R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 5-6 April 1998 GMT TIME: 1800 0000 0600 1200 POSITION: About 2/3 across the Drake. LAT: 62-41 S 61-38 S 60-37 S 59-30 S LONG: 64-59 W 64-59 W 64-59 W 64-59 W WEATHER: TEMPERATURE (C): 1.7 1.1 1.3 2.1 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 962.4 965.1 969.3 974.9 REL HUMIDITY (%): 83.8 85.6 87.5 87.4 WIND SPEED (KN): 30 30-35 30 25-30 WIND DIRECTION: NW NW NW WNW SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 12-16 14-18 15-20 15-20 SWELL DIRECTION: WMW WMW WMW WNW SALINITY(PPM): SEA SURF TEMP(C): VISIBILITY (NM): 6-8 DARK DARK 3-5 CLOUDS (%): 100 75 75 60 SEA STATE: 6-7 7-8 7-8 7-8 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: 100 100 100 100 FUEL ON BOARD (gallons) 110,055 (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine) R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 6-7 April 1998 GMT TIME: 1800 0000 0600 1200 POSITION: Northbound along the coast of Argentina. LAT: 58-25.6 S 56-15.5 S 55-07.4 S LONG: 64-58.3 W 64-57.7 W 64-57.6 W WEATHER: TEMPERATURE (C): 3.1 4.3 6.4 8.4 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 984.7 993.2 997.3 1001.6 REL HUMIDITY (%): 73.1 81.8 87.8 68.4 WIND SPEED (KN): 20-25 15-20 25-30 15-20 WIND DIRECTION: WSW WSW W NW SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 14-18 10-15 10-14 10-12 SWELL DIRECTION: WSW WSW W WSW SALINITY(PPM): SEA SURF TEMP(C): VISIBILITY (NM): DARK DARK DARK 8 CLOUDS (%): 50 DARK DARK 90 SEA STATE: 7 6-7 6-7 5-6 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: 100 100 100 100 R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 7-8 April 1998 GMT TIME: 1800 0000 0600 1200 POSITION: Straits of Magellan LAT: 54-11.8 S 53-23.7 S 52-38.6 S LONG: 65-35.8 W 66-56.2 W 67-11.6 W WEATHER: TEMPERATURE (C): 10.0 10.4 10.7 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 1000.8 999.2 994.1 REL HUMIDITY (%): 74.7 84.5 91.5 WIND SPEED (KN): 25-30 20-25 CALM WIND DIRECTION: NW N VAR. SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 8-14 4-6 1-3 SWELL DIRECTION: NW NNW NW SALINITY(PPM): SEA SURF TEMP(C): VISIBILITY (NM): 8-10 8-10 DARK CLOUDS (%): 90 DARK DARK SEA STATE: 6-7 4-5 2 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: 100 100 100 FUEL ON BOARD (gallons) (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine) R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 15 April 1998 GMT TIME: 1800 0000 0600 1200 LAT: 52-52.2 S LONG: 67-48.6 W WEATHER: TEMPERATURE (C): 9.8 6.7 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 1014.3 1012.2 REL HUMIDITY (%): 89.9 98.1 WIND SPEED (KN): light 5-10 WIND DIRECTION: SE SSE SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1-2 1-3 SWELL DIRECTION: E NW SALINITY(PPM): 0.060 0.060 SEA SURF TEMP(C): 10.5 10.6 VISIBILITY (NM): Clear 8-10 CLOUDS (%): 0 50 SEA STATE: 0-1 1 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: 100 100 FUEL ON BOARD (gallons) (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine) R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 15-16 April 1998 GMT TIME: 1800 0000 0600 1200 LAT: 54-24.8 S 55-15.9 S 56-12.8 S 57-11.9 S LONG: 65-12.5 W 64-57.6 W 64-58.9 W 64-57.8 W WEATHER: TEMPERATURE (C): 9.8 8.3 7.6 7.9 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 1010.6 1010.6 1009.3 1006.9 REL HUMIDITY (%): 80.7 89.3 89.5 87.5 WIND SPEED (KN): 12-15 5-10 5-10 10-15 WIND DIRECTION: NW W W W SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 2-3 1-2 2-3 3-5 SWELL DIRECTION: NW S WSW W SALINITY(PPM): 0.060 0.059 0.059 0.059 SEA SURF TEMP(C): 10.438 7.3 7.558 8.3 VISIBILITY (NM): 10-12 8-10 10+ 8 CLOUDS (%): 30 30 15 90 SEA STATE: 3-4 1 2-3 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: 100 100 100 100 FUEL ON BOARD (gallons) 143,973 (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine) R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 16-17 April 1998 GMT TIME: 1800 0000 0600 1200 POSITION: 2/3 Across the Drake. LAT: 58-15.9 S 59-19.7 S 60-20.4 S LONG: 64-58.0 W 64-58.8 W 64-59.1 W WEATHER: TEMPERATURE (C): 6.3 4.9 3.7 3.9 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 1002.2 996.6 989.3 978.4 REL HUMIDITY (%): 86.9 98.7 100 99.8 WIND SPEED (KN): 15-20 15-20 15-20 25-30 WIND DIRECTION: W WNW NW N SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 4-7 4-7 4-7 7-9 SWELL DIRECTION: W WNW NNW NNW SALINITY(PPM): 0.058 0.057 0.057 0.057 SEA SURF TEMP(C): 5.917 4.9 3.225 3.225 VISIBILITY (NM): 8-10 2-3 RAIN 1-2 MIST 4-6 CLOUDS (%): 100 100 100 100 SEA STATE: 4-5 4-5 5 5 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: 100 100 100 100 FUEL ON BOARD (gallons) (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine) R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER DAILY SITUATION REPORT GMT DATE: 30 Apr -01 May, 1998 LOCAL TIME: GMT + 12 hours GMT TIME: 1800 0000 0600 1200 POSITION LAT: 44 39.5 S LONG: 173 27.4 E WEATHER TEMPERATURE (C): 10.0 AIR PRESSURE(MB): 1017.7 REL HUMIDITY (%): 85.8 WIND SPEED (KN): 17-21 WIND DIRECTION: 220 VISIBILITY (NM): 10-12 CLOUDS(% Cover,Type): dark SEA STATE(Beaufort): 5 SEA ICE CONCENTRATION ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): none 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: none ENGINES/PITCH: 2M/E,F/A M/E = Main Engines, F/A = Full Ahead OS = On Station VP = Variable Pitch FUEL ON BOARD (@ 0000): 239,900