My a weve i Se - +a a PLACE: ‘4 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 © 0 0000-0200 Moored, deep water cargo pier, Parry (Elmer) Is. R R E EF 8 8 P P 20 20 20 -- 1 -- 1. 20 20 -~ -- 1 9 7 2 6 2 UO O 7 7 RT FR T Light rain squalls. WAVES DD -- 20 5S -- 20 20 --- Excellent visibility. Position Position Position Position Position Position Position as as as as as as as HT. ft. 1 9 --- 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 ‘ 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 § - 1 li -- -