TABLE 58
BIKINI WIND DATA FOR OPERATION HARDTACK I —
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
H+S hour
_
Dir
degrees
080
090
100
110
110
110
110
100
100
100
090
080
060
cCpeed
mph
18
26
29
30
29
28
2k
2k
25
21
20
16
13
15 ,000
(040)
(13)
20 ,000
2T0
12
16,000
18 , 000
23 ,000
25 , 000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
53,000
55,000
60 , 000
65 ,000
NOTES:
1.
2.
3.
4.
030
350
270
(250)
230
200
210
250
250
--+260
090
080
13
03
15
(16)
21
33
ho
LT
28
-20
22
28
H+G* hours
H+95 hours
Dir
degrees
oveed
mph
Dir
degrees
090
110
100
080
100
090
080
080
080
090
090
090
O70
16
17
23
28
25
25
ok
23
28
30
30
21
el
090
080
090
090
100
100
100
O70
100
110
100
120
080
(070)
O70
050
Calm
Calm
280
2ho
210
210
2k0
220
2ko
-----
“=
CEDAR
speed
mph
18
22
25
26
28
26
25
ak
22
26
28
21
21
(20)
(090)
(20)
Calm
340
05
20
17
Calm
10
17
25
47
39
46
38
---
--
100
O60
340
300
220
210
220
220
230
--290
100
100
Numbers in parentheses are estimated values.
Wind data was taken on board ship within 30 nautical miles
of the Tower at Nan island, Bikini Atoll.
Tropopause height was 51,000 ft MSL.
20
13
08
OT
16
L7
53
38
41
-09
26
31
The surface air pressure was 14.65 psi, the temperature 28.4°C,
the dew point 76.3°F, and the relative humidity 794%.
280