Station report
King Salmon 42 SE, in 5 sheets Drawn from its report of Sep 30, 2026, 3:00 AM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
1 The air2 The wind3 The column4 The sun5 The instrument36.7 F with a dew point of 33.7 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.
Chart of the air at King Salmon 42 SE: temperature 36.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.7, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 25522 FIG. B THE AIR AT KING SALMON 42 SE THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE FT ABOVE THE STATION 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 20 F 30 F 40 F 50 F SATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.1 F TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 36.7 F, 33.7 F RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER CENT THE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 F SOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINT TITLE King Salmon 42 SE, the air STATION REPORT · USCRN 25522 TYPE CHART SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-25522-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005 At 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.
Plan of the wind at King Salmon 42 SE, north up: at 2 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 25522 FIG. C THE WIND AT KING SALMON 42 SE PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALE N E S W THE STATION DIRECTION NOT REPORTED BEAUFORT FORCE LEAST WIND, MPH 0 CALM 0 1 LIGHT AIR 1 NOW, 2 MPH 2 LIGHT BREEZE 4 3 GENTLE BREEZE 8 4 MODERATE BREEZE 13 5 FRESH BREEZE 19 6 STRONG BREEZE 25 7 NEAR GALE 32 8 GALE 39 9 STRONG GALE 47 10 STORM 55 11 VIOLENT STORM 64 12 HURRICANE FORCE 73 TITLE King Salmon 42 SE, the wind STATION REPORT · USCRN 25522 TYPE PLAN north up SCALE NOT TO SCALE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-25522-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008 At 661 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.21 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F; it reports 36.7 F, 20.0 F colder than standard.
Section from sea level of where King Salmon 42 SE stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 661 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 25522 FIG. D WHERE KING SALMON 42 SE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE KING SALMON 42 SE 2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 661 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 29.21 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 56.6 F TEMPERATURE, REPORTED 36.7 F TITLE King Salmon 42 SE, the column STATION REPORT · USCRN 25522 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-25522-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Sep 30 the noon sun stands 29 degrees above the horizon at 58.20 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 48 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at King Salmon 42 SE, angles true: on Sep 30 it stands 29 degrees above the horizon, against 55 at the June solstice, 32 at the equinoxes and 8 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 25522 FIG. E THE SUN AT KING SALMON 42 SE ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 55° EQUINOXES 32° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 8° SEP 30, 29° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 48 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 58.20 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -3.1° TITLE King Salmon 42 SE, the sun STATION REPORT · USCRN 25522 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 5 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-25522-4 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 661 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 30, 2026, 3:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.
Elevation of the instrument, King Salmon 42 SE, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 30, 2026, 3:00 am local time; air temperature, 36.7 f, dew point 33.7 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 25522 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 30, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIME ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE LAST HEARD SEP 30, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIME AIR TEMPERATURE 36.7 F, DEW POINT 33.7 F PRECIPITATION GAUGE 0.00 IN TODAY SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE King Salmon 42 SE, the instrument STATION REPORT · USCRN 25522 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV AS REPORTED SHEET 5 of 5 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-25522-5 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001 
FB-WAT-020, Fig. AFog types
FB-WAT-002, Fig. CHumidity variables
FB-ENG-011, Fig. AWater vapour as a gas
FB-ENG-005, Fig. ALapse rates and stability
