incividual cells drifting eastrard.

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Movement of the cell sear

rmiwetok to a position southeast of Lajuro gave strong south |
westerly Zlow in the local erea on 28 February en? west sozthe
west flow on 1] Larch, replacing the light variable winds witch
existed on 23 = 25 February.

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Contimed southward motior en4

apzroach of following cell from west brought west to northwest
flow on 2 and 3 March.

(4)

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At 50,000 feet, the slow movement of the clockwise e/~

culation from a position northwest of Eniwetok to south of

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Uejuro changed the flow gradually frea north northrest to

west southwest. After 1 Yerch this circulation continued its

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movement to the southeast and wezkened, vith flow in the local
area becoming west northwesterly.

(5)

At 60,000 feet, no clearly defined trend was presext.

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“Winds were quite light and erratic at this level, with easterly
flow at higher levels.

These variable winds persisted through

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B2AVO plus 3 days.
d.

Differences between forecast and observed winds:

In regard

to the differences between forecast and observed winds, reference
is cade toa report of Froiect 4.5, JTF THE=E, by Paiaer, Lilcer,
and Stopinski.

This report stcted that studies of the observa-

is

tional errors in upser wind ccservations teen by GO/l eqsiscem
indicated thet for wind speeds above 10 knots, azpreximatelr if
per cent of the observations varied by more than 20 degrees, eves
da oemlea
when the chservations were sade oy several cifferem frou: =*s,

but with the seme aizberne uit.

The cifferences hetweer. forecast

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