DAILY SHIP REPORT for 1998060715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ship Observer: Post , M.J. Date: 1998060715 Time: 1500 Z Submitted at: Sun Jun 7 16:24:47 UT 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GPS Ship Position 77 deg 0.0 min/ 166 40.6 min deg ------------------------------------------- Ship Movement in last 24 hrs 6.9 nm @ 052 deg ------------------------------------------- Surface Temperature 0 C ------------------------------------------- Surface Wind Chill ------------------------------------------- radar: 0.0 - 0.3, 1.0 - 2.1 km Cloud Heights-from LIDAR andceilometer: 0.1, 0.2, 1.0 km bases RADAR lidar: 0.0 - 0.2, 1.0 - 1.3 km ------------------------------------------- Liquid Water Layers-LIDAR 1.0 - 1.3 km ------------------------------------------- Inversion Height 0.7 km (1200 Z sounding) ------------------------------------------- Ship Orientation 7.0 deg ------------------------------------------- Prevailing Winds 18 kts @ 295 deg. ------------------------------------------- Rawindonde Status all normal ------------------------------------------- Tethered Balloon Status all normal ------------------------------------------- nearly 100% overcast (stratus), more Visual Observations broken to far north and northwest. Visibility 7 nm ------------------------------------------- decreasing slightly in total area, if any Lead Report change at all. Some new ridging to SW. ------------------------------------------- problems continue with several PAM Ship Instrument status stations, but slowly improving. ------------------------------------------- Helicopter Status Helicopter on site ------------------------------------------- Ultralight Status No Ultralight status ------------------------------------------- Ship-to-Air CommunicationVHF/AM 121.5/126.7 Frequencies ------------------------------------------- Ship-to-Land CommunicationHF 6200/6501 Frequencies ------------------------------------------- Comments and Missionmoderate rainfall overnight for 20 min. Recommendations Stiff southerly breeze (25 - 30 kts) yesterday p.m. (local). ------------------------------------------------------------------------