.- ,- Annex J to JTF SEVEN OperationPlan 1-58 METEOROLOGY 4. CTG 7.4 will provide,man, train and administer: a. The JTF SEVEN Weather Central. Forecastingpersonnelwill attend a six-weekspecialtraining courseat JTF SEVEN Meteorological Center,HAWAII,beginningabout first shot minus 90 days. Full. scale operationswill be establishedby first shot minus 30 days. Weather CentralCommanderwill be furnishedbyJTF SEVEN. Operational controlwill be retainedby CJTF SEVEN. The Weather Central functionsinclude: (1) Collection,plot, analysis,display and interpretation of weather informationcoveringthe PacificOcean area, with emphasison the CentralPacific and ENI’)~OKProvingGround. (2) Issue of severeweather advisoriesand typhoonwarnings. (3) Maintaintechnicalcontrolof and coordinatethe land station weather observingand aircraftweather reconnaissanceprogrsms. b. The Weather ReconnaissanceSquadron(M3-50~. This squadronwill be fully operationalby first shot minus 30 days. Operationalcontrol will be retainedby C’fG7.4. WeatherReconnaissancerequirements are: ‘.ch*le*\ (l) ~ 77 (2) Three weathermissions daily of approximately12-hours durationcommencingon each shot minus two days. TWO daytime and two night-timemissionswill be flown if deemed practicaland necessaryby CJTF SEVEN. (3) Post-shotradiologicalsafety surveysand cloudtracking missions as directedby CJTF SEVEl~. (4) Begiming on first shot minus 30 days, typhoon recomaissance responsibilityin the area boundedby the Equator,latitude 25°N,the 180th Meridianand longitude157°30’E. c. The ENIWETOKWeather ForecastingOffice and ObservimzStation. This unit will be fully operationalby first shot minus 30 daya. Operationalcontrolwill be retainedby C’fG7.4. This station requirementsare to: (1) Plot, display and interpretweather informationas provided by the JTF SEVEN Weather Central. (2) Provideoperationalforecastsand such other weather services as requiredin supportof air oprations from ENIWETOKand BIKINI Atolls. (3) Providehourly surfaceand four rawinsondeobservationsdaily. When directedincreaseto twelve rawinsondeobservationsdaily.