NOAA Teacher at Sea
Nancy Lewis
Onboard NOAA Ship Ka’imimoana
September 15 – 27, 2003
Mission: Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO)/TRITON
Geographical Area: Western Pacific
Date: September 18, 2003
Plan of the Day:
0130: 4 S CTD and SOLO
0840: 3 S CTD and AOML
1545: Visit 2 S 140 W Buoy w/CTD and AOML
1800: Shellback Meeting in Main Mess: Shellbacks Only! (If you do not know what a shellback is you are not one)
2345: 1 S CTD and SOLO
Weather Observation Log: 0100
Latitude: 2 degrees,55.3′ S
Longitude: 139 degrees,57.2′ W
Visibility: 12 nautical miles (nm)
Wind direction: 080 degrees
Wind speed: 16 knots
Sea wave height: 4-5 feet
Swell wave height: 6-8 feet
Sea water temperature: 26.4 degrees C
Sea level pressure: 1012.7 mb
Dry bulb pressure: 26.3 degrees C
Wet bulb pressure: 24.1 degrees C
Cloud cover: 3/8 Cumulus
See Tomorrow’s Log for info
