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    Meaning of The Symbols in The FM13-X Ship Code

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    The document defines the symbols and codes used in the FM13-X ship code for reporting weather and oceanographic observations from ships at sea. Key information included in the reports are identifiers for the ship and time of observation, the ship's position, weather data like wind speed and direction, air temperature, sea temperature, wave conditions, ice conditions, and the ship's course and speed.

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    The document defines the symbols and codes used in the FM13-X ship code for reporting weather and oceanographic observations from ships at sea. Key information included in the reports are identifiers for the ship and time of observation, the ship's position, weather data like wind speed and direction, air temperature, sea temperature, wave conditions, ice conditions, and the ship's course and speed.

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    Meaning of The Symbols in The FM13-X Ship Code

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    MEANING OF THE SYMBOLS IN THE FM13-X SHIP CODE

    MiMiMjMj Identifier for a ship report (BBXX)

    D....D Ships radio call sign

    YYGGiw

    YY Day of the month

    GG Time of observation to the nearest hour LJTC

    iw Wind indicator (in code)

    99LaLaLa

    99 Indicator for groups giving ships position

    LaLaLa Latitude in degrees and tenths

    QcLoLoLoLo

    Qc Quadrant of the globe (in code)

    LoLoLoLo Longitude in degrees and tenths, hundreds included

    irixhVV

    ir Precipitation data indicator (in code)

    ix Weather data indicator (in code)

    h Height above sea, of the base of the lowest cloud seen (in code)

    VV Horizontal visibility (in code)

    Nddff

    N The fraction of the sky covered by clouds (in eighths of sky covered)

    dd True direction, in tens of degrees from which the wind is blowing

    ff Wind speed in knots

    00fff

    00 Indicator for supplementary wind speed group

    fff Wind speed in knots, when speed equals or exceeds 99 knots

    1snTTT

    1 Indicator for air temperature group


    Sn Sign of air temperature group (in code)

    TTT Air temperature in degrees and tenths Celsius

    2snTdTdTd

    2 Indicator for dew point temperature group

    sn Sign of dew point temperature (in code)

    TdTdTd Dew point temperature in degrees and tenths Celsius

    4PPPP

    4 Indicator for the pressure group

    PPPP Sea level pressure in hectopascals and tenths

    5appp

    5 Indicator for the pressure tendency group

    a Characteristic of the pressure tendency during the three hours preceding the time of the observation (in
    code)

    ppp Net change of the barometric pressure in units and tenths of hectopascals during the three hours
    preceding the time of the observation

    7wwW1W2

    7 Indicator for the weather group

    ww Present weather (in code)

    W1 Past weather (primary type)

    W2 Past weather (secondary type)

    8NhCLCMCH

    8 Indicator for the weather group

    Nh The fraction of the sky covered by all the CL cloud present and if no CL cloud is present that fraction
    covered by all the CM cloud present

    CL Clouds of types Stratocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus and Cumulonimbus (incode)

    CM Clouds of types Altocumulus, Altostratus, and Nimbostratus (in code)

    CH Clouds of types Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrostratus (in code)

    222Dsvs
    222 Indicator for ships course and speed group

    Ds Ships course (true) made good during the three hours preceding the time of the observation (in code)

    Vs Ships average speed made good during the three hours preceding the time of the observation (in code)

    OssTwTwTw

    0 Indicator for sea temperature group

    Ss Sign of sea temperature (in code)

    TwTwTw Sea surface temperature in degrees and tenths Celsius

    1PwaPwaHwaHwa

    1 Indicator for instrumental wave data

    PwaPwa Period of waves, obtained by instrumental methods, in seconds

    HwaHwa Height of waves, obtained by instrumental methods, in units of 0.5 meters

    2PwPwHwHw

    2 Indicator for the wind wave group

    PwPw Period of the wind waves in seconds

    HwHw Height of the wind waves (in code)

    3dw1dw1dw2dw2

    3 Indicator for the swell direction group

    dw1dw1 Direction (true) from which the predominant swell waves are coming in tens of degrees

    dw2dw2 Direction (true) from which the secondary swell waves are coming in tens of degrees

    4Pw1Pw1Hw1Hw1

    4 Indicator for predominant swell group

    Pw1Pw1 Period of predominant swell waves, in seconds

    Hw1Hw1 Height of predominant swell waves (in code)

    5Pw2Pw2Hw2Hw2

    5 Indicator for secondary swell group

    Pw2Pw2 Period of the secondary swell waves, in seconds

    Hw2Hw2 Height of secondary swell waves (in code)


    6IsEsEsRs

    6 Indicator for the ice accretion group

    Is Ice accretion on ships (in code)

    EsEs Thickness of ice accretion on ships in centimeters

    Rs Rate of ice accretion on ships (in code)

    7OHwaHwaHwa

    70 Indicator for instrumental wave height data

    HwaHwaHwa Height of waves, obtained by instrumental methods in units of 0. 1 meters

    8SwTbTbTb

    8 Indicator for wet-bulb temperature group

    Sw Indicator for the sign and type of measurement of sea surface temperature in code

    TbTbTb Wet-bulb temperature in degrees and tenths Celsius

    ICE Indicator for the ice group

    ciSibiDizi

    ci Concentration or arrangement of sea ice (in code)

    Si Stage of development (in code)

    bi Ice of land origin (in code)

    D Bearing of principal ice edge (in code)

    zi Present ice situation and trend of conditions over preceding three hours in code

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