ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              3 May 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            68'42.5" S    68'39.8" S    68'46.3" S    68'48.4" S
LONGITUDE (W):           69'53.7" W    69'52.0" W    69'52.1" W    69'42.7" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -1.2          -1.9          -2.4          -4.2
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          1005.5        1008.5        1005.0        998.1
REL HUMIDITY (%):           78.0          99.0          99.0          82.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             3           10-15           17          15-20
WIND DIRECTION:             WNW           NNW           NNW           WNW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          2-3           2-3           2-3
SWELL DIRECTION:             N             N             N
SALINITY(PSU):              33.0          33.2          33.1          33.0
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.6          -1.6          -1.6          -1.6
VISIBILITY (NM):            2-4            1            4-6            8+
CLOUDS (%):               100/SNOW      10/SNOW       100/SNOW         60
SEA STATE:                   3             2            2-3

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           1             1             10            10
NEW & GREY ICE:                                          2             2
GREY-WHITE:                                              2
THIN ICE (30-60):                                        2             2
MED ICE (60-120):                                        2             2
THICK ICE (120-200):                                                   2
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:                                      2             2
SNOW DEPTH (CM):                                                       40
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/70          2/80          2/20         OE/VP
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             99,500

REMARKS: Still working into and out of the ice here in Southern Marguerite Bay. BG-232-O seal team worked up two more animals in the afternoon, being out on the ice for 5-1/2 hours. They have successfully worked up eleven Crabeaters so far. We trawled with the Tucker, MOC 1 and MOC 10 systems last night, operating in heavy ice conditions.
Regards,
Steve


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