DAILY SHIP REPORT for 1998060315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ship Observer: Post , M.J. Date: 1998060315 Time: 1500 Z Submitted at: Wed Jun 3 16:54:02 UT 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GPS Ship Position 76 deg 49.3 min / 167 deg 33.6 min ------------------------------------------ Ship Movement in last 24 hrs 1.5 nm @ 338 deg. ------------------------------------------ Surface Temperature -2 C ------------------------------------------ Surface Wind Chill ------------------------------------------ Radar: return sfc - 0.6 km, 0.6 - 2.1 km, 2.2 - 3.1 km Cloud Heights-from LIDAR and Ceilometer: 0.1 km, 0.8 km bases RADAR Lidar: 0.0 - 0.1 km, 1.0 - 1.3 km, attenuated by water above 1.3 km ------------------------------------------ Liquid Water Layers-LIDAR two thin layers at 1.2, 1.3 km ------------------------------------------ Inversion Height 0.2, 3.4 km at 1200 Z ------------------------------------------ Ship Orientation 005.3 deg ------------------------------------------ Prevailing Winds 8 kts 120 deg. ------------------------------------------ Rawindonde Status all normal ------------------------------------------ Tethered Balloon Status all normal ------------------------------------------ 100% O/C, 1.5 nm visibility (improving Visual Observations slowly). Extremely light mist in air ------------------------------------------ Lead Report all open leads appear to be widening. ------------------------------------------ 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 Recommendations ------------------------------------------------------------------------