Noe (2). On the afternoon of 27 February, the westher outliocor was svill favorable from all considerations, especizlly redsave. Easterly winds were fcrecast for snot time fron the surfeze ‘through 10,000 feet (080° to 090° at 15 +o 20 knots), and soutte westerly aloft (230° to 250° at 14 to 25 kmots) up to the tropo- pause (55,000 feet) (Incl No. 4). (3) The briefing at 1100M, 28 February, indicated a forecast for shot site at shot tine as 3/6 cumilus, bases 2,000, tops 5,000; 3/8 cirrus at 39,000 feet and winds to be 070° at 20 mots at the surface (Incl 5). (4) Later that afternoon, the trend at 10,000 feet becane more southerly cue to the shift of the high sressure cell at 16,000 feet to the north. The remaining winds were forecast to remain essentially es given at the 1100 briefing (Incl No. 6). (5) The briefing given at midnight oricr to the shot tine a 0645, 1 Uarch 1954, was as per the inclosed forecast (Incl Ko. 7). (6) The briefing at O4O0M, 1 March, was essentially as sriefed at midnight. Tands aloft from the CURTISS for 2L00% end 0390! were discussed (Incl No. 3). The levels 7,000 feet throzgh : 11,000 feet were under close scrutiny due to their vatiability. - A tendency for a westerly direction at that level wes forecast (Incl No. 8). b. Observed shot time winds ex weather: (1) The observed shot time winds (0600u, 1 Merch 1651) from the USS CURTISS, Eniwetok and Rongerik versus the fcrecesteo = sincs : . -.* . shot time for the shot site are ssown in Table I (next pare). Cee