ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              30 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            67'51.5" S    67'39.2" S    67'33.3" S    68'30.0" S
LONGITUDE (W):           68'53.1" W    69'22.9" W    69'29.5" W    69'39.3" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -0.1          2.0           0.8           -2.0
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          989.5         988.0         988.3         988.2
REL HUMIDITY (%):           87.0          62.0          82.0          92.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             21          35-40         30-35           15
WIND DIRECTION:             ENE            NE           NNE            SE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          1-3           4-8           8-12          4-6
SWELL DIRECTION:             E            NNE           NNE            NE
SALINITY(PSU):              33.2          33.4          33.4          33.3
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.1          -0.8          -0.7          -1.2
VISIBILITY (NM):            3-5           1-2           5-7            8+
CLOUDS (%):                  90            90           100            95
SEA STATE:                   3             6             6            4

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           1
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):          BRASH
THICK ICE (120-200):        BITS
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:        BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/30           OS           2/90         2/100
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             107,878

REMARKS: Completed extensive ADCP/HTI survey from Avian Island to the Johnston strait, out West from Adelaide Island. We encountered 45 knot winds and rough seas out there that precluded trawling after the survey. We are under way for GLOBEC process station 4, down in the South end of Marguerite Bay. ETA late this afternoon.
Regards,
Steve


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