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Today's weather

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A high pressure system along the New York / Vermont border will drift slowly southeast and reach the southern New England coastal waters this afternoon before drifting farther offshore tonight.  A weak warm front currently over the Ohio valley will approach the marine area tonight and dissipate while moving through the region on Thursday.

TODAY: A mix of clouds and sunshine. Patchy early morning fog. High near 80. East winds 10 to 15 KT becoming SE at the same speed this afternoon.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of a shower or thunderstorm late tonight. Low around 70. SE Winds 10 to 15 KT. Seas 2 to 3 FT. Visibility locally 1 to 3 NM in fog patches.

 

  Today's Boat Assignments 

Arabella

 in dock Capt John Zlotnik, Joe Debarro

Caleta

 In dock for much needed maintenance Capt. Ron Van Sant

Northstar 4

in dock Capt Killer

Walford

 n/a n/a

Zodiac

 REMUS 72 km run. Tom Fulton, Tim Prestero
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  Notable Events and Scientific Results of the day 

The upwelling continues to form.

 

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  Selected Pictures from Today 

721ed.jpg (71382 bytes) The Webb Ocean Surface Glider is tested in the sea tank. Tomorrow will be it's first ever mission. 721boats.jpg (95032 bytes) All of our marine vessels rest in dock today for a much needed day off.  They include the Northstar 6, WHOI Minnow, Caleta, Arabella, and Northstar 4.
721remuses.jpg (97159 bytes) Two of WHOI's REMUS vehicles await instructions from mission control to launch into the ocean and collect data. 721modelers.jpg (68994 bytes) Our ocean modelers work diligently to figure out how many Ph.D's and computers they can fit into one small room.
721whoiraft.jpg (61256 bytes) The WHOI raft, also known as the Minnow, departs the station to deeply REMUS vehciles on their missions. 721duh.jpg (44944 bytes) Dwight and Eric get down and sing kariokee in Engineering.
721dwight.jpg (61476 bytes) California optics computer guru, Dwight, just loves the camera. It's inherent in his Optical/Hollywood genes.    

Last reviewed: July 23, 1999