Headquarters.Joint Task Force SEVlli liashi”ngton 2s, Do C. 1 October1957 Annex J to JTF SEVEN OperationPlan 1-58 METEOROLCCY 1. Weather data will be providedto CJTF SEVEN from the followingsources: a. JTF SEVEN Weather Central. locatedon ELMER Island. b. Forecastingoffices and observingstatias locatedon FRED Island and at Naval Station,KWAULEIN. c. Weather obeervingstationsto be tempcrarQy establishedby CJTF SEVEN at TARAWA,NAURU, KAPINGAWARANGI, KuSAIE, UTIRIK, WCJTHO, UJELANGand RON~AP. d. Weather units afloat normal to TG 7.3 ships. e. Specialwinds aloft and surfaceobservationsfrauTG 7.3 destroyers. f. Weather ReconnaissanceSquadron(WB-50)to be based at FRED Island. & Wea~er obsemations from TG 7.3 SecurityPatrolAircraftto be based at KWAJA.LEIN. h. Weather Bureau observingstationsat MAJURO,PONAPE,WAKE and TRUK. i. Routine interceptof the PacificOcean area weatherbroadcast network. 2. Headquarters,JTF SEVEN will: a. Maintain operationalcontrolof the JTF SEVINWeather Central. will be !* u ~ Forecast requircsnents lished prior to the operationaltiase. b. Providea meteorologicaldata checkingand storagesystenfor OperationHARDTACKmeteorologicalinformation. c. Provide special. tropicalanalysisand forecastingtrainingto JTF SEVEN Weather CentralPersonnel. d. Arrangewith the U. S. Weather Bureau to inol%we rawinsondeobservationsto four daily at NAJURO,WAKE and PONAPE and to two daily at TRUK during the on-sitephase of OperationHARDTACK. e. Arrange for the mocuremmt of svecialrawinsondeballoonsto be furni~ed JTF Sl&N Weather i%at~ons,U. S. Weather Bureau Stations, Naval StationKWAJALEINand TG ?.3 ships when providingwind observationsin direct supportof Task Force operations. f. Arrange for the developmentand procurementof WASP rocketefor specialwind observationsby TG 7.3 destroyers. Sce Ch=slc *I 3. (!iG 7.3 will: a. Provide,man, train, administera!xilogisticallysupport,inclUdidg necessarycommunications, a forecastingoffice aboard the USS lWfER.