Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 13:00:37 -0500

NBP SITREP 3-4 OCT 96
(forwarded by Bob Anderson)


R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER DAILY SITUATION REPORT

               GMT DATE:  03 OCT      04 OCT      04 OCT      04 OCT

               GMT TIME:   1800        0000        0600        1200
           POSITION:
                    LAT:   49 34S      50 33.3S    51 31S      52 21.2S
                   LONG:  179 52W     178 39.9W   177 27W     176 17.4W
            WEATHER:
        TEMPERATURE (C):   7.5         7.6          6.6         6.7
      AIR PRESSURE (MB):  1009.2      1006.6       1007.1      1007.4
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%):   90.3        90.9         81.3        81.1
        WIND SPEED (KN):    8          20           20          20
         WIND DIRECTION:   WNW         NW            W           W
        VISIBILITY (NM):   5-8         8-10         10          12
             CLOUDS (%): 60 st. SC AC  60 AC SC       0         10 LS
              SEA STATE:   4           4            4-5          5
            SEA ICE:       0           0             0           0
     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:  2 ME F/A   2 ME F/A    2 ME F/A     2 ME F/A
 FUEL ON BOARD (@ 0000):                                       383,900

REMARKS: UNDERWAY AS BEFORE ENROUTE FROM PORT LYTTELTON, NZ, TO THE ROSS
SEA FOR JGOFS PROCESS I (NBP96-4A).

REGARDS, JAMES ORZECH, MPC