1‘3 %CA&T 10cal showers. About 0000M on Peter X-w D-s a ~=eatheraircraft arrived in the local area in accordance with the operational PlaM. and began to make observationsof the zero ~ea weather. At about 0130M on Peter X-Ray Day, the we~ther officer aboard the reco~aiemnce aircraft reported hia weather observation to the Mt. McKinley over a special VEX’radio channel (146.16megacycles) especiallyarraged for this purpose. This report was s-rized o130M am follows: Weather from Kvajalein to Wotho Atol13 5 tenthe cumulus bases 2000 and tops 5000, visibility 15 miles. Weather from Wotho Atoll to Engebi: Sharp decresee in cloud cover from Wotho to Engebi, weather at Engebi few low clouds~ perhaps a few middle clouds. NO showers im the local area, Weather to the northwest, up-wind from station, same as in the local ar+ ~requent radio contacts were made with the aircr~ft weather observer and the following is a digest of the weather observation as ‘~ Hour approached. 0210 Altitude 1500 feet MSL Starting climb, estimate of local weather similar to that given In the first report when arrived in the arm Very dark and difficult to estimate cloud cover. 0300 Altitude 17,500 feet MSL Estimate 3 tenths low clouds, tops 5000 feet some middle clouds about 2000 feet thick, me showers visible on the radar scop~ 0400 Altitude 30,000 feetMSL MO showers, presently over an area that has less than 1 tenth cloud cover, low and middle clouds not visible. Passed through an estimated 3 tenths clouds at 25,000 feet, estimate these clouds to be 200 feet thick, At 0400M on Peter X-x SEO’210MXII Day, the shower reporting ~etwork was used wlnm-