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Command Oceanography and selectednewtheTechnicalas ofDirector Commander, Naval Meteorology advocate of the U.S. VOS program, Dr. BillIn this issue, weBurnett. need to say farewell Dr. to one of ourBill dear friends and a strong Burnett has been March. in responsibilities Orleans/Gulf Coast area; you can read his bio on Page 8. Dave will begin his Meteorological Offi cer, David Jones. Davewouldwill giveto likeloud a enthusiastic and bewelcome I new thePort our aboardto First, you. newof all PMOfrom forinput the encourage do New I and magazine our for ideas Welcometomy fi rst issue the of Mariners WeatherLog. haveI somegreat Paula here and I have the “conn”. editor the From http://big shphotographyexpeditions.com — Expeditions Photography Fish Big http://elasmodiver.com — Database Picture Ray and Shark Elasmodiver Photo Courtesy of Andy Murch, Shark Whale O  : . This project holds a special place for Observer-based Whale Shark Shark Whale Observer-based Paula Rychtar You . 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PMO Corner: Automated Weather Observations Observations Weather Automated Corner: PMO Lakes Great the on Marine Weather Review Weather Marine – Anomalies Climate and Highlights Circulation Mean Septemberthrough December 2011 NorthAmerican Service Ice Iceberg InformationandServices Program VOS ProgramVOS Awards Recruits: New Program VOS July 1 through October 2011 31, Contact of Points Departments: CooperativeVOS Ship Report: January through December 2011 Observer-based whale shark research in the the in research shark whale Observer-based Mexico of Gulf northern to PMO newest its aboard welcomes VOS US Jones David Orleans, New Burnett Bill to Fairwell Award Recipients2011 Shipwreck: Dunav, Holmside, Prins Alexander NHCOffshore Marine ZoneChanges Buoys Deploys MVVolendam duringGust Factor Cyclones Tropical Areas c Pacifi East Tropical and Atlantic Tropical Septemberthrough December 2011 Page 18 Page Page 4 Page 4 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Whale Shark Research and photographs. When underwater underwater When photographs. and observedbehavior, associated species, number of individuals, estimated length, location(preferably GPS coordinates), time, date, including on encounter, their information provide submitters survey, online the Through 2005). al.,et (Hoffmayer personnel industry divers offshoreandanglers, mariners, by provided sightings opportunistic catalogue to order in WSSS GCRL the initiated Hoffmayer Eric Dr. and while on a research cruise, Jim Franks a chance encounter with whale sharks seabirds(Hoffman et. al. 1981). and After 2006) al. et. (Burks turtles sea speciessuch as mammals andmarine asidean fromas field studiestargeting documented other observations or primarily of isolated anecdotal reports 1930’s, whale shark data has consisted 1939).the (Gudger, Since cities port Texas and Strait Florida the between these animals while they were en route commercial mariners who encountered anecdotalinformationcollected from 1939 since GOM onwhen Dr. Eugene reported Gudger northern the in documented havebeen sharks Whale industry. petroleum and offshore the of members operators, diving and fishing recreationalfishers and divers, charter needs.Pasthaveparticipants included public of the survey and data collection and news) in a vast effort to inform the Facebook, postings, forum (website, at haveGCRL used a variety of media Sighting Survey (WSSS). 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Whale Shark Research April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 5 You You ONLINE WHALE sharksinthe region. may occurmay inareas. highly productive In the northernaggregations of Gulfover 100 individuals of Mexico,have been reported (Figure 4). One theof most interesting interactions of big with association the is sharks whale game fish, such as yellowfin, bluefin tunas, and skipjack tripletail, dolphin, appear to be feeding which and cobia, on the same food source (e.g. small baitfish). difficult a be can sharks whale Studying endeavor due to their pelagic habitat and highly migratoryopportunities encounters scientific for nature; the are unpredictable, expensive,weather and dependent.sightings Many of the reportedindividuals outside of the scientific comecommunity. These individuals,from who frequent areas where whale sharksoccur, are a ecology and valuablebiology the understanding resource to thisof species in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In the fall of a2011, series of whale shark reports off the coast of Louisiana prompted researchersat GCRL, NOAA and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to mobilize a collaborative taggingexpedition and successfully deployed (Figure sharks whale on tags satellite 10 whale of number largest the is This 5). northern the in time one at tagged sharks Gulf of Mexico to-date. Satellite tags great a learn to opportunity the provide just than animals these about more deal temperature as such alone, data survey and depth preferences, and estimated months 12 to up for patterns movement animals these locating Often time. a at is the greatest challengetimely of help the to with taggingbut expeditions, focus effectively can scientists reports, theirefforts. If you encounter a whalethe northernshark Gulf inof Mexico, please participate in the SHARKSIGHTINGS SURVEY. can help biologists learn more about the the about more learn biologists help can occurrence and distribution of whale Whale sharks can reach lengths up to 50’ and are easily distinguishable by unique and head broad size, large their spot pattern. They are oftenfeeding atfound the surface by swimming along with their large mouth open,consuming their small prey. Whale sharks feed primarily on plankton, but will also feed on schools of small eggs. sharkssquid,orfish, fish Whale are solitary animals, but large groups (called aggregations) of these sharks (WSSS) from 2002 – 2011. Photo credit: Jennifer McKinney. eggs. Over 90 sharks can be counted in this photo. Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Whale Shark Sighting Survey Figure Large 4. aggregations of whale sharks have been documented in the northern Gulf of Mexico feeding at the surface on dense concentrations of fish been reported to the GCRL WSSS. About a third of the reports were of multiple animals; 5 or more animals reportedwere a times. total 63 Theof has annual reports received of number increased drastically since the onset of the surveyTexas (Figure and1), present Brownsville, from spans coverage Reports 2). (Figure Florida southern to during the received are predominantly sightings of 70% with months, summer occurring from June through August 3). (Figure Figure 3. Whale shark sightings by month reported to the University of Southern 6 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Whale Shark Research encourage submissions in the future! provided thus far, and hope that the website will information sighting the for grateful extremely Laboratory are biologists Research Coast Gulf Texas. Texas. associated sharks with fish schoolsWhale off (1981). south Reynolds. R.P.& W. T.H.Fritts, Hoffman, 261-264. Mexico. in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Gudger, E.W. (1939). The whale shark 104 Bulletin, ofGulf the Mexico.northern of whale sharks, D. K. (2006). Observations Mullin, Burks, C. M., Driggers III, W. B., & f Re Caribbean Research, 17, Mexico.of Gulf central shark ( whale the of Recent observations (2005). J.P. J.S., Shelley, Franks, & E.R., Hoffmayer, 55-57. 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It built at Hardinxveld, Netherlands, and Holland of 1947from to 1969.Lijn The ship had been Oranje had the It day. served that trouble in Seaway traders former three the of oldest The PRINS ALEXANDER was the all lost. were connections, Seaway Lawrence Lakes/St. Great with all world, the of parts different three in ships, three 1980, 28, December on that, unusual standards, quite it found I occur. still safety accidents improved and forecasts weather up-to-date aids, navigational modern the all Despite world. the in somewhere trouble in On any given day, there likely is a ship SILVER ISLE in the St. Lawrence Lawrence St. the in ISLE SILVER laker built newly the with collision a was 9,1963, June there on Then, brought the ship to under Halifax tow. GRENADIER tug The Newfoundland. Race, Cape of south 105miles about being 27,while1948, December rudder on lost the with the years in early problems some were There Michaels. by aphoto Paul in MI Huron, off Port Huron Lake on bound down shown 25, 1959. PRINS ALEXANDER is St. Lawrence Seaway opened on April large to enter the Great Lakes until the too vessel was this length, in 5 inches feet, 352 At Canada. in ports River Saguenay and Lawrence St. the to Europe from trading began soon and Dunav Red Red Sea. the in sank 1980, 28, and December on Island offShadwan reef a itstruck Republic, with a cargo of cement when United to Arab Greece, Giza, Piraeus, from route en was vessel The scrap. forsold as reported was hull the and 33 At numbered were days 1980. its age, of years in POLIAGOS and 19771974, in B.in B. APOSTOLOS IOANNIS in renamed 1970, IOANNIS and resold was It PROSPERITY. as sold was in 1969 moving registry to Greek ALEXANDER PRINS Great Lakes, the to trips 40 to close After Kingston. at repairs received ALEXANDER PRINS and ON Prescott, near River Vinland, Ontario, Canada Ontario, Vinland, By Skip Gillam Skip By Shipwreck April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 11 Holmside Prins Alexander was the last report. failed DUNAV to arriveandapparently foundered, with all hands, soon after the last call. All sailors31 on board were lost. Three saltwater ships, all with Great Lakes connections, all lost the same andsailors40 perished. day, To the west,Portuguese freighter, hit a jetty thewhile CABINDA,inboundCasablanca,and at Morocco, a foundered in the outer harbor. This was originally a British cargo carrier named HOLMSIDE. Itlaunched at Aberdeen, hadScotland, on been and joined 1959, the May Burnett21, Steamship Company for service betweenportsKingdom United thein foot 396 The Canada. in those and long freighter made close to 40 visits through the St. Lawrencebefore it was sold in 1969. Seaway miles 60 collision a in damaged was It east Montreal of 1960, on August 19, that sank BELLE ISLE II.in Then,December 1964,was damagedHOLMSIDE by ice in the Gulf ofSt. Lawrence and crackshad when it arrivedsome at Halifax on hull Christmas Thisday. vessel is shown Ted by photo a in Canal Welland the in courtesyJones, Barry of Andersen. Renamed CABINDA when sold to Portuguese interests inoperated 1969, it inbound, was It on Europe. localWestern routes around in ballast, from Lisbon, when it got caught by bad weather at Casablanca and nine members of the crew were lost. The third ship, with Great Lakes connections, to be lost on December 28, 1980, wasfreighter the DUNAV. The 585 foot,Yugoslavian 5 inch long bulk carrier had been built at La Spezia, Italy, and launched on February 21, 1973. The strengthenedhull was for the transportation of ore. It visited the Greatbeginning Lakes, and inis shown 1974, in the CanalWelland on September 20, from a 1977, photo Graham, by Tom courtesy of Barry Andersen. Hamilton, from route en was DUNAV Ontario, to Tsingtao, China, via Los Angeles, when it ran into heavy c. weather The on Captainthe Pacifi reported taking was his ship in water heavy seas off Central Japan, thatbut 12 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Mean Circulation Highlights and Climate Anomalies and central equatorial Pacific Ocean. The The Ocean. Pacific equatorial central and eastern the ofmuch across below-0.5C (SST) were anomalies temperature surface sea2011 as October and September during strengthened conditions Nina La Tropics The 4. Figure latitude 50N of ward pole anomalies mid-troposphericwith pattern, the larger the mirrored largely again map SLP The 3. Figure Atlantic North the of latitudes high U.S., the and contiguous eastern the and Alaska, of Gulf the Siberia, eastern Below average heights were over observed over Hudson Bay),(centered Russia. Europe, and central Canada east-central Pacific, North central the over heights average with above zonal wave-4 anomaly pattern, a 2011featured October again during The mid-tropospheric circulation pattern 2. Figure Lows Icelandic and Aleutian strong unusually highlights and pattern, mid-tropospheric the resembled (SLP)pattern pressure sea-level The pattern. teleconnection (EA) Atlantic (+1.8) phase positive strong East a the of reflected circulation the Ocean, Atlantic the 1. 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Pacific western and (September) Pacific central the over average than stronger remained anomalies wind levelwesterly upper and anomalies wind trade lowleveleasterly ofEquatorial oscillation. the intraseasonal effect the reflected which Indonesia, over average near was but Line Date the near October, convection remained suppressed and south of in the September. Equator In Pacific,andthe near suppressed Date Line equatorial western the over enhanced was convection Atmospheric October. average September,in and 1-5C below below 1-3C average in reaching temperatures subsurface with area, same this across average than shallower was isotherm, 20C the of depth the by measured -1.0C (October). 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Table See code. no this is using there when as charge 42, Code Service be Station using MCTS INMARSAT likely through Guard or Coast may Canadian that of nearest the targets sightings to icebergs radar report stationary immediately or to icebergs encouraged are Ships be will products 0000Z or by 1400Z if reported between 0000Z and 1200Z. and Iceberg 1200Z Agency between hours. notification after 24 shortly revised for effect Geospatial-Intelligence in will remain warnings National These Coordinator. IV NAVAREA U.S. the as (NGA) the an and SafetyNET via on (MCTS) distributed be will Service message IV NAVAREA Traffic urgent and Communications Marine Se al 3, and 3), Table (See ICEBERG INFORMATION. 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Tabular: in Ottawa, ON in New London, CT C CBR/AA TRES POSITION TARGETS ICEBERG/RADAR ETHO T INFOR in New London, CT NS (VCO) SHAPE OF I OF SHAPE NL (VCP) Flat-topped, most D OF LENGTH Fundy NL (VCM) SHIP NA SHIP M LENGTH D ESL CONTACT VESSEL NB (VAR) ATION i meters), (in ETE HP NAME SHIP , ESL CONTACT VESSEL i meters), (in and and NAME SHIP METHOD OF OF METHOD C C M , TION TION . EBERG (See and C E and METHOD OF OF METHOD and and (Visual, (Visual, ALL ALL Offshore Marine Zone Changes April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 15

By Chris Fakes, Houston PMO

http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm xisting Offshore Zone Configuration. Figure 1. E Figure 2. Proposed Offshore Zone configuration. ffective April 3, 2012 ffective 3, April such as national boundaries or major latitude/longitude lines. lines. latitude/longitude major or boundaries national as such late in presented was configuration the of proposal initial An 2009 and through The marine2010. community not only into zones existing the breaking supported overwhelmingly smaller areas, but offered very insightful suggestions for modifying the boundaries of the proposed marine zones. This has feedback been incorporated into the present zone configuration proposal as shown Figurein 2. For more information on service change notice, please go to the NWS National Hurricane Center HCOffshore Marine Changes: Zone urrent Zones urrent Impact on the Offshore Waters Forecasts C Four times per NHC/TAFBday, marine forecasters issue Offshore Waters marine forecasts for coveringnine large thezones Gulf of Mexico, portionsthe of theCaribbean Western Atlantic Ocean southNorth.Sea, 31° and WatersMarineThe configurationof is Offshore Zones the are Zones Marine Water (Offshore below map the on shown shown are Zones Marine Waters Coastal and blue, in shown in light tan). There are usually several distinct weather regimes present in a marine zone.thenuances However, large sizesvarious of these the zones describe to difficult it make occasionally in the forecast without leading how to complicates size zone lengthy large the Furthermore, wording. and complex marine warnings are depicted entire on websites such the as weather. over displayed currently are warnings Marine gov. area warning graphical a in results usually This zone. marine and intended is what than larger much is that site web the on warning conflictsthe how an with isdescribed forecast in to the problem this alleviate would zones marine Smaller text. marine warnings will more Eventually, be depicted extent. precisely as polygons. ProposedZones In an effort tocommunicated, improve marine howforecasters have been marinegathering input fromat the marine thecommunity to NHC/TAFBforecasts account into WatersMarine reconfiguretake Zones. The Offshore the intent that arezones marine smaller design to been has features geographic as well as effects, weather marine local Background the services, forecast marine improve to effort ongoing an In HurricaneNational Analysis and Forecast Center/Tropical changes make will Florida Miami, in (NHC/TAFB) Branch the affect will changes These Zones. Marine Offshore MIAOFFNT4), the to and (MIAOFFNT3 Forecasts Broadcast Waters Voice Offshore Frequency High and NAVTEX the as well as (VOBRA) forecasts. Effective April 3, 2012, all offshore marine forecasts warnings will be based on the new zone configuration. Offshore Marine Zone Configurations E Configurations OffshoreZone Marine N 16 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Offshore Marine Zone Changes GMZ082 GMZ080 AMZ087 AMZ086 AMZ084 AMZ082 AMZ080 AMZ123 AMZ121 AMZ119 AMZ117 AMZ115 AMZ113 AMZ111 AMZ039 AMZ037 AMZ035 AMZ033 AMZ031 AMZ029 AMZ027 AMZ025 AMZ023 AMZ021 AMZ019 AMZ017 AMZ015 AMZ013 AMZ011 UGC UGC Marine Zone Universal and Names Geographic (UGC’s) Codes SW GulfSof25NW90W BanksMarineSanctuary NW Gulfof2590WincludingtheFlowerGarden Tropical 07Nto22between55Wand65W NAtlanticfrom Islands andLeeward Caribbean Eof75WtotheWindward SW CaribbeanSof15NW75W NW Caribbeanof1575W SW NAtlanticSof31W65WincludingBahamas W of 70W including approaches to the Windward Passage totheWindward Atlantic Sof22NW70Wincludingapproaches 22Nto27between65Wand70W Atlantic from 22Nto27EofBahamas70W Atlantic from Bahamas Nof22includingtheCaySalBank 27Nto31between65Wand70W Atlantic from 27Nto31between70Wand77W Atlantic from 27Nto31Wof77W Atlantic from tothePanamaCanal Southwest CaribbeanSof11Nincludingapproaches Tropical 07Nto15between55Wand60W Atlanticfrom IslandsincludingTrinidad watersWindward andTobagoOffshore Caribbean Sof15Nbetween64Wand72WincludingVenezuela Basin 11Nto15between72Wand80WincludingColombiaBasin Caribbean from 11Nto15Wof80W W CentralCaribbeanfrom Tropical 15Nto19between55Wand60W Atlanticfrom Waters Islands Leeward Offshore Caribbean Nof15between64Wand72W 15Nto18between72Wand80W Caribbean from 15Nto18between80Wand85W Caribbean from Gulf ofHonduras Passage> totheWindward Caribbean approaches Caribbean Nof18between76Wand85WincludingtheCaymanBasin Tropical 15Nto19between55Wand60W NAtlanticfrom Proposed Offshore Marine Zones Proposed Offshore Current Offshore MarineCurrent Zones Offshore Offshore Marine Zone Name Zone Marine Offshore Offshore Marine Zone Name Zone Marine Offshore Offshore Marine Zone Changes April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 17 Synopsis Name Synopsis Name Current Synopses Current Proposed Synopses Proposed Synopsis for the Caribbean and Tropical N Atlantic from 65W 07N to 22N between 55W and and Tropical Synopsis for the Caribbean Bahamas N Atlc including the Synopsis for the SW of Mexico Synopsis for the Gulf N Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 65W Synopsis for the Caribbean and Tropical Synopsis for the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico UGC UGC AMZ089 AMZ001 AMZ088 GMZ089 AMZ101 GMZ001 Although not technically marine zones, the Synopsis paragraphs also have assigned UGC’s. Current and proposed names Current proposed and UGC’s. assigned have paragraphs also marineSynopsis the zones, technically not Although andcodes are below: shown 18 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log MV VOLENDAM Deploys Buoys In addition to their regular OBs OBs regular their to addition In Zealand. New and Australia around summers in the South Pacifi c voyaging southern the and waters, Alaskan and northern summers cruising in Canadian the spent has ship the years recent In month. (OBs) per observations 500 to reporting programme often sending up VOS.shipThis maintains anexcellent MV ship US the of member a is VOLENDAM cruise America Holland Buoys Deploys VOLenDAM MV 2/O Rienus Hazelman and 2/O Folkert Visser deploying a MetOcean buoy at 42º S 153 º e on 4-Feb-2012 ºeon S153 42º at buoy aMetOcean deploying Visser 2/O and Folkert 2/O Hazelman Rienus temperature data via satellite. Data Data satellite. via data temperature surface sea and pressure air hourly onlyslowly andcontinuously transmit drift buoys area, an through voyage quickly ships whilst and ships, from buoys received from observations the supplement Reports Sea. Tasman the in buoys drifting meteorological NZ of number a of deployment the MetService with assisted also has VOLENDAM MV coast, NZ the on reports includes which programme Julie Fletcher, Manager Marine Observations In total, MV VOLENDAM has has VOLENDAM Tasman the deployedelevenin buoys MV total, In (Tasmania) to Milford South (NZ). Burnie from voyage their on buoys 4 early February 2012, the ship deployed buoys on their Tasman Sea crossings.deploy to In opportunity the offered has ship the subsequenteachandsummer 2008, November in buoys deployed ofdrift a buoy. MV VOLENDAM first the from derived is currents ocean on Meteorological Service of New Zealand New of Service Meteorological MV VOLENDAM Deploys Buoys April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 19 4-Feb-2012 3/O Adam Wilson and3/O cadet Charles Pagler getting ready to deploy a buoy on

For more information about the global global the about information more For programme, buoy visit: http://www.jcommops.org/dbcp/ http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/ index.php Sea over the last four summers. This ship has keenly supported the buoy programme and has actively sought buoys for deployment. The Masters, Captains Pieter Visser and Peter Bos, the officers and crew have all these deploying and been in loading helpful already an in job extra an is This buoys. are cers offi the but schedule, work busy understand they because assist to keen helps OBs met their and data buoy that forecasters to prepare more accurate forecastsmariners. for buoy pre-arranged the at arrival to Prior the Master locations, said deployment advise to announcement an made he that deployment buoy a that passengers the brief a provided also He imminent. was programme buoy the about explanation and why deployments are necessary. This information demonstrates toinvolved the are ships cruise that passengers programmes. c scientifi in Typically a surfacebuoy floatconsists and a parceldrogue weighing of about in 22kg. Beforeonea deployment the plastic wrapping is removed and the buoy is activated by then is buoy The magnet. a of removal deck. stern lowest the from deployed Sadly the cruise scheduleVOLENDAM is changingfor MVnext year and this ship will not be to returningNZ waters. MetService is hopeful that the replacementwilling to provideship future deployment will be opportunities. 20 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Gust Factor www.nhc.noaa.gov). These stations stations These www.nhc.noaa.gov). Table in shown (see20111 Brown, in bothsustained wind speed and as gust measuring stations 21overwater had During Tropical Storm Lee in 2011, we 2. Analyses andResults satisfactory. thesequestions could not beanswered 2011, in Lee Storm Tropical to prior data insufficient to Due application? knowledge gained onshore for offshore GF the apply we can And, other? to the track storm the of side one from vary GF Does speed? wind sustained and height with vary GF Does GF? What is the average value of overwater cyclones: tropical during particularly questions, following the to answers the with community operational the The purpose of this study is to provide structures. offshore on loading wind and assessment energy wind mission, rescue forand search important GFis period. minute 2 a within secondgust sustained wind speed, for example, a 5 gust/ (GF) = factor gust The duration. speed, typically ofwind less than the 20-second in increase brief sudden a is gust a (1996), Geer to According 1. Introduction applications. 30 % overwater GF rule for operational speed, it supports further the so-called wind sustained and height both with significantly vary not does value this 1.27.Since is speed) wind sustained (GF=gust/ factor gust average the that knots. 51 to 25 Analyses of these measurements show from speed wind (16160ft) to (525 m sustained ft) and m 5 from ranged height anemometer The gust. and speed wind sustained both measuring 21stations overwater had we time, first the Tropical for Lee, Storm during 2011 In Abstract: Cyclones Tropical during Factor Gust rule for offshore rule applications. 30% referred commonly the to close on Equation (3) and Table 1, GF is very for operational use. Furthermore, based overwater GF does not vary with height the that say can we ndbc.noaa.gov), www. see measurements, speed wind % error margin for the field accuracyin mean)8.6%is 10 the (which within is =s.d./ (cov variation of coefficient the 0.11 is (s.d.) 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Variations shownFig.in on (based2thedatasets overthatheight tocompare as land as with systematically change not does GF the that Fig.1, in illustrates which variation of GF with height is provided The 51knots. to 25 from speed wind (16160ft) to (525 m sustained ft) and m 5 from ranged height anemometer The www.ndbc.noaa.gov). (see storm track the of sides both on Mexico of Gulf northern the in located were Professor S. A. Hsu, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University State Louisiana Institute, Studies Coastal Hsu, A. S. Professor for operational use. for operational the for overwaterrule gust factor is recommended% 30 this track, storm the of sides both on and speed, wind sustained height, with vary not does sustained wind speed. Since this value aboutisthe 30gust higherthan the% gust factor value is approximately 1.3 or be concluded that the average overwater On the basis of foregoing analyses, it can 3. Conclusions Weather Digest, 33, 27-35. land-falling hurricanes. National models for gust factors near Merceret, F. J., 2009: Two empirical 1916. 43, 1911- Meteorology, Applied of gust factor measurements. Journal turbulence intensity from routine 2004: Estimating overwater Hsu, S. A., and B. W. Blanchard, 25-31. 28, Digest, Weather National Georges’ (1998) measurements. surge estimation using Hurricane Jelesnianski’s open-ocean storm interaction explanation for Hsu, S. A., 2004: A wind-wave MA. Meteorological Society, Boston, of Weather and Climate. American Geer, I. W., Editor, 1996: Glossary 2011 (see (AL132011),Lee 2-5 September Cyclone Report, Tropical Storm Brown, D. P., 2011: Tropical References www.nhc.noaa.gov Email: Email: [email protected] ).

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Gust Factor Height in feet 22 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas 35N. September also proved to be a be to proved also September 35N. of south shifted Atlantic western the whileCaribbean, highpressureacross western adjacent the and America, central Pacific, tropical eastern far the across established well became (cyclonic) monsoonal circulation a as September of half second the during significantly freshened Caribbean the of much across Tradewinds Season. Hurricane Atlantic ofthe month peak this for typical systems, latitude mid and tropical between to interactions and light by moderate tradewinds, tropical dominated cyclones, generally month the during conditions marine with September, during issued were warnings cyclone non-tropical No pastall.shtml at: site web tropicalcyclone activity, NHC thesee 2011seasonal the of summary a For the Eastern Pacificand Atlantic Basins. influence weather across patterns both to continued and December, of end the through persisted conditions Nina La active. very was storms, ofnamed HurricaneSeason,of terms in number Atlantic the while Season, Hurricane Pacific East normal below slightly a Septemberof 2011, contributed to and TropicalandPacific Ocean by August La Nina conditions returned across the to 31 December 2011. Weak to moderate2 AOR, Seas High Pacific their in in summarized the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, 35W of extendingfromto07N31N, west including Atlantic the is which (AOR), Responsibility of Area Seas cyclone warnings in their Atlantic High Branch (TAFB) issued 20 non-tropical Center’s (NHC) Tropical Analysis and Hurricane Forecast National The September through December 2011 Tropical Atlantic Tropicaland , during the period from 1 September http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Table 1 Table , and 16 warnings Table ships ships cruise the included These shearline. sidesofthe both on occurring squalls the morning of Oct 6, in the numerous by winds force gale vessels report to began Several further. increased pressure gradient north of this shearline the while shearline, a to transitioning zone on Oct 6 and 7, with the old frontfrontal the of sides both on easterly more veer to continued winds level Low coastline. Florida entire the and Bahamas the 70Winto near from kts a broad fetch of northeast winds 20-25 boundary, this to tighten the pressure gradient north of Straits of Florida and Central Bahamas, of the frontal zone stretching across the combinedslowa with drift northward front reinforcing the behind building Bermuda. On Oct 5 and 6, high pressure the initial front southeastward through North Atlantic on Oct 3 and 4 , forcing coast of the U.S. and into the southwest reinforcingfront moved off of theeast byOct3, Bermuda where itstalled. A ofwest just to Bahamas central north the Yucatan northern Peninsula across of from Gulf stationary became the and Mexico, across southward and Atlantic North southwest the across southeast moved front This 30. Sep on Mexico of Gulf central northeastern and the across season the southward of sank front cold first The cyclone related warnings. tropical numerous requiring month, the systemsaffectingbasintheduring cycloneformation, sixwith(6) named tropical for month active relatively north of the shearline in the southeast southeast the in shearline of the north the crossing through the Yucatan Channel, the the Yucatan Channel from the southeast, C arnival Ecstasy Carnival Zuiderdam elebrity elebrity ( M Figure 1) Figure (PBIG) approaching illennium (H3GR) just just (H3GR) , and produce (9HJF9) (9HJF9) NOAA National Center for Environmental Prediction E ast ast Pa National Hurricane Center,Florida Miami, Hurricane National Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, Forecast and Analysis Tropical North Atlantic, where seas built to 18 to built seas where Atlantic, North southwest the across occurring seas with a very broad area of gales impacts, and high widespread produced event 10. Oct This on Florida north interior central Florida coast on Oct 9, and over the across movedit northwestward as thunderstorms severe and gales fresh northwest Bahamas waters that a produced low the centeracrosssurface pressure generate to north its to occurring interactedwith the shearline and gales and 9, and 8 Oct on atmosphere the of levels lower and downward middle the worked into trough sharp upper this within turning Cyclonic ( 25N of north Mexico of Gulf entire theFlorida across andpeninsula, throughthe coast, Florida and Bahamas the to 65W near from extending kts 25-35of fetch easterly expansive and period, December to September the of warning cyclone non-tropical first the and gales 9,widespread nowwith and to 8 Oct on northward slowly continued drift Florida shearline The central coast. the along Beach, Satellite as north far as to (C6PZ8), as reported by the the by reported as Bahamas and adjacent Atlantic waters, northern the 7,from Oct on reported gusts in squalls and thunderstorms were north of the shearline. Gale force wind and along westward quickly moving thunderstorms and squalls numerous andactedtosignificantly intensify the Gulf of Mexico up northeast the the eastern from seaboard, extending 7, Oct by trough energetic more and narrow a to sharpened U.S. eastern the and region this of much spanning trough ofStraits Florida.broadlevelupperA Experience tanker the and Mexico, of Gulf Figure 2 Figure MichaelFormosa/ScottStripling cific Areascific ) . (PECF) transiting the the transiting (PECF) NorwegianSky Iver Iver

Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 23 Forcing W of Cold Front W of Low and E of Trough W of Cold Front nhanced Pres Gradient ither Side of Cold Front E E of Cold Front E of Trough E N of Trough NE and E of Low N N N N of Frontal Trough N of Low E of Cold Front N of Cold Front N of Cold Front N of Frontal Trough across the Gulf of Mexico, which began began which Mexico, of Gulf the across broad A hours. 54 lasted and 16 Oct on cyclonic circulation associated with the eastern Pacific Monsoon became well established across portions Central America of and into the Yucatan Peninsula, roughly between and80W the days 95W, immediately following A the widespread event. previous gale new cold front moved southeastward and 13 Oct on Mexico Gulf the into of became nearly stationary from Gulf southwest to Mexico of southern the Florida by thethunderstorms and evening showers Widespread of Oct 14. entrained in the broad monsoonal low encompassed most of southeastern arnival Duration C (C6FM8) decided decided (C6FM8) ream (C6YR6) and D Speed 35 kts 54 hr 35 kts 48 hr 35 kts 60 hr (C6FM9) was (C6FM9) delayed in Peak Wind isney D arnival Sensation C Fascination due 10 Oct on Jacksonville to returning to the elevated tides experienced and beneath transit to clearance insufficient Bridge. Point Dames the a tropical between interaction Another and mid latitude system occurred one event gale second a to led and later week Ships Captain, the decision was made by by made was decision the Captain, Ships departures. other all suspend to Pilot the cruise the reports, the of hearing Upon ships to delay their departuresday. following the improved conditions until the Rob also reported that the Region Caribbean N Atlantic N Atlantic Freedom Freedom Jacksonville Jacksonville Based on the

, at Canaveral Port at , ov Central Atlantic 40 kts 30 hr ov Gulfof Mexico 45 kts 36 hr W of Cold Front ov SW N Atlantic 45 kts hr 72 ov Gulf of Mexico 40 kts hr 18 ov Gulf of Mexico 40 kts 36 hr ov Central Atlantic 40 kts 48 hr on-tropical Cyclone Warnings issued for the Atlantic Basin between Sept 01 and Dec 31 2011. The ship reported 13

Onset Table 1.Table N Atlantic Ocean including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico of Gulf the and Sea Caribbean the including Ocean Atlantic afternoon. 0000 Dec 27 UTC SW N Atlantic 40 kts 30 hr 1200 Dec UTC 16 0000 Dec 19 UTC Central Atlantic1200 Dec UTC 21 SW N Atlantic0600 Dec UTC 25 40 kts Gulf of Mexico 35 kts hr 42 35 kts 30 hr W of Cold Front hr 18 W of Cold Front 0000 Dec 14 UTC Central/SW 1200 UTC 30 N 0600 UTC 05 Dec Dec1200 UTC 07 SW N Atlantic0600 Dec UTC 10 Gulf of Mexico Central/SW 35 kts 35 kts 12 hr 12 hr W of Trough W of Cold Front 1200 N UTC 21 0000 N 27 UTC 0600 N UTC 10 0600 Oct UTC 16 0000 Oct UTC 19 Gulf of Mexico0000 Oct UTC 19 SW N Atlantic1200 UTC 03 N Gulf of Mexico1200 UTC 05 N 40 kts 40 kts 35 kts 54 hr 30 hr 12 hr 0000 UTC 09 Oct Gulf of Mexico 35 kts hr 18 1200 UTC 08 Oct SW N Atlantic 35 kts 48 hr PMO Rob PMO Niemeyer on Oct 9, the ft, and minimal seas gales across where much of Mexico, of Gulf northern the surf ft. significant High and 15 to built entire the along occurred erosion coastal Florida. of coast east high and flow onshore strong Prolonged Florida the along levels water raised surf east coast, making for treacherousconditions for port departures.entrances According to and of the Seas (C6UZ7), departed in the passengers injured with cuts, bruises, and scrapes and that conditions were worse than expected. conditions reported by the Pilot and 24 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas Mexico showing OceanSAT-2 showing Mexico Atlantic and eastern Gulf of of Gulf eastern and Atlantic Figure 2. N 2. Figure passes. Color coded wind wind coded Color passes. upper right. Black vectors vectors Black right. upper Oct 0417 UTC Oct 0556 and speed scale appears at at appears scale speed indicate thunderstorm thunderstorm indicate wind vectors from 09 09 from vectors wind contamination. OAA image of W of image OAA Unified surface analysis for 0000 UTC 06 Oct 2011. Oct 06 UTC 0000 for analysis surface Unified 1. Figure Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 25

http://www. . . This gale center remained This event also generated very (Figure 3) relatively stationary thunderstorms for and the next showers 36 while hours, surrounding the system graduallybecame more symmetrical. By 0600 UTC Nov 8, the satellite signature of this low pressure center appeared as a classical sub-tropical cyclone, and the low was upgraded to sub-tropical storm Sean. Gale warnings were then warnings. storm tropical with replaced Sean, of cycle life the of summary a For see the NHC website at: nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL192011_Sean. pdf high seas across a large expanse of the SW N Atlantic, with peak seas to 22 ft, and generated large northeast that swells pounded the Bahamas and longest the was This coastlines. Florida lived non-tropical cyclone warning event for the period, lasting 72 hours before transitioning to tropical storm warnings. across persisted trough level middle A the central Atlantic throughout much of November and contributed to the formation of a gale center across the 21. Nov UTC 1200 on central Atlantic Gales prevailed across the northwest with merged as it quadrantthis low of a cold frontal boundary to the north and shifted northeastward and out of a later, the area within Days hours. 48 fashion similar in developed center gale farther to the west, along about 60W, and 30, Nov UTC 1200 at commencing from just northwest of Bermuda through through Bermuda of northwest just from the central Bahamas. The pressuregradient between high pressure well behind the front and this deep layered low center produced a zone of fresh northeasterly gales into NC extending Hatteras, Cape of from offshore well northwestern portions of the forecast drifted near to eastward low The area. 6, became occluded, Nov by 28N69W and began to separate from the front ov 2011. moving through Florida. moving the Straits of The driftedlow northwestward along the northern fringes of the Yucatan Peninsula and allowed for interaction more a inducing zone, frontal the with elongated appearance an northand 18, toOct by southcirculation cyclonic in satellite imagery more typical of This shifted the cyclones. sub-tropical before 28N, to northward gales of area the whole system was forced off to the northeast late on Oct and18 into Oct 19 by a new cold front shifting front new This Gulf. the into southeast event, gale next the for responsible was 00 at commenced UTC which Oct 19 and lasted only 12 hours. As the cold Gulf northeastern the into moved front of Mexico, southerly gales developed the across occurring front, the of ahead waters offshore of northeast Florida, and shifted eastward by Oct 20 as the front off moved the Florida coast and Atlantic. the into The next significant gale event across the southwest North Atlantic did not low when 5, Nov UTC until1200 occur a along hPa 1001 to deepened pressure movingslow cold front that extended elebrity elebrity (PBIG) C Zuiderdam (9HJF9) passing north of north of passing (9HJF9) Figure 3. Unified surface analysis for 1200 UTC 06 N Iver ExperienceIver (PECF) also illennium Mexico and Central America on Oct 15, 15, Oct on America Central and Mexico hPa analyzed surface with a 1006 low just offshore theof coast Belizeof by 1800 UTC that day. Global weather models suggested the possibility that this low could drift northwest during the coming days and further organize into a tropical cyclonenorth coast theof Peninsula.Yucatan off of thedevelopment cyclone tropical However, too remained low as the occur, not did close to the Yucatan Peninsula. High pressure behind the cold front moved and aligned into the southeastern U.S. the weakening frontal zone more east This to positioning of on west Oct 16. the high and frontal zone combined with lowering pressure to 1004 hPa Peninsula, Yucatan northern the across to increase the pressure gradient and Gulf southeast the across gales initiate of Mexico, between the frontal zone and the tropical low center. Several vessels transiting this area reported includingthe 16, Oct on gales M Straits the through Channel Yucatan the of Florida, the Channel, as in well while the Yucatan as the 26 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas C ship cruise The region. that in effect events ofthe details more fro section occurred. See Tropical Eastern Pacific Tehuantepec, where storm force winds of Gulf the across Pacific eastern the into exited and pass, Chivelas and Bay central ofthe Campechethrough Mexico, of Gulf the of portions SW strongnortherly gales to 45 across kts 27,produced Nov beginning events, gale these of strongest The fronts. all pressure gradient induced behind December, cold and November of months the during occurred Mexico of Gulf the across issued non-tropical warnings remaining five The Gulf of Mexico Warnings 12. Dec UTC 1800 by relax to gradient pressure the allowing finally days, 2 westwardamplifiedand overthe next drifted then trough inverted The by the freighter north of the inverted trough, as verified the to gales easterly produced trough front draped across top of this inverted 10.cold A Dec 55W by along trough of December produced a broad surface much throughout Atlantic central the across lingering trough level middle persistent 10. Dec The UTC 0600 on long lived, 60 hour event commencing associated with a frontal system was a and frontal troughs. The lone event not allbut one associated withcold fronts southwest North Atlantic in December, Six warning events occurred across the hours. 30 within area the of out and northward lifted Gulf on Nov 27, and then again across also reported gales across the northwest 27, while the the ofNovMexico on Gulf northwestern across front, the behind gales arnival Triumph Norwegian Buzzard Bay (C6FN5) reported (A8JH8). (C6FR3) image of ASCAT wind vectors from from vectors ASCATwind of image gales. of period hour 54 prolonged a induced Bermuda of southeast just centered ridge pressure high Atlantic strong very a case, this In sub-tropics. the and across building pressure high Basin strong Colombian the across between semi-permanent low pressure gradient pressure strong a by force across this area were enhanced to gale tradewinds strong events, these of northwesternVenezuela. As is typical and Colombia of coasts the to 14N of south found tradewinds of strongest area prevalent the climatologically across 21, Dec UTC 1200 on during this period, which commenced Caribbean the across event warning There was only one non-tropical cyclone Caribbean Warnings the southwestern Gulf on Nov Gulf 28. southwestern the Figure 4. N 4. Figure Dec 0107 and 0247 UTC passes. Darkest red flags indicate 30-35 kts. 30-35 indicate flags red 0107 0247 Darkest Dec and passes. UTC Figure 4 Figure OAA image of Caribbean, showing ASCAT wind vectors from 22 22 from vectors ASCAT wind showing Caribbean, of image OAA shows a NOAA NOAA a shows 140W ofSouth 30 across the central Caribbean. central the across stretched zone frontal dying a with to 18N south of Hispaniola, associated 15N from prevailed squalls frequent 21,where Dec of hours evening and and also occurred during the afternoon 11N15N, to from period this during prevailed Gales Caribbean. southern Emerald Princess occur in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Tehuantepec. of Gulf the in occur usually events the of majority The Pacific. Eastern the of portion this in events storm and galefor time an active are months winter and fall The E reported during this time by the the by time C this during reported were Colombia.ofGales coast the of generally south of 13N to just offshore winds, force gale indicate flags wind 0247 red wheredarkest22, Dec UTC astern N rownPrincess orth PacificOcean orth N andE (ZCDM6) and the the and (ZCDM6) (ZCDP8) across the ast of Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 27 A ). . The The . ) Seas Figure 6 Figure 5 ( ( 48 hr 12 hr 90 hr 12 hr 42 hr 36 hr 06 hr 42 hr 12 hr 42 hr 18 hr 36 hr 12 hr 12 hr 18 hr Duration GALE/STORM 102 hr / 12 hr Wind Speed which occurred behind a cold front on Nov 10, 2011 produced, one theof strongest gale events in the Gulf of Tehuantepec for the Septemberto December period European Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) and an Indian Oceansat-2 captured pass (OSCAT) Scatterometer within two were The passes event. the hours of each other with maximum retrievedkts 35 windsof OSCAT imagery was not operationally operationally not was imagery OSCAT in the Tropical to forecasters available (TAFB) Branch Forecast and Analysis N 95.0W 35 kts 9 ft N 95.4W 38 kts 6 ft N 95.4W 38 kts 6 ft N 95.3W 40 kts 6 ft N 95.2W 35 kts 6 ft Location Speed 35 kts 35 kts 35 kts Peak Wind ortheast Pacific Basin between01 Sep 31 and Dec 2011. LWR5) 14.5 E Ship latitude frontalcold passages through the Chivela Pass, a narrowwithin valley the . The post frontalcold northerly winds over the southwest Gulf of Mexico surge through the Chivela Pass and result in gap wind events through the the into winds stronger delivering pass of are events The Tehuantepec. of Gulf events longer the with duration various secondary with reinforcing associated Mexico. of Gulf the in fronts cold A gale event in the Gulf of Mexico, Region Baja California Hansa Visby ( Gulf of California . provides additional additional provides ov of Tehuantepec Gulf 40 kts ov Coral Princess (ZCDF4) 15.3 ov ov ov Gulf of Tehuantepec 35 kts ov Cap Palmerston (A8MW6) 14.8 ov Gulf of Tehuantepec 50 kts ov Gulf of Tehuantepec 45 kts Table 3 on-tropical Cyclone Warnings issued for the N Table 2 Onset Time/Date Table 2.Table N Table 3. Ship reportsTable that verifiedgale events over Tehuantepecthe Gulf of between01 Sep 2011 31 and Dec 2011. 1800 Oct 19 UTC 0600 Oct UTC 25 0600 UTC 29 Oct Gulf of Tehuantepec1200 N UTC 02 Gulf of Tehuantepec1200 N UTC 10 Gulf of Tehuantepec1800 UTC 12 N 40 kts 35 kts 35 kts 1300 UTC 24 Dec1300 UTC 24 Coral Princess (ZCDF4) 15.6 1400 Oct UTC 21 0800 N UTC 18 Coral Princess (ZCDF4) 15.6 0600 Dec UTC 24 0000 26 Dec UTC 0600 Dec UTC 28 Gulf of Tehuantepec Gulf of Tehuantepec Gulf of Tehuantepec 35 kts 40 kts 35 kts 1200 UTC 07 Dec1200 UTC 07 1200 UYTC Dec 10 0000 Dec 18 UTC Gulf of Tehuantepec0600 Dec UTC 23 Gulf of Tehuantepec Gulf of Tehuantepec 45 kts Gulf of California 40 kts 45 kts 0000 N UTC 18 0600 N UTC 24 1800 N UTC 27 1200 UTC 07 Dec1200 UTC 07 0300 N UTC 25 The 2011 season produced TheGulf 13 2011 of and California, of Gulf 2 Tehuantepec, greateror force California gale 1 Baja events.wind detailstheseon events. Ship reports are a vital source dataof in verifying and A storm gale events. few choice ship reports that directly are gales season’s this of some verified enumeratedin The Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind events are usually driven by mid- 28 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas scatterometer passes were two and a and two were passes scatterometer thatcommenced on Nov event 29, 2011. The gale/storm duration long the in shown is imagery OSCAT ASCAT and of pair Another very reliable. complications thus the wind vectors are and storms have no heavy precipitation the Gulf of Tehuantepec depicting gales in imagery scatterometer all that note to good is It resolution. km 25 a with swath is 1800 km wide and is displayed fourhalfhourandretrieval delay. The a with forecasters TAFB routinely to available made been has imagery and calibration some retrievals undergone have wind OSCAT the then, thegaleverify event. Sincefurther to Novon 10, 2011. Itretrievedlaterwas Gulf of Tehuantepec gap winds. 0405 UTC 29 N 29 UTC 0405 7. winds. gap Tehuantepec of Figure Gulf Gulf of Tehuantepec gap winds. 162910 UTC N winds. gap Tehuantepec of Gulf 6. Figure and an 1809 UTC 10 UTC N 1809 an and an 0641 UTC 29 N 29 UTC 0641 an Figure 7 Figure depicts ovember 2011 OSCAT image indicating 39 kts winds (bottom). winds kts 39 indicating OSCAT 2011 image ovember ovember 2011 OSCAT image indicating 36 kts winds (bottom). winds kts 36 indicating OSCAT 2011 image ovember Figure 5. N 5. Figure ational Weather Service Unified Surface Analysis (USA) map valid valid map (USA) Analysis Surface Unified Service Weather ational ovember 2011 ASCAT image indicating 39 kts winds (top) winds and kts 39 indicating ASCAT 2011 image ovember ovember 2011 ASCAT images indicating 35 kts winds (top) winds kts 35 indicating ASCAT 2011 images ovember 1800 UTC 10 UTC N 1800 ovember 2011. 2011. ovember Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 29 2011. central portion of the Gulf of California. ational Weather Service USA map valid 0600 UTC December 23 Figure scatterometer km 25 ASCAT 9. pass valid 1638 UTC December 23 Figure 8. N 2011. The pass depicted a substantial area of 30 to 35 kt winds in the west- Figure Figure (

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References NWS 2011, Oct Report, Data Storm Jacksonville NWS 2011, Oct Report, Data Storm Melbourne Tropical 2012. L.A., Avilla, StormReport: Cyclone Tropical Center. Hurricane National Sean. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/ AL192011_Sean.pdf ). ). Figure 8 0500 UTC passASCAT indicated an kts 35 to 30 of winds northwest of area within the southern semicircle of the centergale UTC 23 December captured 2011 an 35 to 30 of winds northwesterly of area ktstheCaliforniaGulf over of A just gale off event the coast west of Baja California occurred on Nov 12, 2011. An extra tropical northwest gale the from centerarea the into moved and drifted off Baja California near 30N120W half hours apart. The passes retrieved maximum winds of 39 kts and were direct hits, covering significant areas of south Ocean Pacific northeast the of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Two Gulf of California gale events occurred duringsecond The frame. time the September2011 December to A 2011. 23, Dec on commenced event the over gradient pressure surface tight force gale produced California of Gulf northerly winds over the entire gulf ( 9 30 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacifi c Areas UTC 12 november november 12 UTC national Weather Weather national Service USA map map USA Service pass valid 0500 0500 valid pass valid 1800 UTC UTC 1800 valid scatterometer scatterometer 12 november november 12 25 km ASCAT25 km Figure 11. 11. Figure Figure 10. Figure 2011. 2011. VOS Program Awards April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 31 HORIZOn TRADeR. Annual Award on behalf of Capt Wally Becker accepts VOS 2010 John Loftus and the crew of M/V Horizon Lines Senior Superintendent Kevin Miele, Fred Wheeler, and Kevin Fink. Chris Hendrickson. All displayingthe 5 year Flag Award. the crew for their consistentdedication to the marine observing program over the past 5 years. Done!! Well For the 5th consecutive the vessel year, Philadelphia express received the annual for outstanding Award VOS (2010) VOS Program Awards Program VOS Left to Right: Dk Cadet eric Isaksen, Ryan 3/M Guthrie (holding the Capt. plaque), Dave Sulin, Brandon 2/M C/M Teal, They also received Pennant the 5 Year for winning 5 consecutive annual performance VOS awards from 2006 to 2010. Other valuable observers participating over the reporting 2010 year were Capt. Scott Putty, Chuck Mark Rau, 2/M C/M Meyer, 2/M Brendan 2/M Meyer, Smith, Jeremy Charlie 2/M 3/M Cunningham, Orr, Andrew 3/M Longnecker, and Cadets Ian nisley, support to the Marine Observing Program. the In 2010 crew provided an outstanding 1358 quality marine observations. During that period the crew of the Philadelphia express transmitted over 7000 marine observations. nOAA congratulates 32 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards VOS Program Awards quality marine observations observations marine quality Observation Reporting. The The Reporting. Observation annual award since 2003. 2003. since award annual in 2010. This is the sixth sixth 2010.in isthe This Horizon Challenger’s best best Challenger’s Horizon presented the 2010 VOS the presented crew provided over 1066 1066 over provided crew meteorologist is Hector isHector meteorologist Horizon Challenger was was Challenger Horizon performance in Marine Marine in performance Award for outstanding outstanding for Award Congratulation! Rodriquez. Rodriquez. McClaine, 2/m Cisco Medal, 3/m Chris Kalinowski, 3/m 3/m D/c 2/m Medal, Kalinowski, KP Valentine, Roy Cisco Chris Madler,McClaine, Aaron quality observations. Picture (left to right) are: nYM Deck Cadet Fulgencio Anavitate, 3/m Anavitate, Fulgencio Cadet Deck nYM are: right) to (left Picture observations. quality (2010) for outstanding performance in marine observations. The crew provided over 1061 over provided crew The observations. marine in performance (2010) outstanding for For the second consecutive year the Sealand eagle was presented the annual VOS Award VOS Award annual the presented was eagle Sealand the year consecutive second the For not pictured but deserving credit for 2010 reporting are: C/m are: Kelly, John 2/m 2010 Brent for reporting credit deserving but pictured not Award (2010) for outstanding performance in marine observations. The crew provided provided crew The observations. marine in performance (2010)Award outstanding for Trevor Battles, C/m Mike LaMaina, KP Deck Cadet Harl Romine, 2/m Romine, Stark. erik Harl Cadet Deck C/m KP Trevor LaMaina, Mike Battles, For the second consecutive year the Sealand Racer was presented the annual VOS annual the presented was Racer Sealand the year consecutive second the For over 1844 quality observations in 2010 and was in the VOS Top 50 reporters. The The VOS Top the in reporters. was 2010 in 50 and observations quality 1844 over Chief Mate Steve Watt, 2nd Mate Roy Valentine, Captain J. Pratt, 3rd Mate Robert Robert Mate 3rd J. Pratt, Captain Valentine, Roy Mate 2nd Watt, Steve Mate Chief national Weather Service and nOAA extend a special thanks to the Masters and and Masters the to thanks aspecial extend nOAA and Service Weather national Mates of the Sealand Racer. Thanks for the dedicate work. Pictured left to right, right, to left Pictured work. dedicate the for Racer. Thanks Sealand the of Mates neumyer and Cadet Jeffery Mark Jeffery Cadet and neumyer nYM D/cnYM Terek nick VOS Program Awards April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 33 Captain: L. Miles W. C/M Dan MartinC/M and Cadet Sam Heard voluntary marine weather observations. C/Mates: M.B O’Brien, P. Curtis, P. Grate Curtis, P. M.B O’Brien,C/Mates: P. from left to right: Ian Falkenberg, 3/M Joe 2/M Ward, over 1084 quality observations. Accepting the award is performance in marine observations. The crew provided For the second consecutive year the Sealand eagle was presented the annual for outstanding Award VOS (2010) 2nd Mates: R. newton, A. Roland, S. Roberto S. Halley, 3rd Mates: Moore, C. M. Bokorney, Pipitone K. Kesse, M. Lynch, F. Deck Cadets: nate, C. M. Hearn, M. Bardoutsos, S. Green R. Hadley, For the fourth consecutive the vessel year, St Louis express received the Captain Robert Strobel. not Pictured but deserve special recognition are: Program. Thecrew of the St Louis express provided an outstanding 4270 annual for outstanding Award VOS (2010) support to the Marine Observing quality marine observations nOAA in 2010. congratulates the crew for a job well done. Accepting the award fromleft to right Stephen is C/Mate Jones and Captain Strobel expressed his Thanks to all of them for their efforts in sending Brendan Smith. in marine observations. The The Charleston express was crew provided over 1053 quality Captain John Farmer, Chief Mate presented the annual Award VOS Deck Cadet Matthew Lang, Kings Pictured (left to right) are: Second VOS Program Awards Program VOS Mate Aaron Voorhees, Great Lakes the Charleston express. done. Well Service and nOAA extend a special observations. The national Weather (2010) for outstanding(2010) performance thanks to the Masters and Mates of Mate Richard Burkle, Chief Mate Bill Point Cadet Blake Krell. not pictured O’Connor, CaptainO’Connor, Peter Curtis, Third 34 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards VOS Program Awards award winner the Arthur Arthur the winner award is 1stMate Kenneth M. M. Kenneth is 1stMate 2010 VOS Observation 2010 VOS Observation M. Anderson. Pictured Pictured Anderson. M. Clemons. Pictured is Captain Mike Grzesiek. Mike isCaptain Pictured 2010 VOS Observation Award Award 2010 VOS Observation winner to the Wilfred Sykes. Sykes. Wilfred the to winner VOS Program Awards April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 35 2010 Observation2010 Award to the M/V Maumee. Deck Cadet Danny Hecko, whoall contributed throughout the season. 2010 From left to right nal season, are crewShawn that sailed on the Maumee on her 82nd and fi Pavlovich Christopher Markcer), (Bosun), Stanger edyvean(Master), Jay (Able-Love (First Offi Seaman). not pictured are Deck Offi cers Seaman).David not picturedRichmond, David are DeckGruber, eric Offi Johnson & GLMA 2010 VOS Observation VOS 2010 Award to the American Century. Pictured is 1stMate Ken Suedek, 2ndMate Gary Thompson, 3rdMate Steve Peterson and Capt. Bruce Dunlap. VOS Program Awards Program VOS 36 April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards VOS Program Awards to the Manitowoc. Pictured on on Pictured Manitowoc. the to 2010 VOS Observation Award Award 2010 VOS Observation Szymanski and to his right is right his to and Szymanski the left is 1stMate Anthony Anthony is1stMate left the Capt. Jeff Letzkus. Jeff Capt. 2011 VOS Annual Award from the nY/ the from Award VOS Annual 2011 PeARL. Thanks to all members of the the of members all to Thanks PeARL. nJ PMO on behalf of the crew of APL APL of crew the of behalf on PMO nJ crew for submitting over 800, high high 800, over submitting for crew Captain Tim english accepts the the accepts english Tim Captain quality observations, in 2010. in observations, quality National Weather Service VOS Program New Recruits April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 37 ! Way To Go!!! s uit cr 12 New Re 12

6541 K2 E XK5 TA8 ewRecruits: E E HO7723 Call SigCalln VCPX WDD2879 VRHO2 VCTV 3 TCZF2 A8WI3 WD S6N 3 xpress E ational Weather Service Weather ational agle Tacoma agle Tropic Tropic E Ship Name Ship Algolake AmericanCourage Bridge Brotonne Capt. Henry Jackman CarnivalMagic Major Bernard F. Fisher BernardF. Major MustafaDayi KBGK Santa Pacific Ana Trailblazer MaerskWismar July 1 through October 31, 2011 31, October 1 through July N VOS Program N 38 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

VOS Cooperative Ship Report: January through December 2011

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Achievement WDF2728 0 0 0 0 47 29 56 67 112 20 170 60 561 Adrian Maersk OXLD2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 4 33 Advantage WPPO 4 0 9 13 8 37 13 9 1 1 0 0 95 C6SA3 156 244 380 334 396 290 324 299 370 350 299 76 3518 Adventurer WBN3015 1 20 2 16 3 19 8 10 0 0 0 10 89 Al Huwaila C6VG2 24 17 11 5 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 67 Al Khuwair C6VM6 0 20 37 12 16 6 0 24 8 0 36 13 172 Al Marrouna C6VF5 53 60 46 52 52 38 74 79 1 0 38 71 564 Alaska Mariner WSM5364 9 33 7 34 25 85 117 153 69 93 11 22 658 Alaska Titan WDE4789 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 8 34 Alaskan Explorer WDB9918 87 77 32 26 88 124 136 86 212 126 73 76 114 3 Alaskan Frontier WDB7815 40 17 34 45 0 68 65 48 38 47 28 20 450 Alaskan Legend WD D2074 23 60 116 101 0 36 0 0 25 12 39 60 472 Alaskan Navigator WDC6644 13 40 55 49 7 0 64 163 135 6 7 7 546 Albemarle Island C6LU3 50 32 34 33 50 35 37 24 52 57 32 33 469 Alert WCZ7335 2 24 20 42 21 4 4 3 3 4 19 3 149 Algolake VCPX 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 13 27 44 Algoma Discovery CFK9796 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 3 21 26 0 7 98 Algoma Guardian CFK9698 0 0 0 7 11 9 39 22 3 14 13 9 127 Algoma Navigator VGMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 13 16 3 41 Algoma Progress VDRV 17 0 1 34 28 10 5 23 31 20 40 11 220 Algoma Spirit CFN4309 0 8 50 8 5 15 6 14 14 5 37 35 197 Algorail VYNG 0 0 0 0 1 108 19 59 0 0 46 38 271 Algosoo VGJD 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 21 0 0 16 11 64 Algoway VDFP 0 0 0 1 38 38 11 46 46 5 16 2 203 Alkin Kalkavan TCOL6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alliance Beaumont WKDY 30 25 0 0 27 59 51 31 36 47 46 48 400

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435 45 44 35 33 56 46 22 18 39 44 19 34 WCX8884 pl A

1066 111 50 65 91 110 28 79 117 90 67 58 200 WDE8264 Pearl pl A

3 Paradise pl A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ECJ7 125 29 42 54

2053 225 171 110 216 335 260 28 37 279 217 145 30 WCX8883 Korea pl A

305 7 22 43 55 49 37 0 0 3 29 20 40 9VAY4 Kennedy pl A

6566 56 42 49 74 51 70 50 34 30 24 41 45 WDE8288 Japan pl A

203 24 38 8 34 18 15 0 23 11 15 11 6 9VVN Garnet pl A

680 59 63 95 57 81 82 51 57 28 23 8 76 9VDD2 England pl A

162 24 35 0 0 18 29 16 9 13 3 14 1 WDE8293 Cyprine pl A

264 50 36 64 26 51 0 7 16 3 0 5 6 WDF6832 Coral pl A

705 83 41 60 50 60 46 31 48 61 65 90 70 WDB3161 China pl A

0 0 0 0 4 17 14 25 53 8 23 73 9VKQ3 Belgium pl A 217

483 38 21 51 4 54 59 48 28 43 41 41 55 WDE8265 Agate pl A

855 39 35 55 136 88 64 74 69 67 111 53 64 VRBK6 Antwerpen

598 31 54 3 54 84 40 72 65 23 26 74 72 C6FP5 Angelicoussis I. Antonis

387 23 48 53 14 36 45 10 25 59 20 45 9 C6FZ6 Voyager Andromeda

1224 171 177 147 84 108 129 165 81 31 42 34 55 PBAD Amsterdam

200 4 57 10 0 0 6 16 45 27 13 18 4 WAHF Tern American

American Spirit American 471 46 52 53 57 23 46 76 56 39 7 0 16 WCX2417

American Mariner American WQZ7791 6 0 0 233 24 27 16 20 24 31 22 25 38

American Integrity American 321 29 18 10 22 16 10 25 57 79 13 0 42 WDD2875

American Courage American WDD2879 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 26

American Century American 3187 353 439 435 265 296 352 309 306 299 78 0 55 WDD2876

Altair Voyager Altair C6OK 2 0 3 186 22 14 22 6 5 48 5 41 18

Alpena WAV4647 3 0 0 90 1 33 0 2 12 16 10 2 11

Allure Of The Seas The Of Allure C6XS8 6 2 0 0 2 1 15 7 182 32 63 21 33

Alliance St Louis St Alliance WGAE 21 12 18 19 36 25 10 39 19 27 5 231 0

Alliance Charleston Alliance WRAH 608 92 95 50 35 44 60 33 62 55 29 24 29

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 40 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Apl Sardonyx 9VVU 55 42 59 58 46 80 26 23 19 71 69 48 596 Apl Scotland 9VDD3 30 41 2 25 31 50 42 45 77 38 52 16 449 Apl Singapore WCX8812 38 44 35 21 25 16 42 40 42 69 66 75 513 Apl Tennessee 9HA2064 40 30 27 27 0 0 0 0 38 22 15 82 281 Apl Texas VRFH2 0 11 54 14 42 5 13 18 4 2 0 9 172 Apl Thailand WCX8882 49 48 34 39 12 42 72 62 33 23 61 58 533 Apl Tourmoline 9VVP 0 0 0 0 0 21 24 25 18 29 39 27 183 Apl Washington VRFD6 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 12 4 0 0 6 55 Aquarius Voyager C6UC3 4 18 8 47 8 10 3 44 50 1 11 42 246 Aquavictory A8VA2 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 2 3 0 0 0 34 Arctic Bear WBP3396 0 0 0 10 2 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 20 Arctic Ocean C6T2062 3 41 23 51 42 32 46 46 34 0 0 0 318 Arcturus Voyager C6YA7 1 0 26 11 93 64 60 58 57 31 62 85 548 Aries Voyager C6UK7 57 76 69 51 33 12 50 2 4 17 29 31 431 Arthur M. Anderson WE4805 156 0 32 200 147 84 295 276 247 220 182 227 2066 Atlantic Breeze VRDC6 20 32 16 24 15 14 21 1 0 0 0 0 143 Atlantic Cartier SCKB 38 22 28 18 15 24 14 8 24 24 18 33 266 Atlantic Explorer A( ws) WDC9417 0000100000001 Atlantic Explorer A( ws) NWS0021 0 116 388 194 181 410 404 237 153 620 300 238 3241 Atlantic Frontier VRDJ7 0 0 0 6 1 0 184 186 186 179 77 44 863 Atlantic Gemini VRDO9 0 219 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 278 Atlantic Grace VRDT7 17 47 463 363 136 44 23 28 1 0 0 0 112 2 Atlantic Lily VREF6 0 0 10 22 37 38 9 25 13 2 0 0 156 Atlantic Ocean C6T2064 20 0 31 31 20 21 16 32 27 39 8 47 292 Atlantic Rose VREF7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 17 52 49 153 Atlantis (Aws) NWS0020 0 0 262 153 733 710 740 740 717 703 717 743 6218 Attentive WCZ7337 0 9 18 74 0 0 15 1 14 6 12 0 149 Aurora WYM9567 160 286 273 314 340 635 302 680 370 0 0 0 3360 Aware WCZ7336 0 0 33 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 38

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3 4 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 WDE3568 Calumet 98 12 69

Ca 320 43 28 37 2 38 23 13 55 31 6 2 42 WDE5381 Voyager lifornia

406 53 65 56 8 7 57 47 49 36 0 0 28 WDC6027 Harbor Burns

285 0 12 45 16 16 19 59 60 18 20 4 16 4113 N B W Bulwark

0 0 0 0 0 0 A8VL8 Mexico Bulk 375 109 85 53 57 53 18

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 WXS6134 Buffalo 68 30 8 17

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 5 1 0 0 WYW5588 Buccaneer 19

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRHO2 Bridge Brotonne 545 45

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 C6SJ5 Seas The Of Brilliance

2 0 0 0 0 WDC7379 Bluefin 229 0 0 0 42 63 64 58

0 0 0 0 0 0 TCTH9 K Berra 46 0 0 7 9 15 15

680 56 38 56 44 45 57 62 54 72 68 61 67 C6KJ5 A. Quintana Bernardo

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 5 30 HPYK Ekuator Berlian 75

254 0 1 52 0 2 76 79 41 0 1 0 2 VRBQ2 Ningbo Berge

1182 12 39 48 6 11 23 47 60 105 156 493 182 VRBU6 Nantong Berge

0 0 0 0 0 250 240 185 331 227 0 0 NWS0025 ) ws ( A Shimada M. Bell 1233

0 0 0 0 0 0 WTED Shimada M. Bell 399 0 0 0 36 280 83

484 27 27 40 26 50 29 59 50 35 51 52 38 C6QK Island Barrington

Barbara Foss Barbara WYL4318 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 14 0 7 65 25

Barbara Andrie Barbara WTC9407 2 0 1 202 33 10 22 31 36 31 21 5 10

Baltic Wolf Baltic V7QX8 392 0 21 115 29 70 62 20 0 11 64 0 0

Baltic Wind Baltic A8SU8 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 13 31

Baltic Cove Baltic A8VG9 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 11 34 0 0 11

Baltic Bear Baltic V7QN4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 40 45 52 148

Badger WBD4889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19 13 13 48

Azamara Quest Azamara 929 29 7 31 51 24 51 37 36 9HOM8 0 2 1 298

Azamara Journey Azamara 9HOB8 142 39 44 83 1 3 4 106 24 54 4 6 510

Axel Spirit Axel C6FY5 784 59 82 34 14 58 72 76 86 80 86 80 57

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 42 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Camai KF003 000060271100 17 Camellia VRCP9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 24 35 81 Capricorn Voyager C6UZ5 29 9 15 11 1 15 25 37 34 41 25 16 258 Capt. Henry Jackman VCTV 000542001000 12 Carnival Conquest 3FPQ9 23 14 13 11 9 59 63 55 44 15 27 21 354 Carnival Destiny C6FN4 38 29 23 53 57 125 137 73 13 53 73 61 735 Carnival Dream 3ETA7 30 49 35 8 7 30 32 33 11 27 9 6 277 Carnival Ecstasy H3GR 15 5 0 12 24 18 0 8 1 4 18 10 115 Carnival Fantasy H3GS 11 6 12 12 3 30 86 66 55 24 47 60 412 Carnival Fascination C6FM9 2 0 3 6 83 39 61 37 8 16 14 9 278 Carnival Freedom 3EBL5 23 5 7 16 67 46 18 21 56 6 35 36 336 Carnival Glory 3FPS9 49 40 39 48 8 8 9 28 7 0 28 11 275 Carnival Imagination C6FN2 33 43 40 49 3 34 14 1 3 9 34 55 318 Carnival Inspiration C6FM5 74 46 15 3 26 16 67 53 30 34 17 36 417 Carnival Legend H3VT 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 22 8 0 0 2 40 Carnival Liberty HPYE 26 21 46 51 35 53 84 42 26 8 3 29 424 Carnival Magic 3ETA8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 48 76 Carnival Miracle H3VS 4 57 49 52 48 42 23 0 6 41 1 14 337 Carnival Paradise 3FOB5 11 6 26 28 31 36 27 1 0 0 0 0 166 Carnival Pride H3VU 0 0 0 4 23 22 19 21 0 0 0 0 89 Carnival Sensation C6FM8 25 43 10 1 0 0 7 0 33 37 32 46 234 Carnival Spirit 3FPR9 51 41 23 5 11 9 30 28 25 10 14 61 308 Carnival Splendor 3EUS 0 9 35 41 35 42 36 9 15 188 13 28 451 Carnival Triumph C6FN5 0 19 31 17 19 18 21 31 72 22 14 11 275 Carnival Valor H3VR 41 4 43 13 6 4 4 14 92 83 38 26 368 Carnival Victory 3FFL8 22 24 18 8 19 59 55 28 27 16 11 13 300 Caroline Maersk OZWA2 0 0 37 42 39 41 51 12 14 11 9 0 256 Cason J. Callaway WE4879 3 0 32 56 21 22 6 7 26 18 47 45 283 Castor Voyager C6UZ6 0 66 20 62 64 23 36 55 30 84 43 37 520

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93 22 18 1 0 2 3 0 4 16 22 1 4 WDC6907 Courage

Cou 52 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 15 7 5 2 11 WDE3893 rage

0 0 0 0 0 188 0 3 30 55 61 39 0 IBCR Romantica Costa

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 53 22 3 0 IBCF Mediterranea Costa 79

945 0 39 120 137 143 151 157 53 40 90 15 0 IBNC Marina Costa

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 ICGU Luminosa Costa 569 414 151

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 134 172 111 IBNY Fortuna Costa 438

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 1 IBLQ Atlantica Costa 18

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 17 ICRA Allegra Costa 5 186 157

0 0 0 0 0 1 21 17 0 25 7 0 WTF3319 Cramer Corwith 71

151 2 2 10 9 0 29 26 46 5 0 14 8 WDE3894 Commitment

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 ONED Biwa mb C 15

9 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WDC3997 Chenega

175 0 4 7 2 14 33 13 11 22 25 44 0 KAFO Pioneer Chemical

5 8 1528 180 151 192 115 135 121 96 101 131 119 96 91 WDD6126 Express Charleston

275 27 30 28 15 22 31 4 19 21 14 16 48 C6JT Island Charles

0 0 0 0 0 0 WDD5880 Chamai 0 0 0 0 2 10 12

83 0 0 0 12 29 13 0 3 0 6 11 9 WBN3022 Centurion

Celebrity Summit Celebrity 1866 118 134 137 107 107 155 242 264 192 235 90 85 9HJC9

Celebrity Solstice Celebrity 3591 142 161 194 134 254 170 296 388 427 353 526 546 9HRJ9

Celebrity Silhouette Celebrity 9HA2583 0 0 0 0 0 0 2408 407 399 409 503 501 189

Celebrity Millennium Celebrity 2 4 225 246 227 186 287 296 194 9HJF9 2514 114 157 151 195 236

Celebrity Mercury Celebrity 9HJG9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 388 0 388

Celebrity Infinity Celebrity 982 139 47 71 95 128 39 84 85 75 147 45 27 9HJD9

Celebrity Equinox Celebrity 4875 212 390 454 394 343 341 466 536 580 573 267 319 9HXD9

Celebrity Eclipse Celebrity 6821 588 459 496 467 384 534 628 659 629 692 636 649 9HXC9

Celebrity Constellation Celebrity 9HJB9 1 312 319 351 530 417 3996 333 290 274 299 297 269 305

Celebrity Century Celebrity 9HJI9 142 115 54 93 126 198 225 152 30 1285 47 57 46

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 44 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Crystal Marine 9VIC4 11 6 0 4 15 20 19 14 0 0 0 1 90 Darya Shanthi VRXB2 2 57 66 114 19 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 277 Deepwater Millennium V7HD2 29 23 33 39 27 28 35 29 43 17 42 1 346 Defender WBN3016 1 0 0 40 11 29 65 23 2 1 20 16 208 Delaware Ii KNBD 156 370 0 0 204 389 229 212 222 116 208 36 2142 Delaware Ii (Aws) NWS0012 195 408 0 0 465 0 382 285 0 0 0 0 1735 Deliverance WDE2632 1 0 0 7 37 26 44 9 2 1 0 1 128 Dependable V7DI6 0 0 0 0 4 60 114 77 36 0 0 0 291 Diane H WUR7250 0 0 0 4 7 8 12 1 11 15 0 0 58 Discoverer Clear Leader V7MO2 103 93 76 67 86 67 69 61 78 54 61 114 929 Discoverer Deep Seas V7HC6 200 150 148 179 179 200 185 203 174 137 89 133 1977 Discoverer Inspiration V7MO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 24 47 Discoverer Spirit V7HC8 78 48 28 17 13 0 16 0 0 40 18 21 279 Disney Dream C6YR6 0 0 0 32 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 Disney Magic C6PT7 19 31 58 52 1 46 49 10 0 7 2 0 275 Disney Wonder C6QM8 54 58 92 31 165 133 176 89 74 21 20 0 913 Dominator WBZ4106 0 18 31 4 0 15 22 23 6 1 0 0 120 Drew Foss WYL5718 12 7 8 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 Duncan Island C6JS 50 44 50 32 53 43 48 38 61 56 55 52 582 Eagle Albany S6TD 0 0 145 216 127 155 49 0 0 0 0 0 692 Eagle Phoenix 9VKH2 0200000000002 Eagle Toledo S6NK3 24 21 17 9 26 34 27 5 0 0 0 0 163 Eagle Torrance 9VMG5 17 19 19 5 4 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 79 Ecem Kalkavan V7JT6 000009810000 18 Edgar B. Speer WQZ9670 0 0 12 103 75 44 42 16 36 13 52 46 439 Edwin H. Gott WXQ4511 0 0 0 4 38 46 110 14 38 58 40 33 381 El Morro KCGH 6 9 18 36 31 33 24 43 33 30 20 22 305 El Yunque WGJT 51 47 39 9 63 72 68 47 55 72 34 32 589 Elversele ONCT 0 0 0 0 57 77 33 1 0 0 0 19 187

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110 0 0 0 21 9 0 11 69 0 0 0 0 9V7961 Unific Ever

Ev 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 9V7962 Ulysses er 25 4 0 14

23 13 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 3EKU3 Summit Ever

0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5 0 0 37 157 3EHT6 Steady Ever 221

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 10 33 3ENU5 Salute Ever 58

0 0 0 0 5 24 2 0 3 3FYB3 Reward Ever 68 13 1 20

6 2 0 0 1 2 3FSA4 Result Ever 105 5 10 21 20 17 21

705 121 99 86 92 40 18 9 12 66 31 69 62 3FSB4 Refine Ever

8 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 12 11 3FFR4 Radiant Ever 56

508 0 0 62 56 61 48 58 56 61 38 53 15 VSXV3 Excel Ever

0 0 0 0 0 3FQS8 Diamond Ever 401 79 65 64 59 50 51 33

93 25 13 0 0 0 0 25 4 0 12 1 13 9V7955 Diadem Ever

111 0 0 2 12 14 6 12 0 17 22 26 0 3FLF8 Develop Ever

9 0 1 0 1 2 11 17 12 18 8 23 9V7951 Dainty Ever 102

150 0 40 15 13 16 10 11 7 12 15 7 4 A8MI2 Lisbon Eurus

0 0 0 0 2 6 13 27 18 0 0 0 A8MH9 Lima Eurus 66

340 30 41 90 26 3 11 15 29 51 23 10 11 PHOS Eurodam

173 0 0 0 0 47 45 46 27 8 0 0 0 DYLD Eskden

Eships Dana Eships ZDJT6 0 7 7 16 26 36 61 47 24 10 0 0 234

Ernest N Ernest 221 76 7 18 17 0 6 14 23 46 0 0 14 A8PQ6

Erkan K Erkan V7ND9 6 0 0 0 0 5 20 34 92 0 14 3 10

Eot Spar Eot 431 29 32 35 18 18 56 45 45 34 44 34 41 WDE9193

Ensign WBN3012 9 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 14 20 17 84

Endurance 820 81 64 62 87 158 28 10 61 51 125 31 62 WDE9586

Endurance 414 14 42 WDF7523 354 25 24 10 22 40 70 40 44 9

Endeavor 8409 742 714 742 716 741 741 720 598 692 715 671 617 WCE5063

Enchantment Of The Seas The Of Enchantment C6FZ7 17 27 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14 97 0

Empire State Empire KKFW 0 0 0 0 3 134 136 105 30 0 0 0 0 405

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 46 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Ever Uranus 3FCA9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 19 10 46 Ever Useful 3FCC9 0 0 0 0 0 28 14 0 8 17 0 0 67 Everest Spirit C6FY8 40 97 102 45 43 38 90 72 47 2 71 62 709 Evergreen State WDE4430 29 22 15 12 6 7 16 5 12 12 9 16 161 Excalibur ONCE 52 82 108 90 67 63 96 79 73 82 64 84 940 Excel ONAI 0 0 0 90 86 90 81 4 64 78 90 72 655 Excelerate ONDY 0 0 0 52 31 61 66 101 90 80 73 111 665 Explorer WBN7618 10000004001 35 41 Explorer ONFE 92 73 86 74 76 67 3 0 0 57 80 100 708 C6SE4 30 32 56 28 27 23 33 34 16 28 39 23 369 Fairchem Friesian V7PU7 0 14 9 14 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 Fairchem Mustang HPOW 9 18 5 7 10 0 1 1 33 30 19 0 133 Fairchem Stallion H3WD 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 20 1 30 30 44 158 Fairweather WDB5604 1 0 0 0 2 14 28 4 18 0 0 0 67 Fairweather (Aws) WTEB 0 0 0 0 0 578 643 742 556 328 0 0 2847 Falcon Confidence D5AP3 21 0 44 56 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 197 Federal Asahi VRWG3 10 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 2 24 99 Federal Mackinac V7RI8 32 12631000000 45 Federal Saguenay 8PNQ 0 0 0 30 236 23 57 149 113 3 5 2 618 Federal Schelde 8POF 0000000006219 Federal Venture VRXL7 17 7 10 33 17 38 66 25 42 40 24 47 366 Flanders Loyalty ONEV 26 20 13 1 44 43 32 2 0 0 0 0 181 Florida Voyager WDF4764 0 1 5 20 28 43 28 58 42 39 20 31 315 Fmg Cloudbreak ONFW 36 45 54 39 15 22 17 17 21 41 28 54 389 Fmg Matilda ONFN 0 0 0 0 21 28 46 44 20 23 10 22 214 Freedom WDB5483 12 3 2 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Freedom Of The Seas C6UZ7 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 Freja Dania A8LC2 0 0 2 22 28 29 15 23 12 7 15 9 162 Fritzi N A8PQ4 0 13 65 6 0 13 26 44 79 83 126 83 538

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211 5 10 1 40 39 24 21 25 19 27 0 0 WDC9138 H Gretchen

Gr 359 24 1 0 21 9 54 26 37 34 11 59 83 WZZF Ridge een

484 79 35 0 7 26 24 55 66 47 40 46 59 WCZ5238 Dale Green

317 4 0 5 23 55 57 40 94 0 0 10 29 WDD9433 Bay Green

0 0 0 0 0 WDF7994 Republic Great 540 157 46 83 73 40 81 60

785 59 71 47 44 38 68 57 53 52 111 98 87 C6SE3 Seas The Of Grandeur

2654 0 298 521 580 212 446 319 278 0 0 0 0 WTEO ) ws ( A Gunter Gordon

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 569 217 0 0 NWS0014 ) ws ( A Gunter Gordon 998

0 0 0 0 0 VCKM Leitch C. Gordon 50 0 1 1 7 15 9 17

6 0 0 1 6 5 7 WHDV State Golden 48 0 0 10 3 10

196 0 0 0 0 54 62 64 16 0 0 0 0 NMRY Bear Golden

4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V7KR4 Sentinel Global 41 0 15 18

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 70 75 31 6 WCZ5528 Geysir 208

935 11 36 3 18 51 60 27 0 401 184 144 0 A8PQ5 N George

223 0 0 17 10 3 4 10 0 2 68 64 45 VRDI7 Titus Genco

154 13 21 16 22 13 21 23 21 4 0 0 0 VRDD3 Tiberius Genco

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 30 V7LZ4 Thunder Genco 77 18 11

0 0 0 0 0 V7NB8 Raptor Genco 46 0 0 7 1 16 2 20

Genco Hadrian Genco V7QN8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 382 41 95 86 92 64

Genco Constantine Genco 561 41 0 4 67 43 70 25 63 64 67 27 90 VRDR8

Genco Claudius Genco 365 63 30 8 38 85 49 14 1 14 17 21 25 V7SY6

Genco Augustus Genco 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 114 82 87 69 61 VRDD2 477

Gemini Voyager Gemini 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 C6FE5 108 26 0 11 24 22

Gauntlet 0 6 0 0 0 24 28 11 8 26 21 43 WBN6511 167

Garden City River City Garden S6AJ8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 25 33

G. L. Ostrander L. G. WCV7620 0 0 0 304 26 48 55 40 51 18 20 27 19

Furth V7MP5 12 18 40 31 14 1 13 1 24 5 0 0 159

Front Kathrine Front V7QX2 36 42 55 61 17 1 1 112 112 112 48 5 102 737 35

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 48 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Gsf Development Driller I YJSW5 62 70 66 63 45 31 27 27 15 31 27 10 474 Gsf Grand Banks YJUF7 131 124 128 111 118 109 113 113 108 110 137 47 1349 Guardian W B O 2 511 14 9 36 16 14 30 7 45 24 0 3 16 214 Gulf Reliance WDD2703 10 34 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 Gulf Titan WDA5598 8 17 9 1 8 4 4 3 4 8 18 10 94 H A Sklenar C6CL6 99 63 84 64 71 61 62 35 79 35 35 41 729 H. Lee White WZD2465 3 0 0 3 40 40 36 9 11 35 23 25 225 Healy NEPP 0 0 0 0 0 87 89 77 140 95 40 3 531 Healy (Aws) NWS0003 0 0 0 0 11 708 742 717 714 740 695 727 5054 Henry B. Bigelow A( ws) WTDF 0 6 262 299 196 444 356 12 216 452 212 0 2455 Henry Goodrich YJQN7 125 127 127 110 114 111 111 114 103 106 86 0 1234 Herbert C. Jackson WL3972 11 0 1 25 51 58 34 22 41 20 22 76 361 Hi’ialakai WTEY 0 0 68 66 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 Hi’ialakai (Aws) NWS0010 0 0 402 489 543 0 373 313 0 0 0 0 2120 Hoegh Oslo LAEK7 7 0 11 32 14 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 116 Hon. James L. Oberstar WL3108 0 0 1 25 12 5 32 24 49 53 62 77 340 Honor WDC6923 69 37 15 33 13 1 10 29 14 44 28 15 308 Hood Island C6LU4 64 60 76 71 60 30 24 43 38 21 19 33 539 Horizon Anchorage KGTX 146 185 189 169 136 179 199 176 202 161 102 108 1952 Horizon Challenger WZJC 83 56 67 84 81 48 54 137 89 103 148 136 1086 Horizon Consumer WCHF 38 39 40 46 14 81 7 0 0 0 31 0 296 Horizon Eagle WDD6039 7 95 121 72 78 76 73 83 77 85 42 3 812 Horizon Enterprise KRGB 69 64 71 75 66 53 37 69 39 21 27 75 666 Horizon Falcon WDD6040 80 74 77 77 69 61 67 94 87 61 12 0 759 Horizon Hawk WDD6033 32 31 42 90 57 54 54 73 59 56 18 0 566 Horizon Hunter WDD6038 44 54 67 49 57 53 82 73 70 77 9 0 635 Horizon Kodiak KGTZ 58 52 47 46 44 41 34 51 45 45 34 56 553 Horizon Navigator WPGK 71 121 150 156 171 171 158 160 105 152 122 119 1656 Horizon Pacific WSRL 72 62 39 17 47 35 40 29 22 46 62 78 549

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4808 188 605 722 234 619 264 0 254 479 593 533 317 NWS0009 ) ws ( A Ka’imimoana

Ka 369 0 0 3 13 67 26 0 27 58 73 67 35 WTEU ’imimoana

26 0 19 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 WYL4978 Foss Justine

5958 4 74 719 742 618 677 572 42 580 715 485 0 64 WXY6216 Block L. Joseph

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 D5BC Resolution Joides

0 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 WZE4539 Boland J. John 11

369 37 61 15 27 25 18 16 80 70 0 0 20 WE3806 Munson G. John

85 4 0 15 10 9 5 17 24 1 0 0 0 VCYP Aird B. John

0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 14 44 36 0 C6FW9 Seas The Of Jewel 104

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A8PQ7 N Jenny 162 0 32 123

866 72 85 93 58 31 76 81 91 59 35 63 122 WDC3786 Anne Jean

901 96 83 90 82 91 99 114 76 124 37 0 9 WYP8657 Barker R. James

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WDF7020 Kuber L. James 361 140 108 113

522 19 116 86 31 46 119 50 17 6 5 25 2 WBO3337 Invader

583 35 21 70 52 58 56 51 61 50 30 40 59 WDC6925 Integrity

483 29 30 43 29 30 73 71 75 75 0 0 28 WXN3191 Harbor Indiana

379 19 30 27 26 54 42 31 30 27 32 31 30 C6T2063 Ocean Indian

369 34 33 13 41 45 32 33 33 39 34 32 0 C6WW4 Seas The Of Independence

i I Independence 2 124 120 WGAX 1 6 116 54 100 115 105 58 55 135 108 121 71

Hugo N Hugo A8TD2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 54 51 123

Houston 4 4 2 0 10 9 20 30 2 8 21 25 KCDK 135

Hosanger 9VAW8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 126 43

Horizon Trader Horizon 942 46 77 82 94 86 86 89 88 85 85 62 62 KIRH

Horizon Tiger Horizon 615 0 17 52 52 150 25 2 41 76 45 62 93 WDD6042

Horizon Tacoma Horizon 583 74 65 61 57 46 50 52 46 48 49 3 32 KGTY

Horizon Spirit Horizon 963 77 79 79 80 84 76 72 82 83 83 80 88 WFLG

Horizon Reliance Horizon WFLH 766 73 64 82 78 71 42 68 76 63 69 32 48

Horizon Producer Horizon WJBJ 107 1963 160 135 199 160 246 184 234 172 147 132 87

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 50 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Karen Andrie WBS5272 193 15 15 241 231 183 111 272 103 95 160 207 1826 Karoline N A8PQ8 1 160 50 60 54 0 0 4 0 64 20 0 413 Kasif Kalkavan V7IX7 33 63 92 47 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 287 Kaveri Spirit C6WK2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 22 14 3 76 Kaye E. Barker WCF3012 7 0 9 38 43 59 52 75 44 44 61 42 474 Kennicott WCY2920 8 0 0 4 0 2 21 43 24 1 0 1 104 Keswick C6XE5 10 1 0 6 11 9 14 3 7 2 7 2 72 Kilo Moana WDA7827 14 27 37 20 58 49 26 42 50 69 14 19 425 Kiyi K AO107 0 0 0 0 26 20 5 2 3 1 0 0 57 Knorr (Aws) NWS0029 117 173 74 4 720 734 720 723 741 240 738 720 74 4 7114 Kodiak KQXZ 0 0 1 28 54 0 5 8 0 10 5 9 120 Kota Halus 9V8258 32 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 Kota Harum 9VFF8 0 0 0 0 40 55 63 0 0 0 0 0 158 Kota Jati VRWJ7 41 44 22 26 33 5 15 37 18 1 14 2 258 Kota Jaya VRWM2 19 33 27 33 24 14 6 12 12 15 18 7 220 Laurence M. Gould A( ws) WCX 74 4 5 593 536 700 669 497 710 266 468 329 704 296 673 6441 Lavender Passage 3FJY6 0 7 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Lee A. Tregurtha WUR8857 0 0 1 2 14 33 16 7 12 1 69 26 181 Legacy W D F 7311 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 12 0 0 0 0 50 Leslie Lee WYC7933 1000000000001 Liberty Eagle WHIA 32 32 3 46 30 74 32 27 0 47 28 46 397 Liberty Glory WADP 26 17 22 20 41 3 34 2 2 22 4 2 195 Liberty Grace WADN 62 50 11 43 0 46 61 2 0 2 31 23 331 C6VQ8 2 37 15 4 0 9 18 16 5 0 4 0 110 Liberty Spirit WCPU 26 22 16 54 61 85 45 27 0 23 16 16 391 Liberty Sun WCOB 57 18 20 110 16 4 43 68 4 35 14 37 426 Lion City River 9VJC5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 1 3 1 0 45 Livorno Express ZCDV9 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 42 15 15 8 11 111 Lng Abuja C6W2032 00000010067 37 51

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29 0 0 0 2 21 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 VRFO4 Westport Maersk

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3FCC4 Wakayama Maersk 19 3 14

33 56 50 4 46 35 43 14 398 31 48 38 0 WAHK Virginia Maersk

926 102 85 102 71 84 84 78 69 26 86 66 73 WKAB Utah Maersk

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 A8NH3 Tangier Maersk 13

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DDJQ2 Sheerness Maersk 59 0 18 22 17

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WHKM Peary Maersk 153 56 42 55

966 64 99 100 124 43 65 81 87 83 30 92 98 KABP Ohio Maersk

461 24 10 43 31 30 50 52 17 55 57 52 40 WCDP Montana Maersk

583 73 26 40 61 60 45 30 54 68 42 18 66 WAHV Missouri Maersk

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 VRCH6 Merritt Maersk 19

313 38 51 34 4 4 39 29 23 9 31 18 33 WKPY Kentucky Maersk

602 75 52 77 43 29 36 41 54 65 65 16 49 KABL Iowa Maersk

401 0 29 42 28 38 57 24 66 50 15 30 22 WKPM Idaho Maersk

692 48 91 73 41 26 59 68 74 24 34 60 94 WAHP Georgia Maersk

199 10 9 20 10 50 0 28 26 7 36 0 3 A8JF3 Drummond Maersk

265 0 0 15 16 34 30 47 31 45 47 0 0 A8PS5 Danang Maersk

430 42 30 31 35 30 40 41 35 36 39 32 39 WBDS Carolina Maersk

Madrid Spirit Madrid ECFM 0 0 0 18 54 14 2 0 0 0 13 17 118

Maasdam 1910 136 232 238 148 204 249 204 129 32 44 110 184 PFRO

Lyla V7QK3 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 33 24 29 15 27

Lowlands Orchid Lowlands 522 97 65 25 29 35 26 45 66 12 21 46 55 ONFP

Lowlands Brilliance Lowlands ONDC 0 0 0 0 0 175 4 11 29 29 39 42 21

Lois H Lois TD4576 W 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 77 28 39

Leo ng L 0 0 0 0 0 32 V7BX2 162 0 66 47 0 0 17

Jupiter ng L C6XQ5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166 0 41 108 17

Gemini ng L V7BW9 21 2 121 125 53 70 53 35 11 0 0 0 7 496

Edo ng L C6W2033 31 25 19 7 2 3 010 10 0 0 0 0 107

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 52 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Maersk Wind S6TY 000008900000 17 Maersk Winnipeg VRGI7 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 52 15 25 3 0 110 Maersk Wisconsin WKPN 39 31 20 21 36 39 57 66 27 46 5 59 446 Maersk Wyoming WKPF 50 90 64 72 75 51 64 55 59 57 62 56 755 Mahimahi WHRN 32 19 12 22 18 19 32 38 30 13 23 33 291 Maia H WYX2079 0 0 18 5 0 0 42 14 6 0 4 20 109 C6FZ8 0 5 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 35 Major Bernard F. Fisher KBGK 0000000002204 Malolo WYH6327 3 3 0 0 30 67 25 16 0 0 0 1 145 Manfred Nystrom WCN3590 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 2 0 0 0 0 54 Manistee WDB6831 5 0 0 5 3 44 18 34 25 29 65 17 245 Manitowoc WDE3569 113 0 21 145 123 129 161 72 113 170 178 135 1360 Manoa KDBG 61 42 47 46 32 33 20 11 30 42 15 3 382 Manukai WRGD 12 25 13 14 20 30 35 42 35 43 2 12 283 Manulani WECH 56 62 20 38 59 33 47 28 1 53 21 41 459 Maple 2 C6TF8 19 11 19 1 0 6 19 12 5 7 4 5 108 Marchen Maersk OUIY2 22 66 0 0 70 1 0 36 1 0 18 16 230 Marcus G. Langseth WDC6698 0 0 13 37 40 33 350 712 714 700 408 742 3749 Maren Maersk OUJI2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 29 0 16 35 110 Margrethe Maersk OZBY2 0 0 0 0 0 34 7 0 37 31 0 42 151 Marine Express 3FHX2 3 11 5 4 1 7 1 0 0 2 5 27 66 C6FV9 26 34 23 0 3 24 2 11 9 2 9 19 162 Marit Maersk OUJN2 60 0 0 64 1 0 22 10 0 27 9 0 193 Mary Ann Hudson KSDF 35 54 28 1 0 0 0 56 53 42 31 30 330 Matanuska WN4201 6100000000007 Maui WSLH 0 39 42 35 37 42 48 19 25 38 25 42 392 Maunalei KFMV 22 36 0 20 21 14 47 32 26 42 19 25 304 Maunawili WGEB 59 52 51 65 61 40 71 63 68 54 49 58 691 Mcarthur Ii (Aws) WTEJ 0 0 78 49 89 102 132 80 206 463 0 0 119 9

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WBO3345 Navigator 424 24

10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YP686 686 Yp Academy Naval

69 522 404 WBP3210 6730 337 341 737 447 517 727 720 616 663 9 ) ws ( A Palmer B. Nathaniel

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 WCY8498 Nanuq

3002 0 0 181 532 561 189 257 474 603 205 0 0 WTER ) ws ( A Foster Nancy

0 3 5 2 0 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 WDE7904 Nachik 29

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V7NE2 K Murat 53 0 0 0 36 17

342 7 21 28 19 29 48 122 68 0 0 0 0 A8GK7 Haruka Morning

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A8AT8 iii V Glory Morning 76 12 18 46

0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 VDWC Montrealais 15 0 10

152 0 1 0 24 46 14 8 21 16 18 0 4 WCX9104 Monitor

458 43 31 152 42 23 30 43 23 8 8 22 33 C6FZ9 Seas The Of Monarch

352 0 0 3 13 41 36 40 43 37 60 49 30 WNRD Mokihana

9 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 WCX4992 Roxanne Miss

0 0 0 4 8 11 3 0 0 0 12 22 ONBF Tianjin Mineral 60

312 58 24 43 25 29 9 18 5 7 34 41 19 ONAN Noble Mineral

0 0 0 0 0 6 39 19 3 0 0 0 ONGA Ningbo Mineral 67

252 0 6 21 16 12 50 29 15 34 51 0 18 ONCF Belgium Mineral

Mineral Beijing Mineral 212 12 13 11 10 14 37 22 56 ONAR 238 20 22 9

Mindanao S6SR 0 0 0 0 28 53 72 73 47 0 394 88 33

Mill Reef Mill 0 1 0 21 9VAK8 8154 18 19 0 1 20 26 27 21

Mill House Mill 9VAK9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 31 45 45 26 156

Mike O’Leary Mike WDC3665 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 41

Midnight Sun Midnight 738 34 66 48 39 50 135 70 48 122 58 24 44 WAHG

Mesabi Miner Mesabi WYQ4356 505 59 47 69 61 64 56 54 37 42 13 0 3

Melville 1487 0 34 62 33 224 433 332 81 74 87 61 66 WECB

Mein Schiff Mein 9HJH9 950 29 34 12 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 159

) ws A ( i I Mcarthur NWS0006 0 0 8 280 289 163 4 244 244 0 21 0 0 0 1241

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 54 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total C6FU4 36 9 7 12 20 2 8 23 3 38 22 11 191 Neptune Voyager C6FU7 23 6 19 3 4 21 25 7 0 0 3 0 111 New Horizon WKWB 21 10 0 0 17 53 51 21 13 9 7 38 240 Nieuw Amsterdam PBWQ 61 148 84 29 2 144 103 90 144 163 142 118 1228 Noble Star KRPP 31 74 49 42 5 0 59 50 5 0 6 11 332 Noordam PHET 116 173 156 102 45 64 136 94 163 125 296 252 1722 North Star KIYI 27 21 36 55 28 28 15 20 44 63 35 22 394 Northern Jupiter A8TA5 000000008050 13 Northwest Swan ZCDJ9 63 42 63 57 54 0 58 96 83 53 51 62 682 C6FT7 81 32 99 23 33 198 37 21 25 133 150 152 984 C6XP7 33 29 22 43 66 16 8 14 27 39 59 54 410 C6VG8 45 44 1 167 138 162 102 52 18 33 52 226 1040 C6WK7 50 37 146 162 155 97 113 166 164 161 70 147 1468 Norwegian Jewel C6TX6 62 36 45 57 34 56 77 61 56 33 20 3 540 C6VG7 34 49 68 87 7 50 20 0 57 110 563 616 1661 C6PZ8 16 9 5 52 21 10 40 59 97 63 17 106 495 C6TQ6 68 37 117 175 204 155 240 235 168 129 236 202 1966 Norwegian Star C6FR3 184 157 174 100 61 98 45 135 304 225 213 82 1778 C6RN3 90 120 212 116 44 31 13 18 42 97 89 107 979 Nyk Delphinus 3ENU7 0 25 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 Nyk Demeter 3ENV5 11 6 22 18 27 9 50 23 27 21 11 18 243 Nyk Diana 3EOS4 00000000001 31 32 Nyk Futago 9V8739 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 32 13 7 26 22 136 Nyk Rumina 9V7645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 73 80 198 C6XS7 20 17 26 19 29 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 121 Ocean Charger WDE9698 52 9 0 0 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 75 Ocean Crescent WDF4929 1 0 19 49 56 41 17 31 37 45 15 0 311 Ocean Freedom WDF9323 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 43 61 117 Ocean Harvester WBO5471 11 5 6 12 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 43

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395 0 0 0 0 9 67 47 114 67 53 3 35 V7HP2 Alcesmar Overseas

263 0 11 14 18 25 26 28 38 30 16 37 20 ELPP9 Brasil Do Ouro

s O 2020 0 299 150 0 270 152 0 0 455 592 102 0 NWS0015 ) ws ( A Sette Elton car

720 0 86 55 87 142 69 2 0 125 139 15 0 WTEE Sette Elton Oscar

3858 0 0 678 690 714 648 612 516 0 0 0 0 NWS0001 ) ws ( A Dyson Oscar

821 0 0 178 120 73 130 170 150 0 0 0 0 WTEP Dyson Oscar

209 7 4 5 0 16 0 46 0 51 35 21 24 C6MC5 Voyager Orion

669 20 28 18 37 73 92 73 40 29 26 42 191 VRAC9 Queen Oriental

223 24 17 38 45 0 0 0 17 23 12 12 35 WDF2960 Voyager Oregon

0 0 0 0 0 WTDO ) ws A ( i I Oregon 2168 0 135 410 452 476 471 224

319 5 25 46 42 53 49 38 16 7 22 7 9 A8HY8 Sun Orange

104 24 12 8 27 13 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 A8WP6 Star Orange

0 0 0 0 0 ELZU2 Sky Orange 134 9 12 18 31 32 13 19

849 0 44 0 48 78 39 43 152 175 146 51 73 9VAR2 Optimana

842 122 82 67 44 30 49 64 73 87 96 55 73 PBKH Oosterdam

277 14 22 23 28 30 37 44 41 23 13 1 1 VREX4 Norfolk Oocl

442 34 50 47 46 59 59 39 41 23 9 11 24 VRFX8 Nagoya Oocl

204 28 9 3 21 18 16 16 22 13 26 7 25 VRDN3 Busan Oocl

Oocl America Oocl VRWE8 4 1 0 0 0 6 1 5 3 2 41 5 14

Olive L. Moore L. Olive WDF7019 0 0 0 696 93 70 105 62 74 121 57 56 58

Oleander 0 1 0 2 14 18 15 19 17 0 0 19 V7SX3 105

WTDH ) ws ( A Explorer Okeanos 0 0 0 544 583 444 455 0 30 54 0 0 2110

NWS0016 ) ws ( A Explorer Okeanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217 362 0 0 579

) ws A ( Oceanus 7437 0 382 743 656 740 740 720 632 670 740 670 4 74 NWS0028

Ocean Titan Ocean WDB9647 1 1 2 0 0 6 2 0 3 3 0 0 18

Ocean Reliance Ocean WADY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 73 109 186

Ocean President Ocean VRAD4 21 11 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 37

Ocean Mariner Ocean WCF3990 0 0 0 19 29 0 1 46 99 26 20 241 1

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 56 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Overseas Anacortes KCHV 26 13 11 20 14 8 26 18 11 6 0 5 158 Overseas Andromar V7HP4 7 2 4 4 0 14 56 55 31 27 22 27 249 Overseas Ariadmar V7HP6 6 6 14 20 20 19 19 16 14 14 12 10 170 Overseas Boston WJBU 82 107 141 132 70 85 65 65 70 93 82 83 1075 Overseas Cascade WOAG 068000000000 14 Overseas Houston WWAA 4 1 3 0 13 8 19 16 10 6 6 5 91 Overseas Joyce V7NV4 40 25 65 35 94 46 47 36 41 50 87 105 671 Overseas Long Beach WAAT 72 183 257 59 27 59 94 87 52 36 0 20 946 Overseas Los Angeles WABS 227 191 58 148 125 237 285 150 91 88 201 336 2137 Overseas Luxmar WDC7070 14 0 32 18 11 10 3 17 11 7 15 2 140 Overseas Maremar WDC6975 0 21 11 5 19 16 1 13 21 15 2 16 140 Overseas Martinez WPA J 0 23 2 18 6 21 32 23 5 11 8 7 156 Overseas Nikiski WDBH 13 16 20 29 35 22 17 6 6 3 3 8 178 Overseas Rimar V7HQ3 21 16 15 13 20 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 Overseas Tampa WOTA 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 5 16 27 13 4 76 Overseas Texas City WHED 0 6 2 5 0 12 10 0 0 0 5 1 41 Pacific Celebes VRZN9 1 9 25 13 40 37 20 54 22 26 20 2 269 Pacific Flores VRZN8 0 18 18 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 98 Pacific Freedom WDD9283 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 24 Pacific Java VRZN7 42 31 16 49 31 53 64 37 25 30 7 46 431 Pacific Makassar VRZO2 37 57 73 31 83 47 56 94 24 47 0 0 549 Pacific Mistral A8WI2 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 59 0 0 0 0 104 Pacific Star WCW 7 740 0000100000102 Pacific Wolf WDD9286 200104111012 13 Pandalus WAV 7611 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 4 9 0 0 0 46 Patriarch WBN3014 16 4 43 26 0 0 34 1 0 1 5 19 149 Patriot WQVY 41 37 39 27 35 57 36 30 60 68 61 52 543 Paul Gauguin C6TH9 93 63 41 59 80 126 150 294 55 52 300 255 1568 Paul R. Tregurtha WYR4481 26 0 17 76 89 87 46 77 104 54 63 74 713

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335 1 35 40 49 11 2 25 28 45 30 24 45 WNDP Truman President

Pr 445 70 67 74 52 58 31 0 31 13 17 19 13 WRYD Polk esident

391 48 34 81 68 0 0 0 0 33 39 25 63 WRYC Jackson President

434 25 37 37 47 34 66 43 41 12 21 35 36 WRYW Adams President

0 0 0 0 0 21 16 33 15 34 32 28 A8BL4 Brasil Do Premium 179

1571 44 8 6 104 200 194 69 254 370 183 109 30 9VBM6 Posidana

4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 WDE6058 Wind Polar

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 7 0 WDD6494 Viking Polar 26

0 0 0 8 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 WDE8347 Storm Polar 16

153 0 0 0 0 11 12 28 2 4 23 46 27 C6WL6 Spirit Polar

2541 297 288 313 214 213 290 180 88 209 210 100 139 WDJK Resolution Polar

7 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 WDC8652 Ranger Polar

4 0 0 0 5 72 76 17 21 22 24 WRTF Enterprise Polar 259 18

715 91 26 66 83 97 50 29 84 78 70 20 21 WCAJ Endeavour Polar

497 56 67 40 28 41 67 0 0 0 0 82 116 WACW Discovery Polar

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 20 WDF5296 Cloud Polar 65

562 59 55 33 61 46 50 39 41 51 20 35 72 WAZV Adventure Polar

2884 0 326 397 516 411 300 459 399 35 41 0 0 WTDL ) ws A ( Pisces

Pilot 011 3 N B W 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 24

Phoenix Voyager Phoenix C6QE3 3 4 8 17 13 2 32 33 21 3 195 45 14

Phoenix Light Phoenix HPHV 0 1 0 0 320 35 28 7 59 68 66 36 20

Phoenix Beta Phoenix VRZT9 7 2 8 49 27 0 349 44 37 77 42 28 28

Phoenix Alpha Phoenix 0 0 1 11 VRZT8 2 0 0 1 12 59 10 7 15

Philip R. Clarke R. Philip 443 145 4 72 31 17 53 20 5 36 18 0 42 WE3592

Philadelphia Express Philadelphia 4 149 149 111 107 122 93 131 120 142 71 WDC6736 1595 306 94

Perseverance WDE5328 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 26 21 17 9 10

Pelican State Pelican WDE4433 11 10 18 10 9 5 3 9 7 9 10 101 0

Peace Voyage Peace VRHO5 2 0 0 20 25 21 14 4 0 0 0 0 86

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 58 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Presque Isle WZE4928 0 0 10 110 84 20 51 38 63 38 62 21 497 Prestige New York KDUE 37 32 36 30 48 9 30 33 39 72 16 3 385 WNBE 42 19 19 5 14 12 51 18 18 106 152 111 567 Pride Of Baltimore Ii WUW2120 0 0 0 5 22 41 26 35 28 7 0 0 164 Prinsendam PBGH 0 33 39 37 91 5 9 17 19 35 36 12 333 Progress Ace HPQI 0000000001247 Prosperous VRIA3 0 0 0 0 0 8 59 0 0 1 0 0 68 Pt. Barrow WBM5088 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 12 0 21 Pt. Thompson WBM5092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 0 16 Quebecois CYGR 0 0 0 5 30 23 32 25 1 3 12 0 131 R. J. Pfeiffer WRJP 0320000000005 R. M. Thorstenson KGCJ 1033001000008 C6SE7 20 99 93 95 62 20 74 50 25 5 13 49 605 Rainier WTEF 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 99 131 142 0 0 443 Rebecca Lynn WCW7977 0 0 3 22 18 12 8 8 11 2 8 1 93 Redoubt WDD2451 0 0 0 10 28 0 19 52 28 14 32 18 201 Regulus Voyager C6FE6 23 8 31 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 68 169 Resolve WCZ5535 25 29 12 17 24 34 13 48 37 4 14 46 303 C6UA2 11 31 33 7 0 32 52 15 46 31 45 40 343 Robert C. Seamans WDA4486 0 0 9 23 26 28 23 0 0 0 0 0 109 Robert S. Pierson CFN4934 0 0 0 0 7 15 4 0 10 1 3 4 44 Roger Blough WZP8164 1 0 36 177 313 173 32 146 260 355 446 234 2173 Roger Revelle KAOU 0 2 11 33 67 595 736 724 717 743 716 74 4 5088 Ronald H. Brown A( ws) WTEC 0 0 0 0 0 22 218 163 0 37 16 10 466 Ronald N A8PQ3 10 3 8 23 8 234 160 174 9 36 3 2 670 Ryndam PHFV 14 45 31 95 56 33 40 14 23 34 35 96 516 S/R American Progress KAWM 80 80 54 51 51 72 43 30 0 0 17 20 498 Safmarine Makutu MRWF2 0 0 0 37 45 27 30 15 25 20 18 23 240 Saga Adventure VRBL4 0 0 0 0 0 29 81 90 69 102 19 21 411

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1 2 112 103 88 137 114 130 119 94 117 70 57 18 75 WKAW Mercury Sea-Land

S 305 36 6 7 12 6 0 6 35 23 36 65 73 WDB9986 Lightning ea-Land

363 50 49 47 33 16 13 21 30 23 17 9 55 WDB9949 Intrepid Sea-Land

1647 174 163 111 109 94 153 143 86 103 166 193 152 WKAE Eagle Sea-Land

530 22 10 30 48 35 61 54 36 39 24 59 112 WDB9950 Comet Sea-Land

333 27 3 5 13 24 43 40 25 30 52 38 33 WDB9948 Charger Sea-Land

527 57 33 54 46 47 58 62 37 47 44 31 11 WKAU Champion Sea-Land

386 39 25 20 27 48 44 20 25 15 38 48 37 KNJK Trader Seabulk

278 12 26 28 24 9 27 21 38 19 16 24 34 WCY7054 Arctic Seabulk

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C6FR4 Spirit Seabourn 123 79 44

1471 86 126 107 69 202 132 120 93 43 0 94 399 WCX9106 Voyager Sea

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WCY6777 Victory Sea

0 0 1 2 3 0 0 5 26 38 48 3 WYT8569 Prince Sea 126

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 10 10 WBN4382 Horse Sea 28

1 0 0 0 0 0 WDD9287 Hawk Sea 0 0 1 6 0 25 33

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 58 WBN3019 Breeze Sea 67

310 14 38 0 18 43 6 5 30 35 0 64 57 HZZD Tabuk Saudi

2 2 7 7 0 4 5 0 0 7 8 1 HZZC Hofuf Saudi 43

Saudi Diriyah Saudi 2232 32 20 34 0 20 33 0 11 17 45 0 20 HZZB

Saudi Abha Saudi HZRX 0 0 3 0 17 3 0 293 68 34 33 52 83

Sandra Foss Sandra WYL4908 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 0 7 22

Samuel De Champlain De Samuel 209 6 1 27 19 23 5 6 29 37 12 0 44 WDC8307

Sam Laud Sam WZC7602 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 16

Saipem 7000 Saipem C6NO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 17 82 19 125

Saga Viking Saga VRXO6 4 0 0 0 12 4 717 17 13 22 110 14 7

Saga Navigator Saga VRDA4 2033 105 440 482 416 201 5 124 142 86 20 9 3

Saga Monal Saga VRZQ9 0 0 116 33 86 39 63 53 0 0 425 18 17

Saga Andorinha Saga MYNJ6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 202 51 54 71 22

Ship Name Ship alSg Jan Sign Call Mar Feb May Apr u Jul Jun Aug Sep Nov Oct Total Dec 60 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Sea-Land Meteor WDB9951 29 3 47 24 6 29 34 63 51 48 36 15 385 Sea-Land Racer WKAP 175 107 112 128 96 118 139 110 134 174 36 91 1420 Sedef Kalkavan V7LU5 0 0 5 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Senang Spirit C6ME8 9 3 9 113 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 Seneca WBN8469 0 0 0 0 36 13 11 64 28 0 0 0 152 Sentinel WBN6510 0 0 15 25 8 0 8 33 12 1 2 16 120 Sentry WBN3013 0 26 0 0 6 47 6 4 0 0 0 0 89 C6FV8 26 13 23 25 3 17 43 15 10 14 14 31 234 Serenata 3EEE2 26 5 18 23 28 7 31 21 9 4 3 6 181 Sesok WDE7899 0000003000003 Seven Seas Mariner C6VV8 37 24 1 9 24 16 9 23 13 0 43 78 277 Seven Seas Navigator ZCDT7 19 24 19 11 9 6 0 34 18 3 1 1 145 Seven Seas Voyager C6SW3 24 22 0 18 72 8 18 2 7 5 0 39 215 Sheila Mcdevitt WDE2542 29 72 14 57 53 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 228 Sidney Foss WYL5445 0 22 11 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 1 50 Sierra WSNB 11 26 23 13 4 23 17 7 0 14 13 12 163 Siku WCQ 6174 0 0 0 1 2 20 24 0 2 15 17 5 86 Sinuk WCQ 8110 0 0 0 45 135 114 21 97 59 0 0 0 471 Siranger 9VAH 0 0 0 0 0 18 25 20 10 17 0 18 108 Sol Do Brasil ELQQ4 16 37 27 58 57 21 44 15 9 12 4 29 329 Splendour Of The Seas C6TZ9 99 108 205 202 129 141 261 498 438 222 13 205 2521 St Louis Express WDD3825 405 340 371 447 235 444 461 490 459 479 373 422 4926 St Nicholas WDB8066 0000000800008 St. Clair WZA4027 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 37 1 124 Stacey Foss WYL4909 900000701400 21 Stalwart WBN6512 36 50 55 42 27 64 68 1 40 26 29 11 449 Star Alabama LAVU4 31 23 45 11 0 19 4 35 15 14 13 2 212 Star America LAVV4 6 6 31 17 30 10 10 0 11 0 0 0 121 Star Atlantic LAYG5 43 23 13 0 9 9 27 20 32 43 34 22 275 Star Derby LAXS2 48 13 50 42 32 36 35 29 47 25 27 11 395

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81 11 10 11 2 0 8 12 15 1 1 0 10 WDE4432 State Sunshine

Stim 43 0 0 14 0 0 2 2 3 0 6 1 15 KF002 son

107 11 8 15 17 0 0 0 0 0 WDC8583 Stikine 19 26 11

375 43 38 45 41 13 55 38 46 43 7 0 6 WDC6055 Cort J. Stewart

243 19 28 1 18 5 9 76 54 30 0 0 3 C6FV4 Voyager Stellar

618 137 46 27 38 17 66 92 69 65 12 18 31 PHSG Statendam

0 0 0 0 0 0 40 53 0 0 0 0 WCAH Maine Of State 93

4224 24 10 4 31 39 1 10 46 28 16 9 6 LAJK7 Kvarven Star

97 0 7 0 27 13 28 3 0 18 0 0 1 LAJF7 Kinn Star

399 50 16 45 28 21 42 31 23 10 62 33 38 LAIG7 Kilimanjaro Star

174 0 47 0 40 31 20 0 1 2 15 18 0 LAZU5 Juventas Star

315 25 0 34 20 18 1 20 15 42 38 48 54 LAJS6 Java Star

221 29 14 45 0 4 34 29 0 18 14 15 19 LAZV5 Japan Star

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAMP5 Istind Star 161 0 31 34 41 55

160 0 0 0 10 16 9 68 8 37 2 2 8 LANT5 Ismene Star

308 51 14 21 44 0 29 46 41 8 17 36 1 LAOX5 Isfjord Star

0 0 7 3 4 0 33 35 5 27 22 LAVN4 Hidra Star 158 22

279 28 7 15 0 0 22 29 17 7 69 8 77 LAVD4 Herdla Star

Star Harmonia Star 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 LAGB5 31 14

Star Hansa Star LAXP4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 25 86 19 4 31

Star Grip Star 433 25 3 38 28 70 47 51 63 4 53 15 36 LADQ4

Star Gran Star 0 0 0 22 4 22 30 LADR4 231 72 16 0 31 34

Star Fuji Star 8 9 8 20 18 13 LAVX4 224 27 24 22 26 25 24

Star Fraser Star 1526 1 23 25 46 8 18 69 261 244 367 139 325 LAVY4

Star Florida Star 255 28 11 0 0 21 23 28 22 44 29 31 18 LAVW4

Star Evviva Star LAHE2 162 7 16 30 10 47 20 6 0 10 0 14 2

Star Eagle Star LAWO2 111 62 42 39 36 25 20 32 56 463 18 22 0

Star Dieppe Star LEQZ3 424 24 18 19 16 27 9 29 273 37 35 30 5

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Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Superstar Aquarius C6LG6 29 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Superstar Libra C6DM2 106 97 118 119 116 116 106 121 120 120 105 105 1349 Sylvie VRCQ2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 38 13 17 88 Talisman LAOW5 0 17 23 0 0 32 25 0 6 23 51 46 223 Tamesis LAOL5 0 27 0 14 10 23 14 4 11 28 0 0 131 Tan’erliq WCY8497 0000300001004 Tangguh Hiri C6XC2 0 0 0 9 31 16 37 77 72 43 45 113 443 Tarang ELSR7 0 0 8 0 19 7 45 51 15 0 0 0 145 Thomas G. Thompson KTDQ 0 0 0 1 22 0 27 14 26 0 1 0 91 Thomas Jefferson WTEA 0 0 0 331 439 305 0 0 0 0 0 0 1075 Thrasher V7TE3 2 4 0 0 0 0 60 16 1 0 0 0 83 Tim S. Dool VGPY 0 0 0 5 6 8 4 7 11 5 2 1 49 Tina Litrico KCKB 22 5 0 15 0 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 64 Tonsberg 9HA2066 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 28 25 47 119 Trailblazer WDE6541 1 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 33 Tridonawati ELNY2 0 0 0 0 0 70 98 63 34 2 8 24 299 Triumph WDC9555 0000000012003 Tropic Carib J8PE3 10 10 22 24 11 0 0 36 28 20 9 0 170 Tropic Dawn J8PR3 9 4 13 11 7 1 1 8 29 14 15 18 130 Tropic Express HO7723 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 8 2 18 22 80 Tropic Jade J8NY 33 32 36 40 36 29 8 11 17 13 11 22 288 Tropic Lure J8PD 24 21 23 19 22 19 26 9 47 24 20 22 276 Tropic Night J8NX 1 4 0 0 0 46 45 42 11 14 4 20 187 Tropic Opal J8NW 36 33 23 61 43 43 44 15 35 39 34 69 475 Tropic Palm J8PB 8 9 13 11 11 13 15 14 9 8 9 15 135 Tropic Sun J8AZ2 0 24 25 22 8 10 12 12 6 0 0 16 135 Tropic Tide J8AZ3 28 0 31 39 38 63 90 31 34 35 25 32 446 Tropic Unity J8PE4 0 0 0 11 61 64 66 69 59 47 41 37 455 Ts Kennedy KVMU 102 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 Tug Dorothy Ann WDE8761 1 0 0 0 0 95 48 31 65 62 47 14 363

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398 21 23 29 27 46 20 45 40 34 32 35 46 C6SI4 Columbia Westwood

We 15 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WBN3008 Ranger stern

471 53 26 43 13 28 31 0 29 74 42 39 93 PINX Westerdam

0 0 0 0 0 0 3EMK6 Sirius West 199 37 24 17 48 52 21

1011 51 95 144 61 49 101 128 73 66 56 108 79 WDD3826 Express Washington

457 69 14 26 32 42 30 55 7 16 27 56 83 C6SE5 Seas The Of Voyager

0 4856 504 352 219 368 380 495 518 405 248 385 502 480 PCHM Volendam

4146 14 6 22 19 4 8 7 2 17 9 11 27 C6SE8 Seas The Of Vision

798 0 47 77 67 95 85 60 80 90 76 63 58 KSPH Virginian

7 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 WDE6434 Star Viking 15

584 53 81 55 39 55 41 28 34 49 47 62 40 WDE2719 Vigilant

342 50 34 13 13 20 20 40 38 14 16 33 51 C6FV3 Voyager Vega

986 127 201 200 54 85 24 16 81 37 66 53 42 PHEO Veendam

0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 0 30 80 74 WCO7674 Star Valdez 217

827 0 0 9 74 63 100 41 137 78 116 88 121 ELYB2 Spirit United

0 0 0 0 0 VRWV4 Sunshine Unique 131 24 22 10 34 2 25 14

95 0 2 17 20 14 24 5 0 0 13 0 0 VRGT8 Explorer Unique

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 77 12 VRCV5 Carrier Unique 97

Unique Brilliance Unique VRXK4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 17 33 26 59 155

Umang 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 18 34 A8PF6 92 34

Santa Marta Santa bc U 1079 131 61 50 114 55 138 103 123 75 76 46 107 5BDK2

Saiki bc U 457 43 0 51 32 18 70 29 34 59 10 45 66 P3GY9

Tycom Reliance Tycom V7CZ2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 42 5 8 56

Tyco Responder Tyco 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 67 V7CY9 78

Tyco Durable Tyco V7DI8 0 0 0 75 56 61 43 1 2 371 69 10 54

Tyco Decisive Tyco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 44 51 19 V7DI7 269 100

Tustumena WNGW 9 2019 193 117 137 221 187 179 198 158 160 247 128 94

Tug Spartan Tug WDF5483 1 0 0 0 0 267 288 124 20 120 311 1200 69

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Ship Name Call Sign Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Westwood Olympia C6UB2 56 19 38 22 35 28 26 29 37 28 0 36 354 Westwood Rainier C6SI3 44 37 34 45 42 30 65 39 28 43 29 25 461 Wilfred Sykes WC5932 578 0 102 718 738 718 743 656 666 733 707 74 4 7103 Wolstad KF001 5 0 14 16 17 25 25 6 0 0 2 0 110 World Spirit ELWG7 0 28 17 47 23 37 18 35 22 10 5 9 251 Xpedition HC2083 19 0 27 40 0 6 33 39 39 43 28 0 274 Ym Antwerp VRET5 31 27 16 17 39 38 31 1 77 101 47 105 530 Ym Busan VREX8 42 77 48 57 48 24 23 51 36 11 17 26 460 Yorktown Express WDD6127 17 42 30 45 34 20 24 19 19 28 25 36 339 Yuhsan H9TE 4 9 7 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Yuyo Spirits 3FNF4 0 0 0 0 0 19 28 17 4 24 1 26 119 Zaandam PDAN 106 120 56 41 7 119 116 175 61 3 73 25 902 Zim Los Angeles A8SI3 31 27 29 46 24 32 44 17 43 8 27 53 381 Zim Ningbo A8SI5 17 24 37 12 28 1 0 0 4 11 10 5 149 Zim Shanghai VRGA6 14 8 4 0 6 5 0 0 16 10 19 22 104 Zim Shenzhen VQUQ4 79 71 44 40 48 47 37 17 0 0 0 0 383 Zuiderdam PBIG 53 70 35 222 165 176 198 89 199 329 266 273 2075 Points of Contact April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 65 O O O O O ourtney, PM ourtney, urtis,PM C C hompson,PM ichard arry Hubble, PM NationalWeather Service, NOAA 1301 Clay Street, Suite 1190N 94612-5217 CA Oakland, 510-637-2960 Tel: Fax: 510-637-2961 E-mail:[email protected] Matt T O PM Holmes, Brian NationalWeather Service, NOAA 501 West Ocean Blvd., Room 4480 Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 562-980-4090 Tel: Fax:562-436-1550 E-mail:[email protected] Daniel NationalWeather Service, NOAA 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., BIN C15700 Seattle, WA 98115-6349 206-526-6100 Tel: 206-526-6904Fax: [email protected] E-mail: R NationalWeather Service, NOAA 600 Sandy Hook Street, Suite 1 99615-6814 AK Kodiak, Tel: 907-487-2102 Fax: 907-487-9730 [email protected] E-mail: PeggyPerales, PM NationalWeather Service, NOAA, Box 427 AK99686-0427Valdez, 907-835-4505 Tel: 907-835-4598 Fax: [email protected] E-mail: L NationalWeather Service AlaskaRegion 222 West 7th Avenue #23 Anchorage,AK99513-7575 Tel: 907-271-5135 Fax: 907-271-3711 E-mail:[email protected] O O

O O O es Ports k oy, PMoy, a L ee akes, PM O PM vans, uciani, PM E erek L hris F on Williams,PM on ori ori NationalWeather Service, NOAA Maritime Center I, Suite 287 2200 Broening Highway Baltimore,21224-6623MD Tel: 443-642-0760 Fax: 410-633-4713 E-mail:[email protected] Jim L Ocean Services Program Coordinator Program Services Ocean Service Weather National RegionPacific HQ Tower Mauka Center, Grosvenor BishopStreet, 737 Suite2200 96813-3201HIHonolulu, 808-532-6439 Tel: 808-532-5569Fax: [email protected] E-mail: Pacific Ports Pacific D NationalWeather Service, NOAA 5027 Miller Trunk Highway Duluth, MN 55811-1442 218-729-0651 Tel 218-729-0690 Fax [email protected] E-mail: Jones,PM David PMO New Orleans 62300Airport Rd. Slidell, LA 70460-5243 Tel: Fax: 504 649-2907 E-mail: C NationalWeather Service, NOAA 1353 FM646 202 Suite 77539 TX Dickinson, 281-534-2640Tel: Ext. 277 281-534-4308 Fax: E-mail:[email protected] Great L R MexicoGulfof Ports New York/New Jersey York/New New NationalWeather Service, NOAA 110 MainStreet, Suite 201 South Amboy, NJ 08879-1367 Tel: 908-217-3477 Fax: 732-316-7643 E-mail:[email protected] L O O

O O iemeyer, PM ychtar ellinger, PM ellinger, R D tlantic Portstlantic obert N im Kenefick, PM avid David A NationalWeather Service, NOAA 2550 Eisenhower Blvd, Suite 312 Box 350067P.O. Port Everglades, FL 33335 954-463-4271 Tel: Fax:954-462-8963 E-mail:[email protected] R NationalWeather Service, NOAA 13701 Fang Road Jacksonville,FL32218-7933 904-741-5186Tel: Ext. 117 Fax: 904 -741-E-mail:[email protected] 0078 T NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue 29405-2413 SC Charleston, 843-709-0102 Tel: 843-740-1289 Fax: E-mail:[email protected] PeterGibino, PM Headquarters Wasserman John Voluntary Observing Ship Program Manager NationalData BuoyCenter Building3203 StennisSpace39529-6000MS Center, 228-688-1818 Tel: 228-688-3923 Fax: [email protected] E-mail: Paula Voluntary Observing ShipOperations Manager NationalData BuoyCenter Building3203 StennisSpace39529-6000MS Center, 228-688-1457 Tel: 228-688-3923 Fax: [email protected] E-mail: NationalWeather Service, NOAA 4034-B Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown, VA 23692-2724 Tel: 757-617-0897 Fax: 757-877-9561 [email protected]: U.S. Port Meteorological Port Meteorological U.S. Officers Points of Contact 66 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log Points of Contact Mana E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] 212-668-7684 Fax: 212-668-7762 Tel: 10004 NY York, New Building Park Battery Guard Coast States United Officer, Relations Maritime AMVER E-mail: [email protected] 305-361-4412 Fax: Tel: 305-361-4313 33149-1026 FL Miami, Causeway Rickenbacker 4301 AOML/PHOD Schmid Claudia Dr. AR E-mail: [email protected] 305-361-4412 Fax: 305-361-4513 Tel: 33149-1026 FL Miami, Causeway Rickenbacker 4301 AOML/PHOD D D E-mail: [email protected] 305-361-4412 Fax: 305-361-4339 Tel: 33149-1026 FL Miami, Causeway Rickenbacker 4301 AOML D A R SEAS Ben Center Guard U r. R r. Gustavo Goni O rifter Pro rifter M G . epresentatives S ick L ick S O L trong Pro

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R e e e p p . p . . A Melbourne [email protected] E-mail: 9474 8 2173 +61 Fax: 9474 1974Tel: +61-8 Australia 6872 WA Perth West 1370 Box PO c/o Malcolm (Mal) Young, PM Fremantle [email protected] E-mail: Group [email protected] E-mail: 4168 9669 +61-3 Fax: 4203 9669 Tel: +61-3 Australia 3001 VIC Melbourne, 1289K Box GPO Bureau of Meteorology Group Observations Marine Graeme Ball, Mgr. Office Head A [email protected] E-mail: 6709 5167 +54-11 Fax: 1525 4514 Tel: +54-11 Argentina Buenos Aires (C1002ABN) 25 658 de Mayo Nacional Meteorlógico Servicio Redes Dto. del Jefe J. Garcia Mario Ar O Meteorological O E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: 5432 5229 +61-3 Fax: 7341 3858 Tel: +61-4 Australia 3001 Vic. Melbourne, 1636M Box GPO c/o Bureau of Meteorology lbert D lbert ustralia g fficers ther Port entina olman, PM olman, A A Points of Contact April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 67

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&O O O upervisor PM upervisor S O PM heppard, S hukster, PM hukster, S ina Zhaoguo ick andy andy oland Kleer, PM U rich Gola, PM Gola, rich ony Hilton, Hilton, ony Shanghai Meteorological Bureau Meteorological Shanghai 166 Puxi Road Shanghai,China Y Ch Nova Scotia Nova R MeteorologicalService Canadaof 45Aldernay16thFloor, Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6 Canada Tel: +1-902-426-6616 [email protected] E-mail: Ontario T R R EnvironmentCanada MeteorologicalService Canadaof 100 East Port Blvd. Hamilton,Ontario L8HCanada 7S4 +1-905Tel: 312 0900 Fax: +1-905 312 0730 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Quebec E MeteorologicalService Canadaof Region Quebec Canada du Servicemétéorologique Canada Environnement 800Gauchetièrerue la de Ouest, bureau 7810 MontréalCanada1L9H5A(Québec) +1-514Tel: 283-1644 Cel: +1-514 386-8269 Fax: +1-514 496-1867 E-mail:[email protected] ycle Manager ife C O avigne, L wyer, PM wyer, D ohnes, Monitoring Manager Monitoring ohnes, ynn L L A PM Dunn, anada Canadian HeadquartersCanadian Gerie L MarineNetworks, Environment Canada SurfaceClimateand Weather, Marine Networks 4905 Dufferin Street Ontario Toronto, CanadaM3H5T4 +1-416Tel: 739 4561 Fax: +1-416 739 4261 E-mail:[email protected] BritishColumbia Bruce C c/o Bureau of Meteorology of Bureau c/o GPO Box 413 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia 9296Tel:+61-2 1547 Fax: +61-2 9296 1648 E-mail:[email protected] Sydney Matt EnvironmentCanada Street Bruce 6 St John’s, Newfoundland A1N 4T3 Canada Tel: +1-709-772-4798 Fax: +1-709-772-5097 E-mail:[email protected] EnvironmentCanada MeteorologicalService Canadaof 140-13160 Vanier Place Richmond,British Columbia 2J2V6V Canada +1-604-664-9188 Tel: +1604-664-4094 Fax: E-mail:[email protected] Newfoundland Andrew 68 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log Points of Contact E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] 74 61 32 2 03 +33 Fax: 74 65 32 03 Tel: +33-2 France Havre Le 76600 Quai des Abeilles Nouveau Sémaphore A Le Havre [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: Telex: 916797RE +262Fax: 262 921 147 France Réunion Port Yves Morville, La Réunion 21 60 44 98 +33-2 Fax: 21 60 44 98 Tel: +33-2 France Brest douane29200 la de quai 16, L Brest [email protected] E-mail: 12 33 33 21 +33-2 Fax: 10 85 10 21 Tel: +33-3 France 62200 Boulogne-sur-mer 17, boulevard Sainte-Beuve DDM62 Météo-France Gérard Boulogne-sur-mer [email protected] E-mail: 69 98 07 61 +33-5 Fax: 54 98 07 61 Tel: +33-5 France Cédex Toulouse 31057 Coriolis 42, Gustave Avenue DSO/RESO/PMOMétéo-France A Headquarters F ouis ndre PM Péries, ndré rance S D téphan, téphan, Doligez evatine, S S tation tation Météorologique S tation tation Météorologique O tation Météorologique S upervisor

Fax: +687 27 42 95 95 42 27 +687 Fax: 04 30 27 Tel: +687 France New Caledonia Port Noumea 98845 151 BP Henri New Caledonia 37 39 90 40 +33-2 Fax: 17 17 13 40 Tel: +33-2 France Bretagne de Montoir 44550 de Saint-Nazaire-Montoir Aérodome Jean Beaujard, Montoir de Bretagne E-mail: [email protected] 49 25 95 42 (0)4 33 +00 Fax: 42 25 95 42 (0)4 33 Tel: +00 France 02 Cédex Provence en Aix 13098 Château-Double du BD 2A 13 CDM / Météo-France PM Perini, Michel Marseille E-mail: [email protected] 70040-17 +49-471 Fax: 70040-18 Tel: +49-471 Germany D-27570 Bremerhaven 10b Schleuse Neuen der An Wetterdienst Deutscher Henning Hesse, PM Bremerhaven E-mail: [email protected] 1496 6690 +49-40 Fax: 1410 6690 Tel: +49-40 Germany D-20359 Hamburg 76 Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse Wetterdienst Deutscher Volker Weidner, PM Weidner, Volker Headquarters m Ger L évèque, an y S S tation Météorologique tation tation Météorologique O O O A dvisor Fax: +350 53474 +350 Fax: 53419 Tel: +350 Gilbraltar 52 BFPO Gilbraltar RAF Meteorological Office Principal Meteorological Gilbraltar E-mail: [email protected] 5438863 381 +49 Fax: 5438830 381 Tel: +49 Rostock 18119 - D 15a Seestr. Wetterdienst Deutscher C Rostock E-mail: [email protected] 1496 6690 40 +49 Fax: 1412/1411/1421 6690 40 Tel: +49 Hamburg 20359 - D 76 Bernhard-Nocht-Str. Met. Hafendienst Wetterdienst Deutscher Susanne Matthias Hoigt PM Bargen, von Horst Hamburg Wing Hon [email protected] E-mail: +30-10 9628952, 9649646 Fax: 9699013 Tel: +30-10 Greece Athens 16777 Hellinikon El, Venizelou 14 (HNMS) Hellenic National Meteorological Service Section Marine Meteorology Michael Myrsilidis Greece E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: 9448 2311 +852 Fax: 8430 2926 Tel: +852 China Kong, Hong Kowloon Road Nathan 134A hristel Heidner, PM Heidner, hristel g T ak Wong, Kon Ripke g,

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O fficer O fficer Points of Contact April 2012 ~ Mariners Weather Log 69 emarang urabaya anjung anjung T S S O oyle, PM oyle, D tasiun Meteorologi Maritim Maritim Meteorologi tasiun Ireland Cork Brian Jl. Deli PelabuhanDeli Jl. Semarang - 50174 Indonesia 3549050 +62-24 Tel: Fax:3559194 +62-24 Surabaya Maritim Meteorologi Stasiun S Priok Jl. Padamarang Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok Jakarta -14310 Indonesia 4351366+62-21 Tel: Fax:490339+62-21 Makassar Makassar Maritim Meteorologi Stasiun Jl. Sabutung I No. 20 Paotere Makassar Indonesia +62-411Tel: 319242 Fax:+62-411 328235 Semarang Maritim Meteorologi Stasiun Jl. Kalimas baru No. 97B Surabaya - 60165 Indonesia +62-31Tel: 3291439 Fax: +62-31 3291439 Met EireannMet AirportCork Cork Ireland +353-21Tel: 4917753 Fax: +353-21 4317405 ffice ffice O O ifangi R ndonesia Cochin Harbour, North End, Wellington Island Kochi 682 009 India +91-484Tel: 667042 Visakhapatnam MeteorologicalPort Thec/o Director, Cyclone Warning Centre ChinnaWaltair VisakhapatnamPradesh 530017.Andra India +91-891Tel: 746506 Kochi Meteorological Port I Belawan Belawan Maritim Meteorologi Stasiun Jl. Raya Pelabuhan III Belawan - 20414 Indonesia 6941851 +62-21 Tel: Fax:6941851 +62-21 Bitung Bitung Maritim Meteorologi Stasiun Jl. Kartini No. 1 Bitung - 95524 Indonesia +62-438 Tel: 30989 Fax: +62-438 21710 Jakarta Mochamad Meteorological and Geophysical Agency Geophysical and Meteorological Jl. Angkasa I No. 2 Kemayoran Jakarta - 10720 Indonesia 4246321 +62-21 Tel: Fax:4246703 +62-21 ffice ffice O O iaison L ffice ffice ffice O O O celandic Met. Icelandic , Port, Meteorological O ndia Sada, Head Land P.O., Sada Goa 403 804 India +91-832Tel: 520012 10th Floor, Centenary10thFloor, Building ChennaiPort Rajaji RoadTrust, Chennai600 001 India +91-44Tel: 560187 Mumbai Fort Meteorological Port 3rd Floor, New Labour Hamallage Building Yellow Gate, Indira Doct Fort Mumbai 400 001 India Tel: +91-2613733 Goa PM Alibnagar, MalkhanaAlibnagar, Building N.S. Dock Gate No. 3 Calcutta 700 043 India +91-33Tel: 4793167 Chennai Meteorological Port Bústadavegur9 IS-150Reykjavik Iceland +354Tel: 522 6000 Fax: +354 522 6001 E-mail:[email protected] I Calcutta Meteorological Port Hreinn Hjartarson,Hreinn Iceland 70 April 20-12 ~ Mariners Weather Log Points of Contact Co. Mayo Co. Charleston Airport International Connaught Tel: 972 4 8664427 8664427 Tel: 972 4 Haifa Port A Hani Haifa 8524956 Tel: 972 8 Port Ashdod Marine Department [email protected] E-mail: 33105 +353-53 Fax: 33113 Tel: +353-53 Ireland Wexford Harbour Rossiare Met Eireann A Mayo Ireland 9 Dublin Hill Glasnevin Met Eireann Columba Dublin Ireland Donegal Co. Lifford MalinHead Cork Airport Met Eireann A Ashdod I D Wexford Ireland D Paddy Donegal srael haron O haron ndy ennis Clohessy, rbel, PM rbel, O elaney, S elaney, . Mahoney, fir, PM fir, C reamer, Marine O Station Manager O tation Manager tation S tation Manager U nit D Headquarters Jap A Ken Port Meteorological Kobe [email protected] Email: [email protected] 6908 3211 +81-3 Fax: 5144 ext. 8341 3212 Tel: +81-3 Japan 100-8122 Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku Otemachi, 1-3-4 Japan Meteorological Agency Div.,Marine Climate Dept. and Marine E-mail:[email protected] 433689 +254-11 Fax: 433689 / 225687 Tel: +254-11 Kenya Mombasa 98512 Box PO Telex: 2222163 622 3520 +81-45 Fax: Tel: 621 1991 +81-45 Japan 231-0862 Yokohama, Naka-ku Yamate-cho, 99 Observatory Yokohama Local Meteorological Port Meteorological Yokohama +81-52 762-1242Fax: 6364 752 Tel: +81-52 Japan Nagoya, 464-0039 2-18, Hiyori-ho, Chigusa-ku Observatory Nagoya Meteorological Local Port Meteorological Nagoya 8946 222 +81-78 Fax: 8918 Tel: 222 +81-78 Japan 651-0073 Kobe Wakinohamakaigan-dori, Chuo-ku 1-4-3, Kobe Marine Observatory li Juma Mafimbo, PM Mafimbo, Juma li r. Kazuhiko Hayashi, S Hayashi, r. Kazuhiko an a ya

O O O fficer fficer fficer O cientific O cientific fficer Paul Paul Port Bintulu Malas Mohd S Mohd Klang Port 386 314 +60-86 Fax: Malaysia Sarawak 97007 Bintulu P.O. 285 Box Bintulu Meteorological Station Meteorological Meteorological Port Louis Maurituis E-mail:[email protected] 1033 686 +230 Fax: 1031/32 686 Tel: +230 Mauritius Vacoas Road Paul St. Fax: +60-88 211 019 211 +60-88 Fax: Malaysia Sabah Kinabalu Kota 88995 P.O. 54 Box Bandang 7th Floor, Dang Wisma Malaysian Meteorological Service S Mohd Port Kinabalu 8046 7957 +60-3 Fax: Malaysia Selangor 46667 Petaling Jaya Jalan Sultan Malaysian Meteorological Service C hong hong hah A hah ha E ha ya

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