ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 8 April 2002 METRICS: SS GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800 LATITUDE (S): 52'43.3" S 52'23.6" S 52'58.7" S 53'45.1" S LONGITUDE (W): 70'20.8" W 68'55.6" W 67'38.3" W 66'08.7" W WEATHER TEMPERATURE (C): 8.1 6.3 6.7 8.3 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 999.4 1005.8 1008.8 1010.5 REL HUMIDITY (%): 77.0 77.0 77.0 76.0 WIND SPEED (KN): 20-25 17 11 10 WIND DIRECTION: SW SW W NW SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 3-5 3-5 3-5 4-6 SWELL DIRECTION: SSW SW WSW NW SALINITY(PSU): SEA SURF TEMP(C): VISIBILITY (NM): 8-10 10-12 12+ 10-12 CLOUDS (%): CLEAR CLEAR 10 60 SEA STATE: 4-5 4 4 4 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 12/100 2/100 2/100 (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine) FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 172,400 REMARKS: Departed Punta Arenas at 1500 on 4/7. HTI tow fish successfully deployed and tested in the Straights of Magellan. HTI technician disembarked with the pilot at Possession Bay. Currently Southbound for Palmer Station ETA Thursday pm. Regards, Steve Steven Ager Raytheon Polar Services Company Marine Projects Coordinator ARSV Laurence M. Gould email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org