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DATE

ENIWETOK-PIKINI
TIME

BI-HOURLY OBSERVATIONS, MSTS - T-LST 618, AUGUST 18 ~ SEPTEMBER 1, 1957

POSITION/COURSE

Ng

DDFF

WX

P

TT

TTy

TT,

CL
AMT.
8ths

8/23.

0200

Eniwetok

7

Eniwetok

7

04,00
0600
0800

Eniwetok
Eniwetok
Eniwetok

1200
14,00

Eniwetok
Eniwetok

1000

1600

1800
2000
2200
24,00

LOG ENTRIES:

Eniwetok

8/24

*
°

7

2

20

15

BL

&2

78

7

7

20

6
6

11-10
12-15

15
02

8
8

06-12

12-15

02

13-15
13-12

02
80

88
68
67

6&8
72

82
81
82

78
78
78

87
87

80
82

87

84
84

7
8
6
6
6

82

N

80
78

N

7
7
7

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0000-0200 Moored, deep water cargo pier, Parry (Elmer) Is.

R

R

E

EF

8
8
P
P

20
20
20

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1

--

1.

20
20

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1
9

7
2

6

2

UO

O

7
7
RT

FR

T

Light rain squalls.

WAVES
DD

--

20

5S

--

20
20

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Excellent visibility.

Position
Position
Position
Position
Position
Position
Position

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HT.
ft.

1

9

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5S

Sky mostly overcast.

visibility except in squalls. Northeasterly rreeze 10-12 knots. HKarometer dropping slowly.
0200-0400 Moored as before. Light rain. Barometer steady. 16 to 12 miles visibility. Sky overcast.
0400-0600 Position as before. Frequent light rain squalls.
Steady.

PeRIOD

Unlimited

Rain squalls to NE.

Barometer

0800-1000 Beached, old cargo pier, Parry (Elmer) Is.

Heavy rain falling to northeastward approximately 12 miles away.

0200
04,00
0600

Eniwetok
Eniwetok
Eniwetok

78
78
78

1200

Eniwetok

0800
1000

-

78

82
80
80

Eniwetok

1000-1200
1200-1400
1400-1600
1600-1800
1800-2000
2000-2200
2200-2400

a

82

60
60
18

0600-0800 Vessel maneuvering off Parry (Elmer) Is. awaiting instructions to beach.

8

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82

08-12
O7-12
O7+-12

Cy

HT.
OO ft.

15

8
8
7

6

Eniwetok
Eniwetok
Kniwetok

08-10

Cm

TYPE

TABLE 18

(Continued)

14,00

1600

1800

2000

2200
2L00

Eniwetok
Eniwetok

6
2
1

7
6

before.
before.
before.
before.
before.
before.
before.

Dark cumulonimbus clouds to northeastward. OUccasiona] light rain falling.
Barometer falling rapidly. Winds veering.
Dark clouds to NE as before.
Winds SE 15 imots. Visibility 10.0 miles. Barometer steady.
Winds same as above. Barometer risinge
Slight showers of rain.
Occasional sprinkles of rain.
Wind veering to southe Sky overcast.

16-12
14-08
14-05
14-05
11-05

Ol
Ol
Ql
05
15

77
76
75

80
8h,

83
83
82
83
86

Eniwetok

Eniwetok

N

Eniwetok

7

10-05

03

84

85

Eniwetok
Eniwetok

1

16-05

01

88

83

Eniwetok

N

79
80

7

10-05

02

86

N

83

6
2
1
O

R

&

O

R

EP

0
80

R

E

N

P

P

4

79
78

5
5

2
2
2
OR

2
2

T

S

ORT

S

OR

O

R

E

T

2

4

1
P

20
2G
20

O

R&R

4
4

J

20

-

1

20

-

-

5S

2

2

20
20

20

T

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