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Shipwreck: Anna C Minch WelcomesUS VOS Aboard New Operations Manager Page 7 Page Page 2 Page 2 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule Helps Protect Endangered Species that collisions with ships are the leading In fact, NOAA Fisheries Service reports population.the of recovery slowed a and years the over fatalities whale protected to whales, which have contributed largely accidental collisions between ships and of the greatest threats to right whales is endangerment in a number of ways. are One teaming up to guard rightwhales whales from these protect and study that organizations and scientists The extinction. could very well lead to their premature actions activity human future, the in nowand maritime of management proper without and endangered, are whales right right in Atlantic North wild. the survive to estimated individual are whales 400 than Less endangered right whales Ship strikes threaten whale, are still struggling to survive. Yetsome, like the North Atlantic right numbers. to healthier return and whale rebuildtopopulations theopportunity endangered most allowed Marine States’ and Protection1970sthe Acts in Mammal United Species the Endangered by offered protection widespread and 1935 in A moratorium on commercial whaling extinction. of brink the to whale species many pushing century, 20th the before populations whale global decimated humans products, other and meat, oil, their for them Hunting creatures: Whales. living largest Earth’s of survival the marine resources have ever threatened Only man’s predation and exploitation of Species Endangered Protect Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule Helps by ships. two right whales were killed each year collisions.From 20032007,to atleast from 1986 to 2005 occurred due to ship 50the documentedrightwhale deaths and estimates that nearly 40 percent of recoveryof[right the whale] species,” ship strikes as “a significant threat to the Marine Biology and Ecology describes appearing scientists in theNOAA Journalby of paper Experimental 2010 A propellers of passing ships. consequently,the dangerous bows and and water, the of surface the to close time of periods extended coast spend and the near breed and feed more they deemed are susceptible to such encounters because whales Right whale. large a kill or debilitate severely can broken bones and other blunt force trauma lacerations, that hemorrhaging, The impact of a moving ship can cause whale.” right Atlantic North endangered the “human-caused source of mortality for By Matt Ellis, NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement Law of Office NOAA’s Ellis, Matt By implemented in December 2008. including restrictions on vessel speeds, place a program to reduce these threats, scientists and agency officials to putin entanglement, fishing gear motivating or collisions ship by caused still are third of all known right whale fatalities by about 2 percent every year, almost a now showing annual growth, increasing Although the small Atlantic population is seeks to slow ships Ship Strike Reduction Rule be male. probably will one two, remaining the of and 10years), (ataround maturity sexual reaching before die likely will calves four those of two that shown have studies population.Survivorship to successfullyreplace herself the within lifetime her over calves healthy four to birth give to need will whale right female a that estimates NOAA whale. female a is victim the when so more even and population, whale right the to devastating be can fatality oneJust Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule Helps Protect Endangered Species December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 3 Morehead City, Norfolk and the Delaware Bay to protect migratory routes. unexpectedlyoccur may whales Right Seasonaloutside Management Areas, so alsoNOAA establishes temporary zones, called Dynamic Management Areas, which whalesare are createda sightedSeasonal the inboundariesof the outside a locationwhen Management Areas. Mariners voluntarilywho passmanagement area are requested to through knotspeed limit route observeor 10 a either around the area. In addition recommended shipping in waters established been have routes Jacksonville, and England New around directing ships to waters historically shown to be less populated International bythe rightwith Working whales. Maritime Organization, the NOAA modified and also Guard Coast U.S. the and Scheme Separation Traffic Boston established Be anAvoided” To “Area in the Great South Channel. reconfigurationsThese could potentiallyreduce the risk of to right according percent, 58 by whale encounters ship analysis. scientists’ NOAA speed knot 10 the from deviation any If limit is necessary during transit of a Seasonal or Dynamic Management Area, the ship strike rule dictates that reasons for deviation, speed at which the vessel was operated, latitude and time and deviation, of time at longitude be all should deviation of duration and the before logbook vessel’s the in noted master can the of sign vessel and date as bad such weather Factors the entry. and rough seas may be cause such for deviation. a there rule implemented, the was Since have been no reported rightfatalities whale due to ship Areas. Management Seasonal Despite collisions in the apparent effectiveness, slowing the speed of vessels passing through these areas will not prevent all whale deaths. Mariners and fishermenmust data survey available of advantage take www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ . From January 1 through May 15, Cape Cape 15, May through 1 January From Cod Bay is a designatedManagement Seasonal Area. Off Race Pointbecomes a the and Seasonal 30, April to 1 March from Area Management a as established is Channel South Great April from Area Management Seasonal 31. July to 1 Waters along the southeastern coast of the United States, extending from Canaveral, Port to Georgia, Brunswick, Florida, are the main breedingnursery grounds the North of andAtlantic right whale. The waters surroundingof theBrunswick, ports Jacksonville Fernandina, November between Areas Management andbecome Seasonal 15 and April the15, time when most female 10-12 and young whales are present. for calves their nurse then Females back northward, migrate they as months to New England. Therefore, between November 1 and April 30, Mid- Seasonal Atlantic Management Areas are established around the Wilmington, Georgetown, ports Charleston, of Race Point and the Great South Channel Channel South Great the and Point Race southward extend and Northeast, the in down the East Coast, including Block Atlantic Sound and Island major most of Maps Florida. Jacksonville, portsto are guide compliance a and areas these available at shipstrike ). ). www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ This is not the first programdevised to reduce the risk of ship strikes. The Mandatory Ship Reporting System, introduced in 1999, was intended locations to ship about information gather and relay sighting data of local right may they that so ships, those to whales ( whales the avoid pr/shipstrike/msr/ restrict also regulations federal and State contactclose with whales, mandating that all vessels mustU.S. stay in at least 500 whale sighted a from away yards waters. Aerial surveyshave whales of been used for years to provide right whale locations to transiting vessels, and recommended routes have limit to been locations various in established theconcurrence whalesand ships. of Although helpful, these actions were ineffective in reducing ship strikes to appropriateand thelevels, need came for additional methods of protecting whales. right Effective until the December 2013, 9, Ship StrikeNOAA’s Reduction Rule mandates that all vessels 65 feet and longer, subject tosubject U.S. jurisdiction or place or port a entering/departing a 10 observe must jurisdiction, to U.S. Seasonal designated in limit speed knot Areas. Management are Areas Management Seasonal These Off Bay, Cod Cape around established 4 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule Helps Protect Endangered Species f Megav e t a r b e t r ve a g e M of Populations). s i s y l a n A Information System Biogeographic Spatial Ecological (Ocean SEAMAP OBIS- via hosted Areas, Management speciesaround the Northeast Seasonal marine protected all for aerial data survey detailed more provides also The Northeast Fisheries Science Center Sighting the of Advisory System. part as area the in thatinformationshipsdisseminatesto elsewhere,and Cod, Cape and around data on the whereabouts of right whales Centercollects ship and aircraft-based Science Fisheries Northeast NOAA the Massachusetts, Hole, Woods In area. the in are whales right know mariners so online, provided is information this analyzed, are calls detection and analysis center. Once the shore-based a to clips sound recorded within a 5-mile range and transmit the calls whale right detect buoys These incoming and outgoing shipping routes. than emitting them, were installed along buoys, which receiveacoustic passive sound wavesmariners, ratherassist To How to sight aright whale right whales wherever they are. avoidandknowhow and recognize to broad and flat. are flippers their and notched, deeply are flukes blowholes.Their and eyes, lumpycallosities around their mouths, distinctive V-shaped spouts and white, their by above from easily identified be can They fin. dorsal prominent no whalespecies withsmootha back and baleen other most than stockier and shorter are They tons. 80 to weighup whale50rightgrowAto feet can and they are notoriously slow. and distance a spotfrom to hard them the water. Their dark coloration makes of surface the at or below just either time of amount large a spending thus the surface of the water for zooplankton, rest, and they feed by skimming close to meaning they rise to the surface buoyant, whenpositively atare whales Right Atlantic whale.right of North a signs telltale the know and areas management through travelling when cautious and vigilant be must Crews ship’s crewmembers. the to up then are procedures avoidance encounter, potential a of notified Once underwater. be may they area, immediate the in are whales if even and ship, a from seen easily always not are airplane an from seen Whales vessel to respond to bridge maneuvers. to bridge vessel to respond the for time adequate with speed) or evasivereaction (e.g., changing course an initiate to whether determine must crew must alert the vessel operator who After a whale is located near a ship, the avoidance procedures. in educated be should crewmembers movingwhale can be challenging, and slow-long,50-foot a avoiding – hour per miles 20-plus at travel and water, length,extend 50 or more feet into the which may be several football fieldsin – vessel the of size the on Depending appropriate measures to avoid the whale.take must crews collisionexists, fora potential the and sighted is whale a If carcass.” if the whale is dead, the condition of the any injuries and/or entangling gear, and entanglement,description of behavior, or injury of signs contacted), be can observer an how report; original for information contact (i.e. contacted be can youhow estimated animal, the of length and features distinctive sighted, animals of number sighting, the of location and time “date, note or injured whale, crewmembers should Science Center, when reporting a dead Fisheries Northeast the to According Sightings.pdf to%20reporting%20Whale%20 noaa.gov/prot_res/mmv/Guide%20 be can at information contact and procedure Appropriate responders. Service Fisheries Marine should be reported tosightings NOAA’swhale dead Nationalor injured All death. or injury further to lead may it as whale, trapped a untangle to try sight with the whale. Crews shouldof not line a maintaining while distance precautionary that keep to are advised mariners area, the in sighted is whale dead or If injured, away. entangled, an yards 500 least at must remain vessels spotted, is whale a If whale What to do if you spot a right . http://www.nero. Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule Helps Protect Endangered Species December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 5 Alternative technologies technologies Alternative explored The inability to monitor in movement critical areas allhas driven whale scientists and wildlifeofficials protection to considertechnologies that could deter whales alternativefrom even coming near a ship. Most of these technologies devicesinvolve used to detect whale locations the pass means, separate through then, and informationmariners.to on methods cost-effective most the Among detections, acoustic passive of use the is like the buoy reporting system in the Boston Traffic Separation Scheme, capture which ocean described above, to calls whale right for listen and sounds A location. approximate their determine Stellwagen the in exists system similar area, some collisions occurred at speeds speeds at occurred collisions some area, knots. 30 of upwards adhere mariners Asking voluntarily to to vessel Scientists speed restrictionswork. always ornot othermay actions at NOAA and theAquarium determined that percent 95 New England (38 out of 40) of ships tracked in the Great South Channel did not comply with NMFS-issued speed advisories or route around areas for which right whales sighting locations and speed advisories had been provided. Scientists and enforcement officials aren’t sure whether mariners are disregarding the policies or ifare they just unaware they2008 exist, study but a of commercialwatching ship speeds, referencedwhale in the 2008 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the NOAA Right by Whaleissued ShipRule Reduction Strike Resources, Protected of Office Fisheries watching whale “commercial that found vessel operators exhibited high non- were they when even rates compliance aware of vessel speed zones around whales. Therefore, even when whale it are detected and provided, locations is not clearor ifhow, at all, mariners respond.” will http:// ). www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/shipstrike/ poster_pace-silber.pdf Lower speeds mean less less mean speeds Lower collisions deadly And those fines aren’t for nothing.Studies show that speed truly plays a large part in the likelihood and severity of a collision between whale andship. Silber, Greg and Pace Richard Biologists who helped develop the Ship Strike Reduction Rule, observed collision data prior to 2008 and tested speed as a predictor of death to determine that the likelihood of a whale fatality due 45 around from increases strike ship to speed vessel when percent 75 to percent of Chance knots. 14 to 10 from increases percent( 90 knotswas 17 at death Within that same analysis, Pace and “25 Northeast, in the that found Silber 13 cruising at were entrants of percent percent 25 next the and below or knots Ships knots.” and 14 between 13 were entering the Southeastern Mandatory Ship Reporting area and, passedknots, through15.7 of speed median a with in either Mandatory Ship Reporting action, which includes the action, includes assessment which of civil penalties. More than 36 cases involving speed violations have been investigated and adjudicated by NOAA since November 2009, and in November 2010, NOAA’s attorneys issued their firstNotices of Violation and Assessment (NOVAs) under the Ship Rule. Strike Reduction Nine wereNOVAs issued to vessels that allegedly traveled multiple times through Seasonal Management Areas knots 10 the of excess in well speeds at allowed under the regulations. Thealleged violations were documented in both the Northeast and Southeast Atlantic, resulting$200,000 in assessedin penalties. more The thanNOVAs ranged from depending$49,500, on the frequency $16,500 to of the alleged violations. Since the introduction of the Ship one no 2008,inStrike Rule Reduction has been penalized for hitting and/or killing a right whale, but that doesn’t mean that all incidents reported. have been national the Cory, Stuart Agent Special program managerResources Office in of NOAA’s Law for ProtectedEnforcement, explainedcollision thatwith a anywhale caninvestigated, still be speed the even under travelling if was thequestion vessel in limit, and any whale death resulting from can a collision still be penalized under “take” an illegal considered and the Endangered Species and Marine Acts. Protection Mammal is it Act, Species Endangered the Under to unlawfully “take” - meaning illegal to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or collect - or to attempt to engage in any such conduct with any endangered species or wildlife listed on the Endangered Species List. Meanwhile, the Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits,with certain exceptions, the “take” of as “take” defines and mammals marine “harass, capture, hunt, kill collect,” or theattemptor so. todo can in result penalty a civil Violations up to $11,000 imprisonment as $100,000, to well up penalties as criminal of up to a year or both. In the rule’simplementation, first NOAA’s Office outreach, on of focused Enforcement season Law after issuing letters to alleged violators to educate them about the new federal regulation. However, beginningNovember in 2009 Law of at Office the the season, second startrule’s of the the rulebegan enforcing Enforcement and violations alleged documenting by forwarding them to thefor Counsel attorneysGeneral of Office in NOAA’s possible for Litigation and Enforcement NOAA’s Officeof Law NOAA’s speed enforces Enforcement restrictions 6 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule Helps Protect Endangered Species of any attempt to prevent components important are future whales right collisions about outreach Forand now, education key Outreach and education are tagged.” keeping them and animals theon tags getting of cost the and attachments the logistics,lifespanandlimited risks, of the by limited severely is strikes ship and movements, its utility in mitigating studying whale behavior, naturalfor tool historyuseful highly a is telemetry “Although that, concluded Silber and ShannonBettridge, David Cottingham ReduceShip ofStrikes Large Whales, Technologies on to report 2008 the In as a means to reduce ship strikes. be impractical and expensive would prohibitively whales rare of hundreds processof locatingactual tagging and the but possibility, have a option this made technologies transmission data and Atlantic population. Advances monitorin trackingall right whales in the Northeast telemetrytagging system to locate and Other researchers have proposed a mass to assure a reduction in ship strikes. visually locating whales but - is the cannot only waymethods sighting aerial picking up whale locationsat adept where more are visual,devices acoustic revealedthat, for the most part, passive acousticsurveyingsystems, the report After testing combinations of aerial and Strikes of Large Whales. and Assess Identify Technologies to Workshop a of to Reduce Report 2008 Shipa in provided of technologies, assessment further following made were conclusions collisions in the near future,” and similarof eliminating or developing substantially reducing or probability high a offered technology existing “no that alternative of technologiesin1999 and studies 2002 showed Previous a number of other locations. mouth of the Massachusetts Bay and in Bank National Marine Sanctuary at the mammals.” marine amazing these protecting of whenwhales are present, and the value speed vessel reducing of importance closethe pairs, calfapproach the rule, mother- avoid disturbing and recognize Southeast] region to right[the of whales,importance the “of howawareness to includedraising FestivalReport Final Objectives from last year’s Right Whale and fund the event. helporganize to added partners more with year, this again grow to festival the expects she said Bonnes event. inaugural the at before year a 800 from up festival, the attended people 3,000 outreach event and for right whale In 2010,protection. education significant a proven itself has festival the years, two only In Festival. Whale an Right annual organize to up teamed Alliance Shore to Sea ofthe Koelsch Jessica and Center Science Fisheries Southeast NOAA’sof Bonnes Cheryl 2009, In whale. Right Atlantic North the only known calving grounds for the are coast Jacksonville the off waters The coast. Jacksonville the off occur can whales right know didn’t percent 40 Jacksonville, in Florida,Festival Whale revealedRight 2010 the at that nearly of 450 Surveys more than festival-goers humans pose. aren’t aware of the whales or the manydangerscommunities though, people just existing ship strike reduction policies. other and Rule Reduction In Strike Ship the with conjunction in whales, with whale.” whale.” upon the protection of each remaining dependent is recovery species’ The extinction. from whales right prevent this to striving is with NOAA way one is rule Compliance these mammals. protect to place into put was same rule the this that whales right as habitat share and use that those Agent to Cory.remind “It is important Special said species,” important and “Right whales are a highly endangered ways to improve it. not, to identify achieving its intended objectives and, if willbe reevaluated to determine if it is successof the ship strike rule. The rule speeds and whale fatalities to assess the ship both monitoring are scientists and Areas, Management Seasonal in rise Compliancewith speed limits is on the nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/ can be ship found strikes at: on information Additional Coast. East the along academies maritime seven at forattending formal mariners training NOAA also developed training modules request. upon free for available is and Coast East U.S. the along operating CD developed for professional mariners is Right Protection, a Whale multimedia products, The Prudent Mariner’swhale avoidance Guidetraining. One of tothese in to products educational assist mariners number of partners have also developed a and NOAA Mariners. to USCG Broadcasts of subject the are and Directions, be found in U.S. Coast Pilotscan strikes ship to and Sailingvulnerability whale right and whales right on Information http://www. . Marine Debris December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 7

(please . Information on on Information [email protected] working together, sharing resources, impacts any knowledge, and expertise, will debris marine tsunami-generated of be mitigated or prevented. The MDP, along with the U.S. Environmentalpartners in key are Agency, Protection activities and efforts of coordination the with to address tsunamiAlong debris. sea, at debris on information collecting also has debris shoreline of monitoring and Wildlife Fish begun with the U.S. Frigate French in Island Tern on Service Atoll. Midway and Shoals significant marine debris sightings greatly is Ocean Pacific North the in needed and can [email protected] reported to We need your help your need We In a time of limited resources partnershipsand funding, cooperation and scope normal the outside partners with increasingly become focus NOAA’s of important, especially with those who are on the water often, including commercial vessels and the shipping fishing andindustries. indicate if the informationdisplayed on a publiccan website). Your be help in collecting information about still-floating tsunami appreciated. debris greatly is Pacific North in the For more information please contact [email protected] (on contract with I.M. Systems Group, Inc), contractI.M.Systems Inc), Group,with (on Today, there is much that we don’t know about the amounts and typesof tsunami-generated marine debris still afloat inPacific. A thehandful of marinefloating anecdotal of sightings debris that can be tied to the tsunami beenhave reported, but without more understanding better a and information of the debris an that may be headingdeveloping to Pacific, the around coasts difficult. is plan mitigation effective More information is also needed to better predict and thus preparethe impacts for this debris may have in waters The shorelines. and along U.S. most likely impacts include those to navigation safety, pelagic fisheries, areas, coastal in tourism and recreation through species coastal and marine and habitat damage, entanglement, andingestion. Understanding Japan Japan Understanding debris tsunami Debris Marine NOAA the end, that To Program (MDP) is leading efforts to understand better to information gather be may debris tsunami-generated what particularly Pacific, N. the in afloat still tsunami potential of quantities and types debris. The MDP is working with the Aviation Marineof Office and NOAA Operation’s Pacific fleet of vessels, Observing Voluntary Ship the NOAA Program (VOS), and NOAA Pacific Islands Regional Observer Program and their more gather to industry workfishing longline with sightings thesignificant any on Hawaiiinformation of marine debris at sea. A tsunami debris workgroup has been formedpartners with governmental,from non- governmental and academic sectors to address, coordinate and plan tsunami-generatedfor marine debris. It is this goalworkgroup’s that through By Carey Morishige, Pacific Islands regional coordinator, NOAA Marine Debris Program

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The debris continues to disperse as it winds, currents and ocean with moves essentially becoming scattered andunlike the “mats” debrisexpansive of seen initially. Some items may have broken apart into smaller pieces becomeor water-logged and sunk, and the the longer continue this will likely water. the in are materials What we know (and don’t) (and know we What to shore while buoyant materials made made materials buoyant while shore to up debris fields thatwere seen briefly of photos aerial and imagery satellite in Japan. surrounding waters the Since the tsunami, therea flurryhas been of media attentionarrival dates thisof tsunami debris to on the Coast. The West and the U.S. Hawai‘i generated predictions, landfall original by computer models, were from the International PacificResearch Center (IPRC) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Both the IPRC model and NOAA’s Ocean Surface Simulator agreemodel on the general Current direction and drift rate of tsunami- generated debris. If thewash or near modelspass could debris correct, are ashore in the Northwestern Hawaiian back Islands incircle springand 2012, approach 2013, the in Coast West U.S. main Hawaiian to Islands Hawaii’s in 2014 to 2016. Of all Earth’s natural hazards, tsunamis tsunamis hazards, natural Earth’s all Of may be among the most infrequent, but they posecoastal a populations,major particularly threat the inseismically active Pacific Ocean.to The tragedy of the March tsunami in 11, subsequent and earthquake 2011 Japan could have far-reaching effects to areas like the CoastWest U.S. and tsunamiAs the from receded Hawai‘i. much washed it Japan, northern in land into zone inundation the in was what of ocean. the Marine Debris Marine 8 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Derbis the U.S.PacificFleet,Navy. of dispersed. Photocourtesy distance, thedebrispatches after thetsunami.Overtimeand theHonshuCoastsoon miles off for The massofdebrisstretched Pacific Fleet,Navy. oftheU.S. courtesy Sendai, Japan.Photo of coastal watersoff debris shownin Tsunami-generated J. Churnside and created through Google. through andcreated J. Churnside of Mapcourtesy shownhere. are results Simulator).The Current (Ocean Surface amodelusingOSCURS NOAA hasrun Year 5=violet Year 4=light blue Year 3=yellow Year 2=orange Year 1=red International Pacific Research Center. PacificResearch International of 30 September2001.Mapcourtesy 2011andendingon since 11March PacificOcean intheNorth trajectory Computer modelsimulationofdebris tsunami_tracers_top.html hafner/PUBLIC/TSUNAMI_DEBRIS/ http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/users/ North the in Pacific Ocean since 11 March 2011 of trajectory - debris simulation model Computer advisory2011-06.htm maritime_advisories/advisory/ gov/news_room_landing_page/ 2011- September 23on issued was debris onJapan tsunami-generated marine (#2011-06) advisory MARAD A japanfaqs.html - debris http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/ marine tsunami on Japan Questions Asked Frequently RESOURCES: http://www.marad.dot. ) Shipwreck: Anna C Minch December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 9 , By Skip Gillam ANNA C. MINCH Vinland, Ontario, Canada WILLIAM B. DAVOCK The final trip trip for Misener ran into terrible the Lake storm the attacked that 1940. 11, November on region Michigan eastern the pounded waves Mountainous shore of the lake and there was no place to seek Theshelter. disappeared off Pentwater, Michigan, board. on sailors 25 all of lives the taking them.Nothing save todonecould be located been have hull the of remains The on the bottom. The bow and was found pilothouse the and in water of feet forty stern the Later, gone. were cabin forward collision a section was also located.in There was some been had ship the that thought with the May in but, storm, the of casualty another on intact discovered was latter the 1972, the bottom with no evidence of collision damage. the on active remained eet fl Kinsman The Great Lakes until 2004 and then used a contracted ship to complete their cargo commitments. The great-grandson of Henry Steinbrenner, former New York ownerYankee George M. Steinbrenner III,inpassed2010. away

Anna C Minch ANNA C. MINCH C. ANNA stranded at Vidal Shoal, above the Soo Locks, but was soon refloated, repaired andunderway again. for the James Murphy Coal Company. It often loaded grain at the Canadian Port and William Fort of ports Lakehead with Arthurlakes delivery in to storage for elevators the up returned then and east the coal for business, industrial, home and Sault at shown is vessel The use. railway colors, Navigation Western in Marie, Ste. courtesyphotoin a Wicklund. Dick of taken was ship the of management 1933, In was This Misener. Scott R. Capt. by over rstlargecarrier hethatoperated in his fi eet fl Canadian major a became later what on the inland lakes. Pulpwood was added to the list of popular cargoes and these or Thorold, to Cleveland delivered were Canal. Welland the along Ontario, Things did not start or end well under Misener operation. The vessel brought 200,000 bushels of grain east and was the first ship theof season into the port of Goderich, Ontario, on April 23, 1933. up heading back while Three later, days the more, for lakes the

. It was Century. Century. th had been built built been had was used in the the in used was ANNA C. MINCH C. ANNA ANNA C. MINCH ANNA C. MINCH C. ANNA ANNA C. MINCH C. ANNA Several storms stand out in Great Lakes in Lakes Great out storms stand Several history for their destruction and loss of and life. The lives “Great Storm” 250 of November of range the in claimed 1913 thirteen ships. Another, while lakes upper the on havoc wreaked in November 1905, Day “BlackArmistice Friday” OctobersankThe 20, 1916, Erie. Lake its in ships displayed four 1940, 11, November, of Storm threewhereshipsMichigan Lake wrath on became a total loss. One that disappeared with all hands on Day Armistice the during Michigan Lake the Stormwas Thunder (now William Fort from route en Bay, Ontario) to Chicago with a cargo screenings. of When the storm hit with raging winds andblinding waves, snow was there zero, to close temperatures and no place to hide. The by by the American ShipbuildingApril Companyon Ohio, Cleveland, at launched and foot, 50 by long foot 400 The 1903. 18, 2 inch wide bulk carrier was constructed for Henry Steinbrenner and named for been had She Anna. mother-in-law his late the founder, company the of wife the Philip Minch. family small, of number a of one was This Great the sailing lines shipping operated, 20 the part earlytheof Lakesin Minch operations had dated from 1842 and, in the early years, theyThe employed steamers. and barges hulled wooden construction of the ore, grain and coal trades and proved to beto trades grainproved coalore, andand a handy carrier for the company. It was Western the for interests Canadian to operated sold and 1926 in Company Navigation helped move the company forwardtheintocompanythe move helped 1905, in and, steamers hulled steel of era ship the brought reorganization corporate under the banner of the newly formed KinsmanCompany. Transit The Shipwreck:Anna C Minch 10 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log New Operations Manager Selected research. In 1982, she transferred to to transferred she 1982, In research. oceanographicand warfare submarine anti- operations, military for forecasts stationed at NOCD Bermuda providing Navy. As an AerographersStates United the Matein she serving was proudly Paulabeganher1979federal in career dedicated public service. career spans more than two decades of VOS Program management team. Her the to asset an be doubt no will base knowledge practical and expertise her Having seven years experience as PMO,2011. in Manager VOSOperations as appointment new her until 2004 from Service Weather (NOAA’s)National Administration’s Atmospheric and Oceanic National for (PMO) Officer New the as Orleans, Louisiana Port served Meteorological Rychtar Paula new the Manager. Operations as Rychtar Paula selected has manager program VOS US The ManagerOperations Voluntary Observing Ship Program Selects New for NASA’s Space Shuttle program, program, Shuttle NASA’sSpace for observations rawinsonde supporting Mexico New Range, Missile Sands Atmospheric Science Laboratory, White U.S. Department of Defense, Holloman the by employed was she Navy, U.S. the in serving After Meteorologist. a as accredited fully became she where Lemoore Naval Station, Air California and her husband’sand Sunfish. her on sailing and cooking, drawing, lovesto travel, she enjoys painting and Paula cure. the for ride bike 150mile of MultipleSclerosis the year in participating consecutive sixth her on is Paula list”. “wish her on kayak a has camping, hiking, fishing, canoeingand lovesshebut mainstay, her are biking and swimming Running, workplace. Paula has many interests outside of the Baton Rouge as PMO. Technician NWSFOand New Orleans/ Hydrometeorological a as Virginia Radar Specialist, NWSFO Blacksburg, Network as Virginia Volens, WSMO California, Francisco, San WSO at stationed been has She Technician. Meteorological a as 1986 in Weather Service National the joined Paula for projects DOD.the various other research and development wellsupporting as as testing ballistics

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. The ) largely largely ) Figure 7 Figure 8 ). ). Severe drought affected Reference 1 The Tropics The Tropics ENSO-neutral conditions in July gave La Nina conditions to redeveloping way during August. The latest monthly SST registeredregion indices3.4 theNino for -0.2C and -0.6C, respectively. Thethermocline oceanic (measured by the depth of the 20C isotherm) was shallower than east-centralacrossthe average equatorial Pacific, and sub-surface temperatures Deep region. this in average below- were cloudiness and thunderstorm activitynear the equator was enhanced over Indonesia and the far western Pacific, and was suppressed near the Date Line and south of the Equator. easterlyEquatorial low-level trade winds remained stronger than average over the central Pacific.these Collectively, atmospheric and oceanic anomalies reflect the return The month of August was characterized by above average heights over the north polar region, and average below heights in the middle latitudes ( anomalyandfield SLP circulation tropospheric mid the mirrored pattern. Forty one of the lower 48 states (most notably andTexas Oklahoma) reported above-normal, much-above-normal, or record high temperatures during July( the south-central insoutheastern addition to dozens U.S., and much of largeof wildfires.the In contrast, thePacific Northwest experienced above-average and temperatures, muchnormal below precipitation. In August, a drier pattern is which Northwest, the across prevailed of this most area, while for typical more the nation continued to be unseasonably hot and dry. Climate Prediction Center NCEP/NWS/NOAA Center Prediction Climate ) ) displays a By Anthony Artusa, Meteorologist, Climate Operations Branch, Operations Climate Meteorologist, Artusa, Anthony By Figure 6 The sea level pressureThe sea level Figure 5. July-August 2011 July-August The 500 hPa circulation pattern during featuredJuly 2011 an alternating ridge- trough pattern that extended around the hemisphere. Regional aspects of patternthis included above-average heights over the central North Pacific andNorth Atlantic Ocean, the mid-western U.S., western Russia,North and western Mongolia, and over heights below-average America, central Europe, and centralSiberia and anomaly map ( similarpattern circulationhPa500 the to pattern. depth of the 20C isotherm, was slightly deeper than average across the eastern equatorialaverage above Pacific,1-2C reaching withtemperatures sub-surface in this region. Atmospheric convectionand Indonesia, eastern over enhanced was suppressed across the central equatorial Pacific. Equatorial low-level easterly trade wind anomalies and upper-level westerly wind anomalies remained stronger than average and over atmospheric the the central Collectively, Pacific. oceanic anomalies reflect ENSO-neutral conditions but with weakening La Nina impactsinthe atmosphere. Atlantic 2011 the of storm named first The Hurricane Season was Arlene, which moved that wave tropical a to back traced westward across the Caribbean Sea in late June. After crossing the Yucatan Peninsula and emerging out overwarm the waters of the Bay of Campeche, Arlene organized into a tropical storm as it tracked west-northwestward into Mexico, well south Peak Texas. of winds withthis storm reachedkts. 56

Figure Figure Figure3. . The sea level pressure pattern(SLP) A transition from La Nina to ENSO- occurred neutral conditions during May as sea surface2011 temperatures (SST) were near-average across much of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. monthly (June). The SST -0.2C indices latestand for (May) the Nino-0.5C 3.4 were region the by measured thermocline, oceanic The The Tropics 1 resembled the mid-tropospheric pattern, with asymmetry, noticeable displayed and the largest anomalies over the Western Hemisphere Figure 2. pattern circulation mid-tropospheric The during June featured2011 above- Alaska, of Gulf the over heights average western and region, polar the Greenland, Siberia, and below-average heights over the western conterminousthe British U.S.,Isles, and south-central and northeasternRussia sections of mirroredthe largely again map SLP The mid-tropospheric pattern, and displayed the largest departures over Greenland, south-central and northeastern Russia Figure 4. May-June May-June 2011 The 500 hPa circulation patternthe Northern over Hemisphere during May featured above-average heightsthe central North overPacific Ocean, from Newfoundland to heights central Europe,below-average and and Siberia, across Pacific North the of latitudes high the over and North Atlantic, the western and U.S., the Mediterranean Sea contiguous All anomalies reflect departures from the base 1981-2010 period. Mean Circulation Highlights and Climate Climate and Highlights Circulation Mean Anomalies 2011 August through May 12 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Mean Circulation Highlights and Climate Anomalies New York. of region upstate Mountains Catskill U.S.., the Northeast especially the in waters flood from damage extensive the was storm of this impacts greatest One the of river flooding. significant and surges, storm rain, torrential by NY, accompanied Brooklyn, New Jersey, eventually and Banks, Carolina’s North Outer in landfall made of 105 Irene winds kts. peak with Bahamas, the through passing to prior just 3hurricane acategory to intensified rapidly Irene hurricane, aminimal becoming and Rico Puerto traversing After storm. Verde-type 3, Cape acategory Irene, Hurricane was season this far so Atlantic the in cyclone tropical significant most The conditions. Nina La of calculated as departures from the 1981- the from departures as calculated anomalous 500-hPa geopotential height height geopotential 500-hPa anomalous Anomalies are calculated as departures departures as calculated are Anomalies contour interval is indicated by shading. shading. by isindicated interval contour html/CDB_archive.shtml) products/CDB/CDB_Archive_ (http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ Bulletin archive: Diagnostics Climate the from originates article this in used information the of Much 2. Center, NC Asheville, Data Climatic National national/2011/ 1. References Reanalysis). Mean values are denoted denoted are values Mean Reanalysis). anomalous sea level pressure (CDAS/ pressure level sea anomalous by solid contours drawn at an interval interval an at drawn contours solid by of 4 hPa. Anomaly contour interval is interval contour Anomaly 4hPa. of indicated by shading. Anomalies are are Anomalies shading. by indicated are denoted by solid contours drawn drawn contours solid by denoted are http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/ 2010 base period monthly means. monthly period 2010 base (CDAS/Reanalysis). Mean heights (CDAS/Reanalysis). heights Mean at an interval of 6 dam. Anomaly Anomaly 6dam. of interval an at from the 1981-2010 base period 1981-2010 the period from base Northern Hemisphere mean and and mean Hemisphere Northern Northern Hemisphere mean and and mean Hemisphere Northern monthly means. monthly Figures 2,4,6,8 Figures Figures 1,3,5,7Figures

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when an ASCAT pass ( pass ASCAT an when th ) ) revealed a partial view thatof area 47N 44W 47N 50W 39N 57W . Hurricane force winds. occurredHurricane force on 45N 57W POSITION(UTC) DATE/TIME force low with central into pressuresweakening before hPa, 967 as low as a large complex gale in the northeast Atlantic by the 15 Significant Events of the of the Events Significant Period 8-14: January Storm, Atlantic North The rapid initial development of this inhurricaneshown is low force 1 the south side of the center early on the 9 northeastthe16 on Iceland of North Atlantic Storm, January 17-19: 17-19: January Storm, Atlantic North The developing cyclone, inland over southeast Canada late on January 15, Newfoundland of island the near passed of the storm containing 50 kts wind retrievals. winds ASCAT have a low bias especially at higher wind speeds. buoy and ship notable some lists 1 Table observations taken during the storm. The cyclone then moved out over the North Atlantic on the 10 2 42.2N 62.0W 42.2N 38.3N 66.7W 43.0N 58.0W (C6JT) OBSERVATION Table 1.Table Selected ship and buoy observations taken during passage of North Atlantic storm, January 8-14, 2011. Buoy 44137 Queen Victoria (GBQV) Buoy 44141 Buoy 44066 Jaeger Arrow (C6RM7) CharlesIsland Introduction The period of January and February featured increasingstorm northeast to southwest activityenergetic numbers asThe an established. became track from increased lows force hurricane of four in January to a sharp February was Early nine in February. peak of most active, featuring two cyclones near 930s the in pressures central with Greenland. In the past the maximum frequency of hurricane force lows in the North Atlantic has been found to occurin Januaryearlier, (Sienkiewicz of The numbers Ahn, 2005). Von and hurricane systems force then dropped to four in March and to one each systems strongest inThe May. and April and May in northeast track to continued northor Great Britain.June toward of OPC’s in activity tropical no was There marinearea north 31N. of January to June 2011 June January to Marine Weather Review – North Atlantic Area 14 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area the 25 the coast, and an ASCAT pass from later on (13.5 ft 44 m) offLabradorcentral the originated as a low pressure wave wave 30 the on late NovaofScotia south pressure low a as originated in intensity maximum near and developed fully 2: February to 31 January Storm, Atlantic North 1. of Iceland February northeast movedthen system The ofstorm. the part strongest the missing likely kts, the 25 the on UTC 0000 after shortly from data Altimetry kts. 50of winds southeast 46.4N 48.4W with height 53 m, reported while kts, of73 winds southeast 139reported m (46.7N 48.7W) with anemometer height UTC on the 31 the on UTC Davis Strait on 26the Strait Davis rapidly while passing north through the weakened subsequently cyclone The kts near the southwest Greenland coast. on the 1 the on ( pass ASCAT resolution high A 1. February UTC twenty four hour period ending at 1800 fellpressurecentral The 43 the in hPa 31 the 1800by on UTC pressure central hPa 963a Icelandwith approaching while winds force hurricane developed and 24 the on UTC 0600 at ending northeast of Newfoundland on the 30 the on ofNewfoundland northeast 29, moved of January on Newfoundland south wave pressure low a from a on southwest to northeastsuccession track developed close in cyclones follow force to hurricane eight of 1: February to 30 January Storm, Atlantic North the 1 the on UTC 0600 at ofkts 50 winds west Express ( 1 February dropsonde an 83 kts wind at 1730 UTC by measured storm this investigating aircraft P-3 NOAA A area. this of there is an 80 kts retrieval in the middle west kts southwinds of thecenter, but 24 the on of part second cyclone is at maximum intensity in the st BATEU04 BATEU04 ship The . th th st revealed southeast winds of 50 ( . An ASCAT pass from 1350 from pass ASCAT An . st Figure 4 th revealed an area of 50 to 60 60 to of50 area an revealed (DPLE, 45N 50W) reported reported 50W) 45N (DPLE, Terra Nova FPSO Hibernia Platform Hibernia VEP717 Reference 1 Figure 5 Figure Figure 7 Figure Figure 3 Figure st revealed winds to 45 to winds revealed Thecyclone isshown ) indicated seas up to The first in a series series a in first The th ) from 2319 UTC . . The cyclone cyclone The . . At 0600 UTC ). The London The ). (62N 14W) (VCXF) , th . The The . th th .

of Scotland in in Scotland of intoforcethehurricane low northwest 3 hour period ending at 1800 UTC on the pressurefell 56 hPathein twenty four UTC on the 3 the on UTC encountered west winds 56 kts at 0200 of Nova Scotia in in NovaScotia of The frontal wave of low pressure south North Atlantic Storm, February 2-4: 1500 UTC on the 6 the on 1500UTC winds of 55 kts and 5.8 m seas (19 ft) at (WKAU) near 42N 60W reported west of 50winds kts.Champion The Sea-Land northwest to west with view of Iceland on 2 the cyclonesubsequently passed northeast The ft). (48 seas m 14.5 of report a on the 2 the on and9.5 kts seasm(31 ft) at1100 UTC 11.7W) reported southwest winds of 35 where it stalled where late it on the 8 stalled 948 hPa near the east Greenland coast, developing a lowest central pressure of 1200 UTC on the 7 the on UTC 1200 Nova FPSO later. hours 7.9(26three ft)m 6.7 (22the on seas ft)0300 UTC atm 51.4W) reported west winds 40 kts and winds of 55 kts. The buoy 44140 (42.9N kts at 1200 UTC on the 7 the on UTC 1200 at kts 46.7N48.4W) west 65reported winds platform the Banks Grand the of northeast passed Sea on 4 the Norwegian the weakenedmovingwhilethrough then imagery on the 7 the on imagery on the 7 waters hurricane force winds over developed the northerncyclone The hPa. 26 fell pressure 7, central the whenFebruary on UTC 0000 at ending period hour four twenty the in Newfoundland to occurred as it moved from New Jersey Rapid initial development of this storm North Atlantic Storm, February 6-9: at 0300 UTC on the 4 the on UTC 0300 at of 50 winds west reported 4.8W) (60.5N 64046 buoy The 55ofkts. winds southwest BATEU02 0000 UTC on the 3 the on UTC 0000 at kts of60 southwestwinds reported Tokyo Express rd , or more than 2 hPa per hour. The hour.The per hPa 2 than moreor , nd , followed six hours later by later followed , hours six

(50N 32W) encountered encountered 32W) (50N kts and 15.8 m seas (52 ft) (VCXF) , 46.4N 48.4W at Mawddy Tide MawddyTide rd th Figure 6 Figure . Buoy 64045 (59.1N 64045 Buoy . (DGTX) near 45N 41W and 8 and nd th th Figure 5 Figure reported northwest . showed a partial partial a showed th rd . As the cyclone the As . . One hour later later hour One . th th with the center . The cyclone The . . The central central The . th th developed th , and seas seas and , . . ASCAT (YJQN7, Terra the Grand Banks at 0600 UTC on the 9 the on UTC 0600 at Banks Grand the overmoved it as winds force hurricane 9 the 10 the southwest winds of 47 kts and 6.7 m 6.7 and kts 47 of winds southwest reported 51.5W) (42.9N44140 Buoy 7 late on the 7 the on late near the coast North Carolina Originating 8-10: February Storm, Atlantic North early on early 9 the Newfoundland of island the of just south east passing system, aforementioned departing the of rear the in This next developing cyclone followed North Atlantic Storm, February 9-11: 9 the on coast Greenland east the The cyclone weakened while stalled off winds 50 kts at 1800 UTC on the 8 the on 1800UTC at kts 50 winds (OZ2048) near 63N 20W reported east the later. Far northeast the to north over the North Atlantic late on the the on 9 late Atlantic North the over north cyclonefarther moved the As Banks. Grand the of east just retrievals wind on the 10 the on andkts 7.6 m seas (25 ft) at 0600 UTC 55of winds southwest reported 28W Concert Atlantic UTC on the 8 the on UTC (13 1500seas at ft)4.0m and kts 50of near 33N southwest 64W winds reported II Independence The hours. four twenty previous the over of43 hPa drop a pressure, central 957hPa a with lowered to storm force ( force storm to lowered the south. the from approaching system deepening another by absorbed be to about was dissipated by 10the dissipated (40 ft) at 0000 UTC on the 10 the on UTC 0000 (40 at ft) seas m 12.2 and 55ofkts winds west Saar N kts, and the the and kts, 72of winds southwest 48.7)reported coast by 1200 UTC on the 11 the on UTC 1200 by coast force low near the southeast Greenland then deepened into a 935 hPa hurricane which center 956hPa southern the as 9 the on 1228UTC from ASCAT image kts three hours later. A high resolution 58 winds west 46.7N48.0W)reported th th th th showed 50 to 55 kts west to southwest southwest to west kts 55 to 50 showed

and early on the 10 , and 8.5 m seas (28 ft) four hours hours four ft)(28 seas m 8.5 and , Hibernia Platform Hibernia th (A8CI8) near 39N 39W reported . . th Figure 8 Figure . Sea Rose FPSO FPSO Rose Sea th th th , the cyclonedeveloped the , before north turning by . At 0600 UTC on the shows the cyclone cyclone the shows th (SKOZ) near 43N near (SKOZ) . th (VEP717, 46.7N 46.7N (VEP717, its peak winds Figure 8 Figure (WGAX) (WGAX) Arnafell (VOXS, (VOXS, th . The The . th ), as it as ), . The The . th and th th .

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rd for an an for . High . High th February . A rapidly Terra Nova Nova Terra and highest highest and Terra Nova Nova Terra th th Mawddy Tide with a central Figure 11 th . The second part second The . GSF Grand Banks Banks Grand GSF shows the cyclone fully Lawrence early on the 3 Figure 14 and lingered there until th The last notable event of this (VCXF) reported southwest also reported west winds 55 kts 55 winds west reported also A wave of low pressure over the pressure over low of A wave Figure 14 of developed, at maximum near that time wind retrievals intensity.ASCAT insimilarthose towere earlier event. UTC At 2100 platform elevated the 26 reported(YJQN7) south winds kts77 while ft) (22 seas m 6.7 and FPSO ktsand 60 windsof (YJUF7) encountered south winds of 50 kts. Three hours later FPSO and 9.0 m seas. kts 47 Buoy 44137 (42.2Nwinds northwest reported 62.0W) (26 seas m 8.0 and kts 58 to gusts with UTC theon 26 1100 at ft) resolution ASCAT from two passes on on passes two from ASCAT resolution intensifying low moved northeast off the centralforce hurricane Labrador developed coast and early13 March on as low as pressure central a winds and hPa952 while reaching the Denmark Strait. The central pressure fellhPa 33 in the twenty-four hour periodending at 1200 UTC on the 14 North Atlantic Storm, Greenland area, March 13-15: seas 9.0 m (30 ft) three hours later. The The later. hours three ft) (30 m 9.0 seas cyclone subsequently continued on a northeastward track passing between Greenland and Iceland as a gale by March 1. Northwest Atlantic Storm, March 4-8: Gulf of St. moved northeast Confined while hours. intensifying thirty-six next the over by two strong areas of high pressure east, this and cyclone to southwest the winds force hurricane developed briefly at UTC1800 on the 4 movingnortheast the8 on pressure onlyof hPa988 as indicated in six-hourlyOPC’s surface analysis charts. The primary dissipated center center storm new a as thereafter shortly Iceland and Greenland between formed on the 5 Northwest Atlantic Storm, February February Storm, Atlantic Northwest 25-28: the from track a followed month active as Greenland toward U.S. northeastern depictedin . , th th as a . The The . th . . The th th , where , where th (YJUF7, (YJUF7, Atlantic . . nd (43N 44W) 44W) (43N , producing

th ) developed (YJQN7, 46.7N 46.7N (YJQN7, (VCXF, 46.4N (VCXF, 46.4N (VEP717, 46.7N (VEP717, , , but redeveloped th . Three hours prior, th (YJQN7, 46.7N 48.4W) 48.4W) 46.7N (YJQN7, . Figure 10 th ( th (SKOZ) encountered west The inland cyclone over GSF Grand Banks , and then became a complex through much of the 14 the of much through th th theTide Mawddy th it stalled. Its main center developed a stalled. it mainIts center developed near hPa 961 of pressure central lowest 50N 46W at 0600 UTC on the 17 cyclone then made a cyclonic loop early early loop cyclonic a made then cyclone gale a to weakened and 15 February on Biscay of through Bay the moved as it the16 lateon reported west winds of 50 kts and 14.3 14.3 and kts 50 of winds west reported at UTC1200 ft) on them seas12 (47 hurricane force system in the north- central Atlantic late on the 16 storm force winds as it passed east of the island of Newfoundland late on the 15 gale, and became absorbed by a storm by absorbed became and gale, passingthetotheeast 22 by a period of hurricane force winds near hurricane force of period a those like Greenland of tip southern the center The storm. 17-19 January the in then moved southwest andeast of Newfoundland on stalledthe 20 Concert winds of 60 kts nearwest 46W. reported 41N The 16.2W) (49N 62442 buoy 15 the on UTC 0100 ktsat 35 windsof Twenty four Twenty hours later the with highest seas 12.2 m ft) three(40 hours later. Hurricane force windswith this system lasted from early on the 13 Terra Terra Nova FPSO 48.4W) encountered48.4W) northwest winds weakened slowly system The kts. 66 of with the top winds dropping to storm force late on the 17 13 toward a new center to the northeast near by 35W 55N the 19 southeastern Canada at 1200on the UTC14 North Atlantic Storm, February15-20: 48.7W) reported northwest winds 74 kts, and Mawddy Tide Mawddy reported west winds of 78 kts, while Hibernia Platform 46.7N 48.0W) northwest 57 kts, at 0900 0900 at kts, 57 northwest 48.0W) 46.7N UTC on the 17 48.4W) reported northwest winds of while the ft) kts m seas and 75 5.2 (17 Terra Nova FPSO encountered48.4W) northwest winds of 60 kts. The ship DGEF

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th , , when shows shows th Figure 10 is a view Figure 13 ( th Figure 9 , a drop of 46 hPa hPa 46 of drop a , ). th Figure 11 (A8CI8) encountered encountered (A8CI8) ) gives a partial view view partial a gives ) . . followed twelve hours hours twelve followed th th th as another even stronger stronger even another as th Figure 8 ( th Figures 9 and 10 follow the Figure 12 and weakened, with ( th th The next event, the most intense later by a report of west winds of 65 kts and 19.2 m seas (63 ft) near 44N 42W. TheN Saar southwest winds of 55 kts and 8.5 m seas (28 ft) near 42N 28W at 0000UTC on the 12 the cyclone at maximum intensity with with intensity maximum at cyclone the hPa a 932 central pressure forty eight hours later. The central pressure fell hPa 58 in the twenty four hour period ending at UTC1800 on the 11 seas (22 ft) at 1800 UTC on the 9 reveal seas as high as 66 ft m), (20.1 the highest the author has seen in this the on UTC 1500 At typeimagery. of over the preceding twenty four hours. the precedingover twenty four hours. ASCAT imagery from 2228 UTC on 13 the of winds 50 to 70 kts on the south side side south the kts on 70 to 50 winds of of the cyclone. Altimetry data from UTC 1100 on the 14 the cyclone was at 52N 35W DGEF with ship The a center. hPa 943 41W) reported southwest winds 65 kts ft) at m 0600andseas of 15.5 (51 UTC on the 11 progress of the developing hurricane force low off the U.S. mid-Atlantichurricane hPa 954 the become to coast force system over the central waters. central lowest a developed cyclone The pressure hPaof 950 near at 42W 49N 13 the on UTC 1800 North Atlantic Storm, February12-16: low was about to replace it. North Atlantic Storm, February 10- 13: of the period, developedfrontal from wave of low pressurethe off the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast at 1200 UTC on the 10 maximum seas 7.6 m (25 ft) three hours hours three ft) (25 m 7.6 seas maximum later. This weakenedcyclone rapidly late on the 11 showing a remnant gale center at 1200 1200 at center gale remnant a showing theUTC14 on of the south semicircle of the storm of in semicircle the south of imagerywidespread showing ASCAT 50 to 65 kts winds, impressive given that the winds bias a at highlow have subsequently cyclone The speeds. wind by waters Greenland east the in stalled the 13 16 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area nearby nearby the 25 the on late Banks Grand the approaching central pressure as low as 966 hPa while day and moved northeast, developing a redeveloped off Cape Hatteras later that the U.S.of in the part second over seen complex pressure low The NorthAtlantic Storm, March 24-26: 14 the on (14 UTC seas 4.3m 0000 ft)at reported southwest winds of 45 kts and The Conveyor Atlantic kts. 55 to winds northwest to on the 21 the on waters central wave overthe frontal a 24: 21- March Storm, Atlantic North on the 15 the on the cyclone passed north of Iceland late galeforce to as diminished winds and on later began the 14trend weakening south winds of 45 kts near 63N 13W. A the 14 the of morning the early early on the 25 winds force hurricane of period a by on the 22 the on and6.7 kts 60 seasm(22 ft)of at2100 UTC winds northwest encountered FPSO Nova 40W.45N The near kts 50of (WQVY) encountered southwest winds (15 ft) at 1200 UTC on the 25 the on (15 UTC 1200 at ft) northeast winds of 50 kts and 4.6 m seas Finnfighter ( Newfoundland of south passing was it as center the of south image WindSat a on appearing force winds on the 23 the on winds force hurricane developing north, moved 24 northwestdrifted and weakened on the late on late 25the the 23 the and 11.9 m seas (39 ft) at 0000 UTC on 36W reported southeast winds of 50 kts Rotterdam Express The boundary. frontal apparent an of sidecyclone,of the north the onnorth area of east to northeast winds to 55 kts 16 intensity. cyclonemaximum at ofThe second part th th is an ASCAT image revealing an an revealing image ASCAT an is and dissipated in the Labrador Sea . Later, at 0900 UTC on the 15 Helgafell A storm force low developed as as developed low force storm A th rd . The cyclone was accompanied Hibernia Platform Platform Hibernia . Six hours later the the later hours Six . th nd st . . The cycloneThe . subsequently and early on the 22 (SBFC, 46N 50W) reported th (VCXF, 46.4N 48.4W) 48.4W) 46.4N (VCXF, . th (OZ2049) encountered encountered (OZ2049) with 50 kts west winds Figure 15 Figure Reference 4 Reference (SCKM, 51N 41W) (DMRX) near 46N th rd revealed west west revealed ( Figure 15 Figure shows the (VEP717) Figure 15 Figure th Patriot , while, ). The The ). Figure Terra nd and and ). ). th th

hurricane force winds late on the the on late 23 winds force hurricane before becoming absorbed on 28 the absorbed before becoming 24 subsequently weakened to a gale by the winds58 at kts that time. The cyclone BATFR04 (56N 13W) encountered west (47 ft) at 0900 UTC that day. The ship hurricane force winds early on the 23 the on early winds force hurricane on the 21 the on early Newfoundland near Originating waters as shown in in shown as waters late May moved over the far northeastern24: Atlantic Storm, Northeastern May 22- (3711.3 ft). seas m encounteredsouth ofwinds 45 and kts the later 0900 UTC on the 23 the on UTC 0900 southwestofand at0600 winds 68 kts reported 11.0W) 64049(54.3N buoy beforeof passingScotland.north The 24 the on UTC 0000 near from imagery early on the 21 the on early a as 1008 frontalwavehPa of low pressure Scotia Nova near originated It near Iceland as depicted in in depicted as Iceland near waters northern the over low developed deep a later month a than Less 22-24: April Storm, Atlantic North UTC on the 23 the on UTC twenty-four hour period ending at 0600 second part ofsecond part the in Greenland of south appearing developing waveof lowpressure frontal the from intense, as not storm, wassystem immediately followed by a second strong aforementioned The 23-25: May Storm, Atlantic North day. that kts at 0000 UTC on the 23 the on UTC 0000 at kts 50 of winds southwest reported 37W 50N The near (PDHW) Palermo Maersk cyclone. the of south area the and weakening on the 24 the on weakening and the 26 the northwest toward southern Labrador on The cyclone then weakened as it turned and10.0 mseas (33 kts ft) 56 two hours later. to gusts with kts 45 of winds west reported 51.5W) (42.9N 44140 Buoy kts. 60 of winds east reported th th rd An unseasonably deep cyclone for showed winds to 45 kts but missed and passed north of the area later later area the of north passed and before passing north of Iceland Iceland of north passing before th ,becoming a gale later that day st , it deepened by 27 hPa in the (MYSU5) (MYSU5) Patras Maersk Figure 18 Figure st rd andbriefly developed and brieflyand developed rd and 14.3and seas m . It developed a iue 18 Figure rd th . Six hours . ASCAT ASCAT . Figure 17 Figure th . rd . .

on the 24 the on andkts 8.5 m seas (28 ft) at 0500 UTC 50 of winds northeast reported 39W CSAVParanagua 1800 UTC on the 14 the on 1800UTC winds of 55 kts and 6.4 m seas (21 ft) at Falstaff Newfoundland early on the 12 the on early Newfoundland near system pressure low complex a depicted in alowest central pressure of 978 hPa as unusually deep low for June developed North Atlantic Storm, June 14-15: 27. May on the 26 the on low as it passed over Great Britain early subsequentlysystem weakened galeato force The 25. May UTC 0600 at (30ft) 9.0 seas and m kts 50of winds south 11.0W)(54.3Nreported 64049 0000 UTC on the 150000 after gale a to weakened cyclone The reported 7.3 m seas (24 ft) at 50N 19W. At 1200 UTC the next day the latter ship kts and 6.0 m seas (20 ft) near 51N 27W.Expressencountered west of winds 35 27W at 0800 UTC on the 24 the on UTC 0800 at 27W reported south winds of 45 kts near 47N 20W through the 16 the through 20W of Great Britain by 18the Britain of Great 52N 23W at 1800 UTC on the 24 the on UTC 1800 at 23W 52N lowest central pressure of 992 hPa near (SLCO) reported northwest northwest reported (SLCO) th th , then moved into Norway on . The The . Figure 19 Figure Rotterdam (V2NA1) near50N th th and re-formed east . It developed from th , stalled near 57N , while the Bonn Bonn thewhile , th .

(PDGS) (PDGS) th . Buoy Buoy . th th . The The . . The An Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 17 Research. of NOAA/NESDIS/ Center for Satellite Application and UTC January orabout 2011, 9, three hours later than the Figure 2. (Advanced km 25 ASCAT Scatterometer) image of satellite-sensed winds around the southwest side of the valid time of the second part of Figure 1. Image is courtesy cyclone shown in Figure 1. The valid time of the pass is 1452 Figure 1. v Mariners Weather Log, Vol. 49, No. April 1, 2005. E-mail communication, Sienkiewicz, Joseph, 6/13/2011, OAB Weekly Summary Weekly 2011. OAB June6-10, E-mailcommunication, Sienkiewicz, Joseph,6/13/2011, Manual,http://www.knmi.nl/scatterometer/publications/pdf/ASCAT_Product_Manual.pdf Users ASCAT Real Near QuikSCAT Using Observed Cyclones Extratropical Force Hurricane Joe, Sienkiewicz, and Joan. Ahn, Von Winds,Time http://www.nrl.navy.mil/WindSat http://www.nrl.navy.mil/WindSat

1. 1. 2. 3. References 4. 18 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC January 23 and 0000 UTC January 25, 2011. January UTC 0000 23 and January UTC 1200 valid charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 3. Figure approximately 0026 0026 approximately the track. The valid valid The track. the altimeter pass valid valid pass altimeter shown to the left of of left the to shown decimal places and and places decimal is close to that of of that to is close Jason-2 Jason-2 4. Figure 2011. Remotely- 2011. heights are given given are heights time of the pass pass the of time UTC January 25, January UTC as feet with two two with feet as times (UTC) are (UTC) are times sensed wave wave sensed descending descending Figure 3. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 19 Figure 5. OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysischarts valid 0600UTC February 2011. 2, Figure 6. OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC February 2011. 3, 20 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC February 10, 2011. February UTC 1200 valid charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 8. Figure 2319 UTC February 1, 2011 or about 1,about or 2011 2319 February UTC sensed winds around the southeast southeast the around winds sensed NOAA/NESDIS/ Center for Satellite Satellite for Center NOAA/NESDIS/ side of the cyclone shown in Figure Figure in shown cyclone the of side seven hours prior to the valid time time valid the to prior hours seven 25-km ASCAT (Advanced ASCAT (Advanced 7.Figure 25-km Scatterometer) image of satellite- of image Scatterometer) of Figure 5. Image is courtesy of of iscourtesy 5. Image Figure of 5. The valid time of the pass is pass the of time valid 5. The Application and Research. and Application Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 21 12, 2011. Atlantic Surface 1200 UTC February Figure OPC 9. North Analysis charts valid Figure OPC 10. North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC February 2011. 14, 22 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area satellite-sensed winds winds satellite-sensed less than twenty-three twenty-three than less cyclone was near 50N 50N near was cyclone around the south side side south the around the pass is1325 UTC pass the of the hurricane force force hurricane the of February 11, 2011 or 11, or 2011 February this image. Image is Image image. this 9. The center of the the of center 9. The Satellite Application Application Satellite 9. The valid time of of time valid 9. The low shown in Figure Figure in shown low NESDIS/ Center for for NESDIS/ Center valid time of Figure Figure of time valid 40W at the time of of time the at 40W rapidly intensifying intensifying rapidly courtesy of NOAA/ of courtesy 25-km 25-km 11. Figure hours prior to the the to prior hours ASCAT image of of ASCAT image and Research. and to the valid time of Figure Figure of time valid the to image of satellite-sensed satellite-sensed of image 10. Image is courtesy of of 10. iscourtesy Image 25-km ASCAT 25-km 12. Figure view of the south side of of side south the of view shown in Figure 10. The Figure in shown winds providing a partial apartial providing winds valid time of the pass is pass the of time valid and one-half hours prior prior hours one-half and 2011, or about thirteen thirteen 2011, about or 2228 UTC February 13, February UTC 2228 for Satellite Application Application Satellite for the hurricane force low low force hurricane the NOAA/NESDIS/ Center Center NOAA/NESDIS/ and Research. and Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 23 are shown to the left of the track. Figure 14. OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC February 2011. and 25 27, Figure 13. Combined Jason and Envisat altimeter passes valid approximately UTC February 1105 or 2011, about 14, one hour prior to the valid time of Figure Wave heights 10. are given as feet with two decimal places and times (UTC) 24 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area time of the pass is1415 pass the of time 25 km ASCAT 25 km 16. Figure Figure 15. The center of of center 15. The Figure about twenty hours later later hours twenty about Satellite Application and and Application Satellite UTC March 24, 2011, or March UTC the cyclone is near 56N 56N isnear cyclone the Sea in the second part part second the in Sea of Figure 15. The valid valid 15. The Figure of entering the Labrador Labrador the entering sensed winds around around winds sensed than the valid time of of time valid the than is courtesy of NOAA/ of is courtesy of the image. Image Image image. the of 49W near the center center the near 49W NESDIS/ Center for for NESDIS/ Center the cyclone shown shown cyclone the OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 0600 UTC March 22 and 1800 UTC March 23, 2011. March UTC 1800 and 22 March UTC 0600 valid charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 15. Figure image of satellite- of image Research. Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 25 Figure 18. OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC May 22 and 2011. 23, Figure 17. OPC NorthFigure 17. Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC April 22 and 0000 UTC April 2011. 24, 26 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Atlantic Area OPC North Atlantic Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC June 13 and 14, 13 and 2011. June UTC 1200 valid charts Analysis Surface Atlantic North OPC 19. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 27

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E45 E55 E50 N50 N45 N45 . NE45 NE50 NE50 WIND SW50 NW45 th indicate this former tropical Aleutian Islands over the next three days as a gradually intensifying extra central lowest a attaining gale, tropical pressure of 976 hPa near the central Aleutians early on the 15 turning northwest and weakening in thenorthern Bering the5 on Sea formerly a typhoon west of the area, passed south of Japan on asearly tropical a extra tropicalbecoming storm May 29th as depicted in force storm a as redeveloping shown is low in the second part of The reported winds and seas listed in Table 1 system became a significant marine event with the highest seas reported by a ship in the North Pacific during the six month period. The cyclone northeast to redeveloped a centernew which 1st June on early 179W 46N near moved into the southeast Bering Sea as a hPa 974 storm on the 2 Tropical Storm Songda: Songda Songda: Storm Tropical weakening the over Alaska Peninsula by the 17

This 31/000 late in May, 03/1400 30/1200 30/1200 30/1800 30/1800 01/1800 30/0600 03/0600 30/0000 01/0800 Tropical Storm Storm Tropical , near 18N 149E , near149E 18N th Songda as high pressure built to to built pressure high as th . The cyclone then shifted then cyclone The . tropical storm. maximumwith sustained th NOAA National Center for Environmental Prediction/ Ocean Prediction Center Prediction Ocean Prediction/ Environmental for Center National NOAA moved northeast into the area area the into northeast moved Figure 20 41N 172E 41N POSITION (UTC) DATE/TIME 37N 147E 147E 37N 36N 141E 36N 141E 36N 142E 36N 142E 36N 142E 36N 142E 40N 151E 38N 148E 54N 167W Aere latewith136E near on May 31N 11th maximum sustained winds of 35 kts with gusts kts to 45 and became extra tropical six hours later. Aeremoved northeast then toward the western thenortheast. Aere: Storm Tropical south on the 7 in Tropical Tropical Depression 02W: cyclone formed near 16N 139E late on April 4 Tropical Activity Tropical Two weakTwo tropical cyclones affected each one with waters, southwest far the A stronger in April early and in May. tropical system, became a significant North the extraover out moved tropicalwhich storm Pacific June.into early winds of 30 kts with gusts to 40 kts, and moved northeast overby tropical extra becoming thebefore day, next 0600 UTC on the 6 OBSERVATION Table 1.Table Selected ship observations taken during passage of Tropical Storm Songda after transition into an extra A8GK7 APL Arabia (A8CC4) APL Singapore (WCX8812) 54N 171W Pacific TrianglePacific (ELXS8) Tyco Durable (V7DI8)Tyco Horizon Consumer (WCHF) 43N 169E APL Thailand (WCX8882) Introduction The most active storm track during the period wasnortheastward from near toward JapanSea; occasionally formingthe secondary Bering the toward moving east, the to cyclones Gulf of Alaska. January and March were most active, with seven and six The respectively. lows, force hurricane most remarkable feature the of period was the occurrence of three cyclones with central pressures in the hPa,930 with one each in January, March and April. The hPa933 event in January was the deepest central pressure the author has seen in the North Pacific from a non-tropical system. All were northwestern Pacific and Bering Sea events. There was a notable lack of hurricane force events in the eastern North Pacific fromlooking at thesix hourly OPC surface analysis charts, with the only two occurring off the coasts of the Pacific Northwest and Canada early in March. January to June 2011 2011 June January to Marine Review Weather – North Pacific Area 28 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area into Russia by the 8 the by Russia into in the Bering Sea and then turning north m (23 ft)on 7 UTC the at 0400 UTC that day and highest seas were 7.0 There was a peak gust of 56 kts at 1500 (21 ft).seas m 6.5 and 52kts to gusts reported southeast winds of 43 kts with center early on the 6 the on early center western Aleutian Islands with a 967 hPa the across movedcyclone The event. 1st-4th January were the in those to similar center the of south storm this 169E in force winds with a 970 hPa center 44N hurricane hour developing briefly eight period, forty a and over intensified northeast moved 3rd January on early Japan of south low weak A 4-6: January Storm, Pacific North on the 7 the on and dissipating near the Canadian coast of part of the central Aleutian Islands in the first force lowhurricane The passingsouth 1-4: January Storm, Pacific North the Period SignificantOther Weather of six hour period as depicted in in depicted as period hour six over Islands a thirty- Kurile central the single 964 hPa hurricane force low near into consolidated Japan northern near 5-8: Northwestern Pacific Storm, January 4 the on later ofAlaska Gulf the galein 50N 159W. The cyclone weakened to a 50 kts of southwest wind retrievals near sidecyclone, southof the around with on the 6 the on on the 4 the on resolution ASCAT pass from 0745 UTC of 50 kts near 54N 166W.winds northwest A high-reported (DGWF2) ship the 4th January at 1200 UTC January 1st. At 0000 UTC 43N 148E encountered 9.4 m seas (31 Hatsu Ethic ft), reported 149E northeast winds of 50 kts , 44N and the ship near (9VVN) ship The 2010. was near Japan at the end of December that system storm a of northeastward th before turning southeast on the 6 A complex low pressure system system pressure lowcomplex A Figure 1 Figure th th th Figure 1 Figure provided a partial view of the . the buoythe 46073 (55N 172W) (VQFS4) located nearby at was the redevelopment . ASCAT . with winds Hyundai Garnet Hyundai th before weakening th Express Vienna . At 2200 UTC UTC 2200 At . th Figure Figure . th

marked by extensive bands of cumulus air pouring into the rear of the storm is development of the cloud pattern. Cold considerablevertical indicating bands cloud frontal coldextensivetopped in intense nature of this system The is reflectedintensity. maximum near storm 6 Atlantic. the in North February in oneasoccurred thatdeep almostas witha 933 hPa pressure (27.55 inches), shows the cyclone at maximum ofintensity part second The pressure. central hPa 936 a with 165E 43N at was cyclone the when 17th, January UTC 0000 at ending twenty- period hour four the in hPa 47 fell pressure is displayed in in displayed is Japan off wave pressure low a from The development of this intense system NorthPacific Storm, January 16-19: over the eastern waters on the 15 the on waters eastern the over low force gale a to weakened cyclone southern track ( track southern more a took storm this pressure, high Withoftheareanorth 50N blocked by NorthPacific Storm, January 12-15: (35seas ft)42N near 149E. 10.7 and m 45kts of winds northwest Philadelphia Philadelphia ship the later (23 ft). hours Six northeast winds of 50 kts and 7.0 m seas Igarka of 50 kts at 0600 UTC on the 15 the on UTC 0600 at of 50kts winds southwest 33N165Wreported ship 15 of that resembles and center the of south retrieval kts 65 a contained imagery from 2156 UTC on the 13 the 2156 on from UTC imagery on the 16 the on movingintosouthwestern late Canada 2 the 11 the on absorbed becoming and northwest the 13 the from lasted cyclone this with force winds Hurricane Pacific. North the south of 45N for much of its trek across by 1800 UTC on the 8 the on 1800 by UTC and weakened to a gale near 47N 162E of of the cyclone of nearside the timewest of the the secondon part kts 50 to up . . is an infrared satellite image of the the of image satellite infrared an is for theMarch 12th-13th event. The Figure 2 Figure Figure 3 Figure (DDAC2) near Derince Maersk th th . At 0000 UTC on the 8 the on UTC 0000 At . (UIFC) near 57N 152E reported to early on the 14 th . . The cyclone moved east east moved cyclone The . shows ASCAT winds of winds ASCAT shows (A8CN8) encountered encountered (A8CN8) Figure 4 Figure Figure 5 Figure th before drifting ) and remained . The central central The . th . ASCAT . th Figure 5 Figure Hanjin the ship th th Figure Figure before . The th

near the time of time the near in shown winds sensed passive microwave imagery of remotely type clouds east of Japan. The WindSat force by the 18 the by force storm to lowering winds top its with slowly weakened over the next two days The cyclone northeast then and drifted event. this during taken observations 2 center. the of southeast retrieval wind kts 65 and center storm defined 22 hour period ending at 1800 UTC on the pressurefell the28twenty-fourin hPa central The west. the to low old the the 25 the on Sea Bering the in gale weakening a as west day,next beforedrifting the 953 hPa storm force low near 51N 169Wcenter. The cyclone then became a large to 50 on kts the south side of the storm 22 the on north turning before northeast described abovelateandmoved20th on January system old the of south A frontal wave of low pressure formed NorthPacific Storm, January 21-24: 20 became stationary near 48N 166E on the twenty-four hour period ending at 1800 fell the 32pressure in central hPa The on the 23 the on in in significant event offinal January is depicted this of development main The 25-27: January Storm, Pacific North force winds force on winds the 22 the 23 the on 1100 UTC at ft) (30 9.0 m and kts 50 of winds northeast 161Wreported ship on the 26 the on UTC 1800 by winds force hurricane 170W) at 1000 UTC on the 24 the on 170W) UTC 1000 at reporting with the SHIP identifier (52N vessela from outof Northeast, the kts highest wind reported by a ship was 55 east on the 22 the on east by another strong system passing to the UTC on the 22 the on UTC 51N 154W at 1800 UTC on the 23 the on 51N UTC 1800 154W at (42near ft) seas m 12.8 and kts 40 of (A8CN8) encountered southwest winds lists some notable ship and buoy buoy and ship notable some lists nd th nd Figure 8 Figure . The storm then became absorbed . ASCAT 25 km imagery from 2208 and briefly developing hurricane hurricane developing briefly and Malolo rd th . The ship The . and dissipating by the 27 the by dissipating and th rd which lasted into the 27 . Originating near Japan Japan near Originating . , the cyclone developed developed cyclone the , (WYH6327) near 55N 55N near (WYH6327) nd th as described below. described as nd Figure 5 Figure , then turned west and turned then, revealed west winds winds west revealed Hanjin Philadelphia nd while absorbing reveals a well figure 7 figure th th . The The . from from . The Table rd . th .

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N15 S45 N30 , developed 50 kts winds on SE56 SE54 NE25 NE45 NE50 WIND SW45 NW45 Figure 9 rd . Buoy 46207 (50.9N 129.9W) 129.9W) . Buoy 46207 (50.9N E47 G56 E47 The development of the first and nd Peak gust 60Peak gust the ship SHIP rd . . It originated as a frontal of wave 171E) reported 171E) imagery north ASCAT winds of 55 kts ft). (19 seas m 5.8 and withthisstorm, similar to the 23 to near the western Aleutian Islands as Islands Aleutian western the near to a hPa 968 hurricane at 1800 low force UTC on the 23 well south of the Kamchatka Peninsula Peninsula Kamchatka the of south well 21 the on 31N near With a relatively compact appearance the the appearance compact relatively a With imagery ASCAT resembledcyclone’s that of WDE4764 ship The event. 27th reported125W) ktssouth winds 55 of on UTC 1000 at ft) (35 seas m 10.7 and the 2 stronger of two hurricane force cyclones cyclones force hurricane two of stronger that occurred in the eastern Pacificearly in March is shown in 12 pressure low early on near 148W 30N February 28th. The central pressure hour twenty-four the in hPa 25 dropped period ending at 0600 UTC on the 2 the area. area. the March Storms, Pacific Northeastern 1-5: reported windswest kts 47 with gusts 2200 at ft) (21 seas m 6.5 kts and 58 to UTC on the 2 23 the northwest side the following night. night. following the side northwest the The cyclone then moved through the gale a to weakened it where Sea Bering late on the 24 . . . t h th th

. The The . . The The . . The taken th th (A8CN8) 17/1 5 0 0 17/0000 19/0100 18/1100 16/1800 19/0300 18/1200 18/1800 19/0000 18/0600 18/0900 18/0000 18/0000 Figure 11 DATE/TIME(UTC) (48N 166E) reported 166E) (48N . . Associated ASCAT . ASCAT Associated th th . The shipExpress Sofia th to near 52N 158E with a th . The cyclone then weakened in weakened then cyclone The . th Hanjin Hanjin Philadelphia southeast winds of 50 kts and 5.2 m ft) at 0000seas (17 UTC on the 16 when the cyclone was at maximum intensity in the northwest Bering Sea reveals a swath windssouthwest of of 50 kts north the of western Aleutians. The ship DDZB2 reported south winds of 45 kts 8.5 and 45 winds of reported south m seas (28 ft) near at 37N 0600149E UTC on the 8 imagery was similar to Figure 11 ship lowest central pressure was 962 hPa later that day in the northwest Bering north well moved then system The Sea. 17 the on BeringlatetheStrait of North Pacific and Bering Sea Storm, Storm, Sea Bering and Pacific North February originated 22-24: event This and passed north of the Bering Strait as Strait Bering the of north passed and the20 on gale a The second developing cyclone moved moved cyclone developing second The late island main Japan’s from northeast on the 17 The hPa centralin pressure33 the fell 0000 at ending period hour twenty-four UTC on the 19 964 hPa pressure and hurricane-force conditions at 0600 UTC on the 19 ASCAT imageryASCAT in encountered near(DGZT2) 48N 173E kts 50 0600 on at UTC winds of south 19 the 28 28 hPa in the hourtwenty-four period ending at 1200 UTC on the 16 the northwest Bering Sea late on the 19 the on northwestBeringlatethe Sea POSITION 51N 167E 167E 51N 26N 178E 26N 178E 37N 166E 166E 37N 51N 168E 51N 30N 142E 52N 168E 52N 48N 159E 52N 175W 52N

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Figure 9 (WCX8884) near near (WCX8884) where it became a th . . The high resolution th . The cyclone weakened weakened cyclone The . th . The central pressure fell fell pressure . central The near 36N 166W with a 976 OBSERVATION th . th APL PhilippinesAPL Figure 10 Nikkei Phoenix (H9UY) DGAF Westwood Columbia (C6SI4) 53N 173E Buoy 46073 APL China (WDB3161) ExpressHanover (DFGX2) 53N176W Maersk Dartford (MRGU3) A8UD6 Table 2.Table Selected ship and buoy observations taken during passage of the North Pacific storm of January16-19, 2011. gale, and moved inland over Russia by by Russia over inland moved and gale, the29 North Pacific Storm, February 5-8: North Pacific Storm,February 5-8: Originating in the far southern waters near the dateline early on February a compact developed 5th, this cyclone windswith hurricane circulation force on the 6 hPa central pressure. ASCAT imagery imagery ASCAT pressure. central hPa fromUTC on 2157 the 6 before moving inland over southwestern southwestern over inland moving before Alaska as a gale late on the 8 UTC on the 26 and turned northwest into the Bering Sea late on the 27 49N 157W encountered south winds of of winds south encountered 157W 49N 60 kts m andseas 13.4 ft) at (44 1200 UTC on the 27 ASCAT wind vectors inwindvectors ASCAT an intense well defined circulationaround the center and The 50 center. the ktsof southwest and winds south ship Northwestern Pacific Two 15-20: and February Bering Storms, Sea developed intensity similar of cyclones and moved northeast The first in Bering Sea mid-February. through shown as moved and the developed these of in around 50 kts wind retrievals south of the center near 33N 164W. cycloneThe subsequently moved northas a storm force low on the 7 30 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area center at center 1800 UTC on the 4 passing near 52N 137W with a 981 hPa before north nearturning the coast and from the 12 the from cyclone,lasting this with winds force 14 in depicted is system Pacific central this of development final The 11-15: March Storm, Pacific North on 7th. the dissipated then stalled Figure the high resolution ASCAT imagery of In intensity. cyclone the maximum at of part second The at1800ending period March16.UTC dropped 45 hPa in the twenty-four hour shown is in hPa, 930 of realm the in the second of three to develop pressures system, powerful developmentthis of 15-18: March Storm, Sea Bering and Pacific Northwestern later. seas7.5 maximum (25m ft) five hours seas (21 ft) at 0200 UTC March 15,m 6.5 and and 51kts to gusts with kts 35 of winds southeast 129.9W)reported 3 dissipatedoffSoutheast onthe Alaska cyclone subsequently moved north and m (31 ft) at 1500 UTC March 2nd. The 125.8W) reported maximum seas of 9.5 (45.9N46089Buoy later. hours three at 1800 UTC on the 12 the on 1800UTC at ending period hour twenty-four the in and dropped 33 hPa in central pressure 5 the by gale a as Alaska of cyclone Gulf The movedthe then into 16 the on dissipated it where Alaska, of 14th March Gulf the into northeast on beforeturning early through east Thekts. cyclone subsequently tracked 15 Figure impressivethe in ASCAT retrievalsof 8.5 m seas (28 ft) at 2100 UTC on the 4 winds of 43 kts with gusts southeast to 54 kts and reported 129.9W) (50.9N tofocus southerly Buoywinds. 46207 northwest endthe ofwhere Vancouverkts 50 of Islandwinds tends southeast in shown as imagery second part of second part the 1005 hPa low seen near 170W in the rd . It originated near Japan on the 10 the on Japan near originated It . th . A second cyclone that followed was Figure 16 Figure . The Canadian buoy 46207 (50.9N 17, , including, ofwinds 50 to60 the storm center frontal and storm the th into the 13 . The central pressure pressure central The . Figure 12 Figure Figure 16 Figure Figure 13 Figure th . It moved east th , are reflected . Hurricane Hurricane . th th The rapid The . ASCAT , whereit, reveals shows shows Figure Figure th th .

east than that of its predecessor as as in displayed predecessor its of that than east hurricane force low took a track farther 18-20: March North Pacific and Bering Sea Storm, March 20th. 18 on the 19 the on 1800 UTC at ending period hour four twenty- the in hPa 36 fell pressure the 18the movedSeaon Bering westernthe into 53Nat kts 163E.60 cyclone The then of winds northeast (A8UE5)reported hours later the ship 49N 153E at 0300 UTC on the 17 near kts 60 winds north encountered 16 the on UTC 0600 at kts 53 of winds (OZWA2) near 37N 153E reported west ship cyclone.The the of sides northwest and southeast the on both appear 50 vectors wind and kts marked, well are boundary 2200 UTC on the 19 the on UTC 2200 at 166W 54N near ft) (28 seas m 8.5 reportedsoutheast winds of 60 and kts The ship 48N. to south extend actually which the stronger retrievals on the south side ofcoversand portion over a storm the contains portions of two ASCAT passes winds. hurricane-force developed and intensity maximum on the 26 the on 174E 44N early near pressure central hPa 986 a compact with low force rather hurricane a into developed Bering Strait on 21the Strait Bering Bering Sea, and then passed north of the eastern the through north ittracked as day next the gale a to weakened then 38N 160E early on the 25 the 38N on 160E early near wave frontal a from developed March of event significant last This 25-27: March Storm, Pacific North southwestern Alaska on the 28 the on Alaska southwestern toward north turned and day next the early gale a to weakened then The system storm. the of part stronger the missed passes ASCAT but time that near center the around winds kts 50 th ), and then dissipated over Russia Russia over dissipated then and ), . The ship ship The . th and weakened to a gale ( gale a to weakened and Horizon Anchorage Anchorage Horizon th th . WindSat imagery showed , when the cyclone attained cyclone the attained when , Figure 18 Figure Polar Spirit Spirit Polar Vancouver Express This developing developing This Caroline Maersk Maersk Caroline th st . . The cyclone cyclone The . . The central central The . th and briefly and Figure 19 Figure (C6WL6) (C6WL6) (KGTX) th th . Figure . Nine

hours later. hours 178E 55N four near (32ft) 9.8m and (C6SI4) reported southeast winds 35 kts 7 apeak ofgust 72 1300 kts UTC on the in in the Gulf of as Alaska a gale on the 9 inland over Alaska and then re-forming force low near northern force Japan low on the near northern 9 This 12: cyclone originated as a new gale Northwestern Pacific Storm,May 10- coast. Alaska force low early on the 8 the on early low force on the 11 the on UTC 165E49N0600 at near hPa 972 developing a central pressure as low as which moved northeast and intensified, by the 16Dissipation occurred the 12 the of 51 kts near 54N 179E at 0200 UTCencountered southeast (PCHM) winds on winds on the 11 the on winds a stalled gale late on the 12 the on late gale stalled a becoming and Sea Bering western the seas (41 seas 7 ft) 1500 at the on UTC 12.5and m kts 64 to 51gusts with kts of winds southwest 172.0W)reported kts and similar seas. Buoy 46073 (55.0N54N162W of south50winds reported ship The near 51N 177W at 0300 UTC April 7th. (21 seas ft)m 6.5 and kts 65of winds southwest encountered 177W 51N Harvester Ocean ship The boundary. frontal apparent 55to winds sideonthe north kts of an 21 Figure Figure 20 Figure the twenty-four hour period covered by 51 in falling hPa rate, hour an hPa 2 a than moreat dropped pressure central ( consolidated that front along with others to the northwest a along lows multiple from formed It before. occur this seen not has author The 930hPa. the in pressures have central to period April to January the during in third the west was It mid-March. farther bit a occurred that system intense the of twin a nearly 5-8: April North Pacific and Bering Sea Storm, UTC on the 11 the on UTC southreported ofwinds 50at 1200 kts Arabia APL th . The system weakened to a gale gale a to weakened system The . th . The ship Westwood ship Columbia The . Dominator th . The ASCAT wind vector in is showing east to northeast northeast showingisto east . It developed storm force force storm developed It . This major cyclone was was cyclone major This (A8CC4)178E 46N near th . The ship Volendam th before moving into into moving before Figure 20 Figure (WBO5471) near near (WBO5471) (WBZ4106)near th before moving th . The ship th near the ). ). th

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Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 31 . . th (C6SI6) (C6SI6) , when the th . th as it moved northeast, northeast, moved it as th Westwood VictoriaWestwood indicated and 35 40 kts retrievals th before moving inland over southwest Alaskathelate27 on around the low, highest gale a southto of weakened the cyclone The center. early on the 26 cyclone reached maximum intensity. The ship ASCAT imagery from 0536 UTC on the the on UTC 0536 from imagery ASCAT 26 in the twenty-four in hour period the twenty-four ending at 1800 UTC on the 25 encountered northeast winds of 40 kts40 winds northeast of encountered 25 the on UTC 1300 at 54N170E near . nd before dissipating dissipating before th displays the development tropical cyclones. circulation of winds around the low with a small area of 50 kts retrievals south theof center. Thethen cyclone tracked northeast and weakened to a gale later on the 19 North Pacific Storm, June 24-26: Figure 25 Pacific North deep unseasonably an of of time a approaching June, late for low year when the ocean is normally least hPa 21 fell pressure central The active. nearKodiakthe 22 Islandby . . Figure 22 (WCX8812) (WCX8812) . The ASCAT . ASCAT The reveals a tight th Figure 23 Figure depicts the development and is shown at maximum th APL Singapore UTC on the 18 Figure 1. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 JanuaryUTC 3rdTwenty-four and5th, 2011. hour forecast tracks are shown with the forecast central pressures given as the last two whole digits in hPa, except XX for imagery in North Pacific Storm, May 18-19: Figure 22 most the of period hour thirty-six a over intense the of month inlow the North weak frontal a as originated It Pacific. wave of low pressure south of Japan on the 16 intensity in the second part intensitysecondof the in The ship reported southwest winds of 44 kts and 8.8 m seas ft) (29 near 40N 179E at 1800 32 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0000 UTC January 6th and 1200 UTC January 7th, 2011. 7th, UTCJanuary 1200 and 6th UTCJanuary 0000 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North OPC 2. Figure Satellite Application and and Application Satellite Scatterometer) image of of image Scatterometer) Japan and the southern southern the and Japan around the west side of of side west the around time of the second part part second the of time approximately the valid valid the approximately the hurricane-force low low hurricane-force the version of the imagery. imagery. the of version satellite sensed winds winds sensed satellite part of Figure 2. The The 2. Figure of part January 7th, 2011, or January in this high resolution resolution high this in of Figure 2. Northern Northern 2. Figure of Kurile Islands appear appear Islands Kurile shown in the second second the in shown The valid time of the the of time valid The the image. Image is Image image. the resolution is 25 km is25 km resolution NESDIS/ Center for for NESDIS/ Center in the lower part of of part lower the in courtesy of NOAA/ of courtesy pass is 1144 UTC UTC is1144 pass ASCAT ASCAT 3. Figure (Advanced (Advanced Research. Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 33 Figure 5. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 JanuaryUTC 15th and 0600 JanuaryUTC 17th, 2011. Figure 4. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0600 JanuaryUTC 12th and 1800 JanuaryUTC 13th, 2011. 34 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area Polar mosaic infrared satellite image valid 2230 UTC January 16th, 2011, or seven and one-half hours prior to to prior hours one-half and 2011,seven or 16th, January UTC 2230 valid image satellite infrared mosaic Polar 6. Figure satellite System Integrated Integrated System satellite the lower center portion of of portion center lower the Operational Environmental Environmental Operational WindSat passive 7. passive Figure WindSat 2011 or close to the valid valid the to close or 2011 the valid time of the second part of Figure 5. Satellite senses temperature on a gray scale from black (warm) to white (warm) white to black from scale agray on temperature senses 5. Satellite Figure of part second the of time valid the of the cyclone appears in in appears cyclone the of Remote Sensing Division Division Sensing Remote 0554 UTC January 17th, January UTC 0554 second part of Figure 5. Figure of part second the image. Credit: NRL NRL Credit: image. the time of the second part part second the of time of Figure 5. The center center 5. The Figure of The time of the pass is pass the of time The Space Technology, and and Technology, Space remotely sensed winds winds sensed remotely force low shown in the the in shown low force National Polar-orbiting Polar-orbiting National around the hurricane- the around and Naval Center for for Center Naval and microwave image of of image microwave Program Office. Program (cold) in this type of imagery. of type (cold) this in Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 35 and Research. Figure High- 9. resolution ASCAT image of satellite- (25-km resolution) UTC January 26th, the second part of cyclone center and Figure 8. The valid time of the eastern (which contains the about four and one- of the western pass the valid time of the half hours later than the cyclone shown in second part of Figure sensed winds around 2011. The valid time of the western pass is pass is 2043 UTC and strongest 2223 winds) NOAA/NESDIS/ Center for Satellite Application 8. Image is courtesy of Figure 8. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 JanuaryUTC 25th and 26th, 2011. 36 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0600 UTC February 15th and 1800 UTC February 16th, 16th, February UTC 1800 and 15th February UTC 0600 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North 10. OPC Figure 2011. NESDIS/ Center for Satellite Satellite for NESDIS/ Center winds around the southeast southeast the around winds Image is courtesy of NOAA/ of iscourtesy Image part of Figure 10. The valid 10. valid The Figure of part Islands appear in the lower lower the in appear Islands the edge of the data in the the in data the of edge the upper portion of the image image the of portion upper side of the hurricane-force hurricane-force the of side Application and Research. and Application time of the second part of of part second the of time UTC February 16th, 2011, 16th, February UTC or about five and one-half one-half and five about or the cyclone appears near near appears cyclone the image of satellite sensed sensed satellite of image hours later than the valid valid the than later hours and the western Aleutian Aleutian western the and time of the pass is2327 pass the of time 25-km ASCAT 25-km 11. Figure low shown in the second second the in shown low Figure 10. The center of of 10. center The Figure right side of the image. image. the of side right Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 37 and Research. windsaround the east UTC March 4th, 2011. of Figure 12. The valid for Satellite Application Figure 13. 25-km ASCAT time of the pass is 1933 is off the left edge of the The center of the cyclone image of satellite sensed shown in the second part of NOAA/NESDIS/ Center image. Image courtesy is side of the hurricane-force low which followed the one OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1200 UTC March 1st and 2nd, 2011. Figure 12. 38 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area the hurricane-force low low hurricane-force the part of Figure 14. The 14. The Figure of part side of the image with with image the of side resolution ASCAT (25- resolution valid time of the pass pass the of time valid km) image of satellite satellite of km) image sensed winds around around winds sensed second part of Figure Figure of part second 12th, 2011, or about 2011,about or 12th, is courtesy of NOAA/ of is courtesy center of the cyclone cyclone the of center 14. The well defined defined well 14. The shown in the second second the in shown to the south. Image Image south. the to the valid time of the the of time valid the Satellite Application Application Satellite the strongest winds winds strongest the NESDIS/ Center for for NESDIS/ Center is 2153 UTC March March UTC is 2153 is in the lower right right lower the is in eight hours prior to to prior hours eight High High 15. Figure and Research. and OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0600 UTC March 12th and 13th, 2011. 13th, and 12th March UTC 0600 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North OPC 14. Figure Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 39 of the image. Image is courtesy of NOAA/NESDIS/ Center for Satellite Application and Research. Figure 17. 25-kmFigure image ASCAT 17. of satellite-sensed winds around the cyclone shown in the second part of Figure The 16. valid time of the pass UTC March is 2351 16th, or 2011, about twelve hours prior to the valid time of the second part of Figure The 16. center of the cyclone is near the right center portion Figure 16. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0000 UTC March16th and 1200 17th, 2011. UTC March 40 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area The valid time of the eastern pass is 2105 UTC and of the western pass 2245 UTC March 19th, 2011, with the later later the 2011, with 19th, March UTC 2245 pass western the of is2105 and UTC pass eastern the of time valid The pass less than five hours later than the valid time of the second part of Figure 18. The center of the cyclone is near near is cyclone the of center The 18. Figure of part second the of time valid the than later hours five than less pass 25-km ASCAT image of satellite sensed winds around the cyclone shown in the second part of Figure 18. 18. Figure of part second the in shown cyclone the around winds sensed satellite of ASCAT image 25-km 19. Figure 52N 173W in the central Aleutian Islands. Image is courtesy of NOAA/NESDIS/ Center for Satellite Application and and Application Satellite for Center NOAA/NESDIS/ of iscourtesy Image Islands. Aleutian 52N 173W central the in OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC March 18th and 19th, 2011. 19th, and 18th March UTC 1800 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North OPC 18. Figure Research. Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 41 Research. Figure 21. 25-km courtesy of NOAA/ and one-half hours 2011, or2011, about two NESDIS/ CenterNESDIS/ for the western edge of the image. Image is shown in the second of the second part of sensed winds around prior to the valid time of the cyclone is near valid time of the pass the east semicircle of Figure The 20. center is 2133 UTC April 6th, part of Figure The 20. the hurricane-force low Satellite Application and ASCAT imageASCAT of satellite Figure 20. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0000 UTC April 6th 7th,and 2011. 42 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area ASCAT image of satellite satellite of ASCAT image western pass 0931 UTC UTC 0931 pass western upper left portion of the the of portion left upper the storm shown in the the in shown storm the of the cyclone is in the the isin cyclone the of Figure 22. The center center The 22. Figure of the eastern pass is pass eastern the of May 19th, 2011. The The 2011. 19th, May sensed winds around around winds sensed second part of Figure Figure of part second of the second part of of part second the of 0750 UTC and of the the 0750 of and UTC eastern pass is less isless pass eastern than two hours later later hours two than 22. The valid times times valid The 22. than the valid time time valid the than 25-km 25-km 23. Figure OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 1800 UTC May 17th and 0600 UTC May 19th, 2011. 19th, May UTC May UTC0600 and 17th 1800 valid charts Analysis Surface Pacific North OPC 22. Figure image. Marine Weather Review — North Pacific Area December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 43 Figure 24. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts valid 0600 UTC May 29th and 30th, 2011. Figure 25. OPC North Pacific Surface Analysis charts (Part2) valid 0600 UTC June24th and 1800 UTC June25th, 2011 44 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas for of Gulf Mexico. western the in mariners implications adverse had May of However, a smoke eventthe month during this period were tied to tropical cyclones. during occurrences weather significant all (TAFB). Practically Branch Forecast and Analysis Tropical (NHC) Center’s and Gulf Sea of Mexico) Caribbean of the the National Hurricane including west 35°W 31°N, of to (7°N responsibility forecast seas high of 2011area 31 the August in events that betweenoccurred 1 May and cyclonegale non-tropical no were There Mexico Caribbean Sea andthe Gulf of Atlantic Ocean including the May through August 2011 Tropical Atlantic Tropicaland East AreasPacific National Weather Service Unified Surface Analysis from 1200 UTC 21 May 2011. May UTC 21 1200 from Analysis Surface Unified Service Weather National 1. Figure and northern Mexico. Figure northern and 1. states Plains southern overthe pressure inland of the northern Gulf coast and low just ridge west to east an featured time May 25. The synoptic pattern during this of evening the on late 21May through from observations and imagery satellite in noticeable most 31st. was smoke The the through 21st lasting the and around central Gulf during the the month of of May beginning portions and Mexico of Gulf smoke western the ofmuch over observed dense was of episode persistent rather A Event Smoke Gulf of Mexico May 2011 NOAA National Center for Environmental Prediction National Hurricane Center,Florida Miami, Hurricane National at the time were quite widespread over widespread quite were time the at wildfires ongoing The and America. Central Mexico southeastern of sections across prevalent quite be can wildfires This happened to be the time of year when 25. May 21 into May of period with some occasions of 25 kts during the reported steady southeast winds of 20 kts Gulf central west the over stationary The ship of Gulf western Mexico and across southeasternthe Mexico. of majority the broad induce southeasterlyto flowenough of 15-20kts strong throughout was Plains southern the the over pressure lowand ridge the that between up set gradient had pressure resulting The Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, Forecast and Analysis Tropical Marshall Huffman and Scott Stripling Scott and Huffman Marshall Discoverer Deep Seas (V7HC6)

Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 45 As As Figure 4. showed that were platforms oil showed northwestward over the western Gulf. Figure 3 still reporting almost full cloud cover at 2200 UTC on May 24. Of particular interest (3-5 to reduced mariners sharply were visibilities was that nmi) duringassociated front thecold a duration 26, May UTC of the1800 event. U.S. By the over pressure low of area the with southern Great Plains moved into northwesternthe the Gulfof coastalof plains the causing stationary, became It Mexico. weaken. to ridge west to east southwest the across flow wind the result, a portion the of Gulf started to weaken as it transitioned to a more southwest flow front. the Gulf ahead of in northwest the enough were winds the in changes These to curtailsmoke of furtherthe advection wildfire the from Mexico of Gulf the into througheven the end sources. However, still covered lingering smoke 31, May of much of the western Gulf as it slowly dissipated. Ship observations can also be very purposeful in pointing out the possibility that reported sky cloud cover may attributedbe to smoke in the conditions in situation a environment, atmospheric the , ) ) East Breaks KEMK, (27.8N Figure 2 showed near fullnearcloud showed South Marsh 268A (Apache (Apache Marsh 268A South Figure 2, Figure KSCF, (29.1N 91.9W) revealed therevealed 91.9W) (29.1N KSCF, Gulf of Mexico oil rig platforms from Mustang Island A31B Merit Energy 96.7W) to KMIU, (27.3N flow around the southwest periphery of asas early and became visible the ridge, UTC12 ( on May 21. RidgeEnergy, (Sand 165 94.3W) to Corp, persistent light to moderate southeasterly southeasterly moderate to light persistent observations, these of majority The winds. inseen as cover indicating the likelihood surface. to sea the that very was close smoke dense to continued imagery satellite Subsequent show the dense smoke plume advecting

Seas Forecasts and Gulf of Mexico Offshore Waters forecasts at 1800 UTC on May 24. (PECF) near 26N92W Figure 2. Similar statements with regards to smoke and reduced visibilities were also incorporated into the Atlantic High Similar statements also were visibilities and reduced smoke with regards Seas High Atlantic the incorporated into to Forecasts and Gulf of Mexico Offshore Waters forecasts at 1800 UTC on May 24. The induced smoke plume became entrained into the southeasterly wind those regions, as well as in Belize.UTC observation A fromon 1200the ship21st ExperienceIver that suggesting cover sky overcast reported the over place in already was smoke dense and smoke the of Mention western Gulf. its impact on visibilities was introduced into the TAFB marine interpretationmessage (MIM) that was issued at 205 highlightevent tothe 21 May on EDT am below. noted as 46 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas almost exclusively attributed to tropical tropical exclusively to almost attributed are events wave significant and Gales to andEast 30N of 140W Eastern PacificOceanNorth at sea. mariners by encountered often too not GOES visible satellite imagery, oil rig platform and buoy observations from approximately 2200 UTC 21 May. UTC 2200 approximately from observations buoy and platform oilrig imagery, satellite visible GOES 3. Figure National Weather Service Unified Surface Analysis map from 1800 UTC 26 May 2011. May 26 UTC 1800 from map Analysis Surface Unified Service Weather National 4. Figure details on this event. this on details May 2011. August through Tabledocumented 1 was event marine cyclone non-tropical significant single A months. summer the during Pacific northeast tropical the across cyclones provides provides that lasted more than 48 hours. lateseasongalestrongevent very awas April. However, in early May 2011, there eventsweek first byendthe typicallyof wind season cold Tehuantepec of Gulf Gale Tehuantepec SeasonLate Gulf of Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 47 ) Figure 8 (ZCBU3) transited the Pressure Gradient ). Because strong gale force Sea Princess Sea Figure 9 indicated 16 ft seas about 270 nmi south 270 ft about seas 16 indicated of the Tehuantepec coast near95.3W. 11.9N cruise passenger the 5th May on However, ship winds were occurring nearly 24 hours Gulf of Tehuantepec, and reported 48 kts 48 reported and Tehuantepec, of Gulf sustained winds at 1000 UTC. A high- satelliteresolution ASCAT passing over showed earlier hours few a area same the to35 40 kts near the coast of Mexico ( at 1800 UTC, which was the highest windreported by a surface station while the altimetryAn effect. in was warning gale satellite passUTC at ( 04/2130 54 hr southern Mexico, toward the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Peak Wind SpeedPeak Wind Gale Duration Forcing Weather Figure 5. National Weather Service unified surface analysis chart from 1200 UTC 3 May centered 2011, on southern Mexico and Central America. Unusually strong high pressure from a late-season coldfront is pushing into For several indicated winds daysforecast model prior numerical to the event, peak winds would occur on May 4th, UTC 1800 and 1200 windsat model with exceeding 50 kts near the coast. Due to the unusual late season nature of thisevent, TAFB forecasters were reluctant winds force storm warning for a issue to in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, and instead indicated that winds would peak at aroundkt 45 on the 4th in their forecast discussions. There were no ship reports the or scatterometer Gulf passes over of Tehuantepec on May 4th, and the only indication that winds approached 50 kts that day was a synoptic report kts 35 of from Ixtepec Mexico (WMO ID 76830) These two Region ). ). After the cold (Figure 6). Figure 5 Non-tropical cyclone warnings issued for the subtropical and tropical eastern North Pacific (between the the (between Pacific North eastern tropical and subtropical the for issued warnings cyclone Non-tropical equator and 30°N from the west coast of Mexico and Central America to 140°W) between 1 May and 31 August August 31 and May 1 between Table 140°W) to 1.America Central and Mexico of coast west the from 30°N and equator 2011. Onset 1500 UTC 3 MayTehuantepec Gulf of kt 50 Typical cold season cold Typical Gulf Tehuantepec of wind events are initiated northerly winds across the western by strong which flow, This strong Mexico. Gulf of supportedis air southward, cold advects by a steep pressure gradient betweenstrong high pressure over Mexicoandsouthernpressure lower over Texas or Pacific theOcean.Funneling windthe of eastern the into Mexico of Gulf the from Pacific Ocean is due to gaps in the high terrain over southern Mexico,most pronounced andacross the Isthmus is of Tehuantepec. The final gale commenced eventaround UTC1500 3 May. of the seasonAn unusually strong frontcold plunged rapidly southward from coast the Texas into the approached western it as and 2nd, Gulf May of ofevening Mexico the the Chivela Pass in the early morning hours of May 3rd, winds increased to 20 kts at Salina Cruz. 1025 hPapressure highlocated nearMexico Tampico, in addition to a 1006hPa the strengthened Rica surface Costa near located low pressure gradient across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec ( front reached the Chivela Pass, strong northerly winds began to surge into the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Advanced A consecutive comparison of Scatterometerpasses on May (ASCAT) 3rd demonstrated the sudden increase in calm nearly as duringwinds period, this winds in the Gulf of Tehuantepec were hours12 followed later by the onset of gale force winds potential the demonstrate vividly images hazards marinefor duringvessels wind to due Tehuantepec of Gulf the in events its unique terrain effects. Conditions can suddenly increase from calm winds and light chop to gale or storm force winds a in hours few a within waves steep with narrow swath extending less thanfromMexico. the coast of 100 nm 48 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log Marine Weather Review — Tropical Atlantic and Tropical East Pacific Areas the evening of May 5th, which caused caused which 5th, May of evening the Mexico of Gulf southern the in shift eastward and weaken to began pressure High ofmonth the May. during there kts recent history that winds have reached 50 in this time only the be wouldit so, If event. during Tehuantepec of Gulf the in hours several for present were winds is it considered highlywinds, likely thatpeak storm-force forecasted the after Figure 6 at 0309 UTC showed light variable winds over the entire swath. Figure 7 just over 12 hours later at 1541 at UTC later hours 12 over 7just Figure swath. entire the over winds variable light showed UTC 0309 6at Figure (ft) from the Poseidon 3 altimeter on board the Jason-2 Jason-2 the board on 3altimeter Poseidon the from (ft) indicated sea heights up to 16.4 ft (in green) along the the along (in green) 16.4 to up ft heights sea indicated Satellite-derived sea height measurements measurements height sea Satellite-derived 8. Figure Advanced scatterometer (ASCAT) wind retrievals from 3 May 2011 over the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Tehuantepec. of Gulf the over 2011 3May from retrievals wind (ASCAT) scatterometer 7. 6and Advanced Figure spacecraft at 2130 UTC 4 May 2011. The altimeter altimeter The 2011. 4May UTC 2130 at spacecraft shows the onset of near-gale force winds over the same area. The red barb indicates winds of 30-33 kt. 30-33 of winds indicates barb red The area. same the over winds force near-gale of onset the shows swath. gale warning was discontinued. discontinued. was gale warning already dropped below 34 kts, and the had winds that indicated Tehuantepec, of Gulf the away itfrom movedas north the from reports ship additional with along Mexico,of from Salina Cruz and Ixtepec on the coast 2100Byobservations relax. wind UTC gradually to Tehuantepec of Isthmus theacross gradient pressure surface the Sea Princess Princess Sea scatterometer (ASCAT) wind retrievals six hours earlier at at earlier hours six retrievals wind (ASCAT) scatterometer observations at 1200 UTC 5 May with Advanced Advanced with 5May UTC 1200 at observations Composite image of surface and ship ship and surface of image 9. Composite Figure (ZCBU3) (ZCBU3)

Illustrator, Joan David. Joan Illustrator, support provided by NHC Scientific editing and graphical outstanding the for thanks sincere their extend to like would authors The ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 0408 UTC. 0408 VOS Program Awards December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 49 Congratulations! Eugene Fortich,3M Severiano and R. Guileng 4M Danilo Depito D. Jr., Jr. Pictured is the crew of the OVERSEAS receiving JOYCE the AWARD VOS for Pictured from left to right: Captain Gil B. Sanchez, Dennis 1M Clarin, C. 2M doubled the amount of observations that they provided and VOS with a total of 2010. The OVERSEAS2010. has been JOYCE in the Project VOS U.S. since 1988 but have become very active in their participation just recently with the enthusiasm 914 observation for 2010, the OVERSEAS JOYCE has achieved their fi rst observation annual914 theOVERSEAS for 2010, has achieved JOYCE their fi VOS award.VOS They are now a true and dedicated member of Project, the VOS U.S. instilled in them by their PMO Rob Niemeyer. Since 2008, the crew has more than all time new ship’s record!all time new ship’s Von ErickVon Robles, and Capt. Edilberto Cruz From left to right: Felix Joseph Joseph Omega, 2/O Cahiles, Calinao, 3/O-Trainee C/O 3/O VOS Program Awards Program VOS Star Fraser Award VOS won a 2010 with a total marine of 1,146 observations. This was an 50 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards Vidal; Chief Offi Chief Vidal; Ezquerro; Fernando Jr - cer Madrid Spirit was the #1 Manual Weather Weather #1 Manual the was Spirit Madrid outstanding total of 1,492 marine observations which was an an was which observations 1,492 of marine total outstanding Observing ship for all of Teekay of all Shipping. for ship Observing with a total of 894 marine observations. observations. marine 894 of atotal with VOS Program Awards Third OffiThird Off. Third Herrera; Manuel - cer all time new ship’s record and good for #1 in the NCL Fleet! NCL #1the in for good and ship’s new time all record From left to right: Second Mate - Alvaro -Alvaro Mate Second right: to left From Training - Dario Gonzalez; Deck Cadet - Cadet Deck Gonzalez; Training -Dario Oriol Perez; Master - Ruben Fernandez Fernandez -Ruben Master Perez; Oriol Left to Right: Alan Vera, Aldin de Juan, Peter Engwall, Carl Carl Engwall, Peter Juan, de Aldin Vera, Alan Right: to Left Hammerin, Richard Desalesa, Mikko Kovalainen, Alvin Del Del Alvin Kovalainen, Mikko Desalesa, Richard Hammerin, This was a new all time ship’s time all anew record! was This Madrid Spirit won a 2010 VOS Award a 2010 won VOS Award Spirit Madrid Norwegian Star was presented their 2010 VOS Award in in 2010 VOS Award their presented was Star Norwegian Barro; Chief Offi Chief Barro; - cer Mansour Talal Juneau Alaska on September 13, 2011. They had an an had 13, They 2011. September on Alaska Juneau Rosario Offi cer Michael Hassan; Cadet Benjamin Dirksen. Not Not OffiDirksen. Benjamin Cadet Hassan; Michael cer Offi cer Wouter Koolhaas; Cadet Andrew Ribbons; 4th Offi 4th Ribbons; Andrew Cadet Koolhaas; Wouter cer OffiOffi 3rd Have; der van Mei cer Morgan; Simon cer David Beckett; 1st Offi 1st Beckett; 4th Knaap; David der van Leon cer From the left to right: Captain John Scott; Cadet Cadet Scott; John Captain right: to left the From Noordam won a 2010 VOS Award with a total of of atotal with a2010 won VOS Award Noordam Chief OffiChief 2nd plaque; holding – Beck Jethro cer in picture, 3rd Offi 3rd picture, in Graanoogst Benito cer 1,692 marine observations. observations. 1,692 marine VOS Program Awards December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 51 2010! & Cadet Amit Rawat. This was an all time new ship’s C/off JasvinderC/off Singh. Kneeling Award. They had an outstanding Saldanha, Snigdhajyoti 2/off Kar, Standing (left to right), Capt Ronny (left Shray to right),Khanduri 3/off record! Fritzi N was the number 1 Fritzi N was presented VOS a 2010 total of 3,291 marine observations! observing ship for Anglo Eastern for 2011. Henry Jones time new ship’s record.time new ship’s Muhazin, Sapei, Mochamad Achyat Ryan, Harry Hobma, George Hale, Marienus 2010 VOS Award VOS 2010 with an outstanding total of Holland America Cruise Ship Volendam won a marine mammal and phenomena reports. The in Juneau Alaska on September 12, 2011. They had Maarten Janse, Kayleigh Front Tait. row (Left to Zuiderdam was presented with their award VOS 2010 VOS Program Awards Program VOS new ship’s record!new ship’s Volendam was the number 1 a total marine of 1,815 observations which was an all From Left to Right: Andy Glendinning, Joshua Banyard, manual observing ship for the USA Program VOS Back row (Left to Right): Captain Peter Bos, Colm for 2010! Thefor 2010! crew also transmitted around 100 6,190 marine6,190 observations! This was an all time Right): Radhityo Nugroho, Jefri Sipahuta, Alhudori, award was presented in Juneau Alaska on AUG 19, Hazelman,Adam Wilson, Folkert John Visser, Prins, 52 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards 2nd Off L.Jimenez. From left to right in front: AB AB front: in right to left From L.Jimenez. Off 2nd N.Ismael, Deck Cadet D.Bennie, Quartermaster Quartermaster D.Bennie, Cadet Deck N.Ismael, Splendour of the Seas won a VOS Award with a with aVOS Award won Seas the of Splendour Quartermaster A.Gomez, Staff Capt. J. Caranti, J. Caranti, Capt. Staff A.Gomez, Quartermaster From left to right standing: 2nd off.A Mediano, Mediano, off.A 2nd standing: right to left From A.D.O. Kircchoff Melanie; Master: Taramas Zisis; 1/O: Olteanu Cristina; Master: Master: Taramas Zisis; Cristina; 1/O: Master: Melanie; Olteanu A.D.O. Kircchoff VOS Program Awards total of 1,312 valuable marine observations. marine 1,312 of valuable total Celebrity Millennium won a 2010 VOS Award with an outstanding total of 2,523 of total outstanding an with a2010 won VOS Award Millennium Celebrity B. Burgos, OS F.Cayetano, 1st off R.Salazar F.Cayetano, OS off Burgos, B. 1st Quartermaster J.Lacera, Capt Iv Vidos, Vidos, Iv Capt J.Lacera, Quartermaster Left to right: A.D.O. Tampouratzi Ourania; Deck Offi Deck Ourania; A.D.O. Tampouratzi Kutsenko; right: to Roman cer: Left Alevropoulos Emmanouil; S/C: Kasimatis Ioannis; 2/O: Lemnaru Dragos; Dragos; 2/O: S/C: Ioannis; Emmanouil; Lemnaru Kasimatis Alevropoulos 1st off E.Grandev, Chief Off. T.Potter, Off. Chief E.Grandev, off 1st valuable marine observations! This was an all time new ship’s new time all record! an was This observations! marine valuable Navigation OffiNavigation Panagiotis cer: Varotsos their 10th consecutive VOS Award, they were also presented with a with presented also were they VOS Award, consecutive 10th their Pictured from left to right: Tamara Becker - 3rd Mate; Warren Bragg Bragg Warren Mate; -3rd Tamara Becker right: to left from Pictured - 2nd Mate; Shawn Farrell - 3rd Mate; not pictured: Captain Robert Robert Captain pictured: not Mate; -3rd Farrell Shawn Mate; - 2nd Horizon Anchorage was presented with a 2010 VOS Award with an an with a2010 VOS Award with presented was Anchorage Horizon outstanding total of 1,361 marine observations! Since this was was this Since observations! 1,361 of marine total outstanding 10 YearPennant. Award Cooper VOS Program Awards December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 53 Third Officer Erich Anonuevo Third Officer Jimmy Cerdenola; Second Officer HenryXu Xi Min; Superstar Libra had marine 924 to right: Third Officer Dino Rebote; Thomas Larsen; First Officer Kalle Ek; Captain Lennart Jegerfalk; Staff Captain Second Officer Michael Qun Shang Dong; time ship’s record!time ship’s In this photo, from left observationsThis in 2010! was a new all 2010...Bravo Zulu ! 2010...Bravo Pictured from lright to left: 3rd Officer Sandeep Kumar, are the officers and Captain

Captain Pradeep Widge, 2nd Officer PicturedGlenD’souza. of the ship H.A. Sklenar being Officer Gaurau Singh and Chief presented with the annual VOS award for outstanding service in Arvin Empialets. to our mission here at VOS. Paulino; Sanchez and Officer Nav. The Norwegian Spirit continues to an abundance of timely as well as Sitting in the front row: 2nd Officer Collen Engada, 1st OfficerYasendy to right: 2nd officer EdlerC. Bongo, Santamaria Standing Ku. from Lelft VOS awardVOS and I am sure this trend VOS Program Awards Program VOS will continue. Congratulations to the This will be their second consecutive wonderful officers who are dedicated quality marine weather observations. stay on top of their game by providing Captain Kenneth Harstom, 3rd Officer 54 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards VOS Program Awards Captain Bill Boyce; Chief Mate Mate Chief Boyce; Bill Captain Mark Ruppert Second Mate, Mate, Second Ruppert Mark John Rawley; Second Mate Mate Second Rawley; John Bob Anderson. Not Shown: Shown: Not Anderson. Bob James Mcafee; Third Mate Mate Third Mcafee; James Chris Danilek; Chief Mate Mate Chief Danilek; Chris Left To Right - Captain, To -Captain, Right Left Terry Williams Terry Crew from the Midnight Sun receiving their performance reward. From left to right: right: to left From reward. performance their receiving Sun Midnight the from Crew 2nd mate Aaron Nystrom; Chief Mate Russ Horton; 3rd Mate Tony Milam; Deck Tony Mate Deck Milam; 3rd Horton; Russ Mate Chief Nystrom; Aaron mate 2nd Cadet Nathan Sherr; 2nd Mate Alecc Clark. Presented on 27 July 2011 27 on July Presented Clark. Alecc Mate 2nd Sherr; Nathan Cadet C/O Christopher Miranda, 2/O; Miranda, C/O Christopher Stephen D’Souza, 3/O Derrick 3/O D’Souza, Derrick Stephen Alister Randolph Joseph, 2/O Joseph, Randolph Alister 2010 VOS winner YM Busan. Busan. YM 2010 VOS winner Bhattacharjee. Not pictured: pictured: Not Bhattacharjee. D’Souza and 3/O and YadavD’Souza Ajit Captain Hanoz Buhariwalla, Buhariwalla, Hanoz Captain Pictured are Captain Tarun Captain are Pictured Rishi, and C/O Debartha C/ORishi, and Debartha VOS Program Awards December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 55 their award VOS 2010 Crew of the UBC Saiki receiving Richard Jenulis. This is the Observation VOS 2010 Stengel and to his right is 2nd Mate award winner the M/V Edgar B. Speer. Pictured on the left is 1st Mate James to you all! Doug Banfi eld Doug Banfi among the Transocean League of Chief Mate Aubrey Gabriel,DPO Mike CLEAR LEADER. The CLEAR LEADER continues to be one of the best ships Dirnbeck, DPO Brian Captain Belanger, Congratulations once again to the crew From left to right; Sr DPO Greg Stanfi eld,From left to right; Sr DPO Greg Stanfi observing ships. Once again, Bravo Zulu of the Transocean Drill Ship DISCOVERER VOS Program Awards Program VOS 56 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Program Awards calibrated instrumentation in conjunction with the the with conjunction in instrumentation calibrated VOS Program Awards Harris, LCDR Jason Appler, Captain Dave Nelson, Nelson, Dave Captain Appler, Jason LCDR Harris, dedicated crew members was in intricate part to to part intricate in was members crew dedicated the successful launching of the SEAS AutoIMET. AutoIMET. SEAS the of launching successful the Stephen Berry and ET Anthony VanCampen. Not Not VanCampen. Anthony ET and Berry Stephen Wegener, OPS Lt Kent Stein, Safety Offi Safety Stein, Kent Lt Wegener, OPS cer LTJG observing ship for the National Weather Service Service Weather National the for ship observing Not only has the NOAA SHIP GORDON GUNTER GUNTER GORDON SHIP NOAA the has only Not platform for extensive R & D in the automation automation the R&Din extensive for platform Program. Bravo Zulu! Left to Right, Lt. Sarah Sarah Lt. Right, to Zulu! Left Bravo Program. Pictured is the NOAA SHIP GORDON GUNTER GUNTER GORDON SHIP NOAA isthe Pictured of marine weather observations for the NOAA NOAA the for observations weather marine of performance and dedication in the U.S. VOS the in dedication and performance exemplary participation in the VOS program. VOS program. the in participation exemplary signifying 5 consistent years of outstanding outstanding of years 5consistent signifying been an active and consistently high caliber caliber high consistently and active an been Fleet as well as software development and and development software as well as Fleet and VOS; the GORDON GUNTER provided a provided GUNTER GORDON VOS; the and ENS Larry Thomas and ENS Brian Adornato Brian ENS and Thomas Larry ENS Tim SinquefiTim Jeff Taylor, Lt CO XO LCDR eld, enhancement. The ships high standards of of standards high ships The enhancement. Pictured are the offi the are Ship Pictured NOAA the of cers dedication and your all around excellence! around all your and dedication OREGON II receiving their 5 year pennant pennant 5year their receiving II OREGON Thanks go to all of you for your patience, patience, your for you of all go to Thanks Pictured from Left to Right: ENS Jennifer Jennifer ENS Right: to Left from Pictured crew receiving their 10 year pennant for for pennant 10 year their receiving crew Pictured: ENS Van Helker ENS Pictured: the very important Stewards. Pictured: left to right to right left Pictured: Stewards. important very the multifaceted skilled fi skilled multifaceted let’s forget and not shermen The NOAA Ship OREGON II is supported not only only not issupported II OREGON Ship NOAA The Fisherman Chuck Godwin and Ships Electronic/ Ships and Godwin Chuck Fisherman Electronics Technician Brian Thompson, Skilled Skilled Thompson, Brian Technician Electronics by their team of offi cers, but the extraordinary offi of team their by extraordinary the but cers, efforts of the electronics team, engineering engineering team, electronics the of efforts systems team as well as the multitasking, multitasking, the as well as team systems Engineering Representative Tim Burrell Tim Representative Engineering Scientists aboard the Oregon II getting getting II Oregon the aboard Scientists ready to Shove Off for the Shark long- Shark the for Off Shove to ready line Survey! line National Weather Service VOS Program New Recruits December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 57 NAYV YP 676 YP 696 YP 686 Call SigCalln VRIA3 WDC8583 ELSR7 C4XC2 9HA2066 VRGT8 VRCZ4 3EMK6 3FNF4 ! 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Call SigCalln CFN5517 VDJB TCOL6 A8VA2 A8SU8 V7OQ7 A8VL8 VRCP9 9HA2583 V7QN8 A8TD2 WDF7020 C6XQ5 V7QK3 3ERO6 3FCC4 3FWS9 3FTJ8 VRGP3 2ELO7 A8TA5 3EMS 9V8739 9V7645 WDF9323 A8WI2 Daedalus Futago Rumina Jupiter yk yk yk Ship Name Ship Mariner Algoma Algosteel AlkinKalkavan Aquavictory Wind Baltic BesireKalkavan Bulk Mexico Camellia CelebritySilhouette Hadrian Genco Hugo N James L. Kuber Lng Lyla Jurong Maersk MaerskWakayama Bay Walvis Maersk MaerskWillemstadt WolfsburgMaersk Noble Ace NorthernJupiter N N N Freedom Ocean Mistral Pacific VOS Program New Recruits: July 1 through October 31, 2011 31, October 1 through July National Weather Service Weather National 58 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

VOS Cooperative Ship Report: January through October 2011

Ship Name Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovTotals Dec

Achievement WDF2728 0 0 0 0 47 29 56 67 112 20 0331 0 Adam E. Cornelius WCY9870 0000002100003 Adrian Maersk OXLD2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 019 0 Advantage WPPO 4 0 9 13 8 37 13 9 1 1 095 0 Adventure Of The Seas C6SA3 156 244 380 334 396 290 324 299 370 350 03143 0 Adventurer WBN3015 1 20 2 16 3 19 8 10 0 0 079 0 Al Huwaila C6VG2 24 17 11 5 1 0 0 0 9 0 067 0 Al Khuwair C6VM6 0 20 37 12 16 6 0 24 8 0 0123 0 Al Marrouna C6VF5 53 60 46 52 52 38 74 79 1 0 0455 0 Alaska Mariner WSM5364 9 33 7 34 25 85 117 153 69 93 0625 0 Alaska Titan WDE4789 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 023 0 Alaskan Explorer WDB9918 87 77 32 26 88 124 136 86 212 126 0994 0 Alaskan Frontier WDB7815 40 17 34 45 0 68 65 48 38 47 0402 0 Alaskan Legend WDD2074 23 60 116 101 0 36 0 0 25 12 0373 0 Alaskan Navigator WDC6644 13 40 55 49 7 0 64 163 135 6 0532 0 Albemarle Island C6LU3 50 32 34 33 50 35 37 24 52 57 0404 0 Alert WCZ7335 2 24 20 42 21 4 4 3 3 4 0127 0 Algolake VCPX 0000301000004 Algoma Discovery CFK9796 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 3 21 26 091 0 Algoma Guardian CFK9698 0 0 0 7 11 9 39 22 3 14 0105 0 Algoma Navigator VGMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 13 022 0 Algoma Progress VDRV 17 0 1 34 28 10 5 23 31 20 0169 0 Algoma Spirit CFN4309 0 8 50 8 5 15 6 14 14 5 0125 0 Algoma Transport VCLX 0000000600006 Algomarine VGJV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 010 0 Algorail VYNG 0 0 0 0 1 108 19 59 0 0 0187 0 Algosoo VGJD 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 21 0 0 037 0

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141 9VVN 11 12 51 4800 0 8 34 18 15 0 23 11 15 11 6 Garnet pl A

558 9VDD2 682 85 18 15 500 0 95 57 81 82 51 57 28 23 8 76 England pl A

103 WDE8293 431 62 80000 0 0 0 18 29 16 9 13 3 14 1 Cyprine pl A

178 WDF6832 6705 66 0 0 64 26 51 0 7 16 3 0 5 6 Coral pl A

581 WDB3161 09 56 83 66 06 0 0 60 50 60 46 31 48 61 65 90 70 China pl A

9 S6HU3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 Cairo pl A

217 9VKQ3 32 32 41 0 0 0 0 4 17 14 25 53 8 23 73 Belgium pl A

424 WDE8265 54 14 84 95 100 0 51 4 54 59 48 28 43 41 41 55 Agate pl A

781 VRBK6 45 1 76 46 8165 0 0 55 136 88 64 74 69 67 111 53 64 Antwerpen

513 C6FP5 27 62 57 08 4300 0 3 54 84 40 72 65 23 26 74 72 Antonis I. Angelicoussis I. Antonis

316 C6FZ6 52 92 04 61 300 0 53 14 36 45 10 25 59 20 45 9 Andromeda Voyager Andromeda

876 PBAD 53 23 11519188 4 0 0 147 84 108 129 165 81 31 42 34 55 Amsterdam

139 WAHF 81 74 66001 0 0 10 0 0 6 16 45 27 13 18 4 American Tern American

373 WCX2417 6073 67 62 75 0 0 53 57 23 46 76 56 39 7 0 16 American Spirit American

182 WQZ7791 82 23 42 600 0 16 20 24 31 22 25 38 6 0 0 American Mariner American

274 WDD2875 201 95 51 62 000 0 10 22 16 10 25 57 79 13 0 42 American Integrity American

12 WDD2879 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 American Courage American

2395 WDD2876 507 9 0 0 5 9 6 3 0 0 435 265 296 352 309 306 299 78 0 55 American Century American

150 C6OK 84 8562 0 0 22 6 5 48 5 41 18 2 0 3 Altair Voyager Altair

56 WAV4647 121 61 0 0 0 2 12 16 10 2 11 3 0 0 Alpena

87 C6XS8 51200263 100 0 21 33 6 2 0 0 2 1 15 7 Allure Of The Seas The Of Allure

213 WGAE 22 71 91 53 900 0 19 36 25 10 39 19 27 5 21 12 Alliance St Louis St Alliance

421 WRAH 92 95 23 04 55 0 0 50 35 44 60 33 62 55 29 24 29 Alliance Charleston Alliance

306 WKDY 02 75 13 64 0 0 47 36 31 51 59 27 0 0 25 30 Alliance Beaumont Alliance

1 TCOL6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alkin Kalkavan Alkin

9 VCTD 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 Algowood

185 VDFP 83 14 6500 0 5 46 46 11 38 38 1 0 0 0 Algoway

VDJB 7 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 Algosteel

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 60 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovTotals Dec

Apl Japan WDE8288 45 41 24 30 34 50 70 51 74 49 0468 0 Apl Kennedy 9VAY4 40 20 29 3 0 0 37 49 55 43 0276 0 Apl Korea WCX8883 30 145 217 279 37 28 260 335 216 110 01657 0 Apl Paradise 3ECJ7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 054 0 Apl Pearl WDE8264 200 58 67 90 117 79 28 110 91 65 0905 0 Apl Philippines WCX8884 34 19 44 39 18 22 46 56 33 35 0346 0 Apl Scotland 9VDD3 30 41 2 25 31 50 42 45 77 38 0381 0 Apl Singapore WCX8812 38 44 35 21 25 16 42 40 42 69 0372 0 Apl Spinel 9VVK 4 32 46 2 5 3 16 0 24 1 0133 0 Apl Tennessee 9HA2064 40 30 27 27 0 0 0 0 38 22 0184 0 Apl Texas VRFH2 0 11 54 14 42 5 13 18 4 2 0163 0 Apl Thailand WCX8882 49 48 34 39 12 42 72 62 33 23 0414 0 Apl Tourmoline 9VVP 0 0 0 0 0 21 24 25 18 29 0117 0 Apl Turquoise 9VVY 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 0 Apl Washington VRFD6 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 12 4 0 049 0 Aquarius Voyager C6UC3 4 18 8 47 8 10 3 44 50 1 0193 0 Aquavictory A8VA2 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 2 3 0 034 0 Arctic Bear WBP3396 0 0 0 10 2 1 0 0 1 5 019 0 Arctic Ocean C6T2062 3 41 23 51 42 32 46 46 34 0 0318 0 Arcturus Voyager C6YA7 1 0 26 11 93 64 60 58 57 31 0401 0 Aries Voyager C6UK7 57 76 69 51 33 12 50 2 4 17 0371 0 Arthur M. Anderson WE4805 156 0 32 200 147 84 295 276 247 220 01657 0 Atlantic Breeze VRDC6 20 32 16 24 15 14 21 1 0 0 0143 0 Atlantic Cartier SCKB 38 22 28 18 15 24 14 8 24 24 0215 0 Atlantic Explorer WDC9417 0000100000001 Atlantic Explorer (AWS) NWS0021 0 116 388 194 181 410 404 237 153 620 02703 0 Atlantic Frontier VRDJ7 0 0 0 6 1 0 184 186 186 178 0741 0 Atlantic Gemini VRDO9 0 219 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0255 0 Atlantic Grace VRDT7 17 47 463 363 136 44 23 28 1 0 01122 0

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

229 WDC7379 86 34 0 0 0 42 63 64 58 2 0 0 0 0 Bluefin

2 WDE5016 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bismarck Sea Bismarck

46 TCTH9 51 0 0 7 9 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Berra K Berra

586 C6KJ5 76 87 46 74 45 0 0 56 44 45 57 62 54 72 68 61 67 Bernardo Quintana A. Quintana Bernardo

75 HPYK 052 700000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 5 30 Berlian Ekuator Berlian

253 VRBQ2 17 6205 0 0 52 0 2 76 79 41 0 1 0 2 Berge Ningbo Berge

1131 VRBU6 8 9 5 0 04 31 800 0 48 6 11 23 47 60 105 156 493 182 Berge Nantong Berge

1233 NWS0025 2 3 8 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 250 240 185 331 227 0 0 Bell M. Shimada (AWS) Shimada M. Bell

399 WTED 3203 0 0 0 36 280 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bell M. Shimada M. Bell

430 C6QK 85 13 05 95 64 0 0 40 26 50 29 59 50 35 51 52 38 Barrington Island Barrington

34 WYL4318 4820000300 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 14 0 7 Barbara Foss Barbara

159 WTC9407 052 13 12 0 0 22 31 36 31 21 5 10 2 0 1 Barbara Andrie Barbara

371 V7QX8 41 06 02 1 0 0 115 29 70 62 20 0 11 64 0 0 Baltic Wolf Baltic

31 A8SU8 383000 0 0 3 8 13 6 0 0 0 1 0 Baltic Wind Baltic

34 A8VG9 1610041 0 0 11 4 0 0 1 6 11 1 0 0 Baltic Cove Baltic

148 V7QN4 24 01 0 0 0 0 11 40 45 52 0 0 0 0 Baltic Bear Baltic

48 WBD4889 31 91200 0 2 1 19 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 Badger

296 9HOM8 63 12 13 92 0 0 1 29 29 7 31 51 24 51 37 36 Azamara Quest Azamara

500 9HOB8 9128 4431165 400 0 24 54 106 1 3 4 44 83 142 39 Azamara Journey Azamara

643 C6FY5 78 68 67 25 43 0 0 34 14 58 72 76 86 80 86 80 57 Axel Spirit Axel

38 WCZ7336 3000100400 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 33 0 0 Aware

3360 WYM9567 6 8 7 1 4 3 0 8 7 0 0 0 370 680 302 635 340 314 273 286 160 Aurora

137 WCZ7337 87 511 0 0 6 14 1 15 0 0 74 18 9 0 Attentive

4758 NWS0020 6 5 3 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 703 717 740 740 710 733 153 262 0 0 ) AWS ( Atlantis

52 VREF7 51 0 0 17 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atlantic Rose Atlantic

237 C6T2064 003 12 11 22 900 0 39 27 32 16 21 20 31 31 0 20 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic

VREF6 156 02 73 51 0 0 2 13 25 9 38 37 22 10 0 0 Atlantic Lily Atlantic

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 62 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovTotals Dec

Buccaneer WYW5588 0 0 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 2 019 0 Buffalo WXS6134 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 030 0 Bulk Mexico A8VL8 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 53 57 53 0181 0 Bulwark WBN4113 16 4 20 18 60 59 19 16 16 45 0273 0 Burns Harbor WDC6027 28 0 0 36 49 47 57 7 8 56 0288 0 California Voyager WDE5381 42 2 6 31 55 13 23 38 2 37 0249 0 Calumet WDE3568 00002800430017 Camai KF003 00006027110017 Camellia VRCP9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 022 0 Capelin KF006 0000010000001 Capricorn Voyager C6UZ5 29 9 15 11 1 15 25 37 34 41 0217 0 Capt. Henry Jackman VCTV 00054200100012 Carnival Conquest 3FPQ9 23 14 13 11 9 59 63 55 44 15 0306 0 Carnival Destiny C6FN4 38 29 23 53 57 125 137 73 13 53 0601 0 Carnival Dream 3ETA7 30 49 35 8 7 30 32 33 11 27 0262 0 Carnival Ecstasy H3GR 15 5 0 12 24 18 0 8 1 4 087 0 Carnival Elation 3FOC5 0 9 13 15 9 1 45 7 0 0 099 0 Carnival Fantasy H3GS 11 6 12 12 3 30 86 66 55 24 0305 0 Carnival Fascination C6FM9 2 0 3 6 83 39 61 37 8 16 0255 0 Carnival Freedom 3EBL5 23 5 7 16 67 46 18 21 56 6 0265 0 Carnival Glory 3FPS9 49 40 39 48 8 8 9 28 7 0 0236 0 Carnival Imagination C6FN2 33 43 40 49 3 34 14 1 3 9 0229 0 Carnival Inspiration C6FM5 74 46 15 3 26 16 67 53 30 34 0364 0 Carnival Legend H3VT 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 22 8 0 038 0 Carnival Liberty HPYE 26 21 46 51 35 53 84 42 26 8 0392 0 Carnival Miracle H3VS 4 57 49 52 48 42 23 0 6 41 0322 0 Carnival Paradise 3FOB5 11 6 26 28 31 36 27 1 0 0 0166 0 Carnival Pride H3VU 0 0 0 4 23 22 19 21 0 0 089 0 Carnival Sensation C6FM8 25 43 10 1 0 0 7 0 33 37 0156 0

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147 WDE3894 4054 62 000 0 10 9 0 29 26 46 5 0 14 8 Commitment

9 ONED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 Biwa mb C

3 WED2281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Chukchi Sea Chukchi

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

171 KAFO 42 21 33 42700 0 7 2 14 33 13 11 22 25 44 0 Chemical Pioneer Chemical

1197 WDD6126 19 1 3 0 61115151200 0 192 115 135 121 96 101 131 119 96 91 Charleston Express Charleston

218 C6JT 81 42 943 21 800 0 28 15 22 31 4 19 21 14 16 48 Charles Island Charles

12 WDD5880 020000 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chamai

113 ONCA 32 03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 30 25 23 Chaconia

83 WBN3022 160301 91 0 0 0 12 29 13 0 3 0 6 11 9 Centurion

1614 9HJC9 59 3 9 6 4 5 0 0 3 0 0 137 107 107 155 242 264 192 235 90 85 Celebrity Summit Celebrity

3288 9HRJ9 4 2 5 2 8 9 7 5 3 9 0 0 194 134 254 170 296 388 427 353 526 546 Celebrity Solstice Celebrity

1602 9HA2583 8 0 0 0 0 0 409 503 501 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 Celebrity Silhouette Celebrity

2243 9HJF9 9 9 8 8 2 4 2 3 9 5 0 0 151 195 236 225 246 227 186 287 296 194 Celebrity Millennium Celebrity

388 9HJG9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 388 0 Celebrity Mercury Celebrity

796 9HJD9 74 4 58 43 2 57 0 0 71 95 128 39 84 85 75 147 45 27 Celebrity Infinity Celebrity

4273 9HXD9 1 6 7 8 3 6 4 4 9 5 0 0 454 394 343 341 466 536 580 573 267 319 Celebrity Equinox Celebrity

5774 9HXC9 4 3 9 2 5 2 3 8 6 9 0 0 496 467 384 534 628 659 629 692 636 649 Celebrity Eclipse Celebrity

3373 9HJB9 1 3 5 1 1 0 6 9 9 7 0 0 274 299 297 269 305 312 319 351 530 417 Celebrity Constellation Celebrity

1181 9HJI9 4 35 1 0122518164 0 0 46 126 198 225 152 30 115 54 93 142 Celebrity Century Celebrity

440 C6UZ6 62 26 33 53 400 0 84 30 55 36 23 64 62 20 66 0 Castor Voyager Castor

191 WE4879 25 12 61 0 0 18 26 7 6 22 21 56 32 0 3 Cason J. Callaway J. Cason

247 OZWA2 74 94 11 41 0 0 11 14 12 51 41 39 42 37 0 0 Caroline Maersk Caroline

276 3FFL8 22 881 95 82 600 0 16 27 28 55 59 19 8 18 24 22 Carnival Victory Carnival

304 H3VR 144 36441 28 0 0 83 92 14 4 4 6 13 43 4 41 Carnival Valor Carnival

250 C6FN5 93 71 82 17 200 0 22 72 31 21 18 19 17 31 19 0 Carnival Triumph Carnival

410 3EUS 54 54 691 8 0 0 188 15 9 36 42 35 41 35 9 0 Carnival Splendor Carnival

3FPR9 233 14 351 02 51 0 0 10 25 28 30 9 11 5 23 41 51 Carnival Spirit Carnival

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 64 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovTotals Dec

Cornelius Maersk OYTN2 0000150000006 Corwith Cramer WTF3319 0 7 25 0 17 21 1 0 0 0 071 0 Costa Allegra ICRA 17 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 0 Costa Atlantica IBLQ 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 0 Costa Concordia IBHD 0 120 197 213 425 363 430 236 46 0 02030 0 Costa Fortuna IBNY 111 172 134 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0438 0 Costa Luminosa ICGU 0310000000004 Costa Magica IBQQ 0310000000004 Costa Marina IBNC 0 15 90 40 53 157 151 143 137 120 0906 0 Costa Mediterranea IBCF 0 3 22 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 079 0 Costa Romantica IBCR 0 39 61 55 30 3 0 0 0 0 0188 0 Costa Serena ICAZ 0310000000004 Courage WDC6907 4 1 22 16 4 0 3 2 0 1 053 0 Courage WDE3893 11 2 5 7 15 1 11 0 0 0 052 0 Cross Point WCW8728 0000100030004 Cross Point WDA3423 0000100000001 Crowned Eagle V7QP4 11190200000014 Crystal Marine 9VIC4 11 6 0 4 15 20 19 14 0 0 089 0 Csl Assiniboine VCKQ 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 3 014 0 Csl Niagara VCGJ 0 0 0 11 1 0 3 0 0 0 015 0 Darya Shanthi VRXB2 2 57 66 114 19 18 1 0 0 0 0277 0 Darya Shree VRZZ2 0000003000003 Darya Tara VRWS5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 0 Deepwater Millennium V7HD2 29 23 33 39 27 28 35 29 43 17 0303 0 Defender WBN3016 1 0 0 40 11 29 65 23 2 0 0171 0 Delaware Ii KNBD 156 370 0 0 204 389 229 212 222 116 01898 0 Delaware Ii (AWS) NWS0012 195 408 0 0 465 0 382 285 0 0 01735 0 Deliverance WDE2632 1 0 0 7 37 26 44 9 2 1 0127 0 Diane H WUR7250 0 0 0 4 7 8 12 1 11 15 058 0

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675 WDE9586 23 2 16 02 5 76 0 0 62 87 158 28 10 61 51 125 31 62 Endurance

NWS0022 6953 1 7 1 9 9 2 4 4 1 4 0 0 742 716 741 741 720 598 692 715 671 617 Endeavor (AWS) Endeavor

83 C6FZ7 32 751000000 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17 27 33 0 Enchantment Of The Seas The Of Enchantment

405 KKFW 0 3 3 00000 0 0 0 30 134 136 105 0 0 0 0 Empire State Empire

168 ONCT 77 310000 0 0 0 1 33 77 57 0 0 0 0 Elversele

523 WGJT 14 996 26 75 200 0 72 55 47 68 72 63 9 39 47 51 El Yunque El

263 KCGH 83 13 44 33 0 0 30 33 43 24 33 31 36 18 9 6 El Morro El

94 WFJK 61 21 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 3 8 19 16 0 El Faro El

308 WXQ4511 84 1 43 800 0 58 38 14 110 46 38 4 0 0 0 Edwin H. Gott H. Edwin

341 WQZ9670 2137 44 63 300 0 13 36 16 42 44 75 103 12 0 0 Edgar B. Speer B. Edgar

18 V7JT6 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 Ecem Kalkavan Ecem

79 9VMG5 71 9540051 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 4 5 19 19 17 Eagle Torrance Eagle

163 S6NK3 42 792 42 0 0 0 0 5 27 34 26 9 17 21 24 Eagle Toledo Eagle

41 3FNZ5 19000 0 0 9 21 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 Eagle Stavanger Eagle

2 9VKH2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Eagle Phoenix Eagle

78 S6TF 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 55 Eagle Anaheim Eagle

692 S6TD 4 1 2 5 900000 0 0 0 0 49 155 127 216 145 0 0 Eagle Albany Eagle

83 C6FT3 51 11 20000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 21 14 25 Dynamic Energy Dynamic

475 C6JS 04 03 34 83 15 0 0 56 61 38 48 43 53 32 50 44 50 Duncan Island Duncan

46 WYL5718 2781 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 8 7 12 Drew Foss Drew

120 WBZ4106 83 52 36100 0 1 6 23 22 15 0 4 31 18 0 Dominator

893 C6QM8 45 23 6 3 7 97 100 0 21 74 89 176 133 165 31 92 58 54 Disney Wonder Disney

272 C6PT7 93 85 64 00600 0 6 0 10 49 46 1 52 58 31 19 Disney Magic Disney

82 C6YR6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 48 32 0 0 0 Disney Dream Disney

240 V7HC8 84 81 301 000 0 40 0 0 16 0 13 17 28 48 78 Discoverer Spirit Discoverer

1 V7MO3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Discoverer Inspiration Discoverer

1755 V7HC6 0 5 4 7 7 0 8 0 7 3 0 0 137 174 203 185 200 179 179 148 150 200 Discoverer Deep Seas Deep Discoverer

V7MO2 754 0 37 78 76 17 400 0 54 78 61 69 67 86 67 76 93 103 Discoverer Clear Leader Clear Discoverer

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 66 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Endurance WDF7523 42 14 14 9 44 40 70 40 22 10 0305 0 Ensign WBN3012 4 0 0 9 17 20 14 20 0 0 084 0 Eot Spar WDE9193 41 34 44 34 45 45 56 18 18 35 0370 0 Erkan K V7ND9 0 0 6 34 20 5 0 0 10 3 078 0 Ernest N A8PQ6 14 0 0 46 23 14 6 0 17 18 0138 0 Eships Dana ZDJT6 0 0 10 24 47 61 36 26 16 7 0227 0 Eships Nahyan ZDIY2 1000000000001 Eskden DYLD 0 0 0 8 27 46 45 47 0 0 0173 0 Eurodam PHOS 11 10 23 51 29 15 11 3 26 90 0269 0 Eurus Lima A8MH9 0 0 0 18 27 13 6 2 0 0 066 0 Eurus Lisbon A8MI2 4 7 15 12 7 11 10 16 13 15 0110 0 Ever Dainty 9V7951 23 8 18 12 17 11 2 1 0 1 093 0 Ever Decent 9V7952 0000000800008 Ever Delight 3FCB8 91 85 88 55 0 10 5 7 0 5 0346 0 Ever Deluxe 9V7953 20 5 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 035 0 Ever Develop 3FLF8 0 26 22 17 0 12 6 14 12 2 0111 0 Ever Devote 9V7954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 2 023 0 Ever Diadem 9V7955 13 1 12 0 4 25 0 0 0 0 055 0 Ever Diamond 3FQS8 0 0 0 0 0 33 51 50 59 64 0257 0 Ever Excel VSXV3 15 53 38 61 56 58 48 61 56 62 0508 0 Ever Radiant 3FFR4 11 12 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 042 0 Ever Reach 3FQO4 5 1 22 5 5 0 12 13 0 0 063 0 Ever Refine 3FSB4 62 69 31 66 12 9 18 40 92 86 0485 0 Ever Result 3FSA4 2 1 0 0 2 6 21 17 20 21 090 0 Ever Reward 3FYB3 3 0 2 24 5 0 0 0 0 20 054 0 Ever Salute 3ENU5 33 10 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 058 0 Ever Steady 3EHT6 157 37 0 0 5 22 0 0 0 0 0221 0 Ever Summit 3EKU3 00000730000010 Ever Uberty 9V7960 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 057 0

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295 VRXL7 771 31 86 54 000 0 40 42 25 66 38 17 33 10 7 17 Federal Venture Federal

6 8POF 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Federal Schelde Federal

611 8PNQ 0262 71913300 0 3 113 149 57 23 236 30 0 0 0 Federal Saguenay Federal

45 V7RI8 212631000000 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 1 32 Federal Mackinac Federal

19 8POB 5400000 0 0 0 0 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 Federal Maas Federal

73 VRWG3 01 500 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 Federal Asahi Federal

290 NWS0004 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 169 0 0 0 0 Fairweather Fairweather

2847 WTEB 7 4 4 5 2 0 0 328 556 742 643 578 0 0 0 0 0 Fairweather (AWS) Fairweather

67 WDB5604 42 8000 0 0 18 4 28 14 2 0 0 0 1 Fairweather

21 3EBR5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 9 0 Fairchem Steed Fairchem

84 H3WD 32 000 0 30 1 20 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fairchem Stallion Fairchem

114 HPOW 8571 33 0 0 30 33 1 1 0 10 7 5 18 9 Fairchem Mustang Fairchem

70 V7PU7 491 30000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 14 9 14 0 Fairchem Friesian Fairchem

307 C6SE4 03 62 72 33 62 0 0 28 16 34 33 23 27 28 56 32 30 Explorer Of The Seas The Of Explorer

5 WBN7618 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Explorer

528 ONFE 27 67 66 700 0 57 0 0 3 67 76 74 86 73 92 Explorer

481 ONDY 23 16 0 08 0 0 80 90 101 66 61 31 52 0 0 0 Excelerate

493 ONAI 08 08 47 0 0 78 64 4 81 90 86 90 0 0 0 Excel

792 ONCE 28 0 06 39 97 200 0 82 73 79 96 63 67 90 108 82 52 Excalibur

136 WDE4430 92 51 651 200 0 12 12 5 16 7 6 12 15 22 29 Evergreen State Evergreen

576 C6FY8 09 0 54 89 24 0 0 2 47 72 90 38 43 45 102 97 40 Everest Spirit Everest

67 3FCC9 81 700 0 17 8 0 14 28 0 0 0 0 0 Ever Useful Ever

83 3FXN9 2002 22565900 0 9 5 6 5 2 12 22 0 0 22 Ever Urban Ever

77 9V7957 61 8660000 0 0 0 6 6 28 7 3 11 16 0 Ever United Ever

22 9V7959 20000 0 0 0 12 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 Ever Unique Ever

33 3FFG7 70081043000 0 0 3 4 0 1 8 0 0 17 0 Ever Union Ever

110 9V7961 91 1000 0 0 21 9 0 11 69 0 0 0 0 Ever Unific Ever

9V7962 21 400 0 14 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 Ever Ulysses Ever

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 68 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovTotals Dec

Flanders Loyalty ONEV 26 20 13 1 44 43 32 2 0 0 0181 0 Florida Voyager WDF4764 0 1 5 20 28 43 28 58 42 39 0264 0 Fmg Cloudbreak ONFW 36 45 54 39 15 22 17 17 21 41 0307 0 Fmg Matilda ONFN 0 0 0 0 21 28 46 44 20 22 0181 0 Freedom WDB5483 12 3 2 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 035 0 Freedom Of The Seas C6UZ7 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 0 Freja Dania A8LC2 0 0 2 22 28 29 15 23 12 7 0138 0 Fritzi N A8PQ4 0 13 65 6 0 13 26 44 79 83 0329 0 Front Kathrine V7QX2 17 61 55 42 36 5 48 112 112 112 0600 0 Front Tina A8HH5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 0 Furth V7MP5 1 14 31 40 18 12 1 13 5 24 0159 0 G. L. Ostrander WCV7620 0 0 0 19 27 20 18 51 40 55 0230 0 Ganges Spirit C6WG3 0000004000004 Garden City River S6AJ8 0000000007007 Gauntlet WBN6511 43 21 26 8 11 28 24 0 0 0 0161 0 Gemini Voyager C6FE5 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 11 082 0 Genco Augustus VRDD2 61 69 87 82 114 64 0 0 0 0 0477 0 Genco Claudius V7SY6 25 21 17 14 1 14 49 85 38 8 0272 0 Genco Constantine VRDR8 90 27 67 64 63 25 70 43 67 4 0520 0 Genco Hadrian V7QN8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 64 92 86 0246 0 Genco Raptor V7NB8 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 16 1 7 046 0 Genco Thunder V7LZ4 30 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 048 0 Genco Tiberius VRDD3 0 0 0 4 21 23 21 13 22 16 0120 0 Genco Titus VRDI7 45 64 68 2 0 10 4 3 10 17 0223 0 George N A8PQ5 0 144 184 401 0 27 60 51 18 3 0888 0 Geysir WCZ5528 6 31 75 70 26 0 0 0 0 0 0208 0 Gladiator WBN5982 0000000010001 Global Sentinel V7KR4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 18 026 0 Glory Express 3EFV2 19 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 038 0

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57 NWS0017 70000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 Henry B. Bigelow (AWS) Bigelow B. Henry

2243 WTDF 6 9 9 4 5 2264200 0 452 216 12 356 444 196 299 262 6 0 Henry B. Bigelow (AWS) Bigelow B. Henry

15 WAH5520 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 0 0 4 0 Helenka B Helenka

3632 NWS0003 1787277747000 0 740 714 717 742 708 11 0 0 0 0 (AWS) ealy H

488 NEPP 78 7109 0 0 95 140 77 89 87 0 0 0 0 0 Healy

55 WRFJ 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 33 0 1 Harriette

197 VRCL9 104 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 56 44 0 21 Harmonious

177 WZD2465 04 691 500 0 35 11 9 36 40 40 3 0 0 3 H. Lee White Lee H.

653 C6CL6 96 46 16 23 93 0 0 35 79 35 62 61 71 64 84 63 99 H A Sklenar A H

66 WDA5598 79184434800 0 8 4 3 4 4 8 1 9 17 8 Gulf Titan Gulf

63 WDD2703 03 400000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 34 10 Gulf Reliance Gulf

10 WBN5978 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guardsman

195 WBO2511 493 61 074 4000 0 0 24 45 7 30 14 16 36 9 14 Guardian

1165 YJUF7 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 110 108 113 113 109 118 111 128 124 131 Grand Banks Grand sf G

437 YJSW5 27 66 53 72 53 0 0 31 15 27 27 31 45 63 66 70 62 Development Driller I Driller Development sf G

16 YJUF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 C.R. Luigs C.R. sf G

196 WDC9138 71 52 43 0100 0 1 40 39 24 21 25 19 27 0 0 Gretchen H Gretchen

334 WZZF 35 13 72 492 0 0 0 21 9 54 26 37 34 11 59 83 Green Ridge Green

370 WCZ5238 94 04 65 42 0 0 0 7 26 24 55 66 47 40 46 59 Green Dale Green

313 WDD9433 91 44 75 3500 0 5 23 55 57 40 94 0 0 10 29 Green Bay Green

337 WDF7994 08 07 300 0 83 73 40 81 60 0 0 0 0 0 Great Republic Great

655 C6SE3 79 1 25 76 84 700 0 47 44 38 68 57 53 52 111 98 87 Grandeur Of The Seas The Of Grandeur

998 NWS0014 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 569 217 0 0 Gordon Gunter (AWS) Gunter Gordon

2356 WTEO 7 1 4 1 8 2 0 0 521 580 212 446 319 278 0 0 0 0 Gordon Gunter (AWS) Gunter Gordon

49 VCKM 791 0 0 1 7 15 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 Gordon C. Leitch C. Gordon

48 WHDV 031 0 0 10 3 10 6 0 0 1 6 5 7 Golden State Golden

7 V7TF7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 Golden Eagle Golden

NMRY 196 66 25 0 0 0 0 54 62 64 16 0 0 0 0 Golden Bear Golden

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 70 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

Ship Name Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovTotals Dec

Henry Goodrich YJQN7 125 127 127 110 114 111 111 114 103 106 01148 0 Herbert C. Jackson WL3972 11 0 1 25 51 58 34 22 41 20 0263 0 Hi'ialakai WTEY 0 0 68 66 14 0 0 0 0 0 0148 0 Hi'ialakai (AWS) NWS0010 0 0 402 489 543 0 373 313 0 0 02120 0 Hoegh Oslo LAEK7 7 0 11 32 14 0 0 0 52 0 0116 0 Hon. James L. Oberstar WL3108 0 0 1 25 12 5 32 24 49 53 0201 0 Honor WDC6923 69 37 15 33 13 1 10 29 14 44 0265 0 Hood Island C6LU4 64 60 76 71 60 30 24 43 38 21 0487 0 Horizon Anchorage KGTX 146 185 189 169 136 179 199 176 202 161 01742 0 Horizon Challenger WZJC 83 56 67 84 81 48 54 137 89 103 0802 0 Horizon Consumer WCHF 38 39 40 46 14 81 7 0 0 0 0265 0 Horizon Eagle WDD6039 7 95 121 72 78 76 73 83 77 85 0767 0 Horizon Enterprise KRGB 69 64 71 75 66 53 37 69 39 21 0564 0 Horizon Falcon WDD6040 80 74 77 77 69 61 67 94 87 61 0747 0 Horizon Hawk WDD6033 32 31 42 90 57 54 54 73 59 56 0548 0 Horizon Hunter WDD6038 44 54 67 49 57 53 82 73 70 77 0626 0 Horizon Kodiak KGTZ 58 52 47 46 44 41 34 51 45 45 0463 0 Horizon Navigator WPGK 71 121 150 156 171 171 158 160 105 152 01415 0 Horizon Pacific WSRL 72 62 39 17 47 35 40 29 22 46 0409 0 Horizon Producer WJBJ 107 87 132 147 172 234 184 246 160 199 01668 0 Horizon Reliance WFLH 48 32 69 63 76 68 42 71 78 82 0629 0 Horizon Spirit WFLG 88 80 83 83 82 72 76 84 80 79 0807 0 Horizon Tacoma KGTY 32 3 49 48 46 52 50 46 57 61 0444 0 Horizon Tiger WDD6042 93 62 45 76 41 2 25 150 52 52 0598 0 Horizon Trader KIRH 62 62 85 85 88 89 86 86 94 82 0819 0 Houston KCDK 25 21 8 2 30 20 9 10 0 2 0127 0 Hugo N A8TD2 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 54 18 0 0123 0 Hyundai No. 203 3FRY8 21 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 0 Independence Ii WGAX 120 124 71 121 108 135 55 58 105 115 01012 0

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59 C6WK2 32 200 0 22 24 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kaveri Spirit Kaveri

17 WSRH 430000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 Kauai

287 V7IX7 36 24 20000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 47 92 63 33 Kasif Kalkavan Kasif

393 A8PQ8 6 06 400406 0 0 64 0 4 0 0 54 60 50 160 1 Karoline N Karoline

1459 WBS5272 9 51 4 3 8 1 7 0 500 0 95 103 272 111 183 231 241 15 15 193 Karen Andrie Karen

4015 NWS0009 1 3 9 7 5 6 1 3 2 0 0 722 234 619 264 0 254 479 593 533 317 Ka'imimoana (AWS) Ka'imimoana

369 WTEU 56 35 702 71 0 0 3 13 67 26 0 27 58 73 67 35 Ka'imimoana

7 WYL4978 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justine Foss Justine

4495 WDA2768 404575504 7 7 1 4 0 0 742 618 677 572 42 580 715 485 0 64 Joseph L. Block L. Joseph

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

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

271 WE3806 0007 01 82 71 0 0 15 27 25 18 16 80 70 0 0 20 John G. Munson G. John

3 VGWM 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 John D. Leitch D. John

81 VCYP 41 01 0 0 15 10 9 5 17 24 1 0 0 0 John B. Aird B. John

104 C6FW9 64 464000000 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 14 44 36 0 Jewel Of The Seas The Of Jewel

90 OWTW2 51 7290000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 37 17 25 Jeppesen Maersk Jeppesen

130 A8PQ7 2 0 0 123 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jenny N Jenny

709 WDC3786 2 33 99 17 15 300 0 93 58 31 76 81 91 59 35 63 122 Jean Anne Jean

721 WYP8657 7147 1 99 28 0 0 89 82 91 99 114 76 124 37 0 9 James R. Barker R. James

113 WDF7020 1 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James L. Kuber L. James

13 WYE6442 0 0 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Iver Foss Iver

1 WDC6588 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Island Scout Island

387 WBO3337 5561 0194 18 0 0 86 31 46 119 50 17 6 5 25 2 Invader

14 WDD7905 0 0 0 0 3 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 Integrity

7 WCJ6214 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 Inland Seas Inland

424 WXN3191 8007 57 33 94 0 0 43 29 30 73 71 75 75 0 0 28 Indiana Harbor Indiana

330 C6T2063 03 22 03 25 62 0 0 27 26 54 42 31 30 27 32 31 30 Indian Ocean Indian

C6WW4 302 23 93 33 54 300 0 13 41 45 32 33 33 39 34 32 0 Independence Of The Seas The Of Independence

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 72 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Kaye E. Barker WCF3012 7 0 9 38 43 59 52 75 44 44 0371 0 Kennicott WCY2920 8 0 0 4 0 2 21 43 24 1 0103 0 Keswick C6XE5 10 1 0 6 11 9 14 3 7 2 063 0 Kilo Moana WDA7827 14 27 37 20 58 49 26 42 50 69 0392 0 Kiyi KAO107 0 0 0 0 26 20 5 2 3 1 057 0 Knorr (AWS) NWS0029 117 173 744 720 734 720 723 741 240 738 05650 0 Kodiak KQXZ 0 0 1 28 54 0 5 8 0 10 0106 0 Kodiak King WCE8949 0001000000001 Kota Halus 9V8258 32 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 058 0 Kota Harum 9VFF8 0 0 0 0 40 55 63 0 0 0 0158 0 Kota Jati VRWJ7 41 44 22 26 33 5 15 37 18 1 0242 0 Kota Jaya VRWM2 19 33 27 33 24 14 6 12 12 15 0195 0 Laurence M. Gould (AWS) WCX7445 593 536 700 669 497 710 266 468 329 704 05472 0 Lavender Passage 3FJY6 0 7 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 039 0 Lee A. Tregurtha WUR8857 0 0 1 2 14 33 16 7 12 1 086 0 Legacy WDF7311 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 12 0 0 050 0 Leslie Lee WYC7933 1000000000001 Liberty Eagle WHIA 32 32 3 46 30 74 32 27 0 47 0323 0 Liberty Glory WADP 26 17 22 20 41 3 34 2 2 22 0189 0 Liberty Grace WADN 62 50 11 43 0 46 61 2 0 2 0277 0 Liberty Of The Seas C6VQ8 2 37 15 4 0 9 18 16 5 0 0106 0 Liberty Spirit WCPU 26 22 16 54 61 85 45 27 0 23 0359 0 Liberty Sun WCOB 57 18 20 110 16 4 43 68 4 35 0375 0 Limerick Spirit C6VF3 7 10 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 023 0 Lion City River 9VJC5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 1 3 044 0 Livorno Express ZCDV9 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 42 15 15 092 0 Lng Abuja C6W2032 0000001006007 Lng Edo C6W2033 7 19 25 31 3 2 10 10 0 0 0107 0 Lng Gemini V7BW9 21 0 11 35 53 70 53 125 121 7 0496 0

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29 VRFO4 12000 0 0 2 21 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Maersk Westport Maersk

2 3FCC4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maersk Wakayama Maersk

309 WAHK 84 11 33 645 0 0 50 4 46 35 43 14 31 48 38 0 Maersk Virginia Maersk

739 WKAB 36 62 97 48 11200 0 102 71 84 84 78 69 26 86 66 73 Maersk Utah Maersk

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

55 WHKM 500 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maersk Peary Maersk

803 KABP 89 08 78 54 2 0 0 0 100 124 43 65 81 87 83 30 92 98 Maersk Ohio Maersk

427 WCDP 05 75 75 03 14 0 0 43 31 30 50 52 17 55 57 52 40 Maersk Montana Maersk

484 WAHV 61 26 43 56 14 0 0 40 61 60 45 30 54 68 42 18 66 Maersk Missouri Maersk

19 VRCH6 171000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 Maersk Merritt Maersk

224 WKPY 31 192 93 400 0 34 4 4 39 29 23 9 31 18 33 Maersk Kentucky Maersk

25 A8PW8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 6 7 3 Maersk Karlskrona Maersk

475 KABL 91 56 44 62 37 0 0 77 43 29 36 41 54 65 65 16 49 Maersk Iowa Maersk

372 WKPM 23 55 62 73 84 0 0 42 28 38 57 24 66 50 15 30 22 daho I aersk M

553 WAHP 46 42 46 92 17 0 0 73 41 26 59 68 74 24 34 60 94 Maersk Georgia Maersk

180 A8JF3 672 805 02 0 0 20 10 50 0 28 26 7 36 0 3 Maersk Drummond Maersk

265 A8PS5 74 14 03 61 0 0 15 16 34 30 47 31 45 47 0 0 Maersk Danang Maersk

29 WRYJ 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 16 Maersk Constellation Maersk

358 WBDS 93 93 54 03 53 0 0 31 35 30 40 41 35 36 39 32 39 Maersk Carolina Maersk

118 ECFM 45 80001 3000 0 0 13 17 0 0 0 18 54 14 2 Madrid Spirit Madrid

8 NBGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 Mackinaw

1542 PFRO 8 1 43 2 0 4 0 4 3 0 0 238 148 204 249 204 129 32 44 110 184 Maasdam

527 WDC6925 94 05 15 65 27 0 0 70 52 58 56 51 61 50 30 40 59 M/V Integrity M/V

95 V7QK3 71 92 0 0 24 29 15 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyla

360 ONFP 54 11 64 63 92 0 0 25 29 35 26 45 66 12 21 46 55 Lowlands Orchid Lowlands

160 ONDC 14 92 900 0 29 29 39 42 21 0 0 0 0 0 Lowlands Brilliance Lowlands

10 WTD4576 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 Lois H Lois

V7BX2 96 2000001 700 0 47 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 32 Leo ng L

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 74 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Maersk Willemstadt 3FTJ8 0000000001001 Maersk Wind S6TY 00000890000017 Maersk Winnipeg VRGI7 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 52 15 25 0107 0 Maersk Wisconsin WKPN 39 31 20 21 36 39 57 66 27 46 0382 0 Maersk Wyoming WKPF 50 90 64 72 75 51 64 55 59 57 0637 0 Mahimahi WHRN 32 19 12 22 18 19 32 38 30 13 0235 0 Maia H WYX2079 0 0 18 5 0 0 42 14 6 0 085 0 Majesty Of The Seas C6FZ8 0 5 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 0 Malolo WYH6327 3 3 0 0 30 67 25 16 0 0 0144 0 Manfred Nystrom WCN3590 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 2 0 0 054 0 Manistee WDB6831 5 0 0 5 3 44 18 34 25 29 0163 0 Manitowoc WDE3569 113 0 21 145 123 129 161 72 113 170 01047 0 Manoa KDBG 61 42 47 46 32 33 20 11 30 42 0364 0 Manukai WRGD 12 25 13 14 20 30 35 42 35 43 0269 0 Manulani WECH 56 62 20 38 59 33 47 28 1 53 0397 0 Maple 2 C6TF8 19 11 19 1 0 6 19 12 5 7 099 0 Marchen Maersk OUIY2 22 66 0 0 70 1 0 36 1 0 0196 0 Marcus G. Langseth WDC6698 0 0 13 37 40 33 350 712 714 700 02599 0 Maren Maersk OUJI2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 29 0 059 0 Margrethe Maersk OZBY2 0 0 0 0 0 34 7 0 37 31 0109 0 Marilyn WFQB 13 33 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 092 0 Marine Express 3FHX2 3 11 5 4 1 7 1 0 0 2 034 0 Mariner Of The Seas C6FV9 26 34 23 0 3 24 2 11 9 2 0134 0 Marit Maersk OUJN2 60 0 0 64 1 0 22 10 0 27 0184 0 Mary Ann Hudson KSDF 35 54 28 1 0 0 0 56 53 42 0269 0 Matanuska WN4201 6100000000007 Maui WSLH 0 39 42 35 37 42 48 19 25 38 0325 0 Maunalei KFMV 22 36 0 20 21 14 47 32 26 42 0260 0 Maunawili WGEB 59 52 51 65 61 40 71 63 68 54 0584 0

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53 V7NE2 73 0 0 0 36 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murat K Murat

314 A8GK7 8124 91 800 0 28 19 29 48 122 68 0 0 0 0 Morning Haruka Morning

46 A8AT8 600 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 iii V Glory Morning

5 VDWC 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Montrealais

151 WCX9104 81 181 62 0 0 0 24 46 14 8 21 16 18 0 4 Monitor

384 C6FZ9 32 34 02 21200 0 152 42 23 30 43 23 8 8 22 33 Monarch Of The Seas The Of Monarch

65 WBWK 9071 0 0 10 7 0 39 0 0 0 9 0 0 Moku Pahu Moku

352 WNRD 04 03 34 64 3300 0 3 13 41 36 40 43 37 60 49 30 Mokihana

106 WDD7294 84 184020000 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 21 3 40 28 Mississippi Voyager Mississippi

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

60 ONBF 21 184000 0 0 4 8 11 3 0 0 0 12 22 Mineral Tianjin Mineral

230 ONAN 94 4751 92 300 0 43 25 29 9 18 5 7 34 41 19 Mineral Noble Mineral

67 ONGA 93 0 0 0 0 0 6 39 19 3 0 0 0 Mineral Ningbo Mineral

246 ONCF 805 41 95 21 100 0 21 16 12 50 29 15 34 51 0 18 Mineral Belgium Mineral

196 ONAR 62 71 01 31 2900 0 9 12 12 13 11 10 14 37 22 56 Mineral Beijing Mineral

273 S6SR 77 25 8000000 0 0 0 0 0 28 53 72 73 47 0 Mindanao

117 9VAK8 10102 72 01000 0 0 1 20 26 27 21 0 1 0 21 Mill Reef Mill

156 9VAK9 64 53 0 0 0 4 31 45 45 26 5 0 0 0 Mill House Mill

21 V7UI6 380000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 Miletus

41 WDC3665 1000000 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 Mike O'leary Mike

638 WAHG 42 8124 0155 94 0 0 48 39 50 135 70 48 122 58 24 44 Midnight Sun Midnight

399 WYQ4356 34 75 66 16 0 0 69 61 64 56 54 37 42 13 0 3 Mesabi Miner Mesabi

9 H9PV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Mermaid Express Mermaid

1453 WECB 66 77 13243243 200 0 62 33 224 433 332 81 74 87 61 66 Melville

159 9HJH9 42 03 24000000 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 30 50 29 34 Mein Schiff Mein

1 WDE6486 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Medeia

1199 WTEJ 84 912128 0 6 0 0 463 206 80 132 102 89 49 78 0 0 (AWS) i I Mcarthur

NWS0006 1241 8 8 6 4 4 1000 0 0 21 244 244 0 163 280 289 0 0 i I Mcarthur

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 76 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Nachik WDE7904 00002890250026 Nakolo WDD9308 0000000006006 Nancy Foster (AWS) WTER 0 0 205 603 474 257 189 561 532 181 03002 0 Nanuq WCY8498 2100000000003 Nathaniel B. Palmer (AWS) WBP3210 404 522 699 663 616 720 727 517 447 737 06052 0 National Glory WDD4207 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 0 Navigator Of The Seas C6FU4 36 9 7 12 20 2 8 23 3 38 0158 0 Neptune Voyager C6FU7 23 6 19 3 4 21 25 7 0 0 0108 0 New Horizon WKWB 21 10 0 0 17 53 51 21 13 9 0195 0 Nieuw Amsterdam PBWQ 61 148 84 29 2 144 103 90 144 163 0968 0 Noble Star KRPP 31 74 49 42 5 0 59 50 5 0 0315 0 Noordam PHET 116 173 156 102 45 64 136 94 163 125 01174 0 Norma H. WYL6686 0000000040004 North Star KIYI 27 21 36 55 28 28 15 20 44 63 0337 0 Northern Jupiter A8TA5 0000000080008 Northwest Swan ZCDJ9 63 42 63 57 54 0 58 96 83 53 0569 0 Norwegian Dawn C6FT7 81 32 99 23 33 198 37 21 25 133 0682 0 Norwegian Epic C6XP7 33 29 22 43 66 16 8 14 27 39 0297 0 Norwegian Gem C6VG8 45 44 1 167 138 162 102 52 18 33 0762 0 Norwegian Jade C6WK7 50 37 146 162 155 97 113 166 164 161 01251 0 Norwegian Jewel C6TX6 62 36 45 57 34 56 77 61 56 33 0517 0 Norwegian Pearl C6VG7 34 49 68 87 7 50 20 0 57 110 0482 0 Norwegian Sky C6PZ8 16 9 5 52 21 10 40 59 97 63 0372 0 Norwegian Spirit C6TQ6 68 37 117 175 204 155 240 235 168 129 01528 0 Norwegian Star C6FR3 184 157 174 100 61 98 45 135 304 225 01483 0 Norwegian Sun C6RN3 90 120 212 116 44 31 13 18 42 97 0783 0 Nunaniq WRC2049 0000400000004 Nyk Delphinus 3ENU7 0 25 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 070 0 Nyk Demeter 3ENV5 11 6 22 18 27 9 50 23 27 21 0214 0

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182 WDF2960 51 22 70004 800 0 38 45 0 0 0 17 23 12 12 35 Oregon Voyager Oregon

2033 WTDO 2 7 7 5 1 0 0 410 452 476 471 224 0 0 0 0 0 (AWS) i I Oregon

84 ELPX7 104001 120000 0 0 0 2 51 16 0 0 4 0 11 Orange Wave Orange

289 A8HY8 271 84 34 600 0 46 42 53 49 38 16 7 22 7 9 Orange Sun Orange

68 A8WP6 0641 7800 0 8 27 13 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 Orange Star Orange

113 ELZU2 91 23 800 0 18 31 32 13 19 0 0 0 0 0 Orange Sky Orange

805 9VAR2 35 4 7 5 33 84 0 0 0 48 78 39 43 152 175 146 51 73 Optimana

638 PBKH 35 68 36 93 46 0 0 67 44 30 49 64 73 87 96 55 73 Oosterdam

241 VREX4 32 14 73 82 0 0 23 28 30 37 44 41 23 13 1 1 Norfolk ocl O

358 VRFX8 41 34 95 94 700 0 47 46 59 59 39 41 23 9 11 24 Nagoya ocl O

167 VRDN3 572 32 61 82 0 0 3 21 18 16 16 22 13 26 7 25 Busan ocl O

22 VRWE8 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 6 1 5 3 2 America ocl O

533 WDF7019 85 7117 21500 0 105 62 74 121 57 56 58 0 0 0 Olive L. Moore L. Olive

104 V7SX3 9001 91 81 0 0 0 2 14 18 15 19 17 0 0 19 Oleander

579 NWS0016 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217 362 0 0 Okeanos Explorer Explorer Okeanos

2110 WTDH 43 5 4 8 4 0 0 0 544 583 444 455 0 30 54 0 0 Okeanos Explorer (AWS) Explorer Okeanos

7055 NWS0028 4 7 4 7 3 2 4 4 5 4 0 0 743 656 740 740 720 632 670 740 670 744 Oceanus (AWS) Oceanus

16 WDB9647 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 3 3 0 0 Ocean Titan Ocean

186 WADY 0 31100 0 1 1 73 109 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ocean Reliance Ocean

37 VRAD4 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 11 3 Ocean President Ocean

194 WCF3990 91 02 900 0 99 26 20 0 1 19 29 0 0 0 Ocean Mariner Ocean

42 WBO5471 1561 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 12 6 5 11 Ocean Harvester Ocean

13 WDF9323 300 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ocean Freedom Ocean

296 WDF4929 94 64 73 74 0 0 45 37 31 17 41 56 49 19 0 1 Ocean Crescent Ocean

75 WDE9698 290065210000 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 9 52 Ocean Charger Ocean

121 C6XS7 01 61 98100100 0 1 0 0 1 8 29 19 26 17 20 Oasis Of The Seas The Of Oasis

45 9V7645 500 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rumina yk N

9V8739 88 63 3700 0 7 13 32 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 Futago yk N

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 78 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Oriental Queen VRAC9 191 42 26 29 40 73 92 73 37 18 0621 0 Orion Voyager C6MC5 24 21 35 51 0 46 0 16 0 5 0198 0 Oscar Dyson WTEP 0 0 0 0 150 170 130 73 120 178 0821 0 Oscar Dyson (AWS) NWS0001 0 0 0 0 516 612 648 714 690 678 03858 0 Oscar Elton Sette WTEE 0 15 139 125 0 2 69 142 87 55 0634 0 Oscar Elton Sette (AWS) NWS0015 0 102 592 455 0 0 152 270 0 150 01721 0 Ouro Do Brasil ELPP9 20 37 16 30 38 28 26 25 18 14 0252 0 Overseas Alcesmar V7HP2 35 3 53 67 114 47 67 9 0 0 0395 0 Overseas Alcmar V7HP3 93000000000012 Overseas Anacortes KCHV 26 13 11 20 14 8 26 18 11 6 0153 0 Overseas Andromar V7HP4 7 2 4 4 0 14 56 55 31 27 0200 0 Overseas Ariadmar V7HP6 6 6 14 20 20 19 19 16 14 14 0148 0 Overseas Boston WJBU 82 107 141 132 70 85 65 65 70 93 0910 0 Overseas Cascade WOAG 06800000000014 Overseas Houston WWAA 4 1 3 0 13 8 19 16 10 6 080 0 Overseas Joyce V7NV4 40 25 65 35 94 46 47 36 41 50 0479 0 Overseas Long Beach WAAT 72 183 257 59 27 59 94 87 52 36 0926 0 Overseas Los Angeles WABS 227 191 58 148 125 237 285 150 91 88 01600 0 Overseas Luxmar WDC7070 14 0 32 18 11 10 3 17 11 7 0123 0 Overseas Maremar WDC6975 0 21 11 5 19 16 1 13 21 15 0122 0 Overseas Martinez WPAJ 0 23 2 18 6 21 32 23 5 11 0141 0 Overseas Nikiski WDBH 13 16 20 29 35 22 17 6 6 3 0167 0 Overseas Rimar V7HQ3 21 16 15 13 20 22 0 0 0 0 0107 0 Overseas Tampa WOTA 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 5 16 27 059 0 Overseas Texas City WHED 0 6 2 5 0 12 10 0 0 0 035 0 Pacific Celebes VRZN9 1 9 25 13 40 37 20 54 22 26 0247 0 Pacific Flores VRZN8 0 18 18 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 061 0 Pacific Freedom WDD9283 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 024 0 Pacific Java VRZN7 42 31 16 49 31 53 64 37 25 30 0378 0

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1956 WDJK 3 0 1 0 8102023243300 0 313 214 213 290 180 88 209 210 100 139 Polar Resolution Polar

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

237 WRTF 42 11 67 0 0 0 0 0 5 72 76 17 21 22 24 Polar Enterprise Polar

598 WCAJ 12 07 42 09 36 0 0 66 83 97 50 29 84 78 70 20 21 Polar Endeavour Polar

374 WACW 1 200006 12 000 0 40 28 41 67 0 0 0 0 82 116 Polar Discovery Polar

64 WDF5296 004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 20 Polar Cloud Polar

448 WAZV 23 05 13 04 13 0 0 33 61 46 50 39 41 51 20 35 72 Polar Adventure Polar

2558 WTDL 13 9 5 0 1 1 9 0 0 397 516 411 300 459 399 35 41 0 0 Pisces (AWS) Pisces

24 WBN3011 4000 0 0 14 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 Pilot

136 C6QE3 13 221 784300 0 3 4 8 17 13 2 32 33 21 3 Phoenix Voyager Phoenix

257 HPHV 03 66 9700 0 7 59 68 66 36 20 0 1 0 0 Phoenix Light Phoenix

268 VRZT9 74 82 27 0 0 77 42 28 28 7 2 8 49 27 0 Phoenix Beta Phoenix

42 VRZT8 11001 500 0 15 2 0 0 1 12 0 0 1 11 Phoenix Alpha Phoenix

294 WE3592 201 652 31 17 0 0 72 31 17 53 20 5 36 18 0 42 Philip R. Clarke R. Philip

1195 WDC6736 11210119 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 149 149 111 107 122 93 131 120 142 71 Philadelphia Express Philadelphia

43 WDE5328 091 0 0 17 9 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perseverance

91 WDE4433 01 01 0 0 9 5 3 9 7 9 11 10 18 10 Pelican State Pelican

86 VRHO5 12 041 0 0 0 0 14 4 20 25 21 2 0 0 Peace Voyage Peace

576 WYR4481 601 68 74 7145 0 0 54 104 77 46 87 89 76 17 0 26 Paul R. Tregurtha R. Paul

1013 C6TH9 36 15 01610245 200 0 52 55 294 150 126 80 59 41 63 93 Paul Gauguin Paul

430 WQVY 13 92 55 63 06 0 0 68 60 30 36 57 35 27 39 37 41 Patriot

125 WBN3014 644 6003 0 0 1 0 1 34 0 0 26 43 4 16 Patriarch

46 WAV7611 22 0 0 0 9 4 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 Pandalus

10 WDD9286 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 Pacific Wolf Pacific

1 WCW7740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pacific Star Pacific

1 WDC9368 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pacific Reliance Pacific

104 A8WI2 01 90000 0 0 0 59 15 30 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Mistral Pacific

VRZO2 549 75 33 34 69 44 0 0 47 24 94 56 47 83 31 73 57 37 Pacific Makassar Pacific

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 80 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Polar Spirit C6WL6 27 46 23 4 2 28 12 11 0 0 0153 0 Polar Storm WDE8347 00007001800016 Polar Viking WDD6494 0 7 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 026 0 Polar Wind WDE6058 0000004000004 Posidana 9VBM6 30 109 183 370 254 69 194 200 104 6 01519 0 Poul Spirit C6FJ8 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 0 Premium Do Brasil A8BL4 28 32 34 15 33 16 21 0 0 0 0179 0 President Adams WRYW 36 35 21 12 41 43 66 34 47 37 0372 0 President Jackson WRYC 63 25 39 33 0 0 0 0 68 81 0309 0 President Polk WRYD 13 19 17 13 31 0 31 58 52 74 0308 0 President Truman WNDP 45 24 30 45 28 25 2 11 49 40 0299 0 Presque Isle WZE4928 0 0 10 110 84 20 51 38 63 38 0414 0 Prestige New York KDUE 37 32 36 30 48 9 30 33 39 72 0366 0 Pride Of America WNBE 42 19 19 5 14 12 51 18 18 106 0304 0 Pride Of Baltimore Ii WUW2120 0 0 0 5 22 41 26 35 28 7 0164 0 Prinsendam PBGH 0 33 39 37 91 5 9 17 19 35 0285 0 Prosperous VRIA3 0 0 0 0 0 8 59 0 0 1 068 0 Pt. Barrow WBM5088 0000000090009 Pt. Thompson WBM5092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 015 0 Quebecois CYGR 0 0 0 5 30 23 32 25 1 3 0119 0 R. J. Pfeiffer WRJP 0320000000005 R. M. Thorstenson KGCJ 1033001000008 Radiance Of The Seas C6SE7 20 99 93 95 62 20 74 50 25 5 0543 0 Rainier WTEF 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 99 131 142 0443 0 Rebecca Lynn WCW7977 0 0 3 22 18 12 8 8 11 2 084 0 Redoubt WDD2451 0 0 0 10 28 0 19 52 28 14 0151 0 Regulus Voyager C6FE6 23 8 31 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 083 0 Resolve WCZ5535 25 29 12 17 24 34 13 48 37 4 0243 0 Rhapsody Of The Seas C6UA2 11 31 33 7 0 32 52 15 46 31 0258 0 Robert C. Seamans WDA4486 0 0 9 23 26 28 23 0 0 0 0109 0

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126 WYT8569 83 650032100 0 1 2 3 0 0 5 26 38 48 3 Sea Prince Sea

28 WBN4382 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 10 10 Sea Horse Sea

33 WDD9287 506100 0 1 6 0 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sea Hawk Sea

66 WBN3019 800070100000 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 58 Sea Breeze Sea

258 HZZD 76 53 31 0 0 0 18 43 6 5 30 35 0 64 57 Saudi Tabuk Saudi

39 HZZC 0 0 7 7 0 4 5 0 0 7 8 1 Saudi Hofuf Saudi

180 HZZB 004 71 32 400 0 34 0 20 33 0 11 17 45 0 20 Saudi Diriyah Saudi

191 HZRX 703008 23 0 0 33 52 83 0 0 3 0 17 3 0 Saudi Abha Saudi

41 WYL4908 60002 0 0 22 0 0 0 16 0 0 3 0 0 Sandra Foss Sandra

202 WDC8307 401 72 31 700 0 27 19 23 5 6 29 37 12 0 44 Samuel De Champlain De Samuel

5 WCN3586 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Samson Mariner Samson

8 WZC7602 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Laud Sam

37 ZCXR 340000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 33 Salvia Ace Salvia

125 C6NO5 98 770000 0 0 0 7 17 82 19 0 0 0 0 Saipem 7000 Saipem

89 VRXO6 200042 31 700 0 17 17 13 22 4 0 0 0 12 4 Saga Viking Saga

1488 VRDA4 08 4 2 0 1 8 0 0 482 416 201 5 124 142 86 20 9 3 Saga Navigator Saga

390 VRZQ9 36 98 3160000 0 0 0 116 33 86 39 63 53 0 0 Saga Monal Saga

8 VRCP2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Saga Frontier Saga

97 MYNJ6 27 0 0 71 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Saga Andorinha Saga

371 VRBL4 98 06 0 0 0 102 69 90 81 29 0 0 0 0 0 Saga Adventure Saga

199 MRWF2 74 73 52 000 0 20 25 15 30 27 45 37 0 0 0 Safmarine Makutu Safmarine

461 KAWM 08 45 17 33 0 0 0 0 30 43 72 51 51 54 80 80 S/R American Progress American S/R

385 PHFV 44 19 63 01 33 0 0 34 23 14 40 33 56 95 31 45 14 Ryndam

665 A8PQ3 0382 3 6 7 600 0 36 9 174 160 234 8 23 8 3 10 Ronald N Ronald

440 WTEC 2281303 0 0 37 0 163 218 22 0 0 0 0 0 Ronald H. Brown (AWS) Brown H. Ronald

3628 KAOU 13 7557674777300 0 743 717 724 736 595 67 33 11 2 0 Roger Revelle Roger

1493 WZP8164 61733133 4 6 5 0 0 355 260 146 32 173 313 177 36 0 1 Roger Blough Roger

CFN4934 37 5401 0 0 1 10 0 4 15 7 0 0 0 0 Robert S. Pierson S. Robert

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 82 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Sea Victory WCY6777 0000000010001 Sea Voyager WCX9106 399 94 0 43 93 120 132 202 69 106 01258 0 Seabulk Arctic WCY7054 34 24 16 19 38 21 27 9 24 28 0240 0 Seabulk Trader KNJK 37 48 38 15 25 20 44 48 27 20 0322 0 Sea-Land Champion WKAU 11 31 44 47 37 62 58 47 46 54 0437 0 Sea-Land Charger WDB9948 33 38 52 30 25 40 43 24 13 5 0303 0 Sea-Land Comet WDB9950 112 59 24 39 36 54 61 35 48 30 0498 0 Sea-Land Eagle WKAE 152 193 166 103 86 143 153 94 109 111 01310 0 Sea-Land Intrepid WDB9949 55 9 17 23 30 21 13 16 33 47 0264 0 Sea-Land Lightning WDB9986 73 65 36 23 35 6 0 6 12 7 0263 0 Sea-Land Mercury WKAW 75 18 57 70 117 94 119 130 114 137 0931 0 Sea-Land Meteor WDB9951 29 3 47 24 6 29 34 63 51 48 0334 0 Sea-Land Racer WKAP 175 107 112 128 96 118 139 110 134 174 01293 0 Sedef Kalkavan V7LU5 0 0 5 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 0 Senang Spirit C6ME8 9 3 9 113 8 0 0 0 0 0 0142 0 Seneca WBN8469 0 0 0 0 36 13 11 64 28 0 0152 0 Sentinel WBN6510 0 0 15 25 8 0 8 33 12 0 0101 0 Sentry WBN3013 0 26 0 0 6 47 6 4 0 0 089 0 Serenade Of The Seas C6FV8 26 13 23 25 3 17 43 15 10 14 0189 0 Serenata 3EEE2 26 5 18 23 28 7 31 21 9 4 0172 0 Sesok WDE7899 0000003000003 Seven Seas Mariner C6VV8 37 24 1 9 24 16 9 23 13 0 0156 0 Seven Seas Navigator ZCDT7 19 24 19 11 9 6 0 34 18 3 0143 0 Seven Seas Voyager C6SW3 24 22 0 18 72 8 18 2 7 5 0176 0 Sheila Mcdevitt WDE2542 29 72 14 57 53 1 0 0 0 1 0227 0 Sidney Foss WYL5445 0 22 11 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 049 0 Sierra WSNB 11 26 23 13 4 23 17 7 0 14 0138 0 Sigas Silvia S6ES6 0000003000003 Siku WCQ6174 0 0 0 1 2 20 24 0 2 15 064 0 Sinuk WCQ8110 0 0 0 45 135 114 21 97 59 0 0471 0

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243 LAOX5 61 14 904 100 0 21 44 0 29 46 41 8 17 36 1 Star Isfjord Star

136 LAVN4 22 53 0 0 0 7 3 4 0 33 35 5 27 22 Star Hidra Star

244 LAVD4 786 72 2001 0 0 15 0 0 22 29 17 7 69 8 77 Star Herdla Star

17 LAGB5 120000220000 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 Star Harmonia Star

63 LAXP4 5510003 0 0 31 0 0 0 1 5 25 0 1 0 Star Hansa Star

405 LADQ4 61 346 14 02 800 0 38 28 70 47 51 63 4 53 15 36 Star Grip Star

143 LADR4 02 20003 1000 0 0 31 34 0 0 0 22 4 22 30 Star Gran Star

173 LAVX4 31 08982 52 200 0 22 26 25 24 8 9 8 20 18 13 Star Fuji Star

1502 LAVY4 2 3 6 4 6 91 62 0 0 25 46 8 18 69 261 244 367 139 325 Star Fraser Star

216 LAVW4 83 94 22 32 0 0 0 0 21 23 28 22 44 29 31 18 Star Florida Star

139 LAHE2 401 04 03 0 0 30 10 47 20 6 0 10 0 14 2 Star Evviva Star

423 LAWO2 02 63 26 1 63 0 0 0 32 56 111 62 42 39 36 25 20 Star Eagle Star

201 LEQZ3 71 91 42 953 0 0 30 5 29 24 24 18 19 16 27 9 Star Dieppe Star

357 LAXS2 81 04 23 52 72 0 0 25 47 29 35 36 32 42 50 13 48 Star Derby Star

219 LAYG5 32 30992 03 300 0 43 32 20 27 9 9 0 13 23 43 Star Atlantic Star

121 LAVV4 11 01 001 0 0 0 11 0 10 10 30 17 31 6 6 Star America Star

197 LAVU4 12 51 943 51 0 0 14 15 35 4 19 0 11 45 23 31 Star Alabama Star

409 WBN6512 65 54 76 814 600 0 26 40 1 68 64 27 42 55 50 36 Stalwart

80 V2OH8 21 61 400000 0 0 0 0 14 7 8 13 16 10 12 Stadt Berlin Stadt

21 WYL4909 0 0 4 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 Stacey Foss Stacey

86 WZA4027 6000000004 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 St. Clair St.

8 WDB8066 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St Nicholas St

4131 WDD3825 0 4 7 4 3 4 6 9 5 7 0 0 479 459 490 461 444 235 447 371 340 405 St Louis Express Louis St

2303 C6TZ9 918252219112148482200 0 222 438 498 261 141 129 202 205 108 99 Splendour Of The Seas The Of Splendour

296 ELQQ4 63 75 72 41 200 0 12 9 15 44 21 57 58 27 37 16 Sol Do Brasil Do Sol

126 3FDR8 81 11 71 15200 0 2 5 11 2 15 17 19 21 16 18 Soga

6 WUU9229 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Snopac Innovator Snopac

9VAH 90 82 01 700 0 17 10 20 25 18 0 0 0 0 0 Siranger

Ship Name Ship Call Totals a e a p a u u u e c o Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 84 December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log VOS Cooperative Ship Report

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Star Ismene LANT5 8 2 2 37 8 68 9 16 10 0 0160 0 Star Istind LAMP5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 41 34 0130 0 Star Japan LAZV5 19 15 14 18 0 29 34 4 0 45 0178 0 Star Java LAJS6 54 48 38 42 15 20 1 18 20 34 0290 0 Star Juventas LAZU5 0 18 15 2 1 0 20 31 40 0 0127 0 Star Kilimanjaro LAIG7 38 33 62 10 23 31 42 21 28 45 0333 0 Star Kinn LAJF7 1 0 0 18 0 3 28 13 27 0 090 0 Star Kvarven LAJK7 6 9 16 28 46 10 1 39 31 4 0190 0 State Of Maine WCAH 0 0 0 0 53 40 0 0 0 0 093 0 Statendam PHSG 31 18 12 65 69 92 66 17 38 27 0435 0 Stellar Eagle V7RJ6 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 0 Stellar Voyager C6FV4 3 0 0 30 54 76 9 5 18 1 0196 0 Stewart J. Cort WDC6055 6 0 7 43 46 38 55 13 41 45 0294 0 Stikine WDC8583 0 0 0 0 0 11 26 19 17 15 088 0 Stimson KF002 15 1 6 0 3 2 2 0 0 14 043 0 Sumida 3FMX7 64 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 096 0 Sunshine State WDE4432 10 0 1 1 15 12 8 0 2 11 060 0 Superstar Aquarius C6LG6 29 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 048 0 Superstar Libra C6DM2 106 97 118 119 116 116 106 121 120 120 01139 0 Sylvie VRCQ2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 38 058 0 Talisman LAOW5 0 17 23 0 0 32 25 0 6 23 0126 0 Tamesis LAOL5 0 27 0 14 10 23 14 4 11 28 0131 0 Tan'erliq WCY8497 0000300001004 Tangguh Hiri C6XC2 0 0 0 9 31 16 37 77 72 43 0285 0 Tarang ELSR7 0 0 8 0 19 7 45 51 15 0 0145 0 Taurus WYH6499 0001410000006 Thomas G. Thompson KTDQ 0 0 0 1 22 0 27 14 26 0 090 0 Thomas Jefferson WTEA 0 0 0 331 439 305 0 0 0 0 01075 0 Thrasher V7TE3 2 4 0 0 0 0 60 16 1 0 083 0 Tiglax WZ3423 0000200040006

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P3GY9 414 0 0 51 32 18 70 29 34 59 10 45 66 Saiki bc U

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

V7CY9 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 67 Tyco Responder Tyco

V7DI8 292 0 0 54 0 0 0 75 56 61 43 1 2 Tyco Durable Tyco

V7DI6 291 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 77 114 60 Tyco Dependable Tyco

V7DI7 169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 44 51 19 Tyco Decisive Tyco

WNGW 1709 0 0 137 221 187 179 198 158 160 247 128 94 Tustumena

WDF5483 1011 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 311 267 288 124 20 Tug Spartan Tug

WDE8761 302 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 62 65 31 48 95 Tug Dorothy Ann Dorothy Tug

KVMU 168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 102 Kennedy s T

J8PE4 377 0 0 47 59 69 66 64 61 11 0 0 0 Tropic Unity Tropic

J8AZ3 389 0 0 35 34 31 90 63 38 39 31 0 28 Tropic Tide Tropic

J8AZ2 119 0 0 0 6 12 12 10 8 22 25 24 0 Tropic Sun Tropic

J8PB 111 0 0 8 9 14 15 13 11 11 13 9 8 Tropic Palm Tropic

J8NW 372 0 0 39 35 15 44 43 43 61 23 33 36 Tropic Opal Tropic

J8NX 163 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 14 11 42 45 46 Tropic Night Tropic

J8PD 233 0 0 23 47 9 26 19 22 19 23 21 24 Tropic Lure Tropic

J8NY 255 0 0 13 17 11 8 29 36 40 36 32 33 Tropic Jade Tropic

J8PR3 97 0 0 14 29 8 1 1 7 11 13 4 9 Tropic Dawn Tropic

J8PE3 161 0 0 20 28 36 0 0 11 24 22 10 10 Tropic Carib Tropic

WDC9555 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Triumph

ELNY2 267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 63 98 70 Tridonawati

VREQ5 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 11 Torm Esbjerg Torm

WDC4922 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tordenskjold

9HA2066 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 19 Tonsberg

WAW9232 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Titan

64 KCKB 2501 0200000 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 15 0 5 22 Tina Litrico Tina

VGPY 46 1500 0 5 11 7 4 8 6 5 0 0 0 Tim S. Dool S. Tim

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Ubc Santa Marta 5BDK2 107 46 76 75 123 103 138 55 114 50 0 0 887 Umang A8PF6 34 18 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 058 0 Unique Brilliance VRXK4 0 0 0 0 59 26 33 17 20 0 0 0 155 Unique Carrier VRCV5 12 77 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 097 0 Unique Explorer VRGT8 0 0 13 0 0 5 24 14 20 17 0 0 93 Unique Sunshine VRWV4 0 0 0 0 0 14 25 2 34 10 0 0 85 United Spirit ELYB2 121 88 116 78 137 41 100 63 74 9 0 0 827 Us Epa Bold WAA2245 0040410000009 Uscg Alder NGML 0013001000005 Valdez Star WCO7674 74 80 30 0 0 20 13 0 0 0 0 0 217 Veendam PHEO 42 53 66 37 81 16 24 85 54 200 0 0 658 Vega Voyager C6FV3 51 33 16 14 38 40 20 20 13 13 0 0 258 Vigilant WDE2719 40 62 47 49 34 28 41 55 39 55 0 0 450 Viking Star WDE6434 4000300010008 Virginian KSPH 58 63 76 90 80 60 85 95 67 77 0 0 751 Vision Of The Seas C6SE8 27 11 9 17 2 7 8 4 19 22 0 0 126 Volendam PCHM 480 502 385 248 405 518 495 380 368 219 0 0 4000 Voyager Of The Seas C6SE5 83 56 27 16 7 55 30 42 32 26 0 0 374 Washington Express WDD3826 79 108 56 66 73 128 101 49 61 144 0 0 865 West Sirius 3EMK6 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 52 48 17 0 0 138 Westerdam PINX 93 39 42 74 29 0 31 28 13 43 0 0 392 Western Ranger WBN3008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 15 Westwood Columbia C6SI4 46 35 32 34 40 45 20 46 27 29 0 0 354 Westwood Olympia C6UB2 56 19 38 22 35 28 26 29 37 28 0 0 318 Westwood Rainier C6SI3 44 37 34 45 42 30 65 39 28 43 0 0 407 Wilfred Sykes WC5932 578 0 102 718 738 718 743 656 666 732 0 0 5651 Woldstad KF001 5 0 14 16 17 25 25 6 0 0 0 0 108 World Spirit ELWG7 0 28 17 47 23 37 18 35 22 10 0 0 237 Xpedition HC2083 19 0 27 40 0 6 33 39 39 43 0 0 246

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Totals: 353838 0 0 38607 36762 42356 42076 38322 35631 35524 32194 26166 26200 Total Ships Reporting: 842 Reporting: Ships Total

PBIG 1536 0 0 329 199 89 198 176 165 222 35 70 53 Zuiderdam

VQUQ4 383 0 0 0 0 17 37 47 48 40 44 71 79 Zim Shenzhen Zim

VRGA6 63 0 0 5 6 0 4 8 14 0 0 10 16 Zim Shanghai Zim

A8SI5 134 0 0 11 4 0 0 1 28 12 37 24 17 Zim Ningbo Zim

A8SI3 301 0 0 8 43 17 44 32 24 46 29 27 31 Zim Los Angeles Los Zim

A8SI4 170 2 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 60 43 47 Zim Djibouti Zim

WBV3237 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Zenith

PDAN 804 0 0 3 61 175 116 119 7 41 56 120 106 Zaandam

3FNF4 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 17 28 19 Yuyo Spirits Yuyo

H9TE 48 7 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 Yuhsan

YP686 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Yp686

WDD6127 278 0 0 28 19 19 24 20 34 45 30 42 17 Yorktown Express Yorktown

VREX8 417 0 0 11 36 51 23 24 48 57 48 77 42 Busan m Y

VRET5 378 31 38 39 17 16 27 31 101 77 1 0 0 Antwerp m Y

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O O L E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: 732-316-7643 Fax: 908-217-3477 Tel: 08879-1367 NJ Amboy, South 201 Suite Street, Main 110 NOAA Service, Weather National New York/New Jersey R L Great E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 808-532-5569 Tel: 808-532-6439 Honolulu, HI 96813-3201 2200 Suite 737 Street, Bishop Grosvenor Center, Mauka Tower HQ Pacific Region National Weather Service Ocean Services Program Coordinator D Pacific Ports [email protected] E-mail: Fax: 281-534-4308 277 Ext. Tel: 281-534-2640 Dickinson, TX 77539 Suite 202 FM646 1353 NOAA Service, Weather National C E-mail: Fax: Tel: 985-645-0565 70460-5243 LA Slidell, Rd. Airport 62300 Orleans New PMO (vacant) Ports of Gulf Mexico E-mail: [email protected] Fax 218-729-0690 Tel 218-729-0651 55811-1442 MN Duluth, Highway Trunk Miller 5027 NOAA Service, Weather National Jim L Jim [email protected] E-mail: 410-633-4713 Fax: 443-642-0760 Tel: MD 21224-6623 Baltimore, Highway Broening 2200 287 Suite I, Center Maritime NOAA Service, Weather National ori on Williams, on PM Williams, hris F hris erek L erek E uciani, PM uciani, vans, PMO akes, PM akes, ee L a oy, PM k es Ports es O O

O O E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: 907-271-3711 Fax: 907-271-5135 Tel: AK 99513-7575 Anchorage, #23 Avenue 7th West 222 Region Alaska Service Weather National L E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 907-835-4598 Tel: 907-835-4505 Valdez, AK 99686-0427 427 Box NOAA, Service, Weather National PM Perales, Peggy E-mail: [email protected] 907-487-9730 Fax: 907-487-2102 Tel: Kodiak, AK 99615-6814 1 Suite Street, Hook Sandy 600 NOAA Service, Weather National R E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 206-526-6904 Tel: 206-526-6100 98115-6349 WA Seattle, C15700 BIN N.E., Way, Point Sand 7600 NOAA Service, Weather National Daniel [email protected] E-mail: 562-436-1550 Fax: Tel: 562-980-4090 90802-4213 CA Beach, Long 4480 Room Blvd., Ocean West 501 NOAA Service, Weather National Brian Holmes, PMO Matt T Matt [email protected] E-mail: 510-637-2961 Fax: Tel: 510-637-2960 Oakland, CA 94612-5217 1190N Suite Street, Clay 1301 NOAA Service, Weather National arry Hubble, PM Hubble, arry ichard hompson, PM hompson, C C urtis, PM urtis, ourtney, PM O O O O O Points of Contact December 2011 ~ Mariners Weather Log 89 A A olman, PM entina ther Port Port ther fficers g ustralia lbert D O Meteorological O Ar MarioGarciaJ. Jefe del Dto. Redes ServicioMeteorlógico Nacional Mayode658 25 (C1002ABN) Aires Buenos Argentina +54-11Tel: 4514 1525 Fax: +54-11 5167 6709 E-mail:[email protected] A Head Office Mgr. Ball, Graeme MarineObservations Group Meteorology of Bureau GPO Box 1289K Melbourne, VIC 3001 Australia +61-3Tel: 9669 4203 Fax: +61-3 9669 4168 E-mail:[email protected] GroupE-mail: [email protected] Fremantle PM Young, (Mal) Malcolm Meteorology of Bureau c/o PO Box 1370 West Perth WA 6872 Australia +61-8Tel: 1974 9474 Fax: +61 2173 8 9474 E-mail:[email protected] Melbourne A Meteorology of Bureau c/o GPO Box 1636M Melbourne, Vic. 3001 Australia +61-4Tel: 3858 7341 Fax: +61-3 5229 5432 E-mail:[email protected] . . p . p p e e e R

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