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JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN

APO 437

San Francisco, California
10 July 1956

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ENIWETOK OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 9 JULY 1956
AT DETONATION TIME O606M

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Sea Level Pressure

Free Air Surface Temperature
Wet Bulb Temperature

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Dew Point Temperature
Relative Humidity
Surface Wind
visibility

1010.5 mbs
80,3°F
76 .4°F

7L.9°F
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030° - 15 knots
Over 10 miles

CLOTS:

2/10 cumilus; bases estimated 1500 ft., tops estimated 25 ,000 feet to

sout” and nest,

2/10 c\ratoczmilus; bases at 2,000 ‘ft., tops estimated 4,000 feet.
alto. umlusLess chan 1/10.

Few

“10 c:rostvatus; estimated at 30,000 ft. (very thin and transparent),
Mure: cs co7vrai] « at 30,000 to 35,000 feet,
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CUATHESUPLI.RY FROM AIRCRAFT:

“O10:

Scatvered cumilus buildups approximately 50 miles to east

teres at 20,000 to 25,000 ft,

fy 00=1.0,090 ft.

Scattere? stratocumlus tops estimated

Very light rain shower at Eriwetok,

O81. LO miles north and west of ground zero,
Lasse it 27,COO ft., tops unknown,
M25:

To east and southeast of ground zero,

GZ clear,

Stratus overcast
6/8 cumlus and strato-

cm Lir sith tops below 15,000 ft., occasional curmlus buildup to 25,000=
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ETal® OF SEA:

cean Side: Wave height 4 feet, period 7 seconds, direction 070 degrees.
razoon Side: Wave height 1 foot.

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