ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              11 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            61'12.5" S    62'06.2" S    63'05.0" S    64'05.0" S
LONGITUDE (W):           61'10.0" W    61'28.5" W    61'44.7" W    61'48.3" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -0.3          0.0           -1.7          -1.3
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          985.6         987.4         983.1         997.6
REL HUMIDITY (%):           72.0          65.0          72.0          53.0
WIND SPEED (KN):           20-22           15            7            5-10
WIND DIRECTION:              SW           SSW            E            SSW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          8-12          6-8           4-6           1-3
SWELL DIRECTION:            SSW           SSW            SW           VAR
SALINITY(PSU):              33.7          34.1          34.1          33.7
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           0.3           1.2           1.1           0.0
VISIBILITY (NM):            6-8            8            8-10           8+
CLOUDS (%):                 100           100            95            95
SEA STATE:                  5-6           4-5           4-5            3

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)             158,528

REMARKS: Across the Drake Passage today, and conditions are much improved. We spent the late afternoon in the North end of the Gerlache Straights doing whale survey and tagged four Humpbacks via Zodiac. Southbound again, ETA Palmer Station 0700 tomorrow 4/12.
Regards,
Steve


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