OPNAV FORM 3144-1 (9-64) 
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
SHIP WEATHER OBSERVATION SHEET 
TABLE I 
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WINDS 
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WEATHER 
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BAROMETER 
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TEMPERATURE 
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CLOUDS 
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SEA WAVES 
SWELL WAVES 
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Force 
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Height 
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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¬ 
bil¬ 
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) 
L atitude 
(Degrees 
and 
tenths) 
Long itude 
(Degrees 
and 
tenths) 
Direction 
(True) 
(00-36) 
Speed 
(True) 
(Knots) 
P resent 
(00-99) 
Past 
(0-9) 
Barometer 
Corrected 
(Mb) 
Amount of 
Low Cloud 
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Height of 
Low Cloud 
T ype of C M 
(0-9) 
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Characteristic 
(0-8)_ 
Amount of 
Change 
(Mb and tenths) 
Indicator 
Amount 
(E ights) 
Type 
Hei ght 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
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16 
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DEW 
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SEA WAVES 
SWELL WAVES 
ICE ACCRETION 
SEA ICE 
Indicator 
Direction 
(Coded) 
Period 
(Coded) 
Height 
(Coded) 
Indicator 
Direction 
(Coded) 
_ 
Period 
(Coded) 
Height 
(Coded) 
Indicator 
Source 
Thickness 
Rate 
Indicator 
Kind 
Effect 
Bearing 
Distance 
Orientation 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
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41 
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45 
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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 
REMARKS 
EXAMINED 
USN, NAVIGATOR 
