HEADQUARTERS JOLVE TASK FORCE SEVEN APO ABT San Frareisco, California 29 June 1956 D:KOTA BIKINE OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 26 JUNE 1956 AT DETONATION TIME O606M Sea Level Pressure Free Air Surface Temperature Dew Point Temperature Relative Humidity Surface Wind Visibility ~ 1009.1 mbs 62,0 75.0°F 80.0% 070° - 14 knots Over 10 Miles CLOUDS: 3/10 altostratus, bases estimated at 12,000 feet, 7/10 cirrostratus, bases estimated at 35,000 feet. (5/10 opaque) WEATHER: No showers observed. AREA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM AIRCRAFT: The following weather was reported by Recon 60-80 NM NNE of NAN, 14,000 feet at 260530 Local: 3/8 cumulus, bases 2,000 feet, tops 6,000 feet. 8/8 cirrus, bases at 35,000 feet, tops at 36,000 feet (thin overcast). - Visibility, 30-60 Nautical Miles, Photo aircraft reported ideal weather conditions over target and in all quadrants at shot time. STATE OF SEA: Ocean Side: Wave height 5 ft., period 8 seconds, direction 060 degrees, Lagoon Side: Wave height less than 1 foot.