ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              26 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            66'10.6" S    66'05.4" S    66'08.5" S    66'12.7" S
LONGITUDE (W):           71'18.7" W    71'23.4" W    71'19.5" W    71'06.1" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            0.0           0.1           0.4           -0.7
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          973.5         964.8         965.5         964.7
REL HUMIDITY (%):           91.0         100.0         103.0         102.0
WIND SPEED (KN):           25-35           35          25-35         20-25
WIND DIRECTION:              NE           NNE           NNE            NE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          6-10         12-16         10-14         10-14
SWELL DIRECTION:             NE           NNE           NNE           NNE
SALINITY(PSU):              33.7          33.6          33.6          33.7
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -0.2          -0.3          -0.4          -0.5
VISIBILITY (NM):             1                           1             1
CLOUDS (%):               100/SNOW      100/SNOW      100/SNOW        100
SEA STATE:                  5-6           7-8            7             6

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:        BERGS                       BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/30          2/50          2/70          2/70
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)     119,000

REMARKS: Ongoing trawls last night with the Tucker and ten meter MOCNESS. Deteriorating weather forced us to close out deck operations about midnight last night, with winds in the forties and a worsening sea state. We are currently pitching and rolling along a 110 mile acoustics grid with the ADCP, near GLOBEC process station 1. Tomorrow weather permitting we will do two long day tows with the MOC ten, and head towards Avian Island to pick up the penguin team.
Regards,
Steve


Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org