Weather message (WX MSG)
Read:
Western Baltic, Northern Baltic, Sea of Bothnia, Scandinavia, British Isles, Southern Baltic, Central Baltic, Sea of Alland, Southern Sweden, West Scotland, West of Midsjoe Banks, East of Midsjoe.
NOTES:
| airstream | воздушный поток |
| ridge of high | гребень антициклона |
| deep low | глубокий циклон |
WX FORECAST FM MET CENTER OHC FOR BALTIC SEA N.36
VALID 12 HRS OCT 1 FROM 05 TO 17 UTC
GALE WARNING FOR WESTERN BALTIC NELY GALE SEVENTEEN M/S
WIND WARNING FOR NORTHERN BALTIC NORTHERLY WINDS SIX OR FIVE M/S
NORTHERN BALTIC
TONIGHT VARIABLE SIX OR NINE M/S BY DAY INCREASING NORTH TEMPORARILY FIFTEEN M/S TEMPORARILY RAIN MODERATE TO GOOD VIS
SEA OF BOTHNIA
NORTHEAST ELEVEN TO FIFTEEN M/S BY DAY NELY TEMPORARILY SEVENTEEN M/S TEMPORARILY RAIN MOD OR GOOD VIS.
WX FORECAST FM SMA MET CENTER FOR BALTIC SEA N 73 VALID 12 HRS FM 17 TO 05 UTC 200…
GALE WNG NIL
WELY OR NWELY AIRSTREAM SPREADING OVER SCANDINAVIA
LOW W OF BRITISH ISLES SLOWLY MOVING EASTWDS SOUTHERN BALTIC BTW W AND NW THREE TO FIVE VIS IMPR TO MOD OR GOOD
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BALTIC SEA OF ALAND
AT FIRST SWELY TWO OR THREE MIST OR FOG AND RAIN AT TIMES FM THIS AFTERNOON WELY INCREASING THREE TO FIVE VIS SLOWLY IMPR IN WESTERN WATERS
WX SMA 12 OCT 200
GALE WNG SKAGERRAK
HIGH SOUTH NEAR GALE SEVEN
SUMMARY RIDGE OF HIGH PASSING SOUTH SWEDEN DEEP LOW WEST SCOTLAND MOVING SLOWLY NE AND INCREASING SWELY WIND SPREADING OVER SCANDINAVIA FORECAST VALID 24 HRS
SOUTHERN BALTIC WEST OF MISDJOE BANKS
W THREE ORFOUR BACKING S FM AFTERNOON INCR FIVE OR SIX VIS MODAT FIRST LOCAL FOG
SOUTHERN BALTIC EAST OF MISDJOE BANKS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BALTIC SEA OF ALAND
NW THREE OR FOUR TODAY TEMPORARILY DECR FM EVENING SW VIS GOOD
Section 6. Wind Force
I. Exercises
A. Read:
calm, air, breeze, gale, storm, hurricane, light air, light breeze, gentle breeze, moderate breeze, fresh breeze, strong breeze, near gale, strong gale, violent storm
B. Give English for:
тихий ветер, крепкий, штиль, ураган, легкий ветер, шторм, слабый ветер, жестокий шторм, умеренный ветер, крепкий ветер, свежий ветер, очень крепкий до штормового
C. Give a descriptive term as to BEAUFORT WIND FORCE SCALE:
Example: 0 calm
2 1….
4…. 3….
6…. 7….
8…. 9….
10…. 11….
D. Decipher:
FM, MAX, NW, KTS, LAT, UTC, SE, VIS, VRB, WX,
BECMG, VEER, LOC, SLWY, WKN, MOD, HPA, INCR, BACK
E. Form adjectives, e.g.: storm → stormy
Rain…. Fog…. Mist….
Sun…. Gust…. Frost….
Squall…. Thunder…. Cloud….
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II. Reading Comprehension
WX MSG
Read:
Sea of Bothnia, Bay of Bothnia, Finland, Swedish, Humber, German Bight, Thames, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher
GALE WNG
SEA OF BOTHNIA NORTHERNMOST PART AND BAY OF BOTHNIA
SW FM NW NEAR GALE SEVEN LATER GUSTY NW
SUMMARY LOW LOFOTEN MOVING TO FINLAND DEEPENING
WLY AIRSTREAM SOUTHERN SWEDISH WATERS PERSISTING
FORECAST VALID 24 HRS
SKAGERRAK SW THREE OR FOUR MAINLY MIST OR FOG POOR VIS
SOUTHERN BALTIC WEST BORNHOLM AROUND WEST THREE OR FOUR MIST AND LOC FOG
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BALTIC AROUND WEST THREE OR FIVE POOR VIS SOMEWHAT INCR TO GOOD
WX MSG
ZCZCe50
ROGALAND RADIO 200…03242315UTC
GALE IS EXPECTED IN THE AREAS
SKAGERRAK, GERMAN BIGHT, FISHER, FORTIES, SOUTH UTSIRE
SHETLAND BANKS, EAST TAMPEN, NORTHEASTERN PART OF DENMARK STRAIT
SYNOPTIC SITUATION FRIDAY AT 1800 UTC
LOW 900 HPA, 66 NORTH 04 EAST MOVING SOUTHEAST 5 – 10 KNOTS
LOW 987 HPA, 62 NORTH 01 EAST MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS DEEPENING
HIGH 1037 49 NORTH 18 WEST ALMOST STATIONARY
FORECAST VALID FOR THE 24 HRS
SKAGERRAK
SOUTHWEST NEAR GALE FORCE 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 IN THE MORNING SOUTHERN PART RAIN MODERATE SATURDAY MORNING VEERING NORTHWEST MAINLY DRY, GOOD
Section 7. Precipitation
I.Exercises
A. Read:
(a) precipitation, sky, cloud, rain, snow, drizzle, shower, thunder, lightnining, mist, thunderstorm, squall, haze, blue sky, wet air, cloudy, sky partly clouded, line squall, drifting snow, thunderstorm with rain, pure air, fog patches, slight rain, overcast, heavy rain, continuous rain, threatening, sky, intermittent slight rain, dry air, passing showers, gusts, local winds
(b). Give English for:
продолжительный дождь, мелкий моросящий с перерывами, безоблачно, влажный воздух, морось, туман зарядами, сплошная облачность, снежная буря, резкий порыв ветра с похолоданием
B. Dictation (put down in figures only):
Two, thirteen, nine, fifteen, seven, fourteen, thirty, fifty four, sixty three, thirty six, nineteen, twenty three, thirty four, forty three, fifty eight, eighty seven, seventy eight, five, twelve, seventeen, forty seven, seventy four, forty eight, twenty fourC. Correct mistakes, if any:
Increasing, moderrete, locally, dicreesing, fogy, suthwestely, northern, westwad, forecast, occasionally, drizzle.