ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 9 April 2002 METRICS: SS GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800 LATITUDE (S): 54'27.8" S 55'26.6" S 56'22.7" S 57'07.7" S LONGITUDE (W): 65'07.6" W 64'49.7" W 64'32.3" W 63'45.7" W WEATHER TEMPERATURE (C): 6.9 6.7 6.3 7.1 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 1007.8 1001.9 994.2 989.3 REL HUMIDITY (%): 72.0 85.0 90.0 91.0 WIND SPEED (KN): 12 15-20 20-25 25-30 WIND DIRECTION: NW NW NW WNW SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 3-6 6-8 6-10 16-20 SWELL DIRECTION: NNW S SW W SALINITY(PSU): 32.8 34.0 34.0 34.0 SEA SURF TEMP(C): 8.1 5.3 5.4 5.6 VISIBILITY (NM): 10 8+ 5-7 5-7 CLOUDS (%): 100 100 100 100 SEA STATE: 4 4 8 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: SNOW DEPTH (CM): ICE PRESSURE: ENGINES/PITCH: 2/100 2/100 2/100 2/100 (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine) FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 168,000 REMARKS: Southbound for Palmer Station. Deteriorating weather conditions have made a course change necessary to get out of the troughs. We will probably enter the Bransfield Straight through Nelson Passage. This course keeps the seas on the quarter and the rolls we're taking down to only 20-25 degrees! ETA Palmer Station now early morning Friday 4/12. Regards, Steve