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-15 June 1956

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ENIWETOK OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 1, JUNE 1956
AT DETONATION TIME 1126M

Sea Level Pressure

1009.8 mbs

Free Air Surface Temperature
Wet Bulb Temperature
Dew Point Temperature

85 6
78.19%
15 03%

Relative Humidity
Surface Wind
Tropopause

71.0%

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090° ~ 6 knots
55,570 ft, -78°C

Visibility

10 Miles

CLOUDS:

2/10 cumalus; estimated bases at 1500 ft. with radar reports indicating

tops at 18,000 to 21,000 feet.

1/10 stratocumlus; bases at 2500 feet. .
6/10 altocumlus; estimated at 12,000 feet. (thick) (all opaque)
4/10 cirrus; estimated at 30,000 feet. (mostly transparent)
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AREA WEATHER SULMARY FROM AIRCRAFT:

(located approx, 13 miles NE of GZ)

Broken cumlus clouds (4-6/8) with tops at 10,000 to 11,000 ft. (no
showers or cumulus over GZ) Widely scattered cumlus tops over 15,000 ft.
in area, One cumlus buildup to 15,000 ft. located west of GZ.
RADAR OBSERVATIONS:
area.

Heavy cumalus buildups evident by echoes to northeast and north of GZ

Dissipating cumlus touching southern end of GZ island at shot time.

Rain showers to the NE thru E (est. 7 miles away).
STATE OF SEA:
Ocean Side:

Wave heights 4 feet, period 7 seccnds, direction 0909, °

Legoon Side: Less than one foot swells.

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