Daily Brief
02 September 2046
Weather
Forecast
TO: FORTRESS COMMAND SOCOTRA
AND ALL UNITS AND SHIPS ON OR NEAR SOCOTRA, NATIONAL WEATHER CENTER PORTLAND
FROM: MET OFFICER 3 FLEET AIR ARM SQUADRON - HADIBOH NAVAL AIR STATION
DATE/TIME: 0610 HRS SOCOTRA LOCAL, 02
SEPTEMBER 2046
PRIORITY: ROUTINE
Weather Conditions at
Hadiboh - Socotra Island as of 0600 Local 02 September:
Current Temp: 88 deg F/31 deg C
Wind: 209 degrees true, speed 7 knots, Sea State 2 with seas to 2 feet,
barometer falling.
Weather Conditions in Gulf
of Aden and Western Indian Ocean.
Wind: 211 degrees true,
speed 20 knots, Sea State 4 with seas to 6 feet, barometer falling.
Ceiling 2,000 meters, broken clouds with approximately 40% cloud cover. Visibility approximately 100% except in rain
showers.
Forecast for today:
Conditions worsening, with wind increasing 30% chance of scattered
thunderstorms. High Temperature: 103 deg F/39 deg C
Forecast for 03 September:
Gale Warning!
Forecast for 04 September:
High winds and dangerous seas. Poor
visibility.
Forecast for 05 September:
Weather calming
Forecast for 06 September:
Wind increasing. Dust storms likely.
Sublieutenant Betty Albaugh, RN
A minelayer of unidentified
origin mined the approaches to the Durban, South Africa Harbor. Two cargo vessels were sunk and a passenger
liner was severely damaged according to the South African press. All shipping is warned away from Durban
Harbor until further notice.