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1 March 1954
LTLORANDUM FOR EECORD
SUBJECT:
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2400K “eather 2riefing Prior to BRAVO Shot (B-044,5 hours)
The following personnel were present for this briefinc:
Major Gene~
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ral Clarkson, Dr. Graves, Brig. General EcGinley, Prig. General Estes, Dr.
Ogle, Dr. Duane Sewell, Ur. Reeves, Capt. Knickerbocker, Col. Cowart, Capt.
Maynard and It. Col. House.
2. The weather briefing was opened with a general statement on the
synoptic situation over the Pacific area. It was mentioned thet there was no
significant’ change from the briefing this morning, and that the weather in
general was holding up for shot time.
3. The attached forecast was presented (Incl a) which steted that at
shot time there rould be 2/8 of cumilus, bases 2,000 feet, tops 5,000 feet;
2/8 of stratocumlus, bases 6,000 feet, tops 7,000 feet; 1/8 thin cirrus at
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38,000 feet; widely scattered light showers in the area, but none over shot
site at shot tice; and contrail formation level at 35,000 feet.
The tropo~
pause height wes 55,000 feet; temperature -78°C. Mention was made of the
46 knot winds at 40,000 feet, and that the cirrus was caused by the flow
around the high, located at 30 to 40 thousand feet over this area.
Le That there might be some locally induced weather caused by the detonetion itself was mentioned, as well as the light end variable winds at
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10,000 feet; that these winds would likely have a westerly component; and
that the level from 7,000 feet through 14,000 feet was also very light and
variable, the tendency being for a westerly compcnent at all these levels.
5. ‘the terminal forecast for Kwajalein and Wake was given next, stating
that Wake had been ouite poor, with low ceilings and frequent showers buat
would improve for shot time and would have broken cumilus and cirrus with
scattered showers in the area.
For Kwajalein it was stated that there would
be continous showers activity, and that they had been having broken to oocasional overcast lower clouds with occasional showers. These showers se~
dused visibility to three miles. ‘The latest winds aloft used in this vbrief=
ing were the 2100! winds from the USS CURTISS (Incl b). These winds, along
with the discussion of the air particle trajectories canpleted the itezs
discussedin the weather briefing.
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Lte Col. House followed this with the radsafe briefing.
cided to have an additional look at the latest Annas) at OLOCL.
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