Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 13:01:09 -0500

NBP SITREP 4-5 OCT 96
(forwarded by Bob Anderson)


R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER DAILY SITUATION REPORT

               GMT DATE:  04 OCT      05 OCT      05 OCT      05 OCT

               GMT TIME:   1800        0000        0600        1200
           POSITION:
                    LAT:  53 17S      54 11.1S    55 06S      56 01.1S
                   LONG: 175 09W     173 56.9W   172 41.0W   171 24.5W
            WEATHER:
        TEMPERATURE (C):    7.0         7.2         6.5         6.5
      AIR PRESSURE (MB):  1006.5      1004.5      1001.0       993.8
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%):    78.1        84.4        89.2        89.8
        WIND SPEED (KN):    25          35          35          40
         WIND DIRECTION:    WNW         WNW         NW          NW
        VISIBILITY (NM):    5-8         10          3-5         8 DARK
             CLOUDS (%):   100 st.    80 st. NS      100 st.    100 st.
DARK
              SEA STATE:     5          6-7         6-7          8
            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 1/B 80   2 ME F/A    2 ME F/A
 FUEL ON BOARD (@ 0000):                                        376,000

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

REGARDS, JAMES ORZECH, MPC