DAILY SHIP REPORT for 1998072114 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ship Observer: Uttal , Taneil Date: 1998072114 Time: 1400 Z Submitted at: Tue Jul 21 17:06:38 UT 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GPS Ship Position 78 18.132N 165 47.882W ---------------------------------------------- Ship Movement in last 24 hrs 3.270nm 042 ---------------------------------------------- Surface Temperature 0 deg ---------------------------------------------- Surface Wind Chill ---------------------------------------------- RADAR: Echo from surface to 500-600m above Cloud Heights-from LIDAR and surface. CEILOMETER:75 and 285 on bases. RADAR LIDAR:Echo(attenuated) up to 150-200 above surface. ---------------------------------------------- Liquid Water Layers-LIDAR Yes, low attenuating lidar ---------------------------------------------- Inversion Height ---------------------------------------------- Ship Orientation 7 deg ---------------------------------------------- Prevailing Winds 10 kts 195 deg ---------------------------------------------- Rawindonde Status ---------------------------------------------- Tethered Balloon Status ---------------------------------------------- Solid overcast. Deck of ship is wet Visual Observations indicating it has been drizzling overnight. ---------------------------------------------- Lead Report ---------------------------------------------- Ship Instrument status All Operational ---------------------------------------------- Helicopter Status No Helicopter status ---------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------- Looks like the stratus (boundary layer) case that you ordered. Terrascan at 0425 shows low to the SSE of ship with center at about 120 Comments and Mission nautical miles. The BL stratus is from Recommendations leading edge of this system. Unfortunately it looks like there is mid-level clouds as you move deeper into system which may be over SHEBA site by this afternoon. Looks like it will be cloudy all day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------