HEADQUARTERS
JOLVE TASK FORCE SEVEN
APO ABT
San Frareisco, California
29 June 1956
D:KOTA
BIKINE OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 26 JUNE 1956
AT DETONATION TIME O606M
Sea Level Pressure
Free Air Surface Temperature
Dew Point Temperature
Relative Humidity
Surface Wind
Visibility
~
1009.1 mbs
62,0
75.0°F
80.0%
070° - 14 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)
WEATHER:
No showers observed.
AREA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM AIRCRAFT:
The following weather was reported by Recon 60-80 NM NNE of NAN,
14,000 feet at 260530 Local: 3/8 cumulus, bases 2,000 feet, tops 6,000 feet.
8/8 cirrus, bases at 35,000 feet, tops at 36,000 feet (thin overcast). - Visibility, 30-60 Nautical Miles,
Photo aircraft reported ideal weather conditions
over target and in all quadrants at shot time.
STATE OF SEA:
Ocean Side: Wave height 5 ft., period 8 seconds, direction 060 degrees,
Lagoon Side: Wave height less than 1 foot.