ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              19 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            67'58.5" S    67'47.6" S    67'42.2" S    67'32.1" S
LONGITUDE (W):           68'10.4" W    68'12.3" W    68'16.8" W    67'59.7" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -1.1          -1.2          -1.6          0.5
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          986.5         988.2         991.3         994.2
REL HUMIDITY (%):           59.0          65.0          80.0          69.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             18            10           0-5            10
WIND DIRECTION:             ENE           NNE            E             NW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          1-3           1-2
SWELL DIRECTION:            ENE            NE
SALINITY(PSU):              33.2          33.2          33.2          33.2
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.1          -1.0          -1.3          -1.4
VISIBILITY (NM):            6-8            6+           8-10           10
CLOUDS (%):                  20            40            50            70
SEA STATE:                  3-4            1

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

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/35          2/40          2/20          2/20
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             137,800

REMARKS: Successful trawls last night, followed by ADCP and HTI survey in the Northern Marguerite bay area, approximately 20 hours to complete. We'll be fishing again tonight following acoustics.
Regards,
Steve


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