SHE
4nalrsis of winds aloft:

(1)

At 10,000 feet a belt of outdraNs across the Facific, & ap

proocinmately 25 to 3° desrees north, cave easterls Slow -ereratiy
thecughout the northern Larsnalls.
store in the vicinity of Hawaii.

There wes an interse “ons
4 nusber of weak shorteoturatios

circulations characterized by Licht and variable winds fcrces ant
dissipated between the equator and 2° degrees nerth.

Cne cloex-

Wise circalation develzsped near cmiwetok on 23 rebrusry and ¢rite
teward Tuszie, giving weak westerly Zlow over the shst area.

This

general situction persisted through SRAVO plus 3 days, rith sds
at all tines less than 11 Imots at Eniivetok.

analysis at this

Level was cifficult and very chargeable.

(2)

&¢ 20,000 feet, the major systeas on SPAVO sinus 5 ars were

a@ large ovtdraft 20 degrees north, 170 decrees east, and deep

middle latitude troughs near 145 degrees east and 150 degrees wert.
This Latter trough remained stationary while the western *trougs
meved eastward, forcing the outdraft to 180 degrees east, wsecce
southward and westward into the Marshalls.

This trend reste

in shot site wirds veerirg frar east through south to west mc¢
coztinued after 3TAVO day.

Speeds were under 20 Inots uti. Dae

plus 1 day, then increase? to aprroxica*ely 30 acts a Slave plas
2 days.

(3)

at 30,005 feet and 10,000 feet, 2 dealt of ciccerise circwla

sions centered near 10 decrees nemth coved slowly sosthward witk

sett

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