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The weather report provides detailed observations including wind speed of 34 knots from the NW, air temperature at 18.6°C, and visibility between 11 and 27 nautical miles. It indicates a presence of intermittent slight drizzle and past weather of showers. The report also notes sea surface temperature at 17.0°C with a wave height of 3 meters.

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The weather report provides detailed observations including wind speed of 34 knots from the NW, air temperature at 18.6°C, and visibility between 11 and 27 nautical miles. It indicates a presence of intermittent slight drizzle and past weather of showers. The report also notes sea surface temperature at 17.0°C with a wave height of 3 meters.

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1 Decode the following weather report:


BBXX ATUX 14183 99234 70205 41498
63034 10186 20152 49998 52012 75085
86602 22264 00170 21206 330// 41208

BBXX BBXX ship report follows


ATUX D ....D Vessel’s call sign: ATUX
14 YY 14th day of the month (UTC)
18 GG Time of obs in UTC: 1800Z
3 iw Wind speed estimated in knots
234 LaLaLa 23.4N latitude
7 Qc NW quadrant
0205 LoLoLoLo 020.5W longitude
4 iR precipitation group is omitted
1 ix present and past weather data group 7wwW1W2 is
included
4 h Base of lowest cloud: 600 to 1000
98 VV Visibility is 11 but less than 27 nm
6 N The total fraction of the sky covered by clouds of all types = 6
eighths
30 dd True direction, in tens of degrees, from which wind is blowing
=295°-304°
34 ff True wind speed, measured or estimated as indicated by iw =
34 knots
0 sn Sign of air temperature = positive or zero
186 TTT Air temperature = 18.6 deg centigrade
152 TdTdTd Dew point temperature = 15.2 deg centigrade
9998 PPPP Surface atmospheric pressure = 999.8 mb
2 a Barometric tendency: increasing, steadily or unsteadily
012 ppp net pressure change during the three hour period = decreased
by 1.2 deg centigrade
50 ww Present wx: intermittent slight drizzle
8 W1 Past wx: Shower(s)
5 W2 Drizzle
Nh is the amount of all the CL cloud present or, if no CL
6 Nh cloud is present, the amount of all the CM cloud present =
6 eights
6 CL Low cloud type: St in a more or less continuous layer,
and/or in ragged shreds; but no ragged St of bad weather.
0 CM Medium cloud type: No Ac, As or Ns clouds present
High cloud type: Either: (a) Dense Ci in patches or tangled
sheaves, not increasing, which sometimes seem to be the
2 CH remains of the upper part of a Cb.(b) Ci with sproutings like
small turrets or battlements, or Ci having the appearance
of cumulus-shaped tufts.
6 Ds true ship’s course made good during the three hours
preceding the time of observation = westerly
4 Vs Ship’s average speed made good during the three hours
preceding the time of observation = 16 to 20 knots
0 Ss Sea surface temp. positive or zero
170 TWTWTW Sea surface temp. 17.0 deg centigrade
12 PWPW Period of sea wave = 12 seconds
06 HWHW Height of sea = 3 meters
30 dW1dW1 True direction, in tens of degrees, from which primary
swell waves are coming = 295°-304°
// dW2dW2 only one swell system is observed
12 PW1PW1 Period of primary swell system = 12 seconds
08 HW1HW Height of primary swell system = 4m
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