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, 03 SEPTEMBER 2046
PRIORITY: URGENT
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WARNING!**************************************************
Weather Conditions at
Hadiboh - Socotra Island as of 0600 Local 03 September:
Current Temp: 88 deg F/31 deg C
Wind: 225 degrees true, speed 21 knots, Sea State 4 with seas to 6 feet,
barometer falling.
Weather Conditions in Gulf
of Aden and Western Indian Ocean.
Wind: 227 degrees true,
speed 45 knots, Sea State 6 with seas to 23 feet, barometer falling.
Ceiling 5,000 meters, scattered clouds with approximately 5% cloud cover. Visibility approximately 10% dues to dust
blowing from Africa.
Forecast for today:
Conditions worsening, with wind increasing to 65kts.. Seas to 29 feet. High Temperature: 103 deg F/39 deg C
All
vessels at sea should immediately seek port or heave to. No air operations advised.
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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
Afternoon of September 2
Royal Navy aircraft attacked
and sank two dhows off the north coast of Socotra. The vessels were carrying a Mongol special forces unit. Several prisoners were taken.