Station report
Citizen station FW5449, in 4 sheets Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
1 The wind2 The column3 The sun4 The instrumentFrom the south southeast (160 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.
Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW5449, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 2; 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 FW5449 FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW5449 PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALE N E S W THE STATION FROM 160° BEAUFORT FORCE LEAST WIND, MPH 0 CALM 0 1 LIGHT AIR 1 NOW, 1 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 Citizen station FW5449, the wind STATION REPORT · CWOP FW5449 TYPE PLAN north up SCALE NOT TO SCALE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4 DATE 2026-10-06 ID SR-FW5449-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008 At 380 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.51 inHg and the temperature at 57.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.08 inHg means its barometer reads 29.67 inHg; it reports 50.0 F, 7.6 F colder than standard.
Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW5449 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 380 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.51 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.08 and the station pressure it means, 29.67. 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 FW5449 FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW5449 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 CITIZEN STATION FW5449 1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 380 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 29.51 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 57.6 F ALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED 30.08 inHg ITS BAROMETER READS 29.67 inHg TEMPERATURE, REPORTED 50.0 F TITLE Citizen station FW5449, the column STATION REPORT · CWOP FW5449 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4 DATE 2026-10-06 ID SR-FW5449-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 44.08 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW5449, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 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 FW5449 FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW5449 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 69° EQUINOXES 46° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22° OCT 6, 41° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 44.08 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.4° TITLE Citizen station FW5449, the sun STATION REPORT · CWOP FW5449 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4 DATE 2026-10-06 ID SR-FW5449-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 380 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.
Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW5449, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 50.0 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 FW5449 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE - AIR TEMPERATURE 50.0 F PRECIPITATION GAUGE 0.00 IN TODAY SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Citizen station FW5449, the instrument STATION REPORT · CWOP FW5449 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV AS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4 DATE 2026-10-06 ID SR-FW5449-4 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001 
FB-EVT-150, Fig. AHigh wind
FB-ENG-008, Fig. ACoriolis as geometry
FB-ENG-001, Fig. AAtmosphere in section
FB-ENG-003, Fig. CHydrostatic balance
FB-ENG-007, Fig. ARadiation budget
FB-INS-001, Fig. AWhat an instrument is