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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
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CLOUDS 
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SWELL WAVES 
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TABLE II 
SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS 
FIRST GROUP 
OF 
MESSAGE 
Day 
of 
Week 
(1-7) 
(GMT) 
POSITION OF SHIP 
TIME 
(GMT) 
T otal 
Cloud 
Amt. 
(Coded) 
WIND 
visi- 
b 1 1 - 
ity 
(90-99) 
WEATHER 
PRESSURE 
AIR 
TEMP. 
(°C) 
CLOUDS 
Course of Ship (0-9) 
Speed of Ship (0-9) 
3-HOUR 
PRESSURE 
TENDENCY 
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD 
Oc¬ 
tant 
(0-3) 
(5-8) 
Latitude 
(Degrees 
and 
tenths) 
Long itude 
(Degrees 
and 
tenths) 
Direction 
(True) 
(00-36) 
Speed 
(True) 
(Knots) 
P resent 
(00-99) 
Post 
(0-9) 
Barometer 
Corrected 
(Mb) 
Amount of 
Low Cloud 
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0 
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0.0 
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Height of 
Low Cloud 
Type of C M 
(0-9) 
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Characteristic 
CO-8) 
Amount of 
Change 
(Mb and tenths) 
Indicator 
Amount 
(Eights) 
Type 
Hei ght 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
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Dry Bulb 
(Degrees 
and tenths.) 
Wet Bulb 
(Degrees 
and tenths) 
Sea Water 
Temp. 
(Degrees 
and tenths) 
A 1 
A 2 
A 3 
Celsius 
Celsius 
Celsius 
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Indicator 
AIR- 
SEA 
DIFF. 
(Coded) 
DEW 
POINT 
(°C) 
SEA WAVES 
SWELL WAVES 
ICE ACCRETION 
SEA ICE s 
Indicator 
Direction 
(Coded) 
Period 
(Coded) 
Height 
(Coded) 
Indicator 
Direction 
(Coded) 
Period 
(Coded) 
Height 
(Coded) 
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Thickness 
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C7 
Indicator 
Kind 
Effect 
Beoring 
Distance 
Orientation 
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29 
30 
31 
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33 
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35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
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