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28 May 1956

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BIKINI OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 28 MAY 1956
ZUNI. DETONATION TIME 0556M

Sea Level Pressure
Temperature
Dew Point

1010.5 mb
81°F
76°F

Visibility

8 Miles

80%
090°, 12 kts

Relative Humidity
Surface Wind

CLOUDS:

Surface observation:

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dB
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8,000 ft
35,000 ft
(of Bikini Area)

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2,000 ft

2/10 Cumilus

1/10 Altostratus
5/10 Cirrostratus

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3 to 4/10 Altocumlus

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4, to 7/10 Cirrus and

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4/10 Cirrus

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WEATHER:

shot time.

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(taken aboard USS ESTES)

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BASE

6,000 ft

TOPs

12,000 ft

17,*000 ft (Thin Layer)

25,000 ft

27,000 ft

35,000 ft

40,000 ft

No shower activity observed either visually or by radar at

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STATE OF SEA: Open seas; wave heights 6 feet; Period 6 seconds.
Direction 0709, Sea water temperature, 83°F.
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