrees 
and 
tenths) 
QUARTER 
OF GLOBE 
LONGITUDE 
(Degrees 
and 
tenths) 
DIREC¬ 
TION 
(True) 
(00-36) 
SPEED 
(True) 
(Knots) 
PRES¬ 
ENT 
(00-99) 
PAST 
(0-9) 
BAROMETER 
CORRECTED 
(Mb) 
AMOUNT OF 
LOW CLOUD 
TYPE OF C|_ 
(0-9) 
HEIGHT OF 
LOW CLOUD 
type of c^ 
(0-9) 
TYPE OF C^ 
(0-9) 
CHARACTER¬ 
ISTIC (0-8) 
AMOUNT OF 
CHANGE 
(Mb and tenths) 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
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INDICATOR 
SEA WATER 
TEMPERATURE 
(Degrees 
and tenths) 
TENTHS VALUE 
AIR TEMP. °C 
ICE ACCRETION 
SEA WAVES 
SWELL WAVES 
SEA ICE 
INDICATOR 
SOURCE 
THICKNESS 
RATE 
INDI¬ 
CA¬ 
TOR 
PERIOD 
HEIGHT 
(Coded) 
DIRECTION 
(True) 
PERIOD 
(Coded) 
HEIGHT 
(Coded) 
INDICATOR 
KIND 
EFFECT 
BEAR¬ 
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DIS¬ 
TANCE 
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TION 
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DRY BULB 
(Degrees 
and tenths) 
WET BULB 
(Degrees 
and tenths) 
SEA WATER 
TEMPERATURE 
(Degrees 
and tenths) 
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Celsius 
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REMARKS 
EXAMINED 
USN, NAVIGATOR 
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