HEADQUARTERS JOLN’ TASK FORCE SEVEN APO 137 San Frareisco, California 29 dune 1956 KOTA - BIKINI OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 26 JUNE 1956 AT DETONATION PIME 0606 —S$ Sea Level Pressure Free Air Surface Temperature Dew Point Temperature Relative Humidity Surface Wind Visibility 1009.1 mbs 82.0% 75.0°F 80.0% 070° = LU, knots Over 10 Miles CLOUDS: 3/10 altostratus, bases estimated at 12,000 feet. 7/10 cirrostratus, bases estimated at 35,000 feet. (5/10 opaque) VEATHER : No showers observed. AREA WE»THER SULZ‘ARY FROM AIRCRAFT: The following weather was reported by Recon 60-80 NM NNE of NAN, 16,000 feet at 260530 Local: 3/8 cumilus, bases 2,000 feet, tops 6,000 feet. 8/8 cirrus, bases at 35,000 fect, tops at 36,000 feet (thin overcast), Visi-~ bility, 30-60 Nautical Miles, Photo aircraft reported ideal weather conditions over target and in all quadrants at shot tire. STATE OF SEA: Ocean Side: Viave height 5 ft., period 8 seconds, direction 060 degrees, Lagoon Side: Wave height less than 1 foot,