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1200z 28th May 2007
Lat / Long:40.3N 012.0W
Current temp: +16.5 deg c
Wind direction: 010 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 13kt
Sea state 2
The XOA, Lt Chisholm, plots our entry and exit into Plymouth on a navigational chart for Families day at sea.
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1200z 27th May 2007
Lat / Long: 34.5N 012.3W
Current temp: +18.7 deg c
Wind direction: 010 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 19kt
Sea state 4
Sub Lt Floyer nears the end of his Naval Career, before it has hardly began, as he sits in the Captains chair wearing the Captains cap and sunglasses!!
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0600z 26th May 2007
Lat / Long: 28.1N 016.1W
Current temp: +19.0 deg c
Wind direction: 310 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 2
Endurance passes the Canary Islands on her way home to Portsmouth.
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1200z 23rd May 2007
Lat / Long: 14.6N 017.3W
Current temp: +23.3 deg c
Wind direction: 360 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 15kt
Sea state 3
The Bridge team closed up at specials as we sail from Dakar, homeward bound!!!!!!!!!
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1200z 21st May 2007
Lat / Long: 13.1N 017.9W
Current temp: +24.8 deg c
Wind direction: 010 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 13kt
Sea state 2
AB(HM) Hughes launches a weather balloon from the Hangar roof.
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1200z 20th May 2007
Lat / Long: 10.8N 017.9W
Current temp: +26.3 deg c
Wind direction: 070 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 07kt
Sea state 1
OM Gibb looks through a bearing sight to report a ship on Endurance’s starboard side.
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1200z 19th May 2007
Lat / Long: 08.5N 013.6W
Current temp: +29.4 deg c
Wind direction: 340 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 06kt
Sea state 1
Leading Airman Murphy reads the temperatures from the Stevensons screen on a partly cloudy day with sunny intervals!
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1200z 17th May 2007
Lat / Long: 08.4N 013.9W
Current temp: +28.0 deg c
Wind direction: 340 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 12kt
Sea state 2
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1200z 16th May 2007
Lat / Long: 05.2N 010.6W
Current temp: +28.8 deg c
Wind direction: 200 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 1
AB(HM) Elvin looks out for shipping and OM Gibb steers the ship on a cloudy day with a flat sea.
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1200z 15th May 2007
Lat / Long: 03.8N 005.3W
Current temp: 29.8C
Wind direction: 230 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 13kt
Sea state 2
Picture of the bridge team hard at work on the lookout for shipping on a partly cloudy day with sunny intervals.
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1200z 14th May 2007
Lat / Long: 5.3N 000.1W
Current temp: +28.0 deg c
Wind direction: 310 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 1
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1200z 10th May 2007
Lat / Long: 05.3N 000.1E
Current temp: +31.0 deg c
Wind direction: 250 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 11kt
Sea state 2
Leading Airman Andrew Murphy with his brother Peter, a guest onboard for the day, on the starboard side of the bridge wing off the coast Ghana.
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1200z 7th May 2007
Lat / Long: 04.6N 004.8E
Current temp: +32.5 deg c
Wind direction: 270 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 05kt
Sea state 1
Leader Stead absails down the front of the bridge on a sunny day with a flat sea.
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1200z 5th May 2007
Lat / Long: 001.1S 06.5E
Current temp: +29.1 deg c
Wind direction: 300 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 04kt
Sea state 1
Endurance approaches a massive shower cell formed by the ITCZ.
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1200z 4th May 2007
Lat / Long: 03.1S 008.8E
Current temp: +29.5 deg c
Wind direction: 210 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Lt Nash keeps lookout on the bridge as the Officer of the watch as the ship approaches the ITCZ.
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1200z 3rd May 2007
Lat / Long: 08.9S 009.7E
Current temp: +30.8 deg c
Wind direction: 300 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 02kt
Sea state 1
Lt Bollin and AB(HM) Treeble preparing to launch a weather balloon on a sunny day as the ship approaches the ITCZ.
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1200z 2nd May 2007
Lat / Long: 13.7S 010.5E
Current temp: +27.1 deg c
Wind direction: 200 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 17kt
Sea state 3
AB(HM) Boorman takes charge of launching a weather balloon on a sunny pleasant day.
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1200z 1st May 2007
Lat / Long: 18.5S 011.7E
Current temp: +18.0 deg c
Wind direction: 160 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 15kt
Sea state 2
AB(HM)s Elvin, Boorman and Ashwell assist LA Murphy in launching a weather balloon from the Hangar roof in preparation for night flying on a cloudy day. The information gathered from this is invaluable to Meteorologists as it helps our understanding of the upper atmosphere.
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1200z 30th April 2007
Lat / Long: 23.7S 013.9W
Current temp: +14.4 deg c
Wind direction: 140 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 12kt
Sea state 3
A stunning sunrise over the coast of Namibia at 0600z this morning with near perfect weather conditions with some high level cirrus visible to conduct flying operations.
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1200z 29th April 2007
Lat / Long: 28.0S 015.3E
Current temp: +18.2 deg c
Wind direction: 150 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 20kt
Sea state 3
Endurance makes good speed through the South Atlantic Ocean as she transits north on a sunny day with a mod to fresh tail wind.
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1200z 28th April 2007
Lat / Long: 33.2S 017.8E
Current temp: +15.8 deg c
Wind direction: 340 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 16kt
Sea state 3
Lt Abbot plots the ships course on the chart on a cloudy day with rain forecast for later this evening.
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1200z 18th April 2007
Lat / Long: 34.1S 017.9E
Current temp: +18.3 deg c
Wind direction: 150 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 27kt
Sea state 5
Table Mountain visible in the distance as the ship approaches Cape Town in South Africa.
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1200z 17th April 2007
Lat / Long: 34.7S 014.6E
Current temp: +19.7 deg c
Wind direction: 250 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 11kt
Sea state 2
AB (HM) Heslop practises his piping skills on the Hangar roof on a cloudy day.
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1200z 12th April 2007
Lat / Long: 37.0S 012.3W
Current temp: +19.3 deg c
Wind direction: 230 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 17kt
Sea state 4
A spectacular image of Tristan Da Cunha as a cold front has passed over this afternoon leaving the island bathed in sunny spells!!
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1200z 11th April 2007
Lat / Long: 37.0S 012.3W
Current temp: +19.8 deg c
Wind direction: 050 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 27kt
Sea state 3
Chief SR Sharp looks at Tristan Da Cunha, the remotest island in the world, from the port side Bridge wing on an overcast day. The settlement of Edinburgh is just visible on the bottom left of the picture. The island hosts a total of 20 families.
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1200z 10th April 2007
Lat / Long: 41.1S 019.5W
Current temp: +12.0 deg c
Wind direction: 180 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 17kt
Sea state 3
The Dream Team of the Environmental Department led by OM(HM) Corps on the left, supported by HM Hughes and SR Britton prepare to launch a weather balloon on yet another overcast day.
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1200z 9th April 2007
Lat / Long: 41.5S 021.1W
Current temp: +14.5 deg c
Wind direction: 220 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 15kt
Sea state 3
The Ships new trainee, Sub Lieutenant Floyer, gets to grips with a sextant on the bridge on an overcast day. |
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1200z 7th April 2007
Lat / Long: 47.4S 034.0W
Current temp: +9.8deg c
Wind direction: 270 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 21kt
Sea state 3
A content Lt John Ball, the engineer, checks the ships stability using the onboard NAPA stability tool on the bridge on an overcast day with mist and fog patches.
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1200z 5th April 2007
Lat / Long: 51.0S 050.5W
Current temp: +5.7 deg c
Wind direction: 210 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 2
OM Boorman reads the pressure on the PAB on a cloudy day with light winds in the South Atlantic.
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1200z 23th March 2007
Lat / Long: 52.6S 050.4W
Current temp: +7.0deg c
Wind direction: 330 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 31kt
Sea state 6
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1200z 21st March 2007
Lat / Long: 53.9S 058.1W
Current temp: +3.7deg c
Wind direction: 290 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 22kt
Sea state 4
Lt Jagt, OM Churchill and OM Elvin fill the balloon with helium so we can improve our understanding of the upper atmosphere on an overcast day with mist and fog patches
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1200z 20th March 2007
Lat / Long: 54.3S 036.0W
Current temp: +3.42deg c
Wind direction: 320 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 26kt
Sea state 4
Endurance arrives in South Georgia on a windy day with occasional fog patches expected to lift to become a fine day with frequent sunny spells!! 434 is visual on the port side on transit to the east side of the island to conduct a weather check.
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1200z 19th March 2007
Lat / Long: 58.5S 040.6W
Current temp: +3.5 deg c
Wind direction: 350 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 32kt
Sea state 7
Endurance crashes against the powerful waves in the South Atlantic with a high sea state caused by the near gale force winds on an overcast day with rain.
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1200z 17th March 2007
Lat / Long: 60.8S 046.1W
Current temp: +1.1 deg c
Wind direction: 340 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 31kt
Sea state 4
Lt Jagt, a weather forecaster from the Royal Netherlands Navy, spots his first iceberg on an overcast day.
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1200z 15th March 2007
Lat / Long: 54.2S 063.1W
Current temp: +8.0 deg c
Wind direction: 200 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 2
LA Murphy calculates the distance to run to our next work period operating area using the Navigators dividers on a cloudy day.
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1200z 8th March 2007
Lat / Long: 52.5S 063.0W
Current temp: +8.6 deg c
Wind direction: 240 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 04kt
Sea state 2
OM(HM) Elvin records the temperatures on a sunny, calm day in the South Atlantic.
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1200z 7th March 2007
Lat / Long: 52.4S 058.7W
Current temp: +6.4 deg c
Wind direction: 240 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 23kt
Sea state 5
Sub Lt Birch plots a course to the Falklands on a cloudy showery day with a rough sea state.
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1200z 5th March 2007
Lat / Long: 55.8S 062.7W
Current temp: +3.4 deg c
Wind direction: 190 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 2
Lt Chisholm ensures Endurance is in the correct position by using the peloris.
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1200z 04th March 2007
Lat / Long: 61.0S 062.3W
Current temp: +0.5 deg c
Wind direction: 260 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 2
OM(HM) Corps on watch as the port look out uses binoculars to observe shipping vessels in our area.
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1200z 03rd Mar 2007
Lat / Long: 62.8S 060.8W
Current temp: -1.0 deg c
Wind direction: 200 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 20kt
Sea state 4
Able Seaman Craig steers Endurance through dangerous waters on a windy day as the Captain looks on.
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1200z 02nd March 2007
Lat / Long: 62.7S 057.8W
Current temp: -1.8 deg c
Wind direction: 150 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 20kt
Sea state 3
An unusually shaped iceberg passes Endurance on the port side of the ship on a cloudy windy day.
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1200z 01st March 2007
Lat / Long: 63.4S 056.8W
Current temp: -1.5 deg c
Wind direction: 010 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 04kt
Sea state 1
A newly promoted Lt Allinson observes stratus over Passes Peak and a low sea state.
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1200z 28th February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.8S 056.6W
Current temp: -02.4 deg c
Wind direction: 070 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 09kt
Sea state 1
Lynx 434 takes off from the port side of HMS Endurance on a cloudy day with light winds forecast.
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1200z 27th February 2007
Lat / Long: 62.2S 058.9W
Current temp: -0.7deg c
Wind direction: 130 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 2
Operations Officer, Lt Cdr Wiseman, shows his enthusiasm for Meteorology and immense spare capacity as he uses the Aspirated Psychrometer to record the temperature on the starboard bridge wing. A cloudy day, much to his disappointment, there are no sunny spells forecast.
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1200z 26th February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.4S 056.6W
Current temp: -03.2 deg c
Wind direction: 220 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 11kt
Sea state 2
Argentine research station Esperanza, in the Antarctic sound, comes into view on an overcast day with intermittent snow.
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1200z 25th February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.7S 057.7W
Current temp: -1.2 deg c
Wind direction: 170 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 1
A white bird called a snow petrel lands on the port side of the McGregor hatch on a cloudy day with intermittent snow forecast.
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1200z 24th February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.7S 057.1W
Current temp: -0.2 deg c
Wind direction: 280 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 03kt
Sea state 1
OM(HM) Elvin hard at work recording the survey depths around the north of Vega Island on another calm day.
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1200z 23rd February 2007
Lat / Long: 64.2S 057.0W
Current temp: -1.2 deg c
Wind direction: 060 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 07kt
Sea state 1
The sun struggles to break through the low stratus cloud at 200ft caused by a light NE’ly warm moist airflow.
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1200z 22nd February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.7S 057.6W
Current temp: -1.7 deg c
Wind direction: 280 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 17kt
Sea state 2
Sunny spells forecast yet again on a pleasant day with icebergs building up between Vortex Island and Corry Island due to the fact that we have had strong winds from the SW recently.
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1200z 21st February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.9S 057.7W
Current temp: -1.0 deg c
Wind direction: 210 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 32kt
Sea state 6
HMS Endurance battles her way through a high sea state caused by near gale winds in Erebus and Terror Gulf on an overcast day with intermittent snow and fog forecast.
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1200z 20th February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.7S 056.8W
Current temp: -1.1 deg c
Wind direction: 170 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 04kt
Sea state 1
The Navigator Lt Vessey and Hi tech geologist Tara Deen on the bridge wing observe moderate snowfall due to an occlusion lying to the north of our position giving us overcast conditions.
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1200z 19th February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.7S 056.8W
Current temp: 0.7 deg c
Wind direction: 200 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 03kt
Sea state 1
Numerous small icebergs surround the ship and a fur seal is visible on the nearest berg on the photograph on yet another calm, sunny and spectacular day in Erebus and Terror Gulf.
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1200z 17th February 2007
Lat / Long: 63.9S 057.1W
Current temp: +0.6 deg c
Wind direction: 310 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 02kt
Sea state 1
Perfect conditions as we start our work period with relatively clear skies in the Erebus and Terror Gulf and light and variable winds forecast to remain throughout the day.
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1200z 16th February 2007
Lat / Long: 60.8S 057.0W
Current temp: +2.7 deg c
Wind direction: 110 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 11kt
Sea state 1
OM(HM) Boorman looks to the port side of the ship, with great hilarity, to see that the, at times, ferocious Drakes Passage crossing has been nullified by a slack pressure gradient, giving a low sea state and a smooth passage for HMS Endurance.
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1200z 15th February 2007
Lat / Long: 55.2S 057.7W
Current temp: + 9.5 deg c
Wind direction: 350 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 12kt
Sea state 2
Endurance makes her way through the notorious Drakes Passage on a cloudy day and low sea state visible in the photograph. This is in sharp contrast to what was experienced a couple of weeks ago.
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1200z 03rd February 2007
Lat / Long: 56.6S 059.4W
Current temp: +5.8 deg c
Wind direction: 280 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 12kt
Sea state 3
Fine to partly cloudy with sunny spells forecast as a ridge of high pressure moves over our area.
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1200z 01st February 2007
Lat / Long: 62.2S 058.9W
Current temp: +0.7 deg c
Wind direction: 070 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 2
Photo of Chilean base “Marsh” in the South Shetland Islands visible in the background on an overcast day with light snow with winds expected to increase later to become gale 8 gusting severe gale 9 with a heavy swell affecting Drakes passage.
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1200z 31st January 2007
Lat / Long: 63.0S 060.0W
Current temp: +0.8 deg c
Wind direction: 100 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 27kt
Sea state 5
With a deeping low pressure system approaching from the West, OM(HM) Howells almost gets carried away as she attempts to launch a weather balloon in strong to near gale winds with moderate snow and a rough sea state . This enables us to understand the severity of the system as gales and high seas are forecast for the crossing of the infamous Drakes Passage.
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1200z 30th January 2007
Lat / Long: 63.9S 057.3W
Current temp: -0.5 deg c
Wind direction: 100 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 09kt
Sea state 1
Cloud observed at 100ft with False Island Point visible in the background.
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1200z 29th January 2007
Lat / Long: 63.8S 056.8W
Current temp: -0.3 deg c
Wind direction: 190 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 05kt
Sea state 1
OM(HM) Hughes shows civilian guest Anna, a geologist from British Antarctic Survey, how to read the thermometers in the Stevenson screen of which the dry bulb was-0.3 on a day with light snow and frequent mist/fog patches.
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1200z 28th January 2007
Lat / Long: 63.8S 056.9W
Current temp: 1.4 deg c
Wind direction: 060 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 04kt
Sea state 1
A large tabular iceberg emerges from a fog bank on the port side of the ship. The fog (as forecast by Leading Airman Murphy!!!) has a severe impact on how the ship/helicopters conduct operational tasking.
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1200z 27th January 2007
Lat / Long: 64.2S 056.9W
Current temp: 1.9 deg c
Wind direction: 170 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 07kt
Sea state 1
Endurance passes a large tabular iceberg on her starboard side on a cloudy day with mist and fog patches forecast.
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1200z 26th January 2007
Lat / Long:
Current temp: 2.2deg c
Wind direction: 350 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 22kt
Sea state 3
OM(HM) Hughes observes iceberg starboard side of ship.
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1200z 25th January 2007
Lat / Long: 63.8S 057.7W
Current temp: 4.9deg c
Wind direction: 210 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 06kt
Sea state 1
Sunny spells yet again much to the delight of the BBC film crew onboard Endurance as we pass numerous icebergs visible to her starboard side.
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1200z 24th January 2007
Lat / Long: 64.2S 056.9W
Current temp: 5.4 deg c
Wind direction: 020 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 07kt
Sea state 1
LA Murphy briefs Captain Lambert the weather forecast for today on the port bridge wing.
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1200z 22nd January 2007
Lat / Long: 62.3S 058.9W
Current temp: 2.2deg c
Wind direction: 040 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 03kt
Sea state 1
Helo 434 conducts load lifting above the McGregor hatch in Ardley Cove Bay in the South Shetland Islands with Chilean research station Rudolfo Marsh visible in the background.
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1200z 21st January 2007
Lat / Long: 62.9S 060.5W
Current temp: 1.5deg c
Wind direction: 020 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 23kt
Sea state 3
Endurance enters Deception Island on a cloudy day with a fresh to strong wind from the SW with Neptunes Bellows visible in the background.
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1200z 20th January 2007
Lat / Long: 64.8S 063.5W
Current temp: 1.4deg c
Wind direction: 230 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 13kt
Sea state 2
Lt Abbot prepares the briefing board to be presented at the Daily Operational tasking brief for the flight crew.
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1200z 18th January 2007
Lat / Long: 67.8S 067.5W
Current temp: 6.0deg c
Wind direction: 180 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 05kt
Sea state 1
OM(HM) Trebble calculates the dew point with the humidity slide rule on a fine day with sunny spells forecast to the delight of the Operations Officer.
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1200z 14th January 2007
Lat / Long: 66.8S 067.1W
Current temp: 2.0deg c
Wind direction: 230 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 1
Picture of the aft end of the ship showing ships trail as it breaks through an ice sheet on a pleasant day with relatively clear skies
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1200z 12th January 2007
Lat / Long: 62.2S 058.7W
Current temp: 1.9deg c
Wind direction: 1100 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 14kt
Sea state 3
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1200z 11th January 2007
Lat / Long: 64.2S 056.9W
Current temp: 0.2deg c
Wind direction: 330 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 05kt
Sea state 1
Helo 434 lands on a large iceberg for a bit of landing practice on a cloudy day with multiple icebergs in our vicinity now that we are in the Erebus and Terror Gulf in Antarctica.
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1200z 10th January 2007
Lat / Long: 61.1S 056.9W
Current temp: 2.6deg c
Wind direction: 290 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 21kt
Sea state 3
OM(HM) Britton fills in the hourly Survey weather log as we approach Antarctica.
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1200z 09th January 2007
Lat / Long: 54.9S 057.9W
Current temp: +8.2deg c
Wind direction: 360 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 14kt
Sea state 2
OM(HM) `Winston' Churchill records the temperatures on a cloudy day on route to the Antarctic.
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1200z 05th January 2007
Lat / Long: 42.7S 052.2W
Current temp: +14.1deg c
Wind direction: 190 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 18kt
Sea state 3
Lt Vessey (Navigator) and OM(HM) Churchill observe the cloud on a sunny post cold front day in the South Atlantic.
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1200z 04th January 2007
Lat / Long: 37.9S 049.9W
Current temp: +21.2deg c
Wind direction: 340 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 12kt
Sea state 3
HM Howells braves the elements on an overcast and rainy day to read the wind using a hand held anemometer.
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1200z 03rd January 2007
Lat / Long: 32.6S 047.3W
Current temp: +26.1deg c
Wind direction: 020 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 25kt
Sea state 4
OM Gibb writing weather details in the ships log.
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1200z 02nd January 2007
Lat / Long: 26.9S 044.8W
Current temp: +26.6deg c
Wind direction: 040 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 27kt
Sea state 5
Having recently sailed from Rio, Sub Lt Birch reads out the Latitude and Longitude for the 12z observation |
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1200z 18thDecember 2006
Lat / Long: 40.9S 040.4W
Current temp: +16.5deg c
Wind direction: 350 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 15kt
Sea state 3
OM(HM)Britton calculates the wind with the wind “widget”
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1200z 14thDecember 2006
Lat / Long: 54.3S 036.1W
Current temp: +3.0 deg c
Wind direction: 310 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 17kt
Sea state 3
HM Heslop taking pressure reading from the Precision Aneroid Barometer
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1200z 11th December 2006
Lat / Long: 54.7S 035.7W
Current temp: +7.0 deg
Wind direction: 270 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 19kt
Sea state 2
HM's Churchill and Heslop observing at sea |
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1200z 10th December 2006
Lat / Long: 54.1S 036.7W
Current temp: +15.0 deg
Wind direction: 320 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 14kt
Sea state 1
Calm seas with one eigth of stratocumulus and fog patches out to the distance
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1200z 09th December 2006
Lat / Long: 54.0S 037.4W
Current temp: +4.8 deg c
Wind direction: 330 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 09kt
Sea state 1
Curious seals investigate the ship whilst in the distance low stratus hides the mountains from view.
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1200z 07th December 2006
Lat / Long: 54.0S 037.7W
Current temp: +5.1 deg c
Wind direction: 030 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 09kt
Sea state 2
A sheet of stratus sit's on south georgia's mountainous terrain as beautiful ice berg's float past reminding us how wild this land is
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1200z 06th December 2006
Lat / Long: 54.2S 037.4W
Current temp: +7.9 deg c
Wind direction: 280 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 15kt
Sea state 2
434 helo about to take off into a sky of stratocumulus in the distance are ice berg's and cumulus clinging to the top of the mountains
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1200z 04th December 2006
Lat / Long: 54.2S 037.5W
Current temp: +2.3 deg c
Wind direction: 220 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 15kt
Sea state 2
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1200z 03rd December 2006
Lat / Long: 54.2S 036.5W
Current temp: +9.1 deg c
Wind direction: 320 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 12kt
Sea state 1
OM HM Sam Heslop observing the temperatures in South Georgia.
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1200z 01st December 2006
Lat / Long: 53.3S 043.3W
Current temp: +3.9 deg c
Wind direction: 290 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 3
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1200z 30th November 2006
Lat / Long: 52.6S 050.7W
Current temp: +9.2 deg c
Wind direction: 300 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 19kt
Sea state 3
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1200z 26th November 2006
Lat / Long: 51.8S 061.4W
Current temp: +3.8 deg c
Wind direction: 240 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 2
Overcast with a layer of stratocumulus cloud in the vicinity of the Falklands with New Island visible in the background.
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1200z 22nd November 2006
Lat / Long: 52.7S 058.8W
Current temp: +7.6 deg c
Wind direction: 230 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 22kt
Sea state 3
Sunny spells in the South Atlantic after the completion of our first work period
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1200z 20th November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.3S 058.7W
Current temp: -1.8 deg c
Wind direction: 050 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 2
Picture of an Antarctic Skua which landed on the liferafts outside the Met Office this morning.
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1200z 19th November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.9S 060.8W
Current temp: -1.5 deg c
Wind direction: 060 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 35kt
Sea state 5
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1200z 16th November 2006
Lat / Long: 64.3S 061.4W
Current temp: -0.5 deg c
Wind direction: 120 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 06kt
Sea state Calm
Icebergs everywhere on this beautiful morning in Hughes Bay. Clear skies and relatively light winds make for a perfect day for the flight to conduct Vertical photography. These icebergs passed the ship and were no more than about 30 metres away.
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1200z 14th November 2006
Lat / Long: 64.8S 062.8W
Current temp: -2.5 deg c
Wind direction: 240 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 11kt
Sea state 2
Overcast conditions with light snow and low cloud base with Dallmeyer Peek visible in the background.
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1200z 13th November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.8S 060.6W
Current temp: -1.8 deg c
Wind direction: 260 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 26kt
Sea state 2
Image of Ship's Helicopter 434 landing on the flight deck in rough seas with partly cloudy conditions.
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1200z 11th November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.9S 060.8W
Current temp: 0.9 deg c
Wind direction: 030 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 15kt
Sea state 2
Todays image shows visibility reduced considerably in moderate snow with a low cloud base due to a warm front approaching our area.
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1200z 10th November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.4S 059.6W
Current temp: 0.7 deg c
Wind direction: 270 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 11kt
Sea state 2
Sunshine and partly cloudy conditions with a reasonably high cloud base gives excellent flying conditions today unlike what we have experienced recently.
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1200z 06th November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.5S 059.8W
Current temp: -0.5 deg c
Wind direction: 300 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 20kt
Sea state 2
Endurance in a heavy snow shower reducing cloud base and visibility considerably.
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1800z 04th November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.9S 060.5W
Current temp: -0.5 deg c
Wind direction: 360 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 1
Photo of LA Murphy taking temperature observations in blowing snow with Deception Island visible in the background.
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1200z 02nd November 2006
Lat / Long: 62.0S 057.1W
Current temp: -1.0 deg c
Wind direction: 240 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 24kt
Sea state 4
Endurance has at last entered the Antarctic Penninsula and King George Island is visible on the photograph. Todays image shows overcast conditions and we are experiencing occasional snow showers with the odd iceberg also visible today for the first time.
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1200z 27th October 2006
Lat / Long: 50.0S 057.5W
Current temp: +09.7 deg c
Wind direction: 360 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 16kt
Sea state 3
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1200z 25th October 2006
Lat / Long: 38.0S 055.9W
Current temp: +11.3 deg c
Wind direction: 160 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 32kt
Sea state 7
Endurance crashing through a sea state 7 with gale force winds.
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1200z 17th October 2006
Lat / Long: 33.0S 051.6W
Current temp: +17.8 deg c
Wind direction: 160 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 04kt
Sea state 1
Todays image shows a rather calm sea with relatively little cloud in the sky.
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1200z 15th October 2006
Lat / Long: 26.9S 045.7W
Current temp: +26.3 deg c
Wind direction: 030 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 08kt
Sea state 2
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1200z 12th October 2006
Lat / Long: 7.8S 034.2W
Current temp: +28.0 deg c
Wind direction: 020 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 16kt
Sea state 3
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1200z 10th October 2006
Lat / Long: 7.8S 034.2W
Current temp: +27.4 deg c
Wind direction: 120 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 18kt
Sea state 4
Todays view from the starboard bridge wing shows a sea state 4 with a fairly cloudless sky with only some Cumulus visible at a distance in the image.
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1200z 08th October 2006
Lat / Long: 2.3N 029.1W
Current temp: +25.7 deg c
Wind direction: 190 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 14kt
Sea state 3
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1200z 06th October 2006
Lat / Long: 12.0N 027.2W
Current temp: +30.4 deg c
Wind direction: 080 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 18kt
Sea state 3
As the ship approaches the ITCZ heavy thundery showers are often found in this area as is displayed in the photo and cumin cells tops often extend to 40,000ft.
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1200z 04th October 2006
Lat / Long: 22.7N 022.7W
Current temp: +28.1 deg c
Wind direction: 060 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 25kt
Sea state 2
Under the influence of the North Easterly trade winds thick haze is commonly observed in this region, which reduces visibility due to trapped pollutants and sand from the Sahara desert. Visibility in this image was observed to be about 3 miles.
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1800z 02nd October 2006
Lat / Long: 31.8N 017.3W
Current temp: +25.2 deg c
Wind direction: 210 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 12kt
Sea state 2
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1200z 29th September 2006
Lat / Long: 34.2N 015.6W
Current temp: +23.5 deg c
Wind direction: 270 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 10kt
Sea state 2
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1200z 26th September 2006
Lat / Long: 46.4N 007.9W
Current temp: +20.6 deg c
Wind direction: 210 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 13kt
Sea state 2
The normally dreaded passage of Bay of Biscay is turning out to be a rather pleasant transit unlike last year when we encountered a sea state 8. We currently only have a sea state 2 with a short low SW'ly swell observed as can be seen in the photo.
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25th September 2006
Lat / Long: 50.4N 001.4W
Current temp: +17.7 deg c
Wind direction: 260 Degrees
Wind speed (mean): 17kt
Sea state 2
A CB was
observed today at 1200z. It can be seen in the image as the cloud with an anvil
shape at the top. This stands for Cumulonimbus which is a dangerous cloud for
aircraft in particular. Squalls, heavy showers, hail and thunderstorms often
accompany CBs.
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