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22 July 1956

HURON
ENIWETOX OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 22 JULY 1956
AT DETONATION TIME 0616M

Sea Level Pressur-

1007.8 mbs

Free Air Surface “erperature

81.4°Rr

Wet Bulb Temperature

77 6°F

Dew Point Termersture
Relative Humidity

76.2°F
8,
&

Surface Wind

090° 17 knots

Visibility
Weather

10 miles
Widely scattered rain
showers.

CLOUDS:

3/10 cumulus, based at 1800 ft., tops estimated 10-15,000 ft. with
isolated top:s to 30,000 ft.

10/10 cirrostratus, bases estimated 30,000 ft. (/10 transparent).
AREA WEATHER SUiiMARY F2O0ii AIRCRAPT:

Scattered cumulus clouds with tops averaging less than 12,000 ft,
Occasional cumulus top to 18,000 ft. Hazy conditions below 10,000 ft.
Could see GZ at 06151 from 16,000 ft.

Scattered cumulus tops to 16,000 ~ 18,000 ft., 50 miles northeast

of Eniwetok,

STATE OF SEA:

Ocean Side: Wave heights h

ft., period 5

seconds, direction 100°

Lagoon Side: Less than one foots
ENIWETOK UPPER AIR SOUNDING:

ressure

(Millibars)
1000
938
850
700
600
500

Heignt

(Feet)

250
2133
1.980
10290
LWhLho
19200

(Releasc time 0600i‘)

Temperature

Dew Point

26.8
22,5
18.2
9.8
2.5
~ 642

2);.2
18,8
13.5
2,8
- 5,8
~16.2

(°c)

(°c)

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