Aug 07, 2000Reporting Weather Observations
After looking at the sea ice analysis, I contact the Quartermaster of the Watch. We discuss taking ice observations and adding them to the outgoing synoptic observations. Since there are so few observations north of the Bering Strait, I recommend the ship shift to 3-hourly weather observations.
The Coast Guard and Pacific Fleet instructions require an observation at least every six hours. The additional observations will help weather models initialize properly and keep the Naval Maritime Forecast Centers appraised of current conditions