be

The forecast air and surface RADEXES will be passed to all task

group commanders with special copies going to CTU 7 and the Air Controller

in the AGC of the command ship.

These RADEXES will cower the period of H to

H plus 6 hours and will be modified post-shot as required. In addition, the
forecast OZ winds up to maxims significant altitude will be passed for ine
formation-to CTG 7.3 and TU 7 (Radsafe CENTER).
5. The sample return plan and communication channels will be checked
for readiness, Sample return aircraft will be checked for readiness,
6.

The transient ship plot will be brogghbup to date based on reports

from the D minus 1 day P2V sweeps.

for Deday if required,
7,

idditional P2¥ sweeps will be requested

ss

At H minus 8 hours, CT 7.4 will be directed to conduct Flight #1,

WB=29 Cloud Tracking from H plus 2 to H plus 14 RKours.

This flight will

attempt to determine the hasard likely to drift and fall out on ENIWETOK and/
or UJSLANG and the hasard up-wind from the shot atoll, and the northern

Marshalls,

8 At about H mims 12 hours, 4 skeleton briefing (winds and weather
only) will be given for the camander.
9. The final detailed command briefing will take place at about COOK
hours and will cower the same factors as the LILO D mime 1 day briefing,

except that the basic weather data (and resultant comand decision) should
be more reliable than on previous briefings,
10.

In the event of significant modification of the forecast weather

(as transmitted in the H minds 18 hour CINCPACFLT adviecry) a modification

advisory will be dispatched accordingly, CINCPaCFIT will be advised of the
basic radiological information at H mimis 18 hours due to the fact that a

delay in this type advisory until after the midnight cannand briefing might

result in receipt of the information by CINCPACPLT too late for practical

purposes,

On the other hand, a forecast as early as H minus 18 hours has a

good chance of being significantly in error.

Consequently, an H aims 18

hour forecast with an H mims 6 hour modification (if required) was considered

as a suitable compromise,
manmer,.

IWAJALED! advisories will be treated in a similar

ll. At about H minus 3 hours and H mims $ hour pertinert communication

cirenits will be checked for readiness and a final Weather/Radsafe check

will be ade for thé commander.

HoHOVR
1. Beginning xt H-hour, the VHF or HF intercept of the Contral 5-36
will be ymitored for eloud reports (1.0., heights, positions andi sise of
segnents).

2.

At about H plus § mimtes the safety of any groups occupying 7.55 or

NaN will be checked,

Damage (if any) at this time would be the result of

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