575933-1938-Supplementary-Wireless-transmissions-from-the-Royal-Observatory-Hong-Kong — Page 2

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151

No.

G. M. T.

H. K. St.

Time.

Nature of Transmission.

8

1200

2000

Synoptic

9

1200

2000

10

1200

2000

Station and wavelength.

in

International Code of 2 p.m. observations from land and ship stations. General inference and dis- trict forecast as below.

General inference from 2 p.m. observations and forecasts, &c., as No. 5.

General inference and forecast for district C from 2 p.m. observations.

Simultaneously on

GYP

2098

GZ06 35.84 and GZ07 26.48

metres.

VPS as for No. 1.

ZBW on 355 m.

telephony.

11

1255-1300 2055-2100

Time Signals as at 9.55 a.m.

VPS as for No. 1.

When available upper air data from land and ship stations will be included in the synoptic and will be in the following form:-

where

Pilots Ships Pilots

PQLLL

IIIGG

HHddv, etc.

WGG

HHddv, etc.

III Index number of station

GG

Greenwich Mean Time

HI-Height, in hectometres

dd Direction of wind, in degrees from North, divided by 10 and increased by

50 when wind velocity is greater than 47 kilometres per hour. v5 Velocity of wind as below

Code No.

dd 01 to 36

dd 51 to 86

OHNM TH LO CO N∞∞

0

1

0— 2 k. p. h. 3 7

48-52 k. p. h.

53-57

8-12 13-17

58-62

63-67

18-22

68-72

5

23-27

73-77

6

28-32

78-82

7

33-37

83-87

38-42

88-92

43-47

93-97

P-Day of week

Q-Octant of Globe

-

LLL Latitude, degrees and tenths

Ill Longitude, degrees (two figures) and tenths

2. In addition storm warnings will be broadcast by VPS on 600 metres and 36 metres, and by ZBW on 355 metres telephony upon receipt. They will be repeated as follows:

ZBW (355 m. telephony). At the two subsequent hours.

VPS (600 m. and 36 m. telegraphy). At 18 minutes past each of the sub-

sequent two hours.

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