ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              23 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            67'42.8" S    67'41.6" S    67'52.9" S    67'39.0" S
LONGITUDE (W):           68'00.2" W    68'02.6" W    67'57.1" W    69'22.5" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -0.6          0.0           -0.7          -1.4
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          982.2         982.8         982.4         979.2
REL HUMIDITY (%):           46.0          45.0          69.0          70.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             7           15-20          0-5            10
WIND DIRECTION:             NNE            NE           NNE            SE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          1-3           1-2           1-2           2-4
SWELL DIRECTION:             NE            NE            NE            NE
SALINITY(PSU):              33.2          33.2          33.2          33.2
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.5          -1.5          -1.3          -1.1
VISIBILITY (NM):            6-8            5+           10+            8+
CLOUDS (%):                  10            35            10            70
SEA STATE:                  2-3            1            1-2           1-2

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

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/80          2/20          2/30         2/100
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             128,100

REMARKS: Rendezvous with NBP at 0800 today, we transferred various chemicals and cruise supplies, then headed out to our shelf break station West of Adelaide Island. Currently we are cruising under clear skies with moderate seas from the Northeast. ETA 0000 tonight.
Regards,
Steve


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