situation was again reiterated.
Shortly after midnight on the new Yoke Day, the scheduled
weather reconnaissancearrived. A complete suuszaryof the weather
in the local area as well as the weather enroute from Kwajalein to
Eniuetok was obtained. Due to considerablemoonlight, the observations by the ~ather recom~ss~ce
A summary of this infowtion
were in detail without difficulty.
follows:
0015M
Weather enroute nstly two to three tenths low flat cumulus
with a few cirrus outlined against the moon. Few widely
scattered showers.
0200M
Moon is well up, much high thin cirrus to the east, not much
in the local area.
0300.H Now at 30,000 feet true altitude, cumulus are more numerous
but tops are still below 6,OOO feet. There is nothing to
the east. Cirrus banded, about two tenths aml it is well
above us, estimate from 10 to 15 thousad at least.
Of+oai No change in previous report. In the northeast there are
one or two cumulus tops to 9,000 feet.
0540M
There is I.lttlechange in the previous observation. Estimate
about four tenths cloudu, tops to 6,500 feet.
0550M
Nothing new to report.
As the watbr
informationbecame available from the aircraft it
was wmmarized ad presented to the Commander of JTF ‘7. At both
the 0230M and the 0445M briefing it was pointed out that the weather
waa developing as forecast.
An esU.mate of the forecast drift of the atomic cloud was
presented at the Yoke minus om day 1800 briefing. The picture
indicated that the upper part of the clod would move rapidly and
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