Time:1515 Local, 0315 Z
Observer:Gillman & Post
GPS Ship Position:
   Lat. 1 deg. 55.4 min S
   Long. 164 deg. 23.7 min E
   Heading: 117 deg
Surface Wind: 5.0 m/s @ 65 deg. (14 m height)
Air Temp:28.0C (13 m height)
Sea Temp:29.5C (5 m depth)
Rel. Humidity:71.1 % (13 m height)
Precipitation last 24 hr:(trace)
Cloud Layer Heights:
    Ceilometer: 0.6, 7.1, 8.0 km scattered
    MMCR Radar: n/a
    Lidar: n/a
Radiosonde Inversion Height:0.6 km @ 0222 Z

Visual Observations:Steady wind has roughened the sea surface. Many puffy MBL cumuli, with occasional showers developing around the ship.

Notable Events and Anecdotes:Many strong T-storms were observed visually and by radar to the SE last night, advecting towards ship but dissipating as they approached. RHB has remained within 200 m of the buoy all day due to cooperating wind. Last night at sunset the fisherman made a big catch. Cessna overflights continue, twice per day.

Instrument Status:: C-band radar is repaired and running well again. The column water vapor discrepancy between sondes and the microwave radiometer has been resolved by adjustments to MWR processing parameters.

Flinders University Cessna 404 flying across bow of RHB at about 15 m altitude as part of its daily double circumnavigation of the "large triangle" configuration (Mirai, RHB, Nauru Island).