DAILY SHIP REPORT for 1998061315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ship Observer: Post , M.J. Date: 1998061315 Time: 1500 Z Submitted at: Mon Jun 15 8:45:27 US/Eastern 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GPS Ship Position 76 deg 59.5 min N/ 165 deg 58.2 min W ------------------------------------------- Ship Movement in last 24 hrs 5.0 nm @ 344 deg ------------------------------------------- Surface Temperature -2 C ------------------------------------------- Surface Wind Chill ------------------------------------------- radar: 0.0 - 0.2, 1.2 - 1.5 km ceilometer: Cloud Heights-from LIDAR and 1.25 km base lidar: 0.0 - 0.2, 1.25 - 1.4 RADAR km ------------------------------------------- Liquid Water Layers-LIDAR 1.25 - 1.4 km ------------------------------------------- Inversion Height 0.2, 1.5 km (12Z sounding) ------------------------------------------- Ship Orientation 007.2 deg ------------------------------------------- Prevailing Winds 15 kts @ 130 deg ------------------------------------------- Rawindonde Status all normal ------------------------------------------- Tethered Balloon Status all normal ------------------------------------------- 100% stratus overcast, no structure. 4 nm Visual Observations visibility. ------------------------------------------- Lead Report ------------------------------------------- Ship Instrument status all normal ------------------------------------------- Helicopter Status Helicopter on site ------------------------------------------- Ultralight Status No Ultralight status ------------------------------------------- Ship-to-Air Communication VHF/AM 121.5/126.7 and 2582 KHz Frequencies ------------------------------------------- Ship-to-Land Communication HF 6200/6501 Frequencies ------------------------------------------- Comments and Mission Top of melt ponds becoming watery/slushy Recommendations -- a slight thawing yesterday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------