Volume 54, Number 3 December 2010 c2 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm Mr. John L Wasserman, Editorial Supervisor Editorial Mr. L John Wasserman, S  W      .     W  S Phone: (228) 688-1818 Fax: (228) 688-3923 (228) 688-1818 Fax: (228) Phone: S  I   W I   P S  A: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/ A, P ,  L Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000 MS Center, Space Stennis NDBC Techincal Publications O Publications ce Techincal NDBC U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center Navigation Guard Coast U.S. http://www.vos.noaa.gov/mwl.shtml E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: NOAA Assistant Administrator for for Administrator Assistant NOAA M  W  L W  M  Under ofSecretary Commerce for http://seas.amverseas.noaa.gov/ U.S. Department of Commerce of Department U.S. N   W  S W  N   National Data Buoy Data Center National http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov National Weather Service National http://www.vos.noaa.gov Oceans Oceans and Atmosphere Dr. John "Jack" L. Hayes L. Dr. "Jack" John http://www.weather.gov E  S http://www.amver.com Marine Marine Dissemination Mariners Mariners Weather Log Mariners Weather Mariners Log Jane Lubchenco Ph.D. Lubchenco Jane L   D  L  http://www.noaa.gov    :    John L. Wasserman L. John seas/seasmain.html NDBC (W/OPS 51) (W/OPS NDBC AMVER Program AMVER Weather Weather Services ISSN ISSN 0025-3367 SEAS Program VOS Program Leigh Ellis Leigh Bldg. 3203 Bldg. NOAA NOAA this issue of the Mariners Weather Log. Well that’s about enough of my ramblings and musings. Please enjoy transmitted or only a change in ships position. observation (several times in the same hour) the withretransmit to need nono however, is occur, there changes change weather in the data signifi when in come cant observations see to like do we that mind hour.Pleasein the keep during severaltimes observation same the this. We have seen, on more than one occasion, countships 1 observation, per ship,that per hour.will There are severaltransmit reasons for we do the totals for the month and the year, the system is designed to those ships that participate in the “leagues” that we have set up.Speakingof awards, some Ithink clarifi When cation inis order.This is for program. the for doing are ships our job great a what proofpositiveis issueof this and efforts outstanding fortheir ships I have deemed this issue the “Awards Issue” we love to recognize our missed greatly. a tremendous asset to the US VOS program and his expertise will be Pat retired and is embarking on a new chapter of his life. He has been The US VOS program said goodbye to our Seattle PMO Pat Brandow. on page 2. story his please read him, who knew Luke.Robert He colleaguefriend all deargreatto was a friend and Itis with agreat deal of sadness that Imust thereport passing of my Weather Log! ofissue Mariners the up this youshipmates Greetings onceThank and friends. again for picking Editor the From Barb Fuler Barb Photo courtesy of Sunrise over Lake Superior. O  : John John Wasserman December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 35 53 85 22 54 40 ...... VOS Program New Recruits: Recruits: New Program VOS July 1 through October 2010 31, Marine Weather Review – Review Weather Marine c NorthArea May Pacifi throughAugust 2010 Areas c Pacifi East Tropical and Atlantic Tropical May through August 2010 Program VOS ProgramVOS Awards CooperativeVOS Ship Report: January through October 2010 Contact of Points InMemorium: Robert Luke...... Departments: Review Weather Marine and Highlights Circulation Mean ClimateAnomalies through May – August 2010 ...... Seattle PMO RetiresSeattle PMO After ...... 44Years Shipwreck:Edmund Fitzgerald ...... Corner PMO’s – Review Weather Marine North Atlantic Area May through August 2010 page 4 page page 2 page 2 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log In Memorium: Robert Luke Port Hueneme, California; Operation Operation California; Hueneme, Port Maine; Brunswick, Luke Japan; Misawa, career, including: locations Naval various in served his During Aerographer’s Mate. country his proudly for 21 served years, retiring as a and Chief Navy, the in enlisted immediately He 1978. in graduated from Northwest High School May 5th 1960, moved to Cincinnati and “Luke”was Waukesha,in born on WI disbelief. of state a in us left has and surprise by all us caught that atjust attack 50 yearsof age,event an October22,2010. He suffered heart a Friday, away passed Lead, Program VOS family when Robert Luke, the US USthe struck tragedy unexpected An In Memoriam: Robert Luke instrumental in the development of a of development the in instrumental the was He to position. Manager Program ascended quickly then and Manager Operations as was position the first with His 2001. in tenure program VOS US his started Luke University Southern Mississippi. (21) and Sierra (18) Caleb who both children, attend two the had and 1988 in married They Pam. wife, his met he During his tour in Barbers Point, Hawaii (NAVOCEANO). Office Oceanographic Naval the and Kitty Hawk; USS George Washington; USS Coral Sea;Zealand; Barbers Point, New Hawaii; USS Antarctica; Christchurch, Party Station, Over McMurdo at Winter Freeze Deep will be sorely missed. be sorely missed. will Heeveryonemet. to heshipmate and individual.He wascherisheda friend caring light-hearted, was warm, He kind, a himself. before others put professional consummate whoalways a was He mine. of coworker and shipmate friend, longtimeLukeawas SPECIAL NOTE South throughout Mississippi. organizations non-profit and charities for events fundraising innovative implementing hours before countless spent Luke others himself, of thinking Always US and International VOS programs. between gap the bridge to helped has which newdatabase web-based brand By John Wasserman John By

Pat Brandow, Seattle PMO, Retires After 44 Years December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 3

By Robert Luke Naval Air Station at Atsugi, Japan (1968-1971), and subsequently toNaval Air Following Station Saufley Field (1971-1973). in FL Pensacola, completion of Advanced Forecaster several had Pat Lakehurst, at Training from forecaster Navy a as assignments aboard including through Air 1983, 1974 Naval at (CV-41), Midway USS the Philippines, in the Point Cubi Station and at Naval AirCalendar in Belle Chase, Louisiana. Station Alvin finalPat’s military assignment was at the Naval Postgraduate School in served he where California, Monterey, as an instructor in the Geophysics Technical Readiness Laboratory.After 20 years of dedicated service Petty Chief rankof the achieving and Navy U.S. the from retired Pat cer, Offi in 1986. Pat didn’t remain however. In Septemberidle 1986, he for long, began a second career in weather, this time National with NOAA’s Weather Service. For his first years with NWS, he was asassigned 10 a Washington, Meteorological Seattle, Technician in ce at the Offi Forecast working the Public Service desk. In January 1995, Pat was selected as the new NWS Port Meteorological Officer (PMO) in Seattle. His new vessels new recruiting included duties Observing Ship” into the “Voluntary (VOS) and serving the needs of vessels already in the VOS in VOS already the vessels of serving and needs the (VOS) Program. For the next years,14 Pat served in one of the for areas, responsible shipping commercial busiest nation’s numerous and (Oregon), Portland Tacoma, in Ports Seattle, smallerports inwestern Washington andOregon. Pat Brandow, Seattle PMO On September 30, 2010, Pat Brandow, the Port Meteorological Meteorological Port the Brandow, Pat 2010, 30, September On Officer in Seattle, Washington, retired after serving career country United his the in distinguished both a long and StatesNational NavyWeather Service.and NOAA’s His militarycombined serviceand federal totals an impressive 44 years. during served He 1966. December in Navy U.S. the joined Pat (1967-68) (CVS-33) Kearsarge USS the on War Vietnam the before training as an Aereographers (Weather Mate (AG) Training Center at the inNaval Observer) Lakehurst, New Jersey Upon (1968). graduation, Pat was assigned to the Seattle PMO Retires After 44 Years Years 44 After Retires PMO Seattle 4 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Shipwreck Shipwreck: Edmund Fitzgerald Shipwreck: Edmund Fitzgerald by a rogue wave. rogue a by the conclusion that it was overwhelmed down. Recent evidence seems to lead to known it the reason why the ship went conclusively not is What song. and films articles, books, in documented well been has ship’sdemise The were lost. Lake Superior. Allon 29 sailorsgale on board November a in disappeared ore Lakes carrier Great the of loss the of This fall marks the 35 the marks fall This Edmund

Fitzgerald th anniversary anniversary . The ship ship The . a pair of coal-fi red water tube boilers. tube coal-fi of water pair red a 7,500 shaft horsepowergenerated that with engine steam from turbine steam Power was supplied by a Westinghousetime. that at Lakes Great the on ship 75 feet at the beam, this was the largest At 729 feet, 3 inches in overall length by iron ore for Toledo, OH. load to Bay,Silver MN for departing several months later, on September 22, service entered and 7,1958, June on launched was It MI. Rouge, River of the Great Lakes Engineering Works, The was aFitzgerald product Edmund Edmund Fitzgerald Edmund Rev. Peter J. Van Linden. der is shown on July 4, 1968, in a photo by ship The record. season single new a setting Locks Soo the through cargo Fitzgerald Edmund the 1968 In tons. 30,000 carry fi the 1968, in to rst and, tons 27,000 fithe tons, 26,000 top to laker rst over on numerous occasions. It was the first to set a new standard that was surpassed tons out of Silver Bay on June 18, 1960, 22,475 Itloaded gross records. cargo The 13,632 gross ton carrier set several moved 1,358,074 tons of of tons 1,358,074 moved Vinland, Ontario, Canada Ontario, Vinland, By Skip Gillam Skip By Shipwreck December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 5

Edmund Fitzgerald survived overwhelmed by a rogue wave recover. andnot could lifeTwo boats broke free and are on display at the Valley Camp Museum Marie, Ste. at MI. Sault The damage, shownhave in to a photo by Normbelieved Wood on was 1991, 9, September propeller thrashing the by icted infl been striking the lifeboat as the freighter sank. Had the the now famous November Gale, it is cult to determinediffi its future. The exist as longer no it operated eet that fl if but, company shipping Lakes Great a had, hadbeenself- converted vessel a the to eetmates fl of number a as unloader, it may be still plying the occasionally tumultuous waters the of Great Lakes another for owner. Lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald warnings, the Captain took asheltered more course following the north shore and was almost ship to the when theBay sh quieter Whitefi of waters went down. It simplyvessels nearby of disappeared screen radar the from board on All explanation. any without no sinking and sudden the in lost were bodiesfound. ever were The hull was subsequently located by a robot camera and was found broken apart. The stern rests upside down in feet of 530 water while the heavily damaged bow section is nearby and uprightthebottom.on Some investigators theorized that the ship may have struck bottom Others passing holed. was and area shoal a over suspect water leakedhatch covers. through A recent investigation the however, suggests that the ship was Edmund at the mouth of EdmundFitzgerald Edmund Fitzgerald lost an anchor in the Hochelaga Edmund Fitzgerald was operated the Detroit River. Both vessels were downbound with cargoaccident occurred and the when the Fitzgerald confrontation. During the winter of the1971-1972, boilers were fully convertedburntoautomated ratheroil than coal. and After loading the final cargo of ore at Superior, WI, headed across LakeNovember Due10, 1975. to the gale Superior on The Transportation Columbia the of part as Co. fleet but was actually owned, as an investment, by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. the 1970, 1, May On was in a collision with the Canadian steamer 6 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log The PMO’s Corner Broadcast Schedule Manual. Attachments are received in in received are Attachments Manual. Schedule Broadcast Radiofacsimile Marine Worldwide the in found be may Explorer. 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Hurricanes Danielle and Earl both both reachedcategory intensity.4Earl Danielle, and Danielle Hurricanes developed. season the of hurricanes half of August that the second and third latter the until not was it but August, early and July in basin Atlantic the over formed storms tropical Several conditions. La Nina strengthening and developing reflect anomalies oceanic and atmospheric Pacific. Thesecentral and western the over average than stronger remained upper-leveland winds westerlytrade winds easterly low-level Equatorial westernandcentralequatorial Pacific. over Indonesia, and suppressed over the activity near the equator was thunderstorm enhanced and cloudiness Deep 1C5Cbelowto region. the average in with sub-surface temperatures reaching Pacific, equatorial eastern and central isotherm) shallowerwas average than acrossthe 20C the of depth the by (measured thermocline oceanic The -1.0C. below or at were indices Nino monthly the of all August, by fact, In -1.2CAugust. and in July in -0.9C 3.4 region continued to fall, registering latest monthly SST indices for the Nino Ocean during July and August 2010.strengthen Theacross the equatorial Pacific to Negativecontinued SST anomalies The Tropics pattern. pattern. reflectedin the 500hPa heightanomaly LakeWinnipeg, which weaklyisvery below average SLP from Hudson Bay to the SLP anomaly map ( and north-central Russia. Interestingly, southwestern Canada, the British Isles, modest below average heightsRelatively were noted over Russia. central to Europe eastern from and Pacific, dominated much of the middle latitude ( wellas overIcelandandas Greenland adjacentofportions Ocean, theArctic northern portions of North America and above well average featured 500 hPa August heightsof month across The far surface. the at reflected weakly only Figure 7 Figure ). Above average heights also Figure 8 Figure ) shows Mean Circulation Highlights and Climate Anomalies: May through August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 9 4 6 8 2 5 7 1 3 Figures 1,3,5,7 Figures 2,4,6,8 base period monthly means. base period monthly means. anomalous sea level pressure drawn at an interval of 6 dam. contour interval is indicated by Northern Hemisphere mean and Northern Hemisphere mean and at an interval of 4 hPa. Anomaly (CDAS/Reanalysis). Mean values(CDAS/Reanalysis). height Mean (CDAS/Reanalysis). anomalous 500-hPa geopotential References Climate1. Diagnostics Bulletin (http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa. gov/products/CDB/CDB_ Archive_html/bulletin_022010/ Extratropics/extratropics.shtml) 2. Climate Diagnostics Bulletin (http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa. gov/products/CDB/CDB_ Archive_html/bulletin_022010/ Extratropics/extratropics.shtml) shading. Anomalies are calculated as departures fromthe 1979-1995 as departures fromthe 1979-1995 are denoted by solid contours drawn Anomaly contour interval is indicated heights are denoted by solid contours byshading. Anomalies are calculated the first of the Cape Verde-type storms, storms, Verde-type Cape the of first the remained well east of any land areas, with top sustained winds behind of 120 kts.days several was Earl Hurricane Danielle, and crossed the Atlantic at In predecessor. than its latitudes lower the first few days of September, remain Earl Hatteras, Cape past brush would off the middle and northern Atlantic coasts, and eventually make landfall and Scotia Nova Both Scotia. in Nova Prince Edward outages power Island and trees experienceduprooted many fromthis hurricane. 10 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 May through August 2010 Area Atlantic North – Review Weather Marine sustained winds of 35 kts with gusts gusts with kts 35 of winds sustained maximum with 8 August UTC 0900 31N at near 66W passed Colin Storm Colin: Storm Tropical Tropical Activity became at end ofthe August. extratropical and Bermuda of east well slowly A Danielle passed weakening Hurricane Bermuda. of southwest waters affected Colin TropicalStorm weakening August early In 31N. of north responsibility of area marine OPC’s affected systems Twotropical erratically off eastern Canada. move or stall to then caused pressure high blocking when May in except the Greenland or northwestern Europe, east out over the North Atlantic toward they as intensifiedmoved or northeast U.S.ornortheast Canadian coastsand the near originated lows the of Most activity in late August as fall relativelyapproached. quiet, followed by increasing were August of half first and July of half last The winds. force hurricane producing lows tropical non no were of2009, period same the there Unlike 970 hPa, and a third almost as intense. below pressures central with waters northern the in cyclones intense two months, half thefirst of July produced summer the during cyclones such of frequency in off drop some was there with May being most active. Although period this during winds force storm with Atlantic cyclones produce to North continued the July, through period the during decreases normally activity cyclonic Although months. summer and spring late the includes 2009 August to May of period The Introduction Tropical Tropical turned Danielle to the north toward toward north the to Danielle turned then north the cyclone to larger a and the month. High pressure over Europe of end the by gale a to weakened and more thentowardturned the northeast cyclone as a storm force low. Danielle of the center supports classification ofthe appearance the southwest winds as high as 45 kts near speeds, wind havelow biases that increase at higher ASCAT winds that Given transition. hours after completion of extratropical thirteen about Danielle tropical post bands. bands. but is approaching nearby frontal cloud northwest the to convection with possible 52W) (40N center the around structure cloud circular some retains undergoingextratropical transition.It but hurricane a as classified still was Danielle while taken image satellite a storm of (secondpart extratropical an to Danielle 1 Figure Danielle. extratropical) post (or became tropical and later hours zone three frontal nearby a with merged with to gusts 75 kts. The cyclone then kts 60 of winds sustained maximum 41N 49W at 2100 UTC on the 30 the on 41N 2100 UTC at 49W andweakened tropicalato near storm ridge subtropical the around east the toward turn gradual a made cyclone 1).The (Reference intensity of scale Saffir-Simpson the on 2 Category 110 to gusts kts, with kts of90 winds of August 28 with maximum sustained evening the on hurricane weakening a as 59W near waters OPC’s into southwestern north moved Danielle major hurricane south of OPC’s waters, Danielle: Hurricane 66W. 33N dissipation followingdissipation late on the 8 with morning, same the a to depression downgraded was but kts 45 to Figure 3 Figure depicts this transition of of transition this depicts Ocean Forecast Branch, Ocean Prediction Center, Camp Springs, MD Springs, Camp Center, Prediction Ocean Branch, Forecast Ocean Figure 1 Figure shows winds around around showswinds ). ). 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Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 11 . The th 6 .7/ 2 2 0). At 0300 0300 At 0). SEA(m/f) . The central th , as a frontal wave wave frontal a as , . Selected ship and ship . Selected Figure 1 th . while drifting northeast, northeast, drifting while st Figure 9 This cyclone originated as originated This cyclone W 45 WIND SE 70 SE 70 SE 50 SE 50 SE 45 SW 45 NW 40 Table 1 , before becoming absorbed The next developing storm is th (height m) 82 (height 53 m) (height m) 139 of of low pressure south of Nova Scotia intensified rapidly while absorbing another low over southern Labrador. The central pressure dropped 25 hPa during the twenty-four hour periodending at UTC 1800 on the 15 pressure fell 26 hPa in the twenty-four twenty-four in the hPa 26 fell pressure 1, July UTC 0600 at ending period hour force storm a as it classified OPC when pressure central the later hours Six low. reached 968 hPa near 58N 19W, making this cyclone the most intense storm. July a for unusual period, the of and similar in was location This event intensity to another occurringthan a week later ( less by a new low forming in the Labrador in forming Labrador the low a new by Sea late on the 17 cyclone subsequently drifted southeast driftedsoutheast subsequently cyclone and weakened to a gale force low on the 16 platform reports taken in this event are event this in taken reports platform listedin Northeastern Atlantic Storm, June 30-July 2: 46N near pressure low of wave frontal a 48W at 1200 UTC on June 29 which deepened rapidly and northeast tracked over the northeastern Atlantic after 0600 UTC on the 30 andpassed north thearea Juneof 2. June Storm, Atlantic North Western 15-16: depicted in gale on the 31 UTC July 1 the Arcadia (ZCDN2) near near (ZCDN2) Arcadia the 1 July UTC

. . th th as th , just south south just , th 17/0000 15/1000 15/1500 15/1800 15/1800 15/1800 16/0400 , to be describedbeto , next. shows the final forty-eight th displays winds to 45 kts north kts 45 to winds displays . The cyclone . then Theweakened to cyclone a th 40N 51W 57N 51W 57N 47N 46W 47N 46N 57W POSITION (UTC) DATE/TIME southern Labrador Sea by the 24 two lows rotating around each other, storm developing low northern the with force winds that day. consolidatedThe system into a single storm987 47W near early on 51N the hPa25 which absorbed several other lows to in imagery ASCAT The northwest. its Figure 8 and southeast of the storm center at a time when the central pressure was hPa.971 The Ludwigshafen Express 40 of winds northwest reported (DILE) the on UTC 0600 at 36W 52N near kts 30 Hibernia Platform 50 (VEP717,of winds 46.7Nnorthwest reported 48.7W) kts at 0600 UTC on the 25 North Atlantic Storm, May 29-31: Figure 7 most third this of development of hours intense low of the period. The storm originated from a frontal low of wave 28 the on early 44W pressure41N near of the area of strongest pressure gradient gradient pressure strongest of area the north of the To low. the of side west the on 59N near (BATEU00) Artica Mary the kts 43 of winds northeast reported 45W 26 May UTC 2200 At later. hours seven encountered 45W) (43N V7RI8 ship the southwest winds of 45 kts and 4.0 m seas ft). (13 The cyclone lingered in that area for the nexthours before weakeningtwenty-four and moving southwest and becoming absorbed by late southeast the to passing low another on the 28 46.7N 48.7W 46.7N 46.4N 48.4W 46.4N

st , with Figure Figure nd (DPAK) (DPAK) . As the low low the As . . A second st th Training Ship Empire the front and associated (KKFW) near 38N 54W (WDC6907) (WDC6907) nd OBSERVATION (SHJC) CL New York CL New York The . with the second part of . th th st A complex low pressure system . The th showing this cyclone southeast of Table 1.Table Selected ship and platform observations taken during the western North Atlantic storm of June 15-16, 2010. GSF Grand Banks (YJUF7) (VCXF) Nova Terra 48W 46.7N Courage Undine Hibernia Platform (VEP717) BATFR43 A8BZ6 6 Newfoundland. This cyclone turned north and absorbed the other cyclone over passing while Newfoundland near theGrand Banks thetwenty-next over The gale. large a becoming hours, four gale subsequently drifted northeast days, few the next over and weakened dissipating southeast Greenlandof by the21 system similarof intensity originated near the New England coast late on the 14 windsweakened. North Atlantic Storm, May 24- 26: frommoved Atlantic Canada into the moved northwest into northwest the Strait Davis moved on the 22 State VI reported southwest winds of on UTC 450700 at ft) kts m (25 seas 7.5 and the 14 encountered southwest winds of 50 kts 50 of winds southwest encountered and m 9.0 seas (30 ft) near 44N 45W at 0000 UTC on the 15 developed a secondary lowfront by 0600 onUTC on the 22 the storm force winds when passing south of Newfoundland late on 13 the Storm in Davis Strait, May 21-22: A Greenland approaching system frontal from the Labrador Sea on the 21 storm force winds near the southwest Greenland coast on the 21 12 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 GOES13 infrared satellite image valid 1045 UTC August 30, 2010. The valid time of the image is about 13 isabout image the of time 30, 2010. valid August UTC The 1045 valid image satellite infrared GOES13 2. Figure hours prior to the valid time of the second part of Figure 1. The satellite senses temperature on a scale from black black from ascale on temperature senses satellite 1.The Figure of part second the of time valid the to prior hours OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC August 29 and 0000 UTC August 31, 2010. August UTC 0000 and 29 August UTC 1200 valid charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 1. Figure (warm) to white (cold) in this type of imagery. imagery. of type (cold) this in (warm) white to Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 13 as the the as th 5 shows the as it drifted it north as th Figure 1 6 reveal a swath of winds to to winds of swath a reveal 6 5. The ASCAT wind retrievals retrievals wind ASCAT The 5. . Figure 1 References Hurricane of Scale Saffir-Simpson 1. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Intensity: aboutsshs.shtml Thomas, communication, E-mail 2. Analysis and Data Climate Bridget, Section (Environment Canada),October 28, 2008. Sienkiewicz,3. Joe and Chesneau, Lee, Mariner’s Guide to the 500 Millibar Chart, Mariner’s Weather Number 3, December52, Log, Vol. 2008 other events during this period, as high high as period, this during events other pressure to the north and east blocked its progression. merging of two cyclones to formstorm force a low in the second part of Figure 1 in blocking high retreated northeast and thedissipatedmonth. the endof by and weakened. The weakening system system weakening The weakened. and turned29 northeastthe more on 45 kts on the southwest and west sides sides west and southwest the kts on 45 distance some displaced cyclone the of from the center due to presence of an occluded front. These winds support the use of a “storm” label on OPC’s surface charts near force thisgale a to time.cyclone the downgraded OPC earlylow on the 28 the and th th Genco Genco and moved moved and . . The ship th rd th . The cyclone . The cyclone th . (LAIP5) near 52N 37W 37W 52N near (LAIP5) (49.5N 26.5W) reported reported 26.5W) (49.5N

th . st (VRCF7) near 50N 29W . Dissipation followed over 4 shows the rapid development development rapid the shows 4 , near An 58N 10W. ASCAT th then drifted Great east toward th th The rapid development of this Low pressure formed on a front . It turned toward the southeast and and southeast the toward turned It . . A new cyclone developed near the the near developed cyclone new A . th th North Atlantic Storm, July 16-17: Figure 1 of another of intense stormJuly the over northern waters, from the merger of northern and southern lowstwenty-four hour period.over The central a period, this during hPa 23 fell pressure and also in an earlier period ending at 0000 UTC on the 16 encountered 9.8 m seas (32 ft) along with 35 kts northwest winds at 0500 theUTC13 on northwest winds of 48 kts. Thekts.northwest 48 winds of Acheron reported northwest winds of 45 kts. At At kts. 45 of winds northwest reported 0000 UTC the and 0200 UTC 13 July ship BATFR04 Berge AtlanticBerge developed a lowest central pressure of a lowest developed on UTC 1800 at 44W 55N near hPa 973 the 16 northerntheFrance23 on North Atlantic Storm, August 27- 28: cyclone was farther south than most Britain with a weakening trend through through trend weakening a with Britain July 20 25 km pass from UTC 1021 that day revealed a small area of winds to 45 ktsas a compact of on the side southeast followed trend weakening A cyclone. Norwegian the into moved cyclone the the21 onSea VRY03 (54N 49W) reported northeast 49W) (54N VRY03 winds kts 55 of and ft) 6.5 m seas (21 UTC at on 1700 the 16 northeast, absorbing the other low on 12 the on UTC 0500 At 16. July Northeastern Atlantic Storm, August August Storm, Atlantic Northeastern 20: near 53N 12W, the northeastwardredevelopment UTC 0000 at 29W of 49N center pressure a primary low This liftedAugustnew low 19. north winds force storm developed briefly and on UTC 1800 by center the of southeast the 20 weakened to a gale southwest of Ireland Ireland of southwest gale a to weakened the next day before turning northeast across Great Britain on the 14 12 English Channel on the 15 theChannelEnglish on 15 . th Figure Figure Figure Figure 0), reaching reaching 0), (GLNE) near (DEHY) near Figure 1 Discovery Discovery . 2 is a METEOSAT9 2 infrared is a METEOSAT9 The next developing cyclone rd This intense low developed from developed This low intense . . Like its predecessor, this cyclone th 3 provides limited coverage of this 1) showing a short-wave trough and 70 70 and trough short-wave a showing 1) 57N 12W reported southwest winds of 45 kts and m 6.7 seas (22 ft). The buoy 64045 (59.2N 11.7W) reported southwest winds of 35 kts and 10.0 m seas (33 ft) at 0800 UTC 7 on the Northeastern Atlantic Storm, July 6-7: the merger a of southern frontal wave and a complex low pressure system passing to the north ( 1 stream. jet or maximum wind kts 85 to More information on use of the 500 hPa chart may be found in Reference 4 (Sienkiewicz and Chesneau, 2008). Figure 1 satellite image of the storm near the time maximumof revealing intensity, features cold defined with frontal well tops and great vertical extent. 1 the on winds stronger shows but system up to 45 the cyclone, of side southeast storm force of suggestive kts, strongly winds. The maximum intensity The (central pressurehours. twenty-four within hPa) 969 thisduring hPa 31 fell pressure central initialperiod using the northern low’s is deepening impressive Such pressure. reflected in500 a hPa analysis ( 62N 23W reported northeast winds of 55 kts and m 7.5 seas (24 ft). The Leverkusen Express encountered 35W 50N 8.5 m seas (28 ft) along with kts35 northwest winds at 1200 UTC June 30. Other ships in the area reported 40 kts or less. The cyclone subsequently weakened to a driftingnortheast, while 2 July on gale late Iceland of northeast passing before on the 3 subsequently northeast moved slowly with a weakening trend and passed northeastthe8 lateon Iceland of Northeastern Northeastern Alantic Storm July of 11-13: the across track east to west more a took as intense, not was and North Atlantic coast Labrador southern the off moving early and on July then11 becoming a storm with hPa a 995 central pressure near 54N 27W at 1800 UTC on the 14 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 and the eastern portion portion eastern the and the storm appears near near appears storm the Figure 1. The center of of center 1.The Figure for Satellite Application Application Satellite for 25 km versus 50 km in in km 50 versus 25 km version of the imagery. imagery. the of version of the 1318 UTC pass, 1318 pass, UTC the of of the 1138 UTC pass pass UTC 1138 the of the coarser resolution resolution coarser the left side of the image. image. the of side left 42N 41W lower- the in NOAA/NESDIS Center Center NOAA/NESDIS Danielle shown in the the in shown Danielle sensed winds around around winds sensed second part of Figure Figure of part second of the second part of of part second the of north of 49N. These These 49N. of north for August 31, 2010, August for Image is courtesy of of iscourtesy Image 1. The resolution is resolution 1. The The western portion portion western The are shown, with the the with shown, are extratropical storm) storm) extratropical times are less than than less are times passes overlapping overlapping passes quarter hours later later hours quarter than the valid time time valid the than image of satellite- of image ASCAT (Advanced ASCAT (Advanced thirteen and one- and thirteen post-tropical (or post-tropical Scatterometer) Scatterometer) and Research. and OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC May 3 and 0600 UTC May 5, 2010. May UTC 0600 3and May UTC 1800 valid charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 4. Figure Figure 3. 3. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 15 Figure 5. ASCAT 25 km 25 ASCAT and Research. appears on the eight hours later time of the pass of Newfoundland upper-left side of is 1401 UTCis 1401 May winds around the the storm east of 5, 2010, or about 2010, 5, southwest side of of satellite-sensed courtesy of NOAA/ than the valid time Figure The 4. valid NESDIS/ CenterNESDIS/ for Satellite Application Figure The 4. island the image. Image is scatterometer image in the second part of of thesecond part of Newfoundland shown Figure 6. OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 0000 UTC May and 15 1200 2010. UTC May 16, 16 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 Figure 7.Figure OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 0600 UTC May 31, 29 UTC and 0600 valid 2010. charts Analysis Surface Atlantic OPC North courtesy of NOAA/ of courtesy UTC), about 17-18UTC), about around the storm storm the around image of satellite satellite of image image. Image is Image image. tip of Greenland Greenland of tip 7. The southern 7. southern The Application and and Application NESDIS/Center NESDIS/Center portions of two two of portions second part of of part second UTC and 1340 1340 and UTC passes (1200 passes of the second second the of sensed winds winds sensed the valid time time valid the ASCAT 25 km Figure 7.Figure The hours prior to to prior hours the upper-left upper-left the part of Figure Figure of part appears near near appears image shows shows image corner of the the of corner shown in the the in shown for Satellite Satellite for Research. Figure 8. 8. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 17 Figure OPC 10. North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC July 5 and 2010. 6, Figure OPC 9. North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC June and 2010. 14 15, 18 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 of the North Atlantic low pressure system shown in Figure 10. The chart is computer generated with short-wave troughs troughs short-wave with generated iscomputer 10. chart The Figure in shown system pressure low Atlantic North the of OPC North Atlantic 500 hPa analysis valid 0000 UTC July 6, 2010, during the period of rapid intensification intensification rapid of period 6, the 2010, July UTC during 0000 valid analysis hPa 500 Atlantic North OPC 11. Figure (dashed lines) manually added. lines)(dashed manually time of the image image the of time temperature on a on temperature (cold) in this type type (cold) this in 2115 UTC July 6, July 2115 UTC scale from black black from scale infrared satellite satellite infrared 2010. The valid 2010. valid The Satellite senses senses Satellite the second part part second the (warm) to white (warm) white to image over the the over image approximately approximately later than the the than later northeastern northeastern Atlantic valid valid Atlantic of Figure 10. Figure of valid time of of time valid METEOSAT9 METEOSAT9 three hours hours three of imagery. of Figure 12. 12. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 19 Figure 13. right side of the image. Image is courtesy of NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Application andResearch. the second part of Figure The valid 10. time of thepass or aboutis 2223 UTC July 2010, 6, four and one-half hours ASCAT 25 km 25 scatterometerASCAT image of satellite-sensed winds around mainly the southeast side of the storm shown in later than the valid time of the second part of Figure The center 10. of the storm appears near 59N 19W in the upper- 20 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC July 15 and 1200 UTC July 16, July 2010. UTC 1200 15 and July UTC 1200 valid charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 14. Figure OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC August 26 and 27, and 26 August UTC 1200 valid 2010. charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 15. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 21 Figure 16. is courtesy of NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Application and Research. ASCAT 25 km 25 scatterometerASCAT image of satellite sensed winds around the west side of the storm shown in the second part of Figure The or 15. ten and valid time 2010, three-quarters of the pass is 2245 UTC August 27, hours later than the valid time of the second part of Figure The 15. center of the storm is near the lower-right edge of the image. Image 22 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 storm forcestorm low over twoaday period extratropical an into re-intensification Japan. extratropical upon passing over northern 40 kts. Six hours later Dianmu became sustainedmaximum winds of 30 kts with gusts with to August 136E 38N UTC near 12 tropical 0000 a at as depression Japan and approached storm Japan tropical of weakening Sea a as the through moved Dianmu Dianmu: Storm Tropical Tropical Activity of 30N. north of responsibility cyclonesentered OPC’s high seas area tropical no 2009, unlike but activity increased saw Pacific North eastern western Aleutian Islands. The tropical (or extratropical)low itastropical approached the post force storm a into the month. Dianmu later re intensified August and Kompasu toward the end of Tropicalwith early in Dianmu Storms August, in occurred Both period. the during radiofacsimilebasinarea chart tropical cyclones affected OPC’s ocean Pacific western two 2010 only in but during thisup periodpicks as summernormally progresses activity Tropical 47 kts). than (higher origin with winds exceeding gale force tropical non of systems pressure low no with month active least the overall was August each. one produced July and June while force, storm of least at winds producing origin tropical non of areas pressure low five with no exception,was with May2010 being most active Pacific North the For activity. cyclonic weaker of time a months, summer and spring late the periodTheof May Augusttoincludes Introduction May to August 2010 Area Pacific North – Weather Review Marine Figure 1 Figure shows subsequentits to the end ofto the month. the movingnorthwest away area the from continued then Kompasu kts. 55 to gusts with kts 45 of winds sustained passednear22N 134E withmaximum Storm Kompasu twelve hours later as it 50 kts. The cyclone was named Tropicalsustained winds of 40 kts with gusts to maximum with 136E 21N near area chart radiofacsimile oceanic OPC of edge southwest the UTC near 29 0000 August at formed 08W Storm Kompasu: Storm Tropical 17. August on early Alaska movedoverthen and inland mainland first part of part first the in shown first the with systems, 2 Figure 8-12: May Storms, Pacific North SignificantOther Events Islands as a gale late on the 14 Aleutian western ofsouththe nm 300 Post tropical Dianmu then passed about nm east of the northern Kurile Islands. 250 passed it as 13 August on winds The event. cycloneforce this developedbriefly storm during reporting ships selected lists 1 Table Islands. as it moved toward the western Aleutian southwest and then southeastward in shown as southeastward then and southwest turn to forced was cyclone the and Sea Bering the over pressure high by blocked was progress 8. northward Its May UTC 0000 southeast the to nm 300 about originating intensity, the eastern Aleutians late on the 15 the on late Aleutians eastern the the north side. The increasing low low increasing The side. north the on kts 40 around of retrievals wind cyclonehigher somesidesof the with area of gales around the west and north of part first the of time the near valid resolution) ASCAT high-resolution image (25-km NOAA National Center for Environmental Prediction/ Ocean Prediction Center shows this event as two storm Figure 2 Figure Figure 2 Figure Figure 2 Figure showing a broad broad showinga , near maximum maximum near , . . Figure 3 Figure th , crossed Tropical is an an is th

Aleutians as a Aleutians gale on the 15 eastern approachedthe and moving northeast, while 13 May on gale a to weakened subsequently cyclone The 150E. 38N near m)(30 ft 29 as high May 13 ( 13May UTC 0655 at pass altimeter satellite later37Nhoursnear 147E. Jason-2A six ft) (24 m 7.3 seas highest and 12 May UTC 1800 147E at 36N near ft) west wind of 45 and kts 4.6 m seas (15 The The as 50 kts on the south side of the system.high as retrievals wind revealing pass 5 Figure hPa. 983 to down pressure central a developing circulation compact its with intensity maximum at cyclone northeast late on the 9 the on late northeast part of part became the storm shown in the second 0600 UTC May 10. This new low later 163W49N near low force gale new a Figure 4 Figure smallbut potent cyclone isdepicted in of 11-13:Storm May Pacific North Western month. 4 ( trend weakening a with Sea westsouthwestthenand Bering the in below. The cyclone Table2 subsequently in listed those as drifted such buoys at indicatedbycoastas gusts Alaskan the approaching front occluded of the ahead mainly were cyclone this with front southwest of Japan late on the 9 the on late ofJapan southwest front The second part of part second The Japan. of east developed rapidly and on the 9 the on early low force gale a to weakened then cyclone The erroneous. be may theimage arefromearlieran pass and ofedge eastern the at directions wind low.conflicting force The storm a as speedsleads toanalysis of systemthis wind higher at ASCATof winds bias ) and dissipated by the middle of middlethe bythedissipated and ) Ryofu Maru Maru Ryofu Figure 2 Figure th . It originated as a wave on a waveon a as originated It. is a high-resolution ASCAT high-resolution a is and redeveloped toward the the redevelopedtoward and Figure 6 Figure The development of this developmentthis of The . The storm force winds By George P. Bancroft George By (JGQH) reported a reported (JGQH) Figure 4 ) detected seas as as seas detected ) th , resulting in in resulting , th shows the , stalled in Figure Figure th

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are Figure 7 7.0/23 7.0/23 7.3/24 5.0/16 5.0/16 5.0/16 5.0/16 5.2/17 9.0/30 6.0/20 5.5/18 5.5/18 6.0/20 5.8/19 6.5/21 6.5/21 8.5/28 SEA(m/f) SEA(m/f) Maximum Maximum Maximum Figure 9 E35 E 40 E 40 E 40 W 35 W 45 WIND WIND SE 45 SE 40 NE 50 NE 35 SW 40 SW 40 SW 40 E 41 G51 G51 E 41 SE 37 G47 G47 SE 37 NE 41 G47 G47 NE 41 SE 33 G41 SE 33 G41 Peak gust 49 Peak gust Peak gust 49 Peak gust Peak gust 54Peak gust Peak gust 43Peak gust visible imagery) and winds reported by satellite and ships, than indicated from its central pressure in The 55 kts wind retrievals shown in theimagery ASCAT in the highest that the author can recall seeing with any cyclone in the North Pacific during thefour month period. winds ASCAT of biases low the Given

11/1700 10/2100 10/1200 13/1200 11/2100 09/0300 14/0600 14/0000 15/0000 12/1200 09/0000 11/1800 08/0900 11/0500 11/0800 11/0600 12/0600 11/0600 12/0400 13/09600 with its intense intense its with Figure 8) over a twenty-four hour August 12-14, 2010. August 12-14, storms of May 8-12, 2010. Figure 7 POSITION (UTC) DATE/TIME POSITION (UTC) DATE/TIME 43N 171E 50N 173E 51N 164E 51N 51N 160E 51N 34N 140E 39N 158E 48N 158E 45N 171W 52N 151W 52N 45N 176W 45N 176W in period in which its central pressurefell 18 hPa. It originated as a weak frontal wave of low pressurethe southwestern waters of the Northover Pacific on May 15. The cyclone was satellite its in impressive more actually presentation ( and well defined cloud circulation in 59.7N 143.4W 59.7N 59.4N 153.3W 59.4N 60.2N 146.8W 60.2N 56.3N 148.0W . The cyclone cyclone The . th ). OBSERVATION OBSERVATION through the 18 th Figure 7 The development of this small but but small this of development The with dissipation occurring later that that later occurring dissipation with th VQIC2 Stuttgart Express (DGBE)A8BK6 143E 37N Sea-Land Lightning (WDB9986) VRBX7 V2MH 3ENU7 Hong Express Kong (DHEB) ReputeEver (3FRZ4) 53N 157W Vienna Express (DGWF2) 53N 148W Buoy 46082 VRZL3 SHJC Augustine Island Buoy 46061 Buoy 46001 Table 2.Table buoy Ship, and coastal automated C/MAN station observations taken during the passage of the North Pacific Table 1.Table Selected ship observations taken during the passage of a northwestern Pacific cyclone(post-tropical Dianmu), day ( Northeast Pacific Storm, May 19- 20: compact and potent storm is shown the southwest Gulf of Alaska from late late from Alaska of Gulf southwest the on the 16 then resumed eastward motion on the 19 24 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 21 the on late dissipated and day,stalled next the Islands Charlotte Queen the near gale a to weakened subsequently cyclonewaslived,short however, itas Infinity ofThe report 70 from kts the taken in this storm are listed in Tableobservations 3. coastal and buoy ship, later at 0000 UTC on the 20 the on UTC 0000 at later central pressure was 988 hPa six hours in time the ofsecond part south of the center shortly after the map area small a in winds force hurricane this cyclone may have briefly speeds, developed wind higher the at especially This development was similar to that of in shown is system Pacific developmentThe North ofcentral 23-25: this May Storm, Pacific North Buoy 46132Buoy Buoy 46211 Buoy (HD)49.5N 127.3W (V7KR4) Sentinel Global (9HJD9) Infinity Celebrity Buoy 46029 Buoy 46041 Buoy Buoy 46050 Buoy 46089 Buoy (EW)47.7N 124.4W (DESW1) Island Destructive Buoy 46206 Buoy st . Selected ship, buoy and coastal C/MAN automated station observations taken during the passage of the the of passage the during taken observations station C/MAN automated coastal and ship, buoy Table Selected 3. had a high bias of 7 kts. The The kts. ofbias7 high a had OBSERVATION Figure 7 Figure Figure 1 Figure Celebrity th . Some Some . . The 0. northeastern Pacific storm of May 19-20, 2010. 19-20, May of storm Pacific northeastern 48.8N 126.0W 48.8N 45.9N 125.8W45.9N 46.9N 124.2W46.9N 44.6N 124.5W44.6N 46.1N 124.5W 49.7N 127.9W 47.4N 124.7W 24 the on (12 18003.7UTC at ft) seas m southeastreported ofwinds 45 and kts using the SHIP the using center (near middle of image). A vessel northeast, north and west of the cyclone and north the from winds, similar and vessel the of east just kts 40 around in ASCATimagery the comparison, By on the 24 the on ridge to the north and forced to turn west and this cyclone was again blocked by a the Mayin 8-12 storm first the period, m seas (13 ft) at 0900 UTC on the 24 the (13 on UTC seas m 0900 ft) at 4.0 and 55ofkts winds west reported The MOL Velocity 24. May UTC 1200 at ending period hour twenty-four the in 19 hPa 6.5 m seas (21 ft) at 0000 UTC on the the on (21 UTC seas m6.5 0000 ft)at and kts 40 of winds east encountered 48N 126W 48N OIINDATE/TIME (UTC) POSITION th Figure 11 Figure . The Hoechst Express Hoechst Express th . The central pressure fell fell pressure central The . shows southwest winds winds southwest shows

identifier near 47N 179E (9VVK) near 43N 172E 20/0000 20/0000 20/0400 20/0400 20/0600 20/0600 20/0400 20/0300 20/0300 20/0500 20/0200 19/2200 19/1900 20/0100 20/0100 20/0700 (51N 171E)

th . kts concentrated on the south side of side south the on concentrated kts 42of33 to winds stronger the reveals in ASCAT resolution image 53N 149W.near was high- center A the when later hours eighteen reached mb 976 was pressure central lowest ending at 0600 UTC on the 11 the on UTC 0600 at ending period hour four twenty the in mb20 in shown is cyclone this of development near 37N 171E early on Pacific June North 8, western the the in main pressure Originating12: as a frontal wave of low PacificNortheastern Storm, June 10- Islands. Aleutian forming to the northeast near the central cyclone force gale new a by absorbed and dissipated later that day or became 25 May on early southeast the toward 25 th Figure 1 Figure . The cycloneThe . subsequently turned Peak gustPeak 73 SW 37 G47 SE 53 G61 53 SE SE 39 G51 39 SE S 43 G56 S 43 S 35 G49 S 35 E 35 G47E 35 39 G49 39 SW 45 SW 47 SE 70SE WIND 2.The central pressure fell Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum SEA(m/f) 07 5 3 10.7/ 8.5/28 8.5/28 8.5/28 6.5/21 3.5/11 5.5/18 6.0/20 6.0/20 9.5/31 4.0/12 5.0/16 7.5/25 7.0/23 Figure 1 Figure th . The The .

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3 .7/1 2 7.0/23 7.0/23 7.9/26 5.0/16 4.0/13 4.5/15 5.5/18 SEA(m/f) Maximum until early on th before dissipating th N 45 and 10 and WIND SE 50 NE 35 NE 35 NE 35 NE 40 SW 35 SW 40 th of an occluded front, cold and warm fronts known as This amovingslow system is shown at “triple point”. maximum intensity approaching the central Aleutian Islands, impeded by Bering northern the over pressure high Sea. Storm force winds lasted from the afternoon of the 8 July 9. The slowly weakening cyclone cyclone weakening The slowly 9. July then afolowed track just south of the Peninsula Alaska and Aleutians eastern on the 9 near the southern buoy and coastship Some of mainland11. July on Alaska observations taken during passage of 4. arethis listed cyclone in Table

07/1 8 0 0 10/0600 09/1800 09/0200 09/0900 09/0600 09/0600 09/0600 09/0400 , , and then turned th . th shows the development the development shows Figure 14 47N 174E 47N POSITION (UTC) DATE/TIME 53N 176E 54N 176W 54N 176W 54N 178W 46N 165W over over a forty-eight hour period from a junction the on forming low secondary southeast and dissipated near Southeast Southeast near dissipated and southeast Alaskathe14 on ft) at 2000 UTC June 11, followed by a by followed 11, June UTC 2000 at ft) The maximum significantlater. hours wave heightfour of twenty ft) (21 m 6.5 weakened subsequently while cyclone moving northeast and weakened to a gale early on the 12 North Pacific Storm ofJuly 8-9:storm The produce to area pressure low only force winds in July also became the North the in period the of intense most Pacific in terms of central pressure, developing a central pressure of 969 mb. 54.9N 172.0W . The th (WCX8883) (WCX8883) (PHKH) near , followed twelve hours hours twelve followed , th APL Korea (WBZ4106) Beaumagic OBSERVATION Table 4. SelectedTable ship and buoy observations taken during the passage of the North Pacific storm of July 8-9, 2010. Buoy 46073 SHIP Ocean Harvester (WBO5471) 167.5W 53.4N Hong Express Kong (DHEB) 56N 178W Dominator SHIP APL China (WDB3161) near 49N 154W reported east winds of winds of east reported 154W 49N near 40 kts and 6.0 m seas (20 ft) at 1500 10 the on UTC buoy 46084 (56.6N 136.1W) reported buoy 46084 136.1W) (56.6N guststo ktswith 37 of winds southeast (11 seas m 3.5 and kts) kts (peak 49 45 the storm center and the occluded front, front, occluded the and center storm the boundary a as image the in defined well west the to winds stronger the between on winds lighter much the and north and of area small a is There side. other the Kodiak of southeast winds kts 48 to 42 Island. The 53N 130W reported south winds of 50 kts at 0700 UTC on the 12 later by a report of southwest winds of winds of southwest a report of by later near ft) 50N 40 kts m seasand 5.0 (16 The 148W. 26 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0000 UTC May 9 and 1200 UTC May 11, 2010May UTC . 1200 and 9 May UTC 0000 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North OPC 2. Figure OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC August 11 and 13, 2010. 13, and 11 August UTC 1800 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North OPC 1. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 27 ASCAT ASCAT Figure 3. and Research. May 8, 2010, or May 8, 2010, valid time of the to the valid time winds around the km in the coarser of thefirst part of 25 km,25 versus 50 resolution version first part of Figure pass is 2306 UTC NESDIS Center for of satellite-sensed Figure 2. Image is courtesy of NOAA/ storm shown in the of theimagery. The Satellite Application 2. Theresolution is about one hour prior scatterometer image Figure 4. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0000 UTC May 12 and 13, 2010. 28 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 the image. The valid time of the eastern pass is about one-half hour prior to the valid time of the second part of Figure Figure of part second the of time valid the to prior hour one-half isabout pass eastern the of time valid The image. the strongest winds and the center of the cyclone, near 40N 150E. A portion of northern Japan appears on the left side of of side left the on appears Japan northern of Aportion 150E. 40N near cyclone, the of center the and winds strongest The image contains portions of two passes with the eastern pass (valid about 2327 UTC May 12, 2010) containing the the 2010) 12, 2327 May UTC containing about (valid pass eastern the with passes two of portions contains image The ASCAT 25 km scatterometer image of satellite sensed winds around the storm shown in the second part of Figure 4. Figure of part second the in shown storm the around winds sensed satellite of image ASCAT scatterometer 25 km 4. This form of the imagery adapted for OPC operational use contains numbered cross-track time lines (UTC) of the (UTC) the lines of time cross-track numbered contains use operational OPC for adapted imagery the of form 4. This Figure 5. 5. Figure satellite. Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 29 Figure 6. Figure 7. OPCFigure North 7. Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC May 18 2010. and19, The valid time of the pass is approximately seven hours later than the valid time of the second part of Figure 4. Jason-2 altimeter pass of satellite-sensed significant wave heights on the southwest side of the storm shown in the second part of Figure The 4. image contains a swath of numbers in ft with two decimal places and four digit satellite times given (UTC) to the left of the track. The highest seas, about 28 ft appear m) (8.5 near the center of the image. 30 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 GOES11 visible satellite image of portions of western North America and the northeastern Pacific valid 0030 UTC May May UTC 0030 valid Pacific northeastern the and America North western of portions of image satellite visible GOES11 20, 2010, or six and one-half hours later than the valid time of the second part of Figure 7. Figure of part second the of time valid the than later hours 20, one-half 2010, and six or Figure 8. 8. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 31 Figure 9. satellite and a color scale for the wind barbs on the upper-right side. ASCAT 25 km 25 scatterometer ASCAT image of satellite-sensed winds around the storm shown in the second part of Figure of the second part The center of Figure of the cyclone 7. is near the center of the image, west of the northern Oregon 7. The valid time of the pass7. is about or one 2010 UTC and May 19, one-quarter 1916 hours later than the valid time coast. This form of the imagery adapted for OPC operational use contains numbered cross-track time of lines the (UTC) 32 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 2010, or less than three three 2010, than less or around the storm shown shown storm the around Satellite Application and and Application Satellite contains portions of two two of portions contains storm is near the center center the isnear storm and one-half hours prior prior hours one-half and passes valid 0840 UTC UTC 0840 valid passes scatterometer image of of image scatterometer to the valid time of the the of time valid the to and 1021 UTC May 24, 1021 May UTC and satellite sensed winds winds sensed satellite 10. The center of the the of 10. center The Figure 10. The image 10. image The Figure second part of Figure Figure of part second is courtesy of NOAA/ of is courtesy in the second part of of part second the in of the image. Image Image image. the of NESDIS Center for for Center NESDIS ASCAT 25 km Figure 11. 11. Figure Research. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC May 23 and and 24,2010. 23 May UTC 1200 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North 10. OPC Figure Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 33 . OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0600 UTC 10 Juneand 2010. 11, Figure 12 right side. Figure 13. ASCAT 25 km 25 ASCAT portions of two image contains storm shown in This form of the the second part cross-track time near 150W. 52N The center of the lines (UTC) oflines the (UTC) windsaround the part of Figure 12. of Figure 12. The scale for the wind of satellite-sensed later than the valid time of the second and one-half hours cyclone is near the passes valid about or less than fifteen contains numbered barbs on the upper- satellite and a color imagery adapted for UTC June 11, 2010, UTC June 2010, 11, center of the image, OPC operational use 1939 UTC and 2120 scatterometer image 34 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area: May to August 2010 OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0000 UTC July 7 and and 2010. 79, July UTC 0000 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North OPC 14. Figure Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas: May through August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 35

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(Spruill 2010 July 15 through National Oceanic and Atmospheric to tasked was (NOAA) Administration first the to support operational provide containment the in involved responders Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Pacific Areas East andTropical Atlantic Tropical 2010 August through May 36 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas: May through August 2010 North Atlantic. Atlantic. North area of low pressure overcomplex a the southwestby driven was event first 2010. The August period through May from the during AOR TAFB the within occurred that events warning Tablenon-tropicaltwothe describes 1 and the Gulf of Mexico including the Caribbean Sea 31N to andEastward 35W, Atlantic OceanNorth to suite. product TAFB the in continuity these gridded forecasts. This will ensure products will be generated directly from graphical and text of suite current the operational, Once resolution. high at at information intermediate and extended time periods forecast giving by products routine those supplement accessibleatsea, theytomariners will easily be to designed graphics white replace the text products and black and fivedays. While these graphics will not to days two AORfrom Forecast Seas ForecastSeas AORHigh and eastern Pacific TAFB High Atlantic tropical from their in information forecast available the expand products new are that These website. NHC the on available products graphical the of the AOR. TAFB bordering WFOs coastal NWS the and Maryland, Springs, Camp in with the Ocean Prediction Center (OPC) twelve hours that have been coordinated every updated forecasts marine added value provide will they operational, become products gridded these When gridded_marine/index.php http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tafb/ website: Center Hurricane National and download in netCDF format on the forecasts are currently available to view swell forecasts through fivedays. These 80UC0 u rpclNAl 45kts Tropical NAtlc 1800 UTC03Aug 20UC2 a SWNAtlc 1200 UTC23May Onset Table issuedfortheAtlanticbetween01May2010and31August2010. warnings 1.Non-tropical Figure 1 Figure Figure 2 Figure shows examples Region shows the the shows August. The convection associated with surface low within the TAFB AOR onStorm 03Colin degenerated into a remnant The second event occurred after Tropical May. 25 on UTC 0600 AOR at TAFB the over lowered were May.24warnings 2350on Gale UTC of winds 35-37reported 1450- from kts of the forecast area near 32.0ºN 69.6ºW Buoy Data Center (NDBC) Buoy 41048 just north National but event, the galetheduring area in shipsreporting at1800 day.thatUTC wereThere few Navigator of by 38 the were kts reported forcewinds gale and May23 on UTC SCATerometer(ASCAT) 0200 around Advanced Agency’s Space European belowgale force were observed bythe ofthe low pressure system. Winds just semicircle northeast the in primarily winds force gale produce to enough strong was Atlantic Central the over front cold a behind pressure high and system this between gradient pressure the The intense. when most its at May was 23 system on UTC 0000 from Analysis Surface Unified NWS NWS Unified Surface Analysis from 23 May 2010 at 0000 UTC. Note Note UTC. 0000 2010 at May 23 from Analysis Surface Unified NWS 2. 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Examples of the as 400 west nmi of the system and 500 and gale force spanned an area as large while the area of winds between 20 kts side of the remnant surface trough axis remained in close proximity to the east area of gale force winds of up to 40 kts on thewarnings remnantsof Colin, an time that TAFB issued non-tropical gale low pressure on 04 August. theDuring further diminished to an open trough of was downgraded. The remnants of Colin forward speed of 25-30 kts at the time it a at northwest moving also was Colin trough over the western North Atlantic. shear induced by a complex upper-level through a region of strong westerly wind Colin became disorganized as it passed Agulhas Stream Agulhas Figure 3 Figure .At

Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas: May through August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 37 shows shows Note the . Figure 4 Figure 5 Duration of 18s period swell 72 hours 60 hours 84 hours 144 hours 252 hours 168 hours America and Mexico and can impact theentire AOR. TAFB the frequency of the dominant swell direction during the month Augustof at San Island,Nicolas California, just north of the TAFB AOR near 33.1N Note that the dominant swell 119.5W. south-andsouth direction thefrom was southwest and had a period generally between seconds. 15-20 The longest from eventstemmed It during July. the period 11-21 from lasted a series stormof windforce events in depiction ASCAT The Pacific. South the 11 on Pacific the over field wind the of July is shown in large area of gale and near gale force common 20ºS, a of south winds found occurrenceduring the monthsMay- of August of 2010. moved event swell period long first The 18-20 May. 11 on AOR TAFB the into second period southwesterly swell Maximum Wave Maximum Wave Height Peak Period 20s 12 ft 19s20s22s 11 ft 22s 11 ft 19s 12 ft 9 ft 12 ft Eastern NorthEastern Ocean Pacific 140W of 30N and East to for issued warnings gale no were There the TAFB AOR in the eastern North August31 between1 May Pacific and long several were there However, 2010. period cross-equatorial swell events stemming from powerfulwinter southernfall hemisphere and storms. documentssignificantthe2 cross- Table equatorial swell eventsmoves withgenerally periods Swell seconds. 18 over before storms these from northeastward entering the southwestern or south- central portion of the TAFB SwellAOR. from such systems typicallypropagates around theIslands Galapagostoward the coast of Central cyclone advisories reinitiatedwere cyclone by for Unit Specialist Hurricane NHC the UTC on Storm Colin at 2100 Tropical August. 05 also also Figure 3

in the increase in organization of the convection associated with the system with time. Figure pass, 3.ASCAT infrared satellite imagery from GOES-E, and ship and buoy observations from the non-tropical Table 2. Eastern NorthTable Pacific cross-equatorial 2010 and 31 August 2010. swell events 01 May Onset of 18s period swell 1200 UTC 11 May 1200 UTC 24 May 1200 UTC 10 June 1200 UTC 30 June 0000 UTC 11 July 0000 UTC 18 August gale phase of the remnant low of Colin around 1500 UTC 04 August (left) and around 0000 UTC05 August Note (right). Notice that Notice the north wind of field the 04 UTC shrinks 1500 system between August and 0000 UTC 05 August as Colin begins to reorganize and winds Ocean Coastal Integrated Caribbean at Observing System Buoy 41053the southwest side of theon system near the north coast of Puerto Rico shift from northeasterly to northwesterly. The Geostationary(GOES-E) East Satellite Environmental Operationalinfrared imagery seen in shows consolidation of the convection the convection of consolidation shows associated with the remnants Colin of 05 on pass ASCAT next The time. over Colin that showed UTC 1342 at August had once again regained Reserve Force Air aAn coherentcenter. low-level flight reconnaissance Hunter Hurricane ft kts 500 50-52 sampled day that later semicircle east the in winds level flight Microwave Frequency Stepped the and Radiometer measured winds near 40 kts at the ocean surface.the sumBased of this information,on tropical 38 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas: May through August 2010 Island, California (Station 067; (Station NDBC California Island, shows the primary swell direction on on direction swell primary the shows Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oceanography, of Institution Scripps center of the compass rose. (Credit: (Credit: rose. compass the of center August 2010. The wave period rose rose period 2010. wave August The the compass rose, the peak period period peak the rose, compass the length of the colored area from the the from area colored the of length Coastal Data Information Program) Information Data Coastal Integrative Oceanography Division, Division, Oceanography Integrative ASCAT ascending passes over the the over passes ASCAT ascending of occurrence of a particular swell swell aparticular of occurrence of direction and period based on the the on based period and direction Identifier 46219) for the month of month the 46219) for Identifier Wave period rose for San Nicolas Nicolas San for rose period Wave legend below, and the frequency frequency the below, and legend of that swell based on the color color the on based swell that of Satellite, Data, and Information Information and Data, Satellite, (Credit: National Environmental Environmental National (Credit: Pacific Ocean on 11 July 2010 July 11 on Ocean Pacific Service’s Center for Satellite Satellite for Center Service’s Application and Research) and Application Figure 5. 5. Figure Figure 4. 4. Figure Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas: May through August 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 39 2010. 2010. Figure 7. TAFB 48Figure hour Wave Period 7. forecast chart valid 1200 UTC 22 Aug Figure 6. TAFB 48 hour Wave Period forecast chart valid 0000 May UTC 14 Figures 6 and http://topics. . This figure highlights Figure 6 . . ]. Updated]. September 20, Figure 7 shows thatshows the new format provides nytimes.com/top/reference/ timestopics/subjects/o/oil_spills/ gulf_of_mexico_2010/index.html 2010. Spruill, ed. “Gulf Fiona of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Times: York New Spill (2010)”. [ 2010. Times Topics. References

more evenly spaced wave period and This AOR. the across information swell chart fax the when useful particularly is hopes TAFB received. partially only is that this change is an inimprovement servicesourto users sea.at conditions during last occurrence of 18s 18s of occurrence last during conditions period swell observed during August A comparison 2010. of 7 was forecast to hit the coast of Central Central of coast the hit to forecast was May UTC 0000 by Mexico by America asseen in 14 On 23 June 2010, TAFB modifiedOn the 23 June 2010, their look of period wave charts to be office, sister their with consistent more white and black the of example An OPC. shown is format new this of version fax in 40 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards Excellence Excellence Awards Sustained Observing accepts a fi ve year outstanding performance award. afiaccepts performance outstanding year ve Master of the WESTWOOD COLUMBIA Arjun Singh Singh Arjun COLUMBIA WESTWOOD the of Master Performance Award in Anchorage Alaska on September 7, September on Alaska Anchorage in Award Performance

Horizon Kodiak received their 5 Year Sustained Superior Superior 5Year their Sustained received Kodiak Horizon Got Weather? Report It! www.vos.noaa.gov EXCELLENCE OBSERVING 3rd Mate: Mitka Alexander Von Crooks Reis Alexander Mitka Mate: 3rd 2010. Pictured from left to right are: right to left from 2010. Pictured Chief Mate: Erik Williamson Erik Mate: Chief August 31, 2010.August on Anchorage of Port the at Award Performance Superior Sustained Tacoma’s 5YearHorizon Special received Chang Dawai Mate Chief

5 VOS Program Awards December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 41 The Horizon Challenger is awarded the Pennant VOS for receiving the annual Award VOS for 5 consecutive years 2003 Great job!! to 2007. Thanks for the continued support. Pictured Hector 3/M Rodriguez and Chief Mate George Darley. The Horizon Producerreceived their year 5 Pennant. Left to Right: 2nd Mate Kevin Comeau,Comeau, Captain Captain Mark Mark Ruppert Ruppert Not Shown: Chief Mate Chris Danilek, 2nd Mate Bob Anderson,Anderson, 3rd 3rd Mate Mate Pet Pet Tupas Tupas to right are: 2nd Offi cer: G. Nifosi 2nd Offi 2nd Offi cer: G. Faldetta 2nd Offi Chief Offi cer: F. Borrello cer: Chief Offi Captain: G. D’Agonstino their 5 Year Sustainedtheir 5 Year Superior The crew of the Polar Spirit received September Pictured 2010. 4, from left Performance Award in Nikiski Alaska on Sustained Observing Excellence Awards ObservingExcellence Sustained 42 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards contributing during 2009: Captains: Peter Mitchell, David McLean, Ch Ch McLean, David Mitchell, Peter Captains: 2009: during contributing Mates: Mike La Maina, John Malone, 2nd Mate: Sean Gengras, Ross Ross Gengras, Sean Mate: 2nd Malone, John Maina, La Mike Mates: Putty. Also participating throughout the 2009 year were Capt. Dave Dave Capt. were year 2009 the throughout participating Also Putty. for outstanding contribution to the Marine Observing program. She She program. Observing Marine the to contribution outstanding for Heaps, Peter Luhn, Deck Cadet Nicholas Terek, Deck Cadets: Bryan Bryan Cadets: Terek, Deck Nicholas Cadet Deck Luhn, Peter Heaps, The Philadelphia Express has been awarded the 2009 VOS award VOS award 2009 the awarded been has Express Philadelphia The provided over 1300 quality and timely observations in 2009. This This 2009. in observations timely and quality 1300 over provided VOS Program Awards 3/M Chris Duda & Deck Cadets Kevin McDermott, Matt Francis, Francis, Matt McDermott, Kevin Cadets &Deck 3/M Duda Chris Sulin, C/M Chris Hendrickson, 2/M Brendan Smith, 2/M Charles 2/M Charles Smith, 2/M Brendan C/MSulin, Hendrickson, Chris is 4th consecutive yearly VOS award the crew of the Philadelphia Philadelphia the of crew the VOS award yearly consecutive is 4th VOS 2009 Award presented to the SEA-LAND EAGLE. Pictured left left Pictured EAGLE. SEA-LAND the to presented Award VOS 2009 Meyer, C/M Chuck Rau, 3/M Jeremy Cunningham & Capt. Scott Scott &Capt. Meyer, Cunningham C/M 3/M Rau, Jeremy Chuck JP Brennan, 3rd mate George Cutacache, PMO Chris Fakes. Also Also Fakes. Chris PMO Cutacache, George mate 3rd Brennan, JP Schramm, Terry Williams, Anderson Warwick; 3rd Mates: William William Mates: 3rd Warwick; Anderson Williams, Terry Schramm, Orr, 2/M Barrett Newman, 3/M Ryan Wood, 3/M Chris Moore, 3/MMoore, Wood, Chris 3/M Ryan Newman, Orr, 2/M Barrett to right: 2nd Mate Francisco Medal, Ch Mate John Kelly, Master Kelly, John Master Mate Ch Medal, Francisco Mate 2nd right: to Express has won. Great job!!! Pictured left to right: 2/M Mark 2/M Mark right: to left job!!! Pictured Great won. has Express Michael Dybvnik. Dybvnik. Michael Yarde, Pua Ah Mai Yarde, Ah Pua Left to Right: 2/M Scott McGreough 3/M Terry McGreough 2/M Scott Right: to Left SEALAND RACER receives the VOS 2009 Award Award VOS 2009 the receives RACER SEALAND EXMAR, Excalibur and the crew for their superior superior their for crew the and Excalibur EXMAR, Williams, Captain Jon Pratt, C/M Watt Steven Pratt, Jon Captain Williams, Sinquin, 3rd Off. Meghane Bleu, and of course course of and Bleu, Meghane Off. 3rd Sinquin, App. Off. Stijn De Herdt, 2nd. Off. Francois De De Francois Off. 2nd. Herdt, De Stijn Off. App. Tropical Storm season. NOAA wishes to thank thank to wishes NOAA season. Storm Tropical Jonckheere, Ch. Off. Juraj Jovic, Master Yves Yves Master Jovic, Juraj Off. Ch. Jonckheere, Weemaels, 2nd Off. Dujo Jukic, 2nd Off. Loic Loic Off. 2nd Jukic, Dujo Off. 2nd Weemaels, award. In 2009 Excalibur provided over 600 600 over provided Excalibur 2009 In award. of which were extremely valuable during the the during valuable extremely were which of performance in 2009. Pictured left to right: right: to left Pictured 2009. in performance VOS Award for 2009. This is the ship’s isthe This fi 2009. for VOS Award rst timely and high quality observations, many many observations, quality high and timely EXCALIBUR has been awarded the annual annual the awarded been has EXCALIBUR The EXMAR Shipmanagement LNG vessel vessel LNG Shipmanagement EXMAR The for outstanding performance. performance. outstanding for King Arthur’s Sword. Arthur’s King VOS Program Awards December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 43 Washington Express fi rst award. Washington Express fi Third Mate, Richard Boullion Chief Mate, VOS Award,VOS right to left: Christopher Funke Neven Miskovic - 2nd Offi cer Neven Miskovic - 2nd Offi and Battles Trevor Second Mate. This is the WASHINGTONWASHINGTON EXPRESS EXPRESS Receiving Receiving the the 2009 2009 The Antonis Angelicoussis I. won a 2009 Award VOS with a total of 1,893 marine observations! This was an all time Pictured left to right:cer and Alex Nagares Lusande - 3rd Offi new ship record and good for 2nd place in the Chevron Fleet! VOS awardVOS for Alaska Mariner 2nd and 3rd mates and deck cadets 4000 quality observations. This is the ship’s Chief Mate and S. Forrest Halley Second Mate. Not pictured but contributed effort, to the ship’s St Louis Express continues to be one of the VOS top performers. In 2009 the crew provided nearly Captains: Robert Strobel and William Miles, Chief third consecutive award. Pictured Mary E. O’Brien VOS Program Awards Program VOS Mate Peter Curtis. Thanks also to numerous MM&P 44 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards - Valeriy Ignatyev, Cadet Observer - Michal Kordecki, Captain - Konstantinos -Konstantinos Captain Kordecki, -Michal Observer Cadet Ignatyev, - Valeriy Deck OffiOffiDeck Offi 2nd Nopre, Safety Daxenus - cer Gargalicana, Ivan cer - cer VOS Program Awards 2009 VOS Award Winner, Celebrity MERCURY. From left to right: Apprentice Apprentice right: to MERCURY. left From Winner, Celebrity VOS Award 2009 Amazona, Max Quiros who took the majority of the ship’s the of majority the took who Quiros Max Amazona, done. Congratulations on winning the 2009 VOS Annual VOS Annual 2009 the winning on Congratulations done. 1667 quality observation in 2009. Thanks for a job well well ajob for Thanks 2009. in observation 1667 quality - Vladislav Balev, Apprentice Deck Offi Deck Offi 2nd Balev,Embergs, Apprentice - Vladislav Edgars - cer cer Nestoroudis, Staff Captain - Damianos Xenakis, Chief Offi Chief Xenakis, -Damianos Captain cer-Navigation Staff Nestoroudis, Pictured left to right: D/C C/O right: to Gonzalez, Luis Celso left Pictured Award. - Evangelos Saitis - Evangelos Master james kelleher and crew of the Horizon Reliance Reliance Horizon the of crew and kelleher james Master receive annual award annual receive HORIZON TRADER, which produced produced which TRADER, HORIZON 1171 high quality observations 1171 observations quality high the 2009 VOS Annual Award Award VOS Annual 2009 the Captain John Nicoll accepts accepts Nicoll John Captain on behalf of the crew of the the of crew the of behalf on during 2009. Thanks and and Thanks 2009. during Congratulations! VOS Program Awards December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 45 3/M: Robert3/M: Bajo The Crew of the LNG Gemini won a 2009 VOS Award and Plaque with an outstanding total of 984 valuable marine observations! Pictured are Randeep Randhawa; Captain Stephen Tucker Jakobovic; Mate 2nd/M: Vladovic; Ivo Rakela; 3/M: Master: Capt. Vidakovic; Tomislav Chief mate: Bozo performance: 2nd Offi cer Tonci Zuvan; 2nd Offi cer TonciZuvan; 2ndcer Offi performance: 2nd Offi Leo Giacic & 2nd Offi cer Danijel Kaliterna. LeoSecond Giacic & 2nd Offi Not pictured but participating in the award winning Hrvoje Kralj; 2nd Offi cer HenryHrvoje Penano; Deck Cadet Kralj; 2nd Offi Russell Ablian; 2nd Offi cer Boris Puljas; 2nd Offi cer cer Boris Puljas; 2nd Offi Russell Ablian; 2nd Offi record and good for in Fleet! #1 the Teekay Pictured valuable marine observations! This was new a ship’s from right, holding the plaque, is Captain John Burton. Al Marrouna won a 2009 Award VOS with a total of 839 Fandy cer Irawan; Deck Cadet Laura Chisholm; Chief Offi from left to right: 3rd Offi cer Ulysses Silva, Chief Offi cer cer cer Ulyssesfrom left Silva, Chief to right:Offi 3rd Offi Simon Hogan, 3rd Offi cer Tony Louis-Justin; Chief Offi cer Tony Louis-Justin; cer Chief Offi Simon Hogan, 3rd Offi Congratulations! Watch: Druetta, Joaquin This will be the 6th consecutive Award VOS for the Benjamin Paul Steele, Dinsmore, Murk. Tracy C/M C/M record. Starting from left to the right: 2nd Offi cer: record. Starting cer: from left to the right: 2nd Offi pictured: Nathan Prather DPO, Scott Beck DPO, Capt Sr. DISCOVERER DEEP SEAS. In addition to receiving a VOS Award for outstanding performance, the DDS has earned Llewellyn, Albion Cassius; Chief Offi cer/Navigation: Llewellyn, Albion Cassius; Chief Offi 2nd Offi cer: Kutsenko, Roman; Assistant Offi cer On cer: Kutsenko, Roman; Assistant Offi 2nd Offi of 798 marineof 798 observations! This was a new ship’s PMO, Mike SchultzPMO, DPO, Heather Sr. Thompson ADPO. Not the 5 Year Consecutivethe 5 Year Outstanding VOS Performer Award. VOS Program Awards Program VOS DPO, Capt Mike Galati, Will Wiggins DPO, Paula Rychtar Sr. Azamara Journey won a 2009 Award VOS with a total Arbilias, Kosmas; Chief Offi cer/Deck: Thomasson, Per; Arbilias, Kosmas; Chief Offi Pictured from left to right: Pavel Grigorenco DPO, Brent Yockel 46 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards an outstanding total of 2,434 valuable marine observations! observations! marine valuable 2,434 of total outstanding an The Norwegian Sun won a 2009 VOS Award and Plaque with with Plaque and VOS Award a2009 won Sun Norwegian The Nicholas Retelas receive annual Award for APL for Award annual receive Retelas Nicholas VOS Program Awards 2nd Mate Michael Kinzie and 3rd Mate Mate 3rd and Kinzie Michael Mate 2nd This was an all time new ship and NCL record! record! 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Staneata; Navigation offioffi Navigation apprentice Staneata; Margaritis; cer, cer,Spyros Celebrity Millennium won a 2009 VOS Award with a total of 1,884 1,884 of atotal with VOS Award a2009 won Millennium Celebrity marine observations. This was an all time new ship’s record and and ship’s new time all record an was This observations. marine Staff Captain, XENOFON LIVANIOS; apprentice offi apprentice LIVANIOS; XENOFON cer, Andrada Captain, Staff good for 2nd place in the Celebrity Fleet! From left to right: 2nd 2nd right: to left From Fleet! Celebrity the in place 2nd for good officer, offi 2nd ANASTASIOS TASOULIS; Olteanu; cer, Cristina Dejan Milojevic, Chief Mate Sasa Grk, Captain Jakov Jakov Captain Grk, Sasa Mate Chief Milojevic, Dejan observations. Pictured from left to right, Third Mate Mate Third right, to left from Pictured observations. LNG Libra won a 2009 VOS Award with 977 marine 977 marine with VOS Award a2009 won Libra LNG Besjedica, Second Mate Zeljko Jelaska, and Third Third and Jelaska, Zeljko Mate Second Besjedica, Vio Matucinovic Vio Mate Kresimir Mucic. Kresimir Mate VOS Program Awards December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 47 Congratulations! Congratulations! of the MAERSK MONTANA who C/O Nick Nick Marcantonio MarcantonioC/O C/O accepts accepts behalf of the Captain and crew the 2009 annual VOS award on contributed more than quality 750 weather observations. Thanks and Cnossen – 4th Offi cer; Nelson Fernandes – 4th Offi cer cer; Nelson Fernandes4thCnossen – Offi – 4th Offi Leon van der Knaap – 2nd Offi cer; Wouter Koolhaas – 3rd Offi cer; cer;Wouter KoolhaasLeon – 3rd van derOffi Knaap – 2nd Offi Noordam won a 2009 Award VOS with marine 1,397 observations! GeertJaap van der Knaap – 1st Offi cer; Dalton Rickly - Cadet Offi cer;GeertJaap cer; Dalton Rickly - Cadet van der KnaapOffi – 1st Offi Offi cer; Rachel Hope - Cadet Offi cer; Eric van der Wal – Chief Offi cer; cer; Eric van cer; der Wal –Rachel Chief Hope - CadetOffi Offi Offi Pictured left to right: cer; Lynette Sean – 2ndGill Bryson – cadet Offi Michael Hassan – Cadet Offi cer; Matthew Hudson – 3rd Offi cer; Jelle cer; MatthewMichael Hudson Hassan – 3rd – Cadet Offi Offi Offi cer Jade Sarong. Offi Horizon Reliance. First Offi cer/Navigation Kaloyan Nedyalkov, Chief Offi cer cer/Navigation Kaloyan Nedyalkov, Chief Offi First Offi Niklas Nordlund, First Offi cer/Safety Ryan Martinez,Niklas Nordlund, 2nd First Offi valuable marine observations! Pictured: Captain Haavard left; Standing Tominic,cer Dean from right to left – 3rd Offi Norwegian Jade won a 2009 Award VOS with a total of 962 Ramsoey – sitting right; Staff Captain Steve – sitting Tepper AB Apporro Osario and Cadet Alex Hernandez receive annual award for VOS Program Awards Program VOS 48 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards VOS Program Awards OffiNordberg Mats cer Offi Chief Desalesa; Chief Abbe; Per cer Offi 2nd Kaushik; Sanjeev Richard cer Offi 1st Hammerin; Navigation cer Offi Gunnar Biri;Captain Roger cer Offi1st 2nd Pullocheril; Jiji Safety cer Engwall; Peter Captain Staff are: right to left from ship’s Pictured record! anew was This observations! marine 818 of valuable atotal with Award VOS a2009 won Star Norwegian mate Pete Tupas Pete mate 3rd Danilek, Chris Mate Chief Boyce; William Captain Shown: Not Anderson. Bob Mate 2nd Terry; Elise Cadet Deck Ramos; Manuel Mate Chief right: to left from Pictured Award. Annual 2009 the receiving crew Producer Horizon The (navigator) Sandeep Patil Sandeep (navigator) Offi 1st Padilla; cer Offi 2nd Leng; Resituto cer David Manager Safety ZiljkoJurac; Captain Staff Offi Sven Venstroem; cer Security Kwitowski; Andrzej Offi Chief are: right to cer left from Pictured record! ship’s anew was This observations. 798 marine of atotal with VOS Award 2009 won Pearl Norwegian VOS Program Awards December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 49 for Overeseas Los Angeles 1/O Daniel Park Donovan,1/O Nathaniel 2/O 3/O Zike, Tupper And 3/O Brendon AndTupper 3/O Ball receive annual award Romulo Chief M., Mate - Bilbao, Rosbillo S. Brgds A., Third Mate - Saura, Albert Master - Queturas, V., Pictured from left to right: Second Mate - Perlas, Jay Dennis Boggs Thanks and congratulations! Offi cer Joe Goldstein. Accepting the Offi 2009VOS Annual Eric Cutler, Chief Offi cer Brandt Not Hager, Pictured 3rdEric Chief Cutler, Offi Hoshlyk, 1st Asst Eng Jerry Sheehan, Skilled Fisherman contributed over 1000 quality observations during 2009. Chamberlain, Jeff LT Shoup, ENS Russell Pate, CDR Mike Pictured left to right: cer Captain Chris Kavanagh, 2nd Offi The award VOS for NOAA Ship OSCAR Pictured DYSON. left Award on behalf of the Crew of the MAERSK The OHIO. ship VOS Program Awards Program VOS to right are: ENS Faith Sarah Opatrny, LT Duncan, (jg) LT Paul 50 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards Master Frank Warnekros, 1/O Michael Carolan and and Carolan 1/O Michael Warnekros, Frank Master 2/O Daniel Hall receive annual award for Sea-Land Sea-Land for award annual receive 2/O Hall Daniel VOS Program Awards in service between Tacoma and Alaska for the past 35 35 past the for Alaska Tacoma and between service in Bill Taylor of TOTE Shipping Company accepts a 2009 a2009 accepts Company TaylorBill TOTE Shipping of VOS Award for the GREATLAND. The vessel has been been has vessel The GREATLAND. the for VOS Award Comet years a new all time new ship’s record! They also transmitted around around transmitted also ship’s They new time all record! a new outstanding total of 4,192 valuable marine observations! This This observations! marine 4,192 of valuable total outstanding OffiOffi 3rd Hoogdalem; W. Oebele cer Van Colwell; Jennifer cer The Volendam observing team received their 2009 VOS Award VOS Award 2009 their received team observing Volendam The 4th Offi cer Vikki Bacchioni; QM Fauzi Bin Haja Munawar; Chief Chief Offi4th Munawar; Haja Bin Fauzi QM Bacchioni; Vikki cer was the highest total of any ship in the USA VOS Program and and VOS Program USA the in ship any of total highest the was elsewhere. Pictured are: 3rd Offi 3rd are: Madjid Pictured QM Burden; elsewhere. Laura cer 100 marine mammal observations from Alaskan waters and and waters Alaskan from observations mammal marine 100 Sutrisno; 2nd Offi cer Andre Martin; Cadet Amy Whitcombe; Whitcombe; Offi 2nd Amy Sutrisno; Cadet Martin; Andre cer Almassysy; QM Wein Beligo; QM Achmad Suhada; QM Edi Edi QM Suhada; Achmad Beligo;QM Wein QM Almassysy; and Plaque in Juneau Alaska on June 18th. They had an an had They 18th. June on Alaska Juneau in Plaque and 1st Offi cer Laurentius Van Eerten; Captain Pieter Bos Offi1st Pieter Captain Eerten; Van Laurentius cer 3rd Mate Russel Torcato and 2nd Mate Clyde D’Sa Clyde Mate 2nd Torcato and Russel Mate 3rd accept induction award into the US VOS Program US VOS Program the into award induction accept Aboard APL Washington. Washington. APL Aboard VOS Program Awards December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 51 Celebrity Solstice receiveda 2009 VOS Awardwith an outstanding total of1,186 valuable marine observations! This was an record! all time new ship’s President of Operations at BGT Wasserman Operations – VOS Manager, and Nigel – Vice Vass BGT receiving their company 2009 Award VOS along with awards left to right are: Jim Luciani Eric PMO, – New Linsner York – Senior Vice President at PSM, Wanda Aponte – Admin Assistant John BGT, for 5 of their outstanding observing ships. Done! Well Pictured from Dirk van Aarsen. Singapore receive Annual Award Liam O’kane; DaleLiam Hope; O’kane; Samuel Kumar; Terence Tak; JamesKumar; Laurent; Tak; Terence James; Elianne Rongen; Chief Offi cer James; Elianne Rongen; Chief Offi Rakesh Kumar; Master Frans Consen; The Holland Statendam receiving their Jeroen Schuchmann; Alexander Chalk; 2nd Mate of APL award. Pictured from left to right: Sajith VOS Program Awards Program VOS xx 52 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards OffiOffi Thijm; 4th Igor cer Meuger. Thijs cer Offi Chief right: to 1st Nouland; den van Jan cer left from Pictured 1,729 observations. marine of atotal with VOS Award a2009 won Zaandam VOS Program Awards Arjun Singh, Second Offi Second Singh, Arjun Cardoso, cer Lyndon Ajoc, Third Offi Third Ajoc, Kumar, Captain Rakesh cer Virendra Rathore, Third Offi Third Rathore, Virendra Benjamen cer RAINIER. Pictured left to right are: cadet cadet are: right to left Pictured RAINIER. VOS Award presented to WESTWOOD WESTWOOD to presented VOS Award Chief OffiChief Srivastava. Vishal cer xxx Wiebe Sijperda Sijperda Wiebe Offi 2nd Willems; Michiel cer Offi Hale; Chief George cer Offi 3rd Graanoogst; Beuito cer Offi 3rd Irvianto; Reza cer Quartermaster right: to left from ship’s Pictured record! new time all an was This observations! marine valuable 1,484 of atotal with Award VOS a2009 won Zuiderdam Meier is on the left. the ison Meier Bernie Captain waters. Alaskan in 2010 photo July this during Pennant AMVER awarded newly their display to Tug proud was Crowley Sinuk The National Weather Service VOS Program New Recruits December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log 53 Call SigCalln KCHV 3ESE7 WSQ2674 WDA2619 MYNJ6 KF007 LAJF7 A8PF6 ! Way To Go!!! s uit cr ndorinha A aga Ship Name Ship AnacortesOverseas Pacific Innovator RobertGordonSproul S/V Denis Sullivan S Serac Star Kinn Umang 34 New Re

Call SigCalln WDE4789 VCPK A8AM6 C6YA7 5BAQ2 WDE5016 KF006 C6XB2 WBN3016 ZDIQ7 VRWG3 ONFW ONFN V7QX2 VRCF7 VRDD2 V7SY6 VRDR8 WWMZ ONFP VREN8 A8NH4 CFG8060 S6SR PBWQ A8SZ8 Cloudbreak Matilda Hong Kong Hong apelin pl mg mg Ship Name Ship Alaska Titan Algobay A ArcturusVoyager Arsos Bismarck Sea C Clipper Sun Clipper Defender EshipsBainunah Federal Asahi F F Front KathrineFront GencoAcheron GencoAugustus Claudius Genco GencoConstantine LibertyPromise Orchid Lowlands Jubail Maersk Tarragona Maersk Michipicoten Mindanao NieuwAmsterdam NorthernJustice VOS Program New Recruits: July 1 through October 31, 2010 31, October 1 through July National Weather Service Weather National 54 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Adam E. Cornelius WCY9870 Duluth 10 00 0 00000001 Advantage WPPO Norfolk 28 23 22 31 14 0 30 57 41 36 0 0 282 Adventure Of The Seas C6SA3 Miami 327 264 349 190 344 313 342 313 333 337 0 0 3112 Adventurer WBN3015 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 11 11 0 0 34 Ajax C6TZ6 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 7 27 13 7 5 0 0 0 59 Al Daayen C6VF7 Anchorage 47 31 30 7 0 0 2 11 5 0 0 0 133 Al Huwaila C6VG2 Anchorage 17 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 Al Khuwair C6VM6 Anchorage 0 11 9 2 1 11 0 23 23 0 0 0 80 Al Marrouna C6VF5 Anchorage 82 78 72 79 70 68 68 43 49 33 0 0 642 Alaska Mariner WSM5364 Kodiak 23 0 0 0 0 54 62 216 11 20 0 0 386 Alaska Spirit WCC5414 Valdez 00 10 0 00000001 Alaska Titan WDE4789 Kodiak 00 00 0 20100003 Alaskan Explorer WDB9918 Valdez 62 51 59 139 63 39 85 67 37 9 0 0 611 Alaskan Frontier WDB7815 Valdez 60 37 41 18 33 16 16 15 60 72 0 0 368 Alaskan Leader WDB7918 Kodiak 00 10 0 00000001 Alaskan Legend WD D2074 Valdez 29 60 109 70 27 61 48 49 46 24 0 0 523 Alaskan Navigator WDC6644 Valdez 38 14 34 7 1 0 0 0 15 74 0 0 183 Albemarle Island C6LU3 Miami 61 47 29 15 39 31 44 34 37 33 0 0 370 Alert WCZ7335 Valdez 8 2 31 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 53 Algobay VCPK Duluth 00 00 0 00200002 Algocape VGJC Duluth 0 0 0 0 1 23 22 6 8 0 0 0 60 Algolake VCPX Duluth 0 0 0 38 147 184 81 79 23 43 0 0 595 Algomarine VGJV Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 35 5 13 0 0 56 Algorail VYNG Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 12 1 0 0 23

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206 0 0 16 0 9 27 32 60 26 30 6 0 City York New 9VVN Garnet pl A

645 0 0 56 52 87 58 64 87 47 68 47 79 Anchorage 9VDD2 England pl A

225 0 0 16 0 7 12 24 34 38 55 28 11 Charleston WDE8293 Cyprine pl A

433 0 0 67 44 51 46 40 43 42 14 13 73 Angeles Los WDB3161 China pl A

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 47 Anchorage S6HU3 57 Cairo pl A

409 0 0 23 33 12 32 28 52 56 35 56 82 Angeles Los 9VKQ3 Belgium pl A

225 0 0 41 38 44 26 32 3 0 8 18 15 City York New WDE8265 Agate pl A

247 0 0 20 13 39 48 46 23 45 13 0 0 Anchorage VRBK6 Antwerpen

425 0 0 62 29 8 2 11 21 38 73 112 69 Anchorage C6FP5 Antonis I. Angelicoussis I. Antonis pl

A 425 0 0 42 43 57 79 42 6 59 38 38 21 Anchorage C6PZ3 Antares Voyager Antares

e okCt 0 0 0 0 0 0 City York New A8SF5 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 Angeles

0 0 6 0 9 0 15 19 3 25 14 0 Anchorage C6FZ6 91 Andromeda Voyager Andromeda

412 0 0 41 20 41 54 40 43 44 24 48 57 Anchorage PBAD Amsterdam

8 5 5 1 0 0 8 Duluth WCX2417 78 0 0 15 11 25 American Spirit American

0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 Duluth WYR5386 13 American Republic American

253 0 0 8 12 62 98 12 22 25 3 0 11 Duluth WQZ7791 American Mariner American

490 0 0 76 58 105 128 102 19 1 0 0 1 Duluth WDD2875 American Integrity American

1664 0 0 315 125 281 310 249 176 168 0 0 40 Duluth WDD2876 American Century American

0 0 4 Baltimore C6OK 135 0 0 0 1 22 34 27 32 15 Altair Voyager Altair

0 0 0 Duluth WAV4647 8 6 2 0 10 106 0 0 60 20 Alpena

0 0 3 21 3 10 47 31 2 6 17 10 Charleston WGAE 150 Alliance St Louis St Alliance

0 0 0 Houston WGAH 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 2 10 25 Alliance Norfolk Alliance

200 0 0 38 15 25 4 18 14 15 48 0 23 Jacksonville KDUE Alliance New York New Alliance

376 0 0 57 56 59 48 23 74 29 30 0 0 Charleston WRAH Alliance Charleston Alliance

8 0 0 Houston WKDY 447 0 0 49 80 43 23 80 80 84 Alliance Beaumont Alliance

0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duluth VCTD 30 0 0 25 Algowood

VDFP Duluth 0 0 0 0 323 23 0 0 12 15 2 12 87 Algoway

VGJD Duluth 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Algosoo

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 56 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Apl Hong Kong A8AM6 Seattle 00 00 0 01000001 Apl Ireland A8BK6 Seattle 0 0 0 0 33 67 32 35 33 0 0 0 200 Apl Japan WDE8288 New York City 29 32 14 45 52 31 30 32 53 54 0 0 372 Apl Kennedy 9VAY4 Charleston 21 28 28 36 27 32 27 56 1 34 0 0 290 Apl Korea WCX8883 Los Angeles 56 62 99 0 167 151 49 18 35 154 0 0 791 Apl Pearl WDE8264 New York City 49 63 83 95 106 70 73 71 74 84 0 0 768 Apl Philippines WCX8884 Los Angeles 1 33 27 27 65 35 33 47 47 48 0 0 363 Apl Scotland 9VDD3 Los Angeles 72 79 70 90 56 69 24 49 80 63 0 0 652 Apl Singapore WCX8812 Los Angeles 58 19 38 53 49 6 0 35 37 37 0 0 332 Apl Spain A8EH8 Seattle 0 0 0 0 7 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 27 Apl Spinel 9VVK New York City 49 35 30 47 58 54 69 42 70 57 0 0 511 Apl Texas VRFH2 Los Angeles 22 17 0 4 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 53 Apl Thailand WCX8882 Los Angeles 24 37 37 31 12 35 12 36 41 27 0 0 292 Apl Turquoise WDF2642 New York City 73 68 55 59 77 73 31 36 56 40 0 0 568 Apl Washington VRFD6 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 8 38 43 0 0 0 0 0 89 Aquarius Voyager C6UC3 Jacksonville 16 2 24 11 23 9 25 65 5 33 0 0 213 Arctic Bear WBP3396 Kodiak 0 0 0 3 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 Arctic Ocean C6T2062 New York City 46 0 13 39 26 29 23 31 34 48 0 0 289 Arcturus Voyager C6YA7 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 41 11 0 0 72 Aries Voyager C6UK7 Anchorage 39 71 61 84 56 36 44 0 0 1 0 0 392 Arthur M. Anderson WE4805 Duluth 0 0 41 193 225 303 303 237 324 261 0 0 1887 Athenian Phoenix 3FPR6 Anchorage 165 75 81 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365 Atlantic Cartier SCKB Norfolk 43 40 33 39 42 33 30 46 45 40 0 0 391 Atlantic Explorer (Aws) NWS0021 Anchorage 49 195 172 216 253 201 224 209 264 397 0 0 2180 Atlantic Frontier VRDJ7 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 15 1 0 0 38 Atlantic Grace VRDT7 Anchorage 29 23 29 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 Atlantic Ocean C6T2064 New York City 30 27 29 33 21 20 15 14 24 27 0 0 240 Atlantic Rose VREF7 Anchorage 60 00 0 4000200 12

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7 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Duluth WDE3568 Calumet

125 0 0 1 8 4 14 14 20 12 9 27 16 Francisco San WDE5381 California Voyager California

346 0 0 86 22 29 50 14 53 78 4 0 10 Duluth WDC6027 Burns Harbor Burns

105 0 0 18 1 20 2 1 35 3 24 1 0 Valdez 4113 N B W Bulwark

7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duluth WXS6134 Buffalo

0 0 6 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 Valdez WYW5588 14 Buccaneer

0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 7 Miami C6SJ5 20 Brilliance Of The Seas The Of Brilliance

430 0 0 0 121 199 74 21 13 2 0 0 0 Seattle WDC7379 Bluefin

864 0 0 35 37 227 207 145 141 5 14 19 34 Miami KNJD Blue Ridge Blue

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDD8603 Blarney

0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDE5016 10 Bismarck Sea Bismarck

1 4 118 0 0 28 69 43 74 272 406 68 76 64 84 Orleans New C6KJ5 Bernardo Quintana A. Quintana Bernardo

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 Anchorage HPYK 37 Berlian Ekuator Berlian

7 0 0 0 24 Anchorage VRBQ2 103 0 0 0 6 15 25 26 Berge Ningbo Berge

3 0 4 0 0 Anchorage VRBU6 111 0 0 10 32 23 29 10 Berge Nantong Berge

1718 0 0 214 390 261 496 82 273 0 2 0 0 Seattle NWS0025 Bell M. Shimada (Aws) Shimada M. Bell

1718 0 0 214 390 261 496 82 273 0 2 0 0 Seattle NWS0025 Bell M. Shimada M. Bell

337 0 0 43 29 42 45 45 26 26 26 18 37 Miami C6QK Barrington Island Barrington

0 0 2 0 0 4 7 2 3 0 0 0 Kodiak WYL4318 18 Barbara Foss Barbara

9 0 0 0 Duluth WTC9407 134 0 0 40 17 14 25 16 13 Barbara Andrie Barbara

0 0 0 0 0 Duluth WBD4889 0 0 6 46 87 89 69 297 Badger

661 0 0 58 67 90 78 44 71 76 45 78 54 Anchorage 9HOM8 Azamara Quest Azamara

815 0 0 65 63 89 79 62 50 91 115 93 108 Anchorage 9HOB8 Azamara Journey Azamara

462 0 0 29 69 77 50 58 65 32 15 5 62 Anchorage C6FY5 Axel Spirit Axel

0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 17 Valdez WCZ7336 32 Aware

0 0 0 Valdez WYM9567 1250 0 0 116 78 322 326 252 116 40 Aurora

WCZ7337 Valdez 23 0 84 191 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 310 Attentive

NWS0020 Kodiak 660 737 680 732 724 0 0 717 700 713 701 655 7019 Atlantis (Aws) Atlantis

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 58 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Camai KF003 Kodiak 00 00 0 00100001 Canada Express VRBW4 Anchorage 3 5 0 22 47 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 Canadian Enterprise VCJM Duluth 0 0 79 169 160 0 0 4 18 5 0 0 435 Canadian Navigator VGMV Duluth 0 0 0 4 25 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 35 Canadian Progress VDRV Duluth 40 1 0 23 24 24 19 20 15 10 0 0 176 Canadian Transport VCLX Duluth 0 0 0 20 43 42 42 8 32 21 0 0 208 Cap Colville 9WCX9 Anchorage 0 0 31 34 19 23 33 0 0 0 0 0 140 Capelin KF006 Anchorage 00 00 0 0364000 13 Capricorn Voyager C6UZ5 Anchorage 54 13 11 20 7 10 67 47 44 13 0 0 286 Capt. Henry Jackman VCTV Duluth 00 01 0 00000001 Capt. Steven L. Bennett KAXO New Orleans 5 8 6 5 1 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 Carnival Conquest 3FPQ9 Houston 37 5 3 8 43 19 31 34 21 10 0 0 211 Carnival Destiny C6FN4 Miami 1 0 0 0 0 33 21 18 31 49 0 0 153 Carnival Dream 3ETA7 Jacksonville 22 6 17 43 51 66 60 47 45 23 0 0 380 Carnival Ecstasy H3GR Miami 39 25 0 3 21 23 14 10 20 7 0 0 162 Carnival Elation 3FOC5 New Orleans 48 0 38 23 20 9 12 8 12 12 0 0 182 Carnival Fantasy H3GS New Orleans 72 72 48 11 17 10 18 2 19 28 0 0 297 Carnival Fascination C6FM9 Jacksonville 1 27 12 2 15 29 16 9 1 3 0 0 115 Carnival Freedom 3EBL5 Miami 134 86 51 17 69 22 17 28 12 14 0 0 450 Carnival Glory 3FPS9 Miami 37 13 31 25 1 17 33 32 21 18 0 0 228 Carnival Imagination C6FN2 Miami 25 18 12 9 6 0 0 30 16 21 0 0 137 Carnival Inspiration C6FM5 Miami 11 0 64 0 0000000 21 Carnival Legend H3VT Miami 30 26 32 19 28 25 18 13 22 11 0 0 224 Carnival Liberty HPYE Miami 16 1 0 29 98 72 70 92 42 18 0 0 438 Carnival Miracle H3VS Miami 35 33 31 11 11 48 15 4 11 21 0 0 220 Carnival Paradise 3FOB5 Los Angeles 13 9 5 2 0 0 3 16 15 18 0 0 81 Carnival Pride H3VU Jacksonville 97 34 7 19 9 10 8 12 11 0 0 0 207 Carnival Sensation C6FM8 Jacksonville 23 15 15 14 17 32 44 17 0 0 0 0 177

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 4 Charleston ZCDP2 15 Copenhagen Express Copenhagen

45 0 0 0 0 0 25 2 0 18 0 0 0 Kodiak WDE3894 Commitment

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 Anchorage A8QJ6 55 Commander N Commander

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 47 0 0 Anchorage VRFT5 92 Coralie mb C

523 0 0 1 0 13 322 24 163 0 0 0 0 Anchorage C6XB2 Clipper Sun Clipper

411 0 0 87 83 8 64 99 66 4 0 0 0 Kodiak WED2281 Chukchi Sea Chukchi

904 0 0 88 90 109 103 75 82 126 107 52 72 Houston WDD6126 Charleston Express Charleston

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Houston WBVY Charleston

0 0 0 0 6 3 0 4 9 0 0 3 Duluth WL3108 25 Charles M. Beeghly M. Charles

388 0 0 22 15 37 31 52 47 49 42 41 52 Miami C6JT Charles Island Charles

189 0 0 0 0 37 35 50 11 0 11 20 25 Houston ONCA Chaconia

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacksonville WBN3022 25 0 0 8 0 15 Centurion

877 0 0 98 59 41 4 59 107 111 225 100 73 Miami 9HJC9 Celebrity Summit Celebrity

5111 0 0 566 570 571 596 572 566 552 519 475 124 Miami 9HRJ9 Celebrity Solstice Celebrity

2081 0 0 245 278 293 268 230 120 189 191 114 153 Anchorage 9HJF9 Celebrity Millennium Celebrity

1479 0 0 71 107 56 131 112 230 216 129 183 244 Miami 9HJG9 Celebrity Mercury Celebrity

1811 0 0 77 417 94 51 96 190 331 239 158 158 Miami 9HJD9 Celebrity Infinity Celebrity

2234 0 0 200 191 194 244 175 241 280 231 230 248 Miami 9HXD9 Celebrity Equinox Celebrity

1953 0 0 551 594 556 65 85 90 12 0 0 0 Miami 9HXC9 Celebrity Eclipse Celebrity

3235 0 0 369 298 461 281 297 184 247 452 291 355 Miami 9HJB9 Celebrity Constellation Celebrity

901 0 0 85 88 140 90 35 89 74 76 145 79 Miami 9HJI9 Celebrity Century Celebrity

422 0 0 24 5 55 78 28 41 55 52 49 35 Anchorage C6UZ6 Castor Voyager Castor

4 0 0 0 Duluth WE4879 235 0 0 19 38 71 7 56 40 Cason J. Callaway J. Cason

391 0 0 28 43 30 20 7 31 79 63 37 53 Miami 3FFL8 Carnival Victory Carnival

365 0 0 13 30 32 70 59 46 26 43 42 4 Miami H3VR Carnival Valor Carnival

0 0 6 18 45 21 12 0 16 11 10 11 Orleans New C6FN5 150 Carnival Triumph Carnival

3EUS Anchorage 2 5 9 17 14 0 0 102 7 13 10 5 184 Carnival Splendor Carnival

3FPR9 Anchorage 12 0 24 29 8 8 000 0 80 52 4 17 234 Carnival Spirit Carnival

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 60 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Coral Sea C6YW Miami 0 0 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Corbin Foss WDB5265 Kodiak 82 8 00 0 0000000 90 Corwith Cramer WTF3319 Kodiak 0 30 67 0 0 67 58 0 0 35 0 0 257 Costa Allegra ICRA Anchorage 0 0 1 0 39 102 87 73 121 95 0 0 518 Costa Atlantica IBLQ Anchorage 36 27 25 4 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 102 Costa Europa IBCE Anchorage 46 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 Costa Fortuna IBNY Miami 552 558 554 444 211 110 151 34 96 165 0 0 2875 Costa Luminosa ICGU Anchorage 21 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 Costa Magica IBQQ Anchorage 200 172 107 79 67 20 7 1 1 0 0 0 654 Costa Mediterranea IBCF Anchorage 0 0 86 239 167 151 183 363 262 418 0 0 1869 Costa Serena ICAZ Anchorage 7 91 110 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 278 Courage WDC6907 Baltimore 49 30 29 21 26 35 32 24 10 22 0 0 278 Courage WDE3893 Kodiak 25 61 21 60 41 64 4 4 24 9 0 0 313 Crowned Eagle V7QP4 Anchorage 6 4 0 0 0 5 8 20 11 3 0 0 57 Crystal Marine 9VIC4 Anchorage 13 6 7 8 8 21 2 86 90 95 0 0 336 Crystal Serenity C6SY3 Anchorage 21 54 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 81 Cygnus Voyager C6OB San Francisco 0 0 76 22 1 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 Darya Shanthi VRXB2 Anchorage 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 69 0 0 122 Darya Shree VRZZ2 Anchorage 00 00 0 00350008 Darya Tara VRWS5 Anchorage 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 5 3 16 0 0 35 David Foss W YQ 8110 Kodiak 00 00 0 00214007 Deepwater Millennium V7HD2 New Orleans 48 11 9 3 1 0 0 0 73 19 0 0 164 Defender WBN3016 Jacksonville 00 00 0 0760300 16 Delaware Ii KNBD New York City 63 266 99 0 491 369 415 450 209 216 0 0 2578 Delaware Ii (Aws) NWS0012 New York City 181 327 115 0 0 80 360 242 0 371 0 0 1676 Delaware Trader WDB3258 Miami 0 1 6 1 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 Deliverance WDE2652 Valdez 0 0 2 11 19 32 27 26 5 0 0 0 122 Diane H WUR7250 Kodiak 00 00 1 6982700 33

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882 0 0 196 64 28 221 187 101 62 6 0 17 Duluth WQZ9670 Edgar B. Speer B. Edgar

124 0 0 0 0 27 36 59 0 0 0 0 2 Houston S6NK5 Eagle Tucson Eagle

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 6 Houston S6NK4 15 Eagle Trenton Eagle

0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 9VMG5 26 0 0 0 0 13 13 Eagle Torrance Eagle

174 0 0 12 18 12 5 9 17 15 33 20 33 Orleans New S6NK3 Eagle Toledo Eagle

2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 3FUU Eagle Sydney Eagle

632 0 0 79 135 173 119 66 16 11 33 0 0 Houston 3FNZ5 Eagle Stavanger Eagle

509 0 0 15 43 48 50 44 29 56 64 77 83 Houston 9VKH2 Eagle Phoenix Eagle

e ren 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Orleans New S6FM Eagle Otome Eagle

712 0 0 81 101 87 177 144 46 39 36 1 0 Houston 9V8132 Eagle Kuching Eagle

e okCt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 City York New 9VHG Eagle Baltimore Eagle

0 0 0 0 0 3 13 7 0 11 25 37 Houston S6TB 96 Eagle Austin Eagle

596 0 0 56 48 44 66 66 68 58 67 53 70 Orleans New S6TF Eagle Anaheim Eagle

120 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 12 33 61 0 0 Houston S6TD Eagle Albany Eagle

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Kodiak NRCB Eagle

329 0 0 0 8 16 27 20 22 3 42 75 116 Houston C6FQ6 Dynamic Vision Dynamic

0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 22 0 0 0 Anchorage C6FT3 30 Dynamic Energy Dynamic

624 0 0 65 56 59 73 54 54 72 78 70 43 Miami C6JS Duncan Island Duncan

69 0 0 13 12 20 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WYL5718 Drew Foss Drew

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 16 0 Houston ONBL 50 Donau

5 0 5 19 11 4 Valdez WBZ4106 154 0 0 10 27 54 19 Dominator

0 2 3 18 29 17 24 Jacksonville C6QM8 223 0 0 34 24 72 Disney Wonder Disney

1510 0 0 110 284 65 100 109 181 193 136 133 199 Jacksonville C6PT7 Disney Magic Disney

0 0 3 14 12 Orleans New V7HC8 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 55 Discoverer Spirit Discoverer

e ren 0 Orleans New V7MO3 0 0 0 2 3 18 21 10 30 43 76 203 Discoverer Inspiration Discoverer

e ren 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Orleans New V7HD3 Discoverer Enterprise Discoverer

V7HC6 New Orleans New 196 185 5 155 159 205 0 0 191 150 142 175 142 1700 Discoverer Deep Seas Deep Discoverer

V7MO2 New Orleans New 157 146 61 148 78 0 0 77 58 73 71 67 936 Discoverer Clear Leader Clear Discoverer

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 62 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Edwin H. Gott WXQ4511 Duluth 0 0 6 55 13 21 55 88 20 0 0 0 258 El Faro WFJK Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 66 53 52 0 0 189 El Yunque WGJT Jacksonville 25 19 45 44 42 47 56 64 22 0 0 0 364 Elversele ONCT Jacksonville 59 41 47 14 48 66 55 1 0 0 0 0 331 Empire State KKFW New York City 0 0 0 0 126 89 77 23 0 0 0 0 315 Enchantment Of The Seas C6FZ7 Miami 47 60 40 36 34 39 47 19 5 12 0 0 339 Endeavor (Aws) NWS0022 New York City 654 666 728 404 438 681 700 715 706 719 0 0 6 411 Endurance WDA3359 Valdez 48 77 1 0 13 36 50 11 3 17 0 0 256 Endurance WDE9586 Houston 0 2 16 0 8 47 79 52 46 70 0 0 320 Ensign WBN3012 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 27 11 0 0 64 Eot Spar WDE9193 Miami 50 31 14 32 25 38 38 25 14 24 0 0 291 Erkan K V7ND9 Norfolk 35 28 9 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 Ernest N A8PQ6 Anchorage 59 35 80 83 11 31 25 19 1 13 0 0 357 Eships Bainunah ZDIQ7 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 659 674 402 0 0 1935 Eships Nahyan ZDIY2 Anchorage 0 12 37 40 36 23 25 48 38 16 0 0 275 Eurodam PHOS Miami 61 60 12 32 43 9 13 3 6 8 0 0 247 Eurus Lima A8MH9 New Orleans 2 2 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Eurus Lisbon A8MI2 New Orleans 4 0 4 6 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 Eurus London A8MH7 New Orleans 16 11 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Ever Dainty 9V7951 Norfolk 1 0 1 3 6 14 24 7 15 16 0 0 87 Ever Decent 9V7952 New York City 25 1 00 0 0100000 27 Ever Delight 3FCB8 New York City 6 0 0 23 30 19 23 63 90 97 0 0 351 Ever Deluxe 9V7953 New York City 9 0 11 20 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 Ever Develop 3FLF8 New York City 7 0 0 18 3 16 13 16 6 5 0 0 84 Ever Devote 9V7954 New York City 14 2 4 13 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Ever Diadem 9V7955 New York City 23 26 27 32 12 24 16 35 43 55 0 0 293 Ever Diamond 3FQS8 New York City 71 83 104 28 30 67 13 0 0 0 0 0 396 Ever Dynamic 3FUB8 New York City 11 13 17 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67

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184 0 0 59 74 35 0 0 1 2 13 0 0 Houston ONAI Excel

896 0 0 86 132 72 113 93 75 63 82 80 100 Houston ONCE Excalibur

613 0 0 51 59 180 107 42 40 39 14 34 47 Anchorage C6FY8 Everest Spirit Everest

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 3FZA9 Ever Utile Ever

0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage 3FCC9 0 0 7 0 0 2 13 22 Ever Useful Ever

0 0 2 1 0 0 10 16 0 0 17 0 Seattle 3FCA9 46 Ever Uranus Ever

0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 3FCD9 11 Ever Unity Ever

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 9V7957 33 0 0 2 5 26 Ever United Ever

0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 19 Seattle 9V7959 33 Ever Unique Ever

2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 3FFG7 Ever Union Ever

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 Anchorage 9V7961 Ever Unific Ever

54 0 0 0 13 0 0 11 0 8 12 10 0 Anchorage 9V7962 Ever Ulysses Ever

0 0 0 4 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 Seattle 3FEJ6 11 Ever Ultra Ever

126 0 0 0 12 23 0 0 15 24 24 12 16 Seattle 9V7960 Ever Uberty Ever

0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 22 41 25 38 Anchorage 3EKU3 140 Ever Summit Ever

1232 0 0 136 126 137 125 141 126 157 139 126 19 Anchorage 3EHT6 Ever Steady Ever

0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 Anchorage 3ENU5 29 0 0 18 Ever Salute Ever

0 0 0 0 0 1 4 35 0 0 0 0 Anchorage 3EMQ4 40 Ever Safety Ever

117 0 0 20 16 30 8 7 8 3 12 0 13 City York New 3FYB3 Ever Reward Ever

e okCt 0 0 0 1 4 City York New 3FSA4 0 0 9 10 12 10 15 61 Ever Result Ever

e okCt 8 0 0 0 City York New 3FRZ4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 25 Ever Respect Ever

e okCt 8 0 0 0 City York New 3FRZ4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 25 Ever Repute Ever

e okCt 2 City York New 3FSB4 7 0 11 14 283 0 0 45 32 75 60 37 Ever Refine Ever

0 0 0 23 12 8 6 13 2 14 9 15 City York New 3FQO4 102 Ever Reach Ever

o nee 9 8 6 0 0 Angeles Los 3FFR4 0 0 2 9 9 14 10 67 Ever Radiant Ever

o nee 0 0 0 0 Angeles Los VSXV3 0 0 3 16 24 14 51 51 159 Ever Excel Ever

VQFS4 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 9 10 51 Ever Ethic Ever

VSQL9 Seattle 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 Ever Envoy Ever

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 64 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Excelerate ONDY Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13 Explorer ONFE Houston 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Explorer WBN7618 Jacksonville 00 00 0 4240100 11 Explorer Of The Seas C6SE4 New York City 7 15 7 0 0 0 3 22 21 25 0 0 100 Fairchem Filly 3EJM9 Anchorage 0 0 12 0 56 18 0 0 34 15 0 0 135 Fairchem Stallion H3WD Anchorage 11 0 00 0 0000000 11 Fairchem Steed 3EBR5 Anchorage 0 11 1 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 Fairweather WDB5604 Kodiak 30 00 0 10000004 Fairweather WTEB Anchorage 3 0 0 0 0 14 78 168 106 70 0 0 439 Fairweather (Aws) NWS0004 Anchorage 0 0 0 323 516 523 559 727 612 548 0 0 3808 Federal Asahi VRWG3 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 9 14 0 0 47 Federal Mackinac V7RI8 Anchorage 11 22 4 67 53 78 27 60 49 16 0 0 387 Federal Progress VRXL6 Anchorage 19 10 18 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 Federal Venture VRXL7 Anchorage 0 15 62 56 51 36 15 21 0 1 0 0 257 Fish Hawk WRB5085 Kodiak 00 00 0 01033007 Flanders Loyalty ONEV Houston 64 41 55 60 55 42 32 11 0 12 0 0 372 Fmg Cloudbreak ONFW Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 25 28 0 0 89 Fmg Matilda ONFN Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 26 17 0 0 58 Freedom WDB5483 Jacksonville 7 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 17 8 0 0 59 Freedom Of The Seas C6UZ7 Jacksonville 66 23 20 0 47 9 8 6 5 0 0 0 184 Freja Dania A8LC2 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 14 0 19 3 0 0 0 0 36 Fritzi N A8PQ4 Anchorage 99 197 376 194 422 482 423 428 390 174 0 0 3185 Front Kathrine V7QX2 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 32 35 51 3 0 0 0 0 121 Front Tina A8HH5 Anchorage 00 00 0 00003003 G. L. Ostrander WCV7620 Duluth 0 0 7 2 3 44 21 21 17 39 0 0 154 Garden City River S6AJ8 Anchorage 0 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Gauntlet WBN6511 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 11 43 41 0 0 122 Gemini Voyager C6FE5 Los Angeles 18 46 40 63 27 38 21 1 0 0 0 0 254

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201 0 0 12 51 32 14 0 15 51 7 7 12 Valdez 511 2 O B W Guardian

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Valdez WCY2823 Guard

1111 0 0 115 86 103 112 105 112 158 178 138 4 Houston YJUF7 Grand Banks Grand sf G

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 7 41 Orleans New WDD7518 65 Explorer sf G

e ren 0 0 0 0 0 Orleans New YJUL9 3 16 0 0 45 42 44 20 12 i I Driller Development sf G

e ren 0 0 0 Orleans New YJSW5 582 0 0 81 82 81 91 87 82 78 Development Driller I Driller Development sf G

390 0 0 31 103 65 44 37 17 19 18 0 56 Kodiak WDC9138 Gretchen H Gretchen

335 0 0 61 41 31 45 2 26 22 39 36 32 Jacksonville WZZF Green Ridge Green

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 38 Baltimore WDDI 41 Green Lake Green

268 0 0 41 30 48 42 37 32 8 0 0 30 Jacksonville WCZ5238 Green Dale Green

97 0 0 42 13 0 0 0 25 17 0 0 0 Charleston WDD9433 Green Bay Green

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Seattle WFDP 40 Great Land Great

510 0 0 6 26 21 29 83 300 17 9 8 11 Miami C6SE3 Grandeur Of The Seas The Of Grandeur

e ren 0 0 0 Orleans New NWS0014 2893 0 0 428 552 315 586 114 487 411 Gordon Gunter (Aws) Gunter Gordon

0 0 0 2 8 0 7 13 0 5 17 33 Francisco San WHDV 85 Golden State Golden

a rnic 0 0 0 0 Francisco San NMRY 186 0 0 0 0 65 42 39 40 Golden Bear Golden

332 0 0 0 109 111 0 46 64 0 2 0 0 Seattle V7KR4 Global Sentinel Global

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 55 50 2 Anchorage 9VCK3 110 Global Hime Global

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 3EFD9 48 0 0 0 32 16 Glen Canyon Bridge Canyon Glen

0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WBN5982 0 0 0 0 64 20 84 Gladiator

0 0 0 0 8 22 45 Norfolk WCZ5528 0 0 0 2 34 111 Geysir

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 8 Seattle OYGM2 18 Gerd Maersk Gerd

373 0 0 11 18 6 52 75 44 48 79 23 17 Anchorage A8PQ5 George N George

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage VRDD3 31 0 0 19 12 Genco Tiberius Genco

0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage VRDR8 234 0 0 60 47 40 16 71 Genco Constantine Genco

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage V7SY6 59 0 0 19 23 17 Genco Claudius Genco

VRDD2 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 61 14 107 Genco Augustus Genco

VRCF7 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 40 50 25 122 Genco Acheron Genco

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 66 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Gudrun Maersk OYAU2 Seattle 0 0 4 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Gulf Reliance WDD2703 Kodiak 15 15 0 5 33 75 13 70 49 22 0 0 297 Gulf Titan WDA5598 Kodiak 3 5 18 10 2 6 2 16 5 14 0 0 81 H A Sklenar C6CL6 New Orleans 12 27 16 17 83 107 150 133 106 89 0 0 740 H. Lee White WZD2465 Duluth 0 0 0 26 21 12 56 32 44 24 0 0 215 Half Moon WDE8672 New York City 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50 0 0 0 51 Halle Foss WCF3930 Kodiak 00 00 0 01000001 Harmonious VRCL9 Anchorage 0 13 8 23 20 21 30 17 7 1 0 0 140 Harriette WRFJ Houston 44 76 20 22 20 5 0 2 7 0 0 0 196 Hatsu Eagle ZNZH6 Seattle 18 0 0 0 11 10 12 17 8 24 0 0 100 Hatsu Smart MLBD9 Seattle 0 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Healy NEPP Seattle 0 0 0 0 23 127 97 162 79 9 0 0 497 Healy (Aws) NWS0003 Seattle 0 0 0 0 173 522 586 377 709 280 0 0 2647 Helenka B WAH5520 Anchorage 00 10 0 1133400 13 Henry B. Bigelow (Aws) NWS0017 New York City 0 76 474 509 67 0 271 471 261 0 0 0 2129 Henry Goodrich HP6038 Houston 122 99 85 72 0 0 0 85 71 106 0 0 640 Herbert C. Jackson WL3972 Duluth 2 0 22 63 118 34 88 84 96 89 0 0 596 High Glory 3EFV2 Anchorage 14 11 2 00000009 Hi’ialakai WTEY Honolulu 15 17 31 80 69 39 18 48 85 29 0 0 431 Hi’ialakai (Aws) NWS0010 Honolulu 234 651 628 514 339 473 216 394 0 508 0 0 3957 Hoegh Oslo LAEK7 Jacksonville 100 62 97 58 50 58 48 84 63 49 0 0 669 Hollyhock NHHF Duluth 21 04 4 2200000 15 Honor WDC6923 Baltimore 52 73 76 14 34 37 34 61 52 42 0 0 475 Hood Island C6LU4 Miami 59 49 63 72 58 64 70 75 64 57 0 0 631 Horizon Anchorage KGTX Anchorage 151 0 141 98 132 106 84 98 177 140 0 0 112 7 Horizon Challenger WZJC Houston 42 63 84 70 60 86 94 184 163 65 0 0 911 Horizon Consumer WCHF Los Angeles 12 10 28 16 5 72 65 62 66 25 0 0 361 Horizon Discovery WZJD Houston 76 82 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200

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0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDC6588 12 Island Scout Island

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Kodiak WCZ7046 Island Champion Island

38 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 9 10 4 1 City York New SYAQ Irenes Remedy Irenes

123 0 0 0 6 37 37 18 0 0 0 17 8 Valdez WBO3337 Invader

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDD7905 Integrity

583 0 0 75 28 43 65 66 74 58 61 44 69 Baltimore WDC6925 Integrity

0 0 0 1 3 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 Duluth WCJ6214 18 Inland Seas Inland

676 0 0 76 60 90 101 106 109 77 10 0 47 Duluth WXN3191 Indiana Harbor Indiana

326 0 0 22 56 21 27 31 27 27 29 38 48 City York New C6T2063 Indian Ocean Indian

490 0 0 30 26 48 61 32 2 40 117 113 21 Miami C6WW4 Independence Of The Seas The Of Independence

822 0 0 82 104 91 83 69 93 97 79 63 61 Baltimore WGAX i I Indedpendence

e okCt 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 City York New 9HYN7 Livingstone s H

0 0 0 5 9 16 Houston KCDK 113 0 0 0 12 17 54 Houston

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 25 16 Orleans New YJVG4 48 Hos Achiever Hos

867 0 0 69 161 85 87 77 83 72 75 70 88 City York New KIRH Horizon Trader Horizon

428 0 0 45 24 65 36 30 31 50 50 50 47 Francisco San WDD6042 Horizon Tiger Horizon

401 0 0 17 8 23 61 49 59 41 44 55 44 Anchorage KGTY Horizon Tacoma Horizon

693 0 0 68 71 91 80 89 21 32 85 79 77 Angeles Los WFLG Horizon Spirit Horizon

625 0 0 85 55 84 23 25 68 75 64 66 80 Angeles Los WFLH Horizon Reliance Horizon

1315 0 0 106 92 155 182 105 132 144 89 138 172 Jacksonville WJBJ Horizon Producer Horizon

607 0 0 72 61 53 51 58 52 64 51 64 81 Francisco San WSRL Horizon Pacific Horizon

564 0 0 50 60 78 78 76 75 78 68 1 0 Jacksonville WPGK Horizon Navigator Horizon

589 0 0 66 69 50 36 59 63 55 62 80 49 Anchorage KGTZ Horizon Kodiak Horizon

570 0 0 53 54 53 64 43 59 68 65 55 56 Francisco San WDD6038 Horizon Hunter Horizon

471 0 0 39 32 60 52 41 56 40 62 59 30 Francisco San WDD6033 Horizon Hawk Horizon

685 0 0 75 50 64 91 90 68 47 53 84 63 Francisco San WDD6040 Horizon Falcon Horizon

KRGB San Francisco San 36 48 46 56 60 0 0 72 7 55 32 44 456 Horizon Enterprise Horizon

WDD6039 San Francisco San 67 64 64 69 80 0 0 84 71 63 98 77 737 Horizon Eagle Horizon

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 68 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Island Spirit WDB6620 Kodiak 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 11 13 20 0 0 55 Island Warrior WDA9217 Kodiak 00 00 0 00100001 Iver Foss WYE6442 Kodiak 0 3 0 7 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 James R. Barker WYP8657 Duluth 15 0 18 27 53 52 93 85 63 86 0 0 492 Jarvis NAQD Kodiak 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Jean Anne WDC3786 Los Angeles 68 62 100 88 70 48 102 110 92 64 0 0 804 Jeffrey Foss WY9383 Kodiak 13 18 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Jenny N A8PQ7 Anchorage 97 96 100 159 236 260 259 114 24 0 0 0 1345 Jeppesen Maersk OWTW2 New York City 33 12 35 12 0 42 9 59 8 49 0 0 259 John B. Aird VCYP Duluth 0 0 0 2 0 11 5 6 4 22 0 0 50 John D. Leitch VGWM Duluth 0 0 3 0 0 120 91 47 24 0 0 0 285 John G. Munson WE3806 Duluth 0 0 10 35 49 17 7 4 88 56 0 0 266 John J. Boland WZE4539 Duluth 21 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 14 46 0 0 97 Joides Resolution D5BC Norfolk 12 6 00 0 0002300 23 Joseph L. Block WDA2768 Duluth 0 0 77 98 56 108 254 204 142 179 0 0 1118 Ka’imimoana WTEU Honolulu 63 75 61 92 1 0 96 69 94 88 0 0 639 Ka’imimoana (Aws) NWS0009 Honolulu 531 533 443 708 20 31 525 507 689 624 0 0 4 611 Kaiti Hill VRZN4 Anchorage 4 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Kaministiqua CFN4612 Duluth 00 00 0 0342100 10 Karen Andrie WBS5272 Duluth 37 0 7 23 0 27 37 128 256 293 0 0 808 Karoline N A8PQ8 Anchorage 6 4 29 17 10 18 40 94 23 0 0 0 241 Kasif Kalkavan V7IX7 Norfolk 0 48 42 46 45 23 28 54 47 38 0 0 371 Kauai WSRH San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 22 20 0 0 52 Kaye E. Barker WCF3012 Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 2 52 44 34 38 0 0 170 Kennicott WCY2920 Kodiak 0 0 0 0 6 33 33 16 9 11 0 0 108 Keswick C6XE5 Anchorage 8 4 10 10 10 7 12 15 15 18 0 0 109 Kilo Moana WDA7827 Honolulu 3 53 58 63 22 30 47 45 23 52 0 0 396 Kings Pointer WTDL New York City 0 100 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119

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698 0 0 51 53 67 75 80 94 82 58 85 53 Anchorage V7BW9 Gemini ng L

273 0 0 15 34 36 10 10 69 32 12 36 19 Anchorage C6W2033 Edo ng L

631 0 0 57 114 135 75 25 22 2 39 78 84 City York New V7BW8 Capricorn ng L

1200 0 0 107 110 146 168 127 118 133 141 109 41 City York New V7BW7 Aries ng L

5 0 0 0 0 10 39 67 94 79 60 94 57 Anchorage V7BW6 00 Aquarius ng L

9 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 Anchorage C6W2032 38 0 0 1 16 Abuja ng L

72 0 0 0 0 6 18 14 0 0 34 0 0 Houston ZCDV9 Livorno Express Livorno

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 26 0 Anchorage 9VJC5 49 Lion City River City Lion

306 0 0 1 1 27 33 52 57 44 1 30 60 Anchorage C6VF3 Limerick Spirit Limerick

287 0 0 95 15 27 12 25 16 39 31 4 23 Houston WCOB Liberty Sun Liberty

544 0 0 57 94 44 51 58 77 68 13 20 62 Houston WCBP Liberty Star Liberty

256 0 0 1 30 14 38 31 44 44 14 32 8 Houston WCPU Liberty Spirit Liberty

312 0 0 41 35 27 33 34 21 5 20 36 60 Miami C6VQ8 Liberty Of The Seas The Of Liberty

321 0 0 46 22 27 51 55 35 0 45 30 10 Houston WADN Liberty Grace Liberty

310 0 0 9 0 30 9 31 38 46 52 34 61 Houston WADP Liberty Glory Liberty

107 0 0 0 0 15 47 3 28 0 1 2 11 Houston WHIA Liberty Eagle Liberty

461 0 0 27 34 48 5 59 48 44 15 85 96 Jacksonville WRYX Liberty

0 0 0 0 0 0 34 46 0 0 0 35 Anchorage C6LC6 115 Leyte Spirit Leyte

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Valdez WYC7933 Leslie Lee Leslie

125 0 0 16 11 7 12 0 7 19 19 12 22 Seattle 3FPH8 Leo Forest Leo

182 0 0 46 23 10 14 2 39 25 2 0 21 Duluth WUR8857 Lee A. Tregurtha A. Lee

7 0 9 10 0 4 Anchorage 3FJY6 0 0 7 6 4 15 62 Lavender Passage Lavender

4264 0 0 434 419 0 224 693 637 609 382 565 301 Orleans New 5 4 74 WCX Laurence M. Gould (Aws) Gould M. Laurence

4 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 16 Anchorage VRWM2 52 0 0 11 Kota Jaya Kota

197 0 0 11 19 11 34 16 27 22 23 20 14 Anchorage 9V8258 Kota Halus Kota

0 0 7 2 0 3 9 2 1 5 11 18 Valdez KQXZ 58 Kodiak

NWS0029 New York City York New 6 723 667 492 674 712 0 0 710 638 533 728 667 6544 Knorr (Aws) Knorr

AO107 K Duluth 0 0 0 0 020 20 80 0 0 7 17 6 10 Kiyi

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 70 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Lng Leo V7BX2 New York City 32 34 70 78 44 65 56 56 42 52 0 0 529 Lng Libra V7BX3 Anchorage 92 83 72 100 73 34 71 35 105 71 0 0 736 Lng Taurus V7BX4 New York City 55 54 63 71 108 143 148 124 48 15 0 0 829 Lng Virgo V7BX5 New York City 72 84 114 107 91 89 86 89 51 47 0 0 830 Lois H W TD4576 Kodiak 00 00 0 0438300 18 Lowlands Ghent 9 H A 2113 Anchorage 5 5 17 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Lowlands Orchid ONFP Anchorage 0 0 0 0 9 110 69 18 13 68 0 0 287 Maasdam PFRO Miami 9 3 68 56 45 10 0 193 202 95 0 0 681 Mackinaw NBGB Duluth 43 42 1 0000000 14 Madrid Spirit ECFM Anchorage 64 64 73 82 97 67 68 70 70 68 0 0 723 Maersk Carolina WBDS Charleston 31 22 30 42 103 65 17 36 17 54 0 0 417 Maersk Constellation WRYJ Houston 7 2 1 10 2 0 11 17 9 50 0 0 109 Maersk Georgia WAHP New York City 16 42 22 20 43 11 38 21 13 30 0 0 256 Maersk Idaho WKPM New York City 1 22 4 37 14 10 27 43 62 11 0 0 231 Maersk Iowa KABL Norfolk 43 44 63 28 55 60 71 79 51 62 0 0 556 Maersk Jaun HBDD Charleston 24 29 44 51 50 0 18 45 48 55 0 0 364 Maersk Karlskrona A8PW8 New York City 28 11 11 14 22 20 29 32 15 6 0 0 188 Maersk Kentucky WKPY Houston 55 28 13 35 36 49 68 30 12 14 0 0 340 Maersk Merritt VRCH6 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 9 0 0 33 Maersk Messologi 3EIM6 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Maersk Missouri WAHV Norfolk 70 61 59 72 78 68 59 44 45 29 0 0 585 Maersk Montana WCDP New York City 67 67 92 64 20 18 3 24 40 49 0 0 444 Maersk Mykonos SXSQ New York City 12 12 12 9 13 15 17 13 0 13 0 0 116 Maersk Ohio KABP New York City 76 54 74 81 68 86 67 79 85 68 0 0 738 Maersk Privilege 9VVD6 Anchorage 96 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 Maersk Tangier A8NH3 Miami 1 0 0 1 0 7 18 15 5 10 0 0 57 Maersk Tarragona A8NH4 New York City 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 9 10 10 0 0 46 Maersk Tennessee WMFW Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 59 0 0 112

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958 0 0 214 181 141 245 104 33 40 0 0 0 Duluth WDA4649 Maumee

164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 63 61 Francisco San WSLH Maui

90 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 1 27 42 2 Kodiak WN4201 Matanuska

297 0 0 46 18 55 0 0 0 0 79 60 39 Houston KSDF Mary Ann Hudson Ann Mary

151 0 0 8 17 0 46 17 0 24 39 0 0 Angeles Los OUJN2 Marit Maersk Marit

242 0 0 20 35 37 21 24 28 28 27 14 8 Jacksonville C6FV9 Mariner Of The Seas The Of Mariner

699 0 0 25 68 46 42 47 40 193 149 36 53 Houston WFQB Marilyn

184 0 0 25 0 0 0 22 8 30 13 56 30 City York New OULL2 Marie Maersk Marie

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 76 55 42 93 Angeles Los C6FP2 323 Maria A. Angelicoussis A. Maria

192 0 0 0 42 36 0 28 56 0 6 24 0 Seattle OZBY2 Margrethe Maersk Margrethe

171 0 0 0 0 28 14 0 21 33 0 3 72 Seattle OUJI2 Maren Maersk Maren

180 0 0 0 47 87 31 0 15 0 0 0 0 Anchorage WDC6698 Marcus G. Langseth G. Marcus

229 0 0 36 0 24 40 0 11 52 0 0 66 Seattle OUIY2 Marchen Maersk Marchen

322 0 0 43 21 18 24 55 56 46 0 33 26 Angeles Los WECH Manulani

0 0 3 0 0 0 9 4 0 1 3 21 Angeles Los WRGD 41 Manukai

344 0 0 63 32 30 27 32 28 32 27 37 36 Francisco San KDBG Manoa

759 0 0 341 170 35 82 40 53 38 0 0 0 Duluth WDE3569 Manitowoc

5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Duluth WDB6831 109 0 0 43 57 Manistee

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WYH6327 50 0 0 50 Malolo

0 0 6 23 Miami C6FZ8 0 0 0 17 22 17 21 13 119 Majesty Of The Seas The Of Majesty

e okCt 0 0 0 City York New OUJH2 0 0 0 0 13 36 27 27 40 143 Majestic Maersk Majestic

1 0 0 Kodiak WYX2079 163 0 0 10 50 3 32 21 19 27 Maia H Maia

318 0 0 16 39 42 45 44 21 35 41 12 23 Angeles Los WHRN Mahimahi

KFHouston WKPF 669 0 0 79 75 88 75 85 71 77 36 33 50 Maersk Wyoming Maersk

348 0 0 43 71 99 33 12 32 21 23 1 13 Houston WKPN Maersk Wisconsin Maersk

506 0 0 92 91 81 64 5 49 12 71 29 12 Norfolk WAHK Maersk Virginia Maersk

WKAB Norfolk 102 84 71 75 87 0 0 85 104 90 99 109 906 Maersk Utah Maersk

KRPW Norfolk 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Maersk Texas Maersk

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 72 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Maunalei KFMV Baltimore 0 20 0 0 24 15 2 8 10 18 0 0 97 Maunawili WGEB Los Angeles 58 63 35 35 24 49 41 35 22 53 0 0 415 Mcarthur Ii WTEJ Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 153 184 187 0 0 554 Mcarthur Ii (Aws) NWS0006 Seattle 0 0 0 123 725 150 489 618 674 668 0 0 3447 Mckee Sons WCZ9703 Duluth 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Medeia WDE6486 Anchorage 25 00 0 00000007 Mein Schiff 9HJH9 Miami 27 14 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 Melville WECB Los Angeles 83 46 58 40 85 66 88 71 62 89 0 0 688 Mesabi Miner WYQ4356 Duluth 19 0 0 18 15 13 40 58 27 45 0 0 235 Meta A8CG9 0 00 00 0 00010001 Midnight Sun WAHG Seattle 82 75 59 91 114 46 92 91 127 69 0 0 846 Mike O’leary WDC3665 Kodiak 00 00 2 10010004 Mill House 9VAK9 Anchorage 13 8 02 0 0000000 23 Mill Reef 9VAK8 Anchorage 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 77 48 0 0 143 Miller Freeman WTDM Seattle 0 0 101 328 298 245 260 155 510 291 0 0 2188 Miller Freeman (Aws) NWS0005 Seattle 0 0 113 496 455 337 339 215 154 0 0 0 2109 Mindanao S6SR Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 10 73 73 44 19 0 0 219 Mineral Beijing ONAR Anchorage 21 19 8 30 31 19 39 9 0 0 0 0 176 Mineral Belgium ONCF Anchorage 23 33 31 30 51 74 42 41 37 12 0 0 374 Mineral Dalian ONFW Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 25 28 0 0 89 Mineral Noble ONAN Anchorage 44 34 40 35 35 54 8 98 138 224 0 0 710 Mineral Tianjin ONBF Anchorage 18 27 35 17 0 0 1 31 17 27 0 0 173 Miss Roxanne WCX4992 Valdez 0 0 0 10 10 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 31 Mississippi Voyager WDD7294 San Francisco 24 0 28 47 12 2 17 9 25 66 0 0 230 Mokihana WNRD San Francisco 42 30 38 42 41 39 27 17 2 7 0 0 285 Moku Pahu WBWK San Francisco 0 7 0 0 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 Monarch Of The Seas C6FZ9 Jacksonville 15 9 0 12 5 0 1 8 2 20 0 0 72 Monitor WCX9104 Jacksonville 00 00 0 00100001

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73

2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WRC2049 Nunaniq

1 8 116 0 0 73 96 31 31 55 66 214 237 204 161 Anchorage C6RN3 Norwegian Sun Norwegian

846 0 0 103 27 96 193 179 120 51 35 13 29 Anchorage C6FR3 Norwegian Star Norwegian

762 0 0 125 89 120 0 95 64 38 68 77 86 Orleans New C6TQ6 Norwegian Spirit Norwegian

131 0 0 0 10 18 22 18 3 6 5 16 33 Miami C6PZ8 Norwegian Sky Norwegian

166 0 0 23 3 5 12 27 26 52 0 3 15 Anchorage C6VG7 Norwegian Pearl Norwegian

156 0 0 12 64 8 0 7 34 14 0 0 17 Jacksonville C6TX6 Norwegian Jewel Norwegian

707 0 0 102 44 113 123 105 99 78 0 19 24 Anchorage C6WK7 Norwegian Jade Norwegian

625 0 0 125 104 58 44 61 88 103 8 7 27 Jacksonville C6VG8 Norwegian Gem Norwegian

5 2 0 0 0 0 0 Miami C6XP7 48 0 0 0 26 15 Norwegian Epic Norwegian

884 0 0 31 85 104 110 107 112 64 77 95 99 Anchorage C6FT7 Norwegian Dawn Norwegian

331 0 0 22 34 30 51 35 10 31 58 29 31 Anchorage ZCDJ9 Northwest Swan Northwest

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Kodiak WCZ6534 Northern Victor Northern

287 0 0 41 12 20 34 23 5 15 49 50 38 Seattle KIYI North Star North

0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDC5066 15 0 0 0 0 4 11 Norman O Norman

1062 0 0 253 126 106 59 24 132 177 59 58 68 Anchorage PHET Noordam

539 0 0 44 76 35 30 5 67 21 89 65 107 Houston KRPP Noble Star Noble

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage PBWQ 92 0 0 56 11 25 Nieuw Amsterdam Nieuw

o nee 0 0 0 0 0 0 Angeles Los WKWB 114 0 0 12 45 14 43 New Horizon New

343 0 0 35 3 9 40 35 45 37 50 56 33 Orleans New C6FU7 Neptune Voyager Neptune

0 4 8 12 30 78 36 10 Miami C6FU4 209 0 0 17 14 Navigator Of The Seas The Of Navigator

0 8 6 Houston WDD4207 0 0 3 0 10 11 17 23 31 109 National Glory National

0 0 0 610 658 712 686 637 654 Seattle WBP3210 4394 0 0 437 Nathaniel B. Palmer (Aws) Palmer B. Nathaniel

3551 0 0 236 458 473 711 99 305 262 738 269 0 Charleston NWS0008 Nancy Foster (Aws) Foster Nancy

1116 0 0 390 427 180 26 4 27 29 17 16 0 Charleston WTER Nancy Foster Nancy

8 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDE7904 Nachik

V7NE2 Norfolk 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 Murat K Murat

VDWC Duluth 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 14 Montrealais

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 74 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Nyk Delphinus 3ENU7 Norfolk 0 17 47 36 28 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 133 Nyk Demeter 3ENV5 New York City 11 10 9 15 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 68 Oasis Of The Seas C6XS7 Miami 11 29 6 9 5 22 38 5 1 6 0 0 132 Ocean Atlas WDHL Norfolk 3 2 19 26 4 22 22 1 0 0 0 0 99 Ocean Charger WDE9698 Houston 39 65 48 11 40 3 10 1 69 66 0 0 352 Ocean Crescent WDF4929 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 31 0 0 39 Ocean Harvester WBO5471 Kodiak 1 0 3 23 0 6 4 2 0 5 0 0 44 Ocean Mariner WCF3990 Kodiak 0 0 0 0 3 18 0 8 10 76 0 0 115 Ocean President VRAD4 Anchorage 1 18 6 1 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 37 Ocean Ranger WA M7635 Kodiak 0 13 17 0 59 0 0 1 6 65 0 0 161 Ocean Titan WDB9647 Kodiak 01 00 0 00000001 Ocean Titan WDC7175 Houston 46 4 16 24 20 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 120 Ocean Watch (Aws) NWS0023 Anchorage 16 9 18 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 Oceanus (Aws) NWS0028 New York City 0 0 50 710 726 551 704 713 695 672 0 0 4821 Okeanos Explorer WTDH Honolulu 0 0 0 0 27 56 45 42 14 31 0 0 215 Okeanos Explorer (Aws) NWS0016 Honolulu 0 0 299 4 490 106 402 361 130 238 0 0 2030 Oleander V7SX3 New York City 13 17 17 31 17 27 44 58 62 40 0 0 326 Oocl America VRWE8 Seattle 0 1 6 6 18 17 6 4 1 0 0 0 59 Oocl Busan VRDN3 Charleston 6 3 0 0 16 31 36 43 58 78 0 0 271 Oocl Nagoya VRFX8 New York City 0 0 6 16 25 33 36 36 36 12 0 0 200 Oocl Norfolk VREX4 Norfolk 2 20 17 23 21 9 24 11 14 12 0 0 153 Oocl Seattle 3EIZ7 Seattle 33 00 0 00000006 Oosterdam PBKH Anchorage 72 0 70 65 45 31 2 24 79 66 0 0 454 Optimana 9VAR2 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 Orange Sky ELZU2 New York City 16 21 8 6 0 21 13 0 0 0 0 0 85 Orange Star ELFS7 New York City 0 16 26 7 9 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 75 Orange Sun A8HY8 New York City 17 23 63 46 63 45 46 57 36 53 0 0 449 Orange Wave ELPX7 New York City 60 40 1 0 0 0 30 22 32 30 0 0 215

VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log

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493 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 43 8 100 215 49 Kodiak WDD9281 Pacific Challenger Pacific

340 0 0 29 9 33 45 14 52 60 15 62 21 Angeles Los VRZN9 Pacific Celebes Pacific

303 0 0 2 9 13 43 60 96 19 30 23 8 Miami WHED Overseas Texas City Texas Overseas

0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 27 0 0 3 Miami WGDB 52 Overseas Philadelphia Overseas

21 0 0 44 27 9 52 30 6 6 21 8 7 Valdez WDBH 0 Overseas Nikiski Overseas

5 4 0 0 0 0 Valdez J WPA 92 0 0 27 37 0 19 Overseas Martinez Overseas

204 0 0 5 17 26 37 21 17 21 26 13 21 Houston WDC6975 Overseas Maremar Overseas

115 0 0 22 2 15 12 2 15 10 17 2 18 Miami WDC7070 Overseas Luxmar Overseas

2138 0 0 103 280 270 180 152 116 398 188 320 131 Angeles Los WABS Overseas Los Angeles Los Overseas

1013 0 0 44 91 72 90 57 0 61 244 217 137 Anchorage WAAT Overseas Long Beach Long Overseas

806 0 0 28 98 93 94 92 99 86 80 67 69 Jacksonville V7NV4 Overseas Joyce Overseas

411 0 0 5 9 37 85 64 133 39 20 18 1 Miami WWAA Overseas Houston Overseas

0 0 0 0 0 4 15 11 6 27 0 0 Charleston WOAG 63 Overseas Cascade Overseas

878 0 0 35 100 119 132 79 95 70 110 90 48 Valdez WJBU Overseas Boston Overseas

117 0 0 14 15 10 12 5 15 11 13 11 11 Anchorage V7HP6 Overseas Ariadmar Overseas

e okCt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 City York New KCHV 73 0 0 25 48 Overseas Anacortes Overseas

108 0 0 3 0 23 19 9 0 3 17 8 26 Anchorage V7HP3 Overseas Alcmar Overseas

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage V7HP2 53 0 0 53 Overseas Alcesmar Overseas

87 0 0 13 9 10 15 4 0 0 2 6 28 Miami ELPP9 Ouro Do Brasil Do Ouro

3303 0 0 112 638 287 231 64 464 536 583 241 147 Honolulu NWS0015 Oscar Elton Sette (Aws) Sette Elton Oscar

974 0 0 123 176 90 24 13 122 166 119 71 70 Honolulu WTEE Oscar Elton Sette Elton Oscar

4598 0 0 293 706 716 704 610 627 162 534 246 0 Kodiak NWS0001 Oscar Dyson (Aws) Dyson Oscar

2444 0 0 104 421 360 433 314 322 89 251 129 21 Kodiak WTEP Oscar Dyson Oscar

6C Baltimore C6MC5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 21 26 Orion Voyager Orion

442 0 0 184 12 18 29 40 47 44 59 2 7 Anchorage VRAC9 Oriental Queen Oriental

a rnic 0 0 0 0 Francisco San WDF2960 102 0 0 19 1 9 22 31 20 Oregon Voyager Oregon

NWS0013 e ren 0 0 0 0 0 Orleans New 7 470 570 427 496 146 0 0 2109 (Aws) i I Oregon

A8TF2 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 12 Ore Guaiba Ore

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 76 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Pacific Eagle WDD9282 Kodiak 00 00 0 00001001 Pacific Flores VRZN8 Los Angeles 40 23 34 8 40 8 20 32 28 5 0 0 238 Pacific Java VRZN7 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 0 39 Pacific Makassar VRZO2 Los Angeles 62 8 42 52 25 37 48 2 0 18 0 0 294 Pacific Raven WDD9278 Kodiak 00 00 0 00004004 Pacific Reliance WDC9368 Kodiak 37 16 5 5 13 24 3 0 3 0 0 0 106 Pacific Star WCW 7 740 Valdez 00 00 0 00101002 Pandalus WAV 7611 Anchorage 00 00 0 10000001 Patriarch WBN3014 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 51 4 0 0 81 Patriot WQVY Baltimore 37 44 21 0 15 30 27 35 11 25 0 0 245 Paul Gauguin C6TH9 Anchorage 14 14 23 21 12 6 6 42 26 55 0 0 219 Paul R. Tregurtha WYR4481 Duluth 0 0 0 50 38 45 65 101 93 34 0 0 426 Pelican State WDE4433 Miami 34 30 1 15 44 15 25 42 7 13 0 0 226 Perseverance WDE5328 Anchorage 0 0 0 6 15 11 0 9 8 0 0 0 49 Philadelphia Express WDC6736 Houston 77 107 125 97 87 125 121 79 125 140 0 0 1083 Philip R. Clarke WE3592 Duluth 0 0 0 0 26 22 26 13 13 13 0 0 113 Phoenix Alpha VRZT8 Anchorage 24 31 25 76 39 1 16 26 22 18 0 0 278 Phoenix Light HPHV Anchorage 23 15 13 0 9 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 69 Phoenix Voyager C6QE3 San Francisco 77 46 0 0 0 58 9 56 60 20 0 0 326 Pilot W B N 3 011 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 16 8 9 0 0 51 Pisces (Aws) NWS0024 New Orleans 101 189 397 189 0 236 134 168 222 436 0 0 2072 Polar Adventure WAZV Valdez 0 31 21 31 26 31 25 111 34 1 0 0 311 Polar Discovery WACW Valdez 14 50 41 128 111 53 117 57 17 16 0 0 604 Polar Endeavour WCAJ Valdez 63 13 28 49 33 55 0 7 26 27 0 0 301 Polar Enterprise WRTF Valdez 48 15 68 59 17 16 57 3 41 53 0 0 377 Polar Ranger WDC8652 Kodiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 10 0 0 26 Polar Resolution WDJK Valdez 181 102 123 154 211 0 0 0 10 94 0 0 875 Polar Sea (Aws) NWS0027 Seattle 0 39 549 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 842

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163 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 66 47 40 Charleston WTEC Ronald H. Brown H. Ronald

382 0 0 14 23 30 44 65 75 60 51 13 7 Angeles Los KAOU Roger Revelle Roger

181 0 0 3 30 34 37 0 54 23 0 0 0 Duluth WZP8164 Roger Blough Roger

5 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDA4486 100 0 0 44 0 3 48 Robert C. Seamans C. Robert

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage C6UA2 35 0 0 2 10 20 Rhapsody Of The Seas The Of Rhapsody

837 0 0 0 0 0 14 249 27 157 82 222 86 Kodiak D7117 D W Resolve

287 0 0 28 40 45 47 3 36 14 21 25 28 Baltimore WCZ5535 Resolve

111 0 0 24 0 13 20 0 2 3 10 3 36 Francisco San C6FE6 Regulus Voyager Regulus

73 0 0 18 4 17 4 8 8 14 0 0 0 Duluth Rebecca Lynn Rebecca

198 0 0 57 8 1 1 6 20 36 19 26 24 Anchorage C6SE7 Radiance Of The Seas The Of Radiance

0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 3 Kodiak KGCJ 12 R. M. Thorstenson M. R.

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duluth CYGR 27 0 0 5 16 Quebecois

0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WBM5091 10 Pt. Oliktok Pt.

2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WBM5088 Pt. Barrow Pt.

233 0 0 6 5 16 19 19 11 36 46 65 10 Anchorage PBGH Prinsendam

226 0 0 15 31 25 37 47 24 25 18 4 0 Baltimore WUW2120 Pride Of Baltimore Ii Baltimore Of Pride

82 0 0 0 0 2 32 3 1 0 0 17 27 Anchorage WNBE Pride Of America Of Pride

200 0 0 38 15 25 4 18 14 15 48 0 23 Jacksonville KDUE Prestige New York New Prestige

492 0 0 116 57 66 21 51 73 70 15 0 23 Duluth WZE4928 Presque Isle Presque

272 0 0 11 9 5 41 51 35 3 38 32 47 Charleston WNDP President Truman President

512 0 0 47 24 40 45 70 71 63 41 49 62 City York New WRYD President Polk President

478 0 0 27 58 64 71 51 40 58 66 14 29 Charleston WRYC President Jackson President

411 0 0 73 64 52 48 37 21 16 3 27 70 Norfolk WRYW President Adams President

8 0 1 1 21 18 47 Miami A8BL4 139 0 0 13 17 13 Premium Do Brasil Do Premium

0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage C6FJ8 0 0 4 9 7 10 30 Poul Spirit Poul

4 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDD6494 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 21 Polar Viking Polar

WDE8347 Kodiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 16 28 Polar Storm Polar

C6WL6 Anchorage 36 47 25 41 0 6 0 0 27 34 25 13 254 Polar Spirit Polar

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 78 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Ronald H. Brown (Aws) NWS0018 Charleston 475 357 556 528 107 3 0 0 2 39 0 0 2067 Ronald N A8PQ3 Anchorage 30 7 51 83 54 85 261 595 201 51 0 0 1418 Rtm Piiramu 2AMW7 Anchorage 42 10 0 0004600 17 Ryndam PHFV Miami 51 7 21 14 77 75 67 55 56 73 0 0 496 S.S. El Faro WFJK Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 66 53 52 0 0 189 S/R American Progress KAWM Valdez 11 8 8 5 17 72 2 1 74 11 0 0 209 S/R Wilmington WBVZ Miami 6 39 15 2 48 28 4 9 0 0 0 0 151 Safmarine Ngami ONFC Charleston 0 0 0 56 16 81 77 41 43 7 0 0 321 Saga Andorinha MYNJ6 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 22 0 0 32 Saga Enterprise VRCC8 Houston 78 0 00 0 0000000 78 Saga Frontier VRCP2 Anchorage 41 3 12 8 15 49 4 100 56 117 0 0 405 Saga Navigator VRDA4 Anchorage 0 8 15 55 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 83 Saga Viking VRXO6 Anchorage 02 23 0 2000900 18 Saipem 7000 C6NO5 Anchorage 0 0 0 16 39 25 89 0 0 0 0 0 169 Salvia Ace ZCXR Jacksonville 6 25 3 28 35 26 25 2 33 21 0 0 204 Sam Laud WZC7602 Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 8 55 43 7 0 0 0 113 Samson Mariner WCN3586 Kodiak 20 02 0 00032009 Samuel De Champlain WDC8307 Duluth 19 0 20 57 42 39 21 7 17 23 0 0 245 Sandra Foss WYL4908 Kodiak 0 13 21 8 0 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 58 Saudi Abha HZRX Baltimore 50 31 1 35 43 3 44 53 8 15 0 0 283 Saudi Diriyah HZZB Houston 31 0 43 26 1 5 25 0 19 4 0 0 154 Saudi Hofuf HZZC Houston 24 22 21 0 10 11 0 9 7 0 0 0 104 Saudi Tabuk HZZD Houston 31 0 0 0 0 3 38 49 4 42 0 0 167 Schackenborg ZCIH7 Houston 20 9 41 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 Sea Breeze WBN3019 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 45 70 51 0 0 179 Sea Hawk WDD9287 Kodiak 19 29 0 0 0 0 12 10 34 1 0 0 105 Sea Horse WBN4382 Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 21 66 5 4 0 0 0 96 Sea Prince WYT8569 Kodiak 32 27 84 118 106 7 54 118 118 21 0 0 685

VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log

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231 0 0 28 20 32 12 3 11 15 42 50 18 Anchorage C6VV8 Seven Seas Mariner Seas Seven

6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDE7899 Sesok

80 0 0 15 17 8 3 3 13 15 5 0 1 Anchorage 3EEE2 Serenata

0 0 0 0 0 Miami C6FV8 74 0 0 18 3 16 23 14 Serenade Of The Seas The Of Serenade

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage KF007 Serac

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Anchorage WDE6120 Sentinel

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacksonville WBN6510 20 0 0 3 0 16 Sentinel

4 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WBN8469 200 0 0 27 38 25 35 71 Seneca

203 0 0 0 4 30 26 34 43 37 11 18 0 Anchorage C6ME8 Senang Spirit Senang

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 14 Norfolk V7JH2 21 Sena Kalkavan Sena

161 0 0 0 0 7 41 47 22 16 26 0 2 Norfolk V7LU5 Sedef Kalkavan Sedef

1504 0 0 56 94 266 227 124 85 174 230 177 71 Houston WKAP Sea-Land Racer Sea-Land

309 0 0 25 29 47 28 13 34 26 28 33 46 Norfolk WDB9951 Sea-Land Meteor Sea-Land

672 0 0 79 98 68 11 37 64 68 117 85 45 Houston WKAW Sea-Land Mercury Sea-Land

159 0 0 15 9 14 25 42 16 6 4 17 11 Angeles Los WDB9986 Sea-Land Lightning Sea-Land

338 0 0 41 23 50 23 19 32 30 39 38 43 Angeles Los WDB9949 Sea-Land Intrepid Sea-Land

821 0 0 139 118 50 66 97 33 44 59 140 75 Houston WKAE Sea-Land Eagle Sea-Land

469 0 0 52 43 12 21 5 42 94 83 51 66 Angeles Los WDB9950 Sea-Land Comet Sea-Land

89 0 0 19 0 9 16 10 0 0 11 0 24 Angeles Los WDB9948 Sea-Land Charger Sea-Land

422 0 0 63 44 47 47 7 55 29 20 43 67 Houston WKAU Sea-Land Champion Sea-Land

454 54 47 6 17 Miami KNJK 335 0 0 45 40 45 13 14 Seabulk Trader Seabulk

0 0 0 0 4 6 1 27 31 16 19 11 Valdez WCY7052 115 Seabulk Pride Seabulk

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Anchorage WCY2306 Seabulk Nevada Seabulk

266 0 0 25 22 40 9 20 17 33 46 39 15 Valdez WCY7054 Seabulk Arctic Seabulk

0 0 0 0 17 35 34 14 26 25 16 7 Miami WWYY 174 Seabulk America Seabulk

1273 0 0 206 153 197 112 86 105 203 94 61 56 Valdez WCX9106 Sea Voyager Sea

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

WYT8432 Kodiak 27 2 17 12 0 1 0 46 0 0 46 45 196 Sea Robin Sea

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 80 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Seven Seas Navigator ZCDT7 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 67 19 2 0 19 18 0 0 125 Sheila Mcdevitt WDE2542 New Orleans 20 16 39 59 52 83 40 0 4 62 0 0 375 Sidney Foss WYL5445 Kodiak 4 10 28 25 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 Sierra WSNB Valdez 18 19 20 22 18 3 0 16 39 17 0 0 172 Sigas Silvia S6ES6 Anchorage 0 3 6 16 8 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 42 Siku WCQ 6174 Kodiak 0 0 0 53 38 23 13 6 0 0 0 0 133 Sinuk WCQ 8110 Kodiak 0 0 0 44 213 233 231 135 169 122 0 0 114 7 Siranger 9VAH Anchorage 10 14 14 16 5 5 5 3 4 0 0 0 76 Sirius Voyager C6FG9 Anchorage 25 0 00 0 0000000 25 Skanderborg ZCIG4 Houston 29 11 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 Skodsborg ZCIJ7 Baltimore 0 0 2 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 Snohomish WDB9022 Kodiak 0 0 0 0 0 14 76 28 0 0 0 0 118 Snopac Innovator WUU9229 Seattle 00 00 0 11000002 Soga 3FDR8 New York City 19 19 19 8 7 17 12 1 7 9 0 0 118 Sol Do Brasil ELQQ4 Miami 26 5 26 15 23 32 36 29 38 52 0 0 282 Sp5. Eric G. Gibson KNFG Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 75 30 0 0 110 Splendour Of The Seas C6TZ9 Anchorage 120 59 49 25 23 129 169 124 117 105 0 0 920 Ss El Morro KCGH Jacksonville 6 6 8 16 28 32 35 32 14 25 0 0 202 St Louis Express WDD3825 Houston 312 334 497 406 272 246 338 450 257 139 0 0 3251 St Nicholas WDB8066 Valdez 0 0 5 12 6 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 St. Clair WZA4027 Duluth 0 0 0 23 4 89 86 84 74 55 0 0 415 Stacey Foss WYL4909 Kodiak 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 8 0 0 19 Stadt Berlin V2OH8 New York City 0 0 0 0 6 24 19 6 7 5 0 0 67 Stalwart WBN6512 Valdez 15 20 42 46 19 15 42 36 43 49 0 0 327 Star Alabama LAVU4 Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 Star America LAVV4 Jacksonville 60 55 39 0 41 0 6 38 16 19 0 0 274 Star Atlantic LAYG5 Anchorage 87 111 47 56 83 43 48 68 108 97 0 0 748 Star Derby LAXS2 Anchorage 8 0 0 31 0 24 28 35 32 36 0 0 194

VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log

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291 0 0 37 33 31 31 30 31 14 31 27 26 Miami C6LG6 Superstar Aquarius Superstar

268 0 0 38 34 66 35 7 8 11 24 20 25 Miami WDE4432 Sunshine State Sunshine

276 0 0 0 0 0 69 36 54 15 14 44 44 Kodiak KF002 Stimson

304 0 0 54 46 47 61 51 45 0 0 0 0 Duluth WDC6055 Stewart J. Cort J. Stewart

139 0 0 25 41 33 11 5 1 23 0 0 0 Seattle C6FV4 Stellar Voyager Stellar

0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 3 Kodiak KGCJ 12 Stellar Sea Stellar

100 0 0 5 6 6 16 14 12 15 2 11 13 Anchorage V7RJ6 Stellar Eagle Stellar

222 0 0 8 16 35 62 23 15 28 23 0 12 Miami PHSG Statendam

e okCt 0 0 0 0 City York New WCAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 65 114 State Of Maine Of State

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage LAJF7 75 0 0 75 Star Kinn Star

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Baltimore LAZU5 10 Star Juventas Star

226 0 0 48 47 14 25 23 6 36 27 0 0 Baltimore LAJS6 Star Java Star

282 0 0 15 23 23 12 29 27 33 59 26 35 Orleans New LAZV5 Star Japan Star

152 0 0 0 18 10 16 2 30 32 19 6 19 Houston LAMP5 Star Istind Star

170 0 0 16 13 28 23 15 14 19 17 15 10 Baltimore LANT5 Star Ismene Star

186 0 0 0 32 19 31 21 13 11 17 23 19 Orleans New LAOX5 Star Isfjord Star

291 0 0 11 23 47 25 27 36 30 35 20 37 Baltimore LAVN4 Star Hidra Star

326 0 0 39 77 34 49 20 34 17 32 0 24 Orleans New LAVD4 Star Herdla Star

3 9 5 12 0 0 0 Baltimore LAGB5 69 0 0 1 16 23 Star Harmonia Star

0 0 0 43 42 67 4 21 9 41 0 12 Jacksonville LAXP4 239 Star Hansa Star

9 5 0 0 14 57 Charleston LADQ4 0 0 5 39 11 25 165 Star Grip Star

o nee 0 7 0 Angeles Los LADR4 251 0 0 33 41 25 51 39 17 38 Star Gran Star

3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 Charleston LAVX4 32 0 0 11 12 Star Fuji Star

594 0 0 213 52 17 55 66 51 69 26 45 0 Anchorage LAVY4 Star Fraser Star

210 0 0 24 9 0 28 6 21 32 42 3 45 Jacksonville LAVW4 Star Florida Star

0 0 0 6 0 Jacksonville LAHE2 112 0 0 19 4 32 10 41 Star Evviva Star

LAWO2 New Orleans New 434 34 333 33 17 0 0 54 4 41 11 23 284 Star Eagle Star

LEQZ3 Anchorage 28 27 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 30 31 145 Star Dieppe Star

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 82 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Superstar Libra C6DM2 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 13 117 121 109 196 146 0 0 702 Sylvie VRCQ2 Anchorage 23 12 0 0 0 0 8 5 6 0 0 0 54 Taku WI9491 Kodiak 00 00 0 00100001 Talisman LAOW5 Jacksonville 2 19 40 26 3 16 29 22 2 29 0 0 188 Tama Star C6MA6 New Orleans 13 0 00 0 0000000 13 Tamesis LAOL5 Norfolk 0 0 10 38 36 38 5 17 20 12 0 0 176 Tan’erliq WCY8497 Valdez 00 00 0 10000001 Taurus WYH6499 Kodiak 00 00 0 00001001 Thomas G. Thompson KTDQ Seattle 32 28 2 35 13 11 10 0 4 0 0 0 135 Thomas Jefferson WTEA Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 35 13 11 0 0 88 Tiglax WZ3423 Anchorage 00 00 3 9266000 26 Tim S. Dool VGPY Duluth 00 00 0 00141006 Tina Litrico KCKB New Orleans 0 0 28 10 60 16 19 4 41 6 0 0 184 Titan WAW9232 Kodiak 00 00 0 20000002 Tordenskjold WB3888 Kodiak 00 00 0 00300003 Torm Esbjerg VREQ5 Anchorage 37 13 15 27 18 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 157 Tower Bridge C6TF8 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 57 0 0 120 Triumph WDC9555 Kodiak 00 00 0 00300003 Tropic Carib J8PE3 Miami 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 13 0 0 45 Tropic Jade J8NY Miami 13 10 11 16 15 10 8 9 13 23 0 0 128 Tropic Lure J8PD Miami 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 17 0 0 26 Tropic Night J8NX Miami 10 16 15 11 10 10 4 0 10 15 0 0 101 Tropic Opal J8NW Miami 22 23 32 19 31 37 33 43 41 41 0 0 322 Tropic Palm J8PB Miami 14 0 6 6 7 9 7 8 12 11 0 0 80 Tropic Sun J8AZ2 Miami 8 34 53 13 8 8 5 14 9 21 0 0 173 Tropic Tide J8AZ3 Miami 36 23 33 27 36 29 37 15 21 7 0 0 264 Tropic Unity J8PE4 Miami 8 17 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 Ts Kennedy KVMU New York City 61 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115

VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log

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4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Kodiak WSK2703 Runner Wave

314 0 0 40 19 20 44 94 30 34 25 8 0 Francisco San KFDB Voyager Washington

942 0 0 61 119 95 80 91 106 125 130 74 61 Houston WDD3826 Express Washington

Wa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WBN4383 rrior 170 0 0 0 0 79 91

2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 Duluth WXU3434 Jr. Mccarthy J. Walter 10 0 0

369 0 0 30 45 90 93 33 39 6 3 0 30 Miami C6SE5 Seas The Of Voyager

5265 0 0 531 426 629 623 538 291 472 678 558 519 Anchorage PCHM Volendam

0 0 2 2 0 0 5 2 15 60 52 8 Miami C6SE8 Seas The Of Vision 146

672 0 0 74 85 60 37 89 82 82 71 39 53 Houston KSPH Virginian

7 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 Kodiak WDE6434 Star Viking

447 0 0 64 56 56 58 30 45 37 21 54 26 Kodiak WDE2719 Vigilant

245 0 0 1 6 4 36 20 46 35 30 56 11 Anchorage C6FV3 Voyager Vega

512 0 0 176 63 23 45 35 44 22 30 39 35 Miami PHEO Veendam

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valdez WCO7674 Star Valdez

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duluth NGML Alder scg U

448 0 0 9 72 21 0 59 52 11 61 96 67 Seattle ELYB2 Spirit United

615 0 0 34 50 90 102 19 60 49 34 72 105 Anchorage VRCV5 Carrier Unique

247 0 0 20 12 21 12 14 22 11 74 34 27 Anchorage VRXK4 Brilliance Unique

Umang 155 0 0 30 48 42 17 18 0 0 0 0 0 Anchorage A8PF6

Santa Marta Santa bc U e ren 0 Orleans New 5BDK2 559 0 0 107 93 114 91 74 44 7 9 20

Saiki bc U 611 0 0 41 82 54 76 65 55 70 41 34 93 Seattle P3GY9

Tycom Reliance Tycom 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baltimore V7CZ2 0 0 0 0 0 27 27

Tyco Responder Tyco 252 0 0 41 2 69 13 10 51 27 39 0 0 Baltimore V7CY9

Tyco Durable Tyco 0 0 0 0 2 21 7 12 26 42 7 58 Baltimore V7DI8 175

Tyco Decisive Tyco 6 0 0 0 28 Baltimore V7DI7 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 44

Tuxedni 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Kodiak WDC8084

Tustumena WNGW Kodiak 126 56 6 167 164 4 0 0 235 200 168 252 208 1580

Tug Dorothy Ann Dorothy Tug WDE8761 Duluth 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 6 10 35

Ship Name Ship Call Sign Call PMO Jan Mar Feb Total Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr 84 December 2010 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report: July through October 2010

Ship Name Call Sign PMO Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Wecoma (Aws) NWS0002 Kodiak 0 0 564 180 162 118 141 396 361 268 0 0 2190 Westerdam PINX Miami 498 320 255 161 102 230 132 100 55 78 0 0 1931 Westward Venture KHJB Jacksonville 7 19 26 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 57 Westwood Columbia C6SI4 Seattle 14 22 0 0 0 0 16 20 43 35 0 0 150 Westwood Olympia C6UB2 Seattle 0 7 7 18 40 2 0 30 36 43 0 0 183 Westwood Rainier C6SI3 Seattle 4 0 22 24 34 43 27 28 20 44 0 0 246 Wilfred Sykes WDA2769 Duluth 0 0 0 365 672 693 486 0 190 721 0 0 3127 Woldstad KF001 Kodiak 12 11 16 21 18 16 19 0 0 15 0 0 128 World Spirit ELWG7 Seattle 0 13 20 31 28 15 23 44 60 60 0 0 294 Xpedition HC2083 Anchorage 0 0 0 0 39 22 32 23 0 0 0 0 116 Ym Antwerp VRET5 Anchorage 19 13 26 49 23 28 24 33 41 33 0 0 289 Ym Busan VREX8 Anchorage 121 149 425 563 334 20 50 81 33 59 0 0 1835 Yorktown Express WDD6127 Houston 51 34 48 31 28 53 55 52 44 35 0 0 431 Yuhsan H9TE Anchorage 5 10 11 2 12 0 0 10 18 2 0 0 70 Zaandam PDAN Anchorage 27 38 17 7 0 23 14 14 19 43 0 0 202 Zim Djibouti A8SI4 Seattle 16 60 29 29 45 8 35 22 17 44 0 0 305 Zim Los Angeles A8SI3 Seattle 1 0 8 0 0 26 17 52 20 26 0 0 150 Zim Ningbo A8SI5 Seattle 9 4 4 14 11 22 44 19 37 0 0 0 164 Zim San Diego A8SI7 Seattle 0 11 24 35 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 83 Zim Shanghai VRGA6 New York City 17 14 11 6 19 10 8 13 20 13 0 0 131 Zuiderdam PBIG Anchorage 86 130 142 122 78 180 306 44 90 178 0 0 1356

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s O O 39568-1207 t es Por k oy, PMoy, a L L ychtar, PM ychtar, ee akes, PM t R 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 410-633-4709 Tel: 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 Por 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: Paula NOAA Fisheries c/o DrawerP.O. 1207 Pascagoula, MS 504-289-2294 Tel: [email protected] 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] Grea R MexicoGulfof Por New York/New Jersey York/New New NationalWeather Service, NOAA 110 MainStreet, Suite 201 South Amboy, NJ 08879-1367 732-316-5409Tel: Fax: 732-316-7643 E-mail:[email protected] L O O

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The total cost of my order is $ For privacy protection, check box below: Price includes regular shipping & handing and is subject to change.

Do not make my name available to other mailers

Check method of payment: Name or title (Please type or print)

Check payable to: Superintendent of Documents

GPO Deposit Account — Company Name Room, floor, street

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Street Address

expiration date Authorizing Signature 11/03 City State Zip Code + 4

Daytime phone, including area code Mail to: Superintendent of Documents PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 Important: Please include this completed order form with Purchase order number (optional) your remittance. Thank you for your order. U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration First Class National Data Buoy Center U.S. Postage Stennis Space Center PAID 1007 Balch Blvd DOC / NOAA Bay St Louis, MS 39520-9903 Permit No. 348 Address Correction Requested Official Business