TABLE 56
Altitude
(MSL)
feet
Surface
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10 ,000
12,000
14,000
15 ,000
16,000
18,000
20 ,000
23,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
BIKINI WIND DATA FOR OPERATION HARDIACK I H-hour
Dir
Speed
degrees
mph
090
09
050
23
080
080
080
23
23
ok
080
080
080
28
36
36
090
090
090
090
090
100
100
110
2h
21
22
20
17
18
14
15
090
080
090
090
080
O70
050
O70
31
29
eu
22
15
12
13
14
090
(100)
100
110
110
100
060
Calm
160
---
~--
bh
16
(070)
(10)
--
OO
20
20
21
12
09
06
Calm
08
--
~---~-~--
-----
72,000
~--
--
---
090
(17)
50,000
55 ,000
60,000
65 , 000
70,000
H+6hours
Dir
Speed
degrees
mph
--
060
oo
oo
030
--010
100
110
08
15
16
06
-OT
08
09
HICK ORY
H+12 hours
Dir
Speed
degrees
mph
080
080
080
080
080
O70
060
060
O70
090
090
O70
O70
(070)
O70
060
030
oko
010
050
110
O70
020
17
22
ok
23
21
20
21
21
18
el
20
21
21
(21)
21
23
15
09
16
03
12
08
14
140
350
070
120
10
12
Lo
25
060
350
080
090
03
28
35
18
060
41
---
--
O70
41
080
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NOTES:
1.
Numbers in parentheses are estimated values.
2.
Wind data was taken on board ship within 30 nautical miles of
3.
4.
the tower at Nan Island, Bikini Atoll.
Tropopause height was 51,000 ft MSL.
The surface air pressure was 14.65 psi, the temperature 27.8°C,
the dew point 81.3°F, and the relative humidity 844%.
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