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Today's weather

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A weak low pressure system over the DelMarVa coastal waters will move offshore this morning. A weak high pressure over the southern Great Lakes will slide Southeast reaching the forecast waters tonight and move farther offshore on Saturday. A stronger cold front currently over the upper Mississippi valley is forecast to move Southeast and reach central Pennsylvania late in the day on Saturday.

TODAY: Some early morning clouds and fog...then mostly sunny. High in the mid to upper 80's. SW wind 10 KT becoming NW at the same speed this morning and then shifting back to the SW at 10 KT this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 FT this morning and 1 to 3 FT this afternoon. Visibility occasionally 1 to 3 NM in fog patches during the morning.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog developing late tonight. Low in the low 70's. SW wind 10 KT. Seas 1 to 2 FT.

 

  Today's Boat Assignments 

Arabella

 Redeployment of the Met Buoy Capt John Zlotnik, Joe Debarro

Caleta

 ADCP/MiniBat run - 4 transects (N, V, W, N) Capt. Ron Van Sant, Mike Crowley, Josh Kohut, Kristie Andresen

Walford

 Optics transects on the Northern lines Capt Killer, Oscar Schofield, Trish Bergmann, Lee Kerkhof, Chris Orico, Taylor, Erica

Northstar 6

 Turbulence Remus Ed Levine, Rick Shell, Pete Lecis, Capt. John

Zodiac

 REMUS runs. Tom Fulton, Tim Prestero
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  Notable Events and Scientific Results of the day 

shipdata.gif (5960 bytes) The upwelling continues to form.

 

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  Selected Pictures from Today 

723johnminime.jpg (68438 bytes) Our computer geek, John, sports the latest in Birdbrained fashions. 723bob.jpg (73870 bytes) Bob directly controls data collection on the ship Caleta from the bridge at the field station. Such real-time commands include "Float Caleta" and "Sink Caleta" depending on the mutiny coefficient of the crew.
723minigeorge.jpg (99176 bytes) At the heart of hurricane George is always "Mini-Me."    

Last reviewed: July 27, 1999