View source for Marine weather observation

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|Meaning=The weather as observed from a ship at sea, usually taken in accordance  with procedures specified by the World Meteorological Organization.
|Explanation=The following elements are usually included: total [[cloud amount]]; [[wind direction]] and [[wind speed|speed]];   [[visibility]]; current weather; [[pressure]]; [[temperature]]; selected cloud-layer data, that is, amount, type,  and height; [[pressure tendency]]; seawater temperature; [[dewpoint temperature]]; [[state of the sea]]  (waves); [[sea ice]]; and [[icing]] onboard ship. Also included are the date and time, and the name,  position, [[course]], and speed of the ship. The encoded and transmitted marine observations are  known as ship reports. <br/>''See'' [[ocean station vessel]].
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