Time:27 June, 1999 (Julian Day 178)
Observer:Gillman & Post
GPS Ship Position:
   Lat. 1 deg. 55.5 min. S
   Long. 164 deg 23.6 min. E
   Heading: 114 deg
Surface Wind: 5.9 m/s @ 118 deg. (14 m height)
Air Temp:28.6C (13 m height)
Sea Temp:29.6C (5 m depth)
Rel. Humidity:74.1% (13 m height)
Precipitation last 24 hr:0.3 mm
Cloud Layer Heights:
    Ceilometer: 0.6 km bases
    MMCR Radar: 0.8 - 1.2
    Lidar: 0.7 - 0.9 km bases
Radiosonde Inversion Height:0.6 km @ 2026Z (Day 177)

Visual Observations:Today is a duplicate of yesterday (fair with scattered MBL cumuli), perhaps with slightly more cloud coverage.

Notable Events and Anecdotes:Ship's crew continues to scrape and paint - a perpetual job on ships. Cessna returned today twice, and on its second trip it sawtooth-profiled in the vicinity of RHB up to 2 km altitude, then down again before returning to Nauru. Sea turtles have been spotted by a few sharp-eyed observers; dolphin sightings proliferate. We remain stationary 100-200 m from the TAO buoy, turning somewhat at sunset to keep radiometers from being shaded by the ship's superstructure.

Instrument Status: DABUL lidar is down for the count. It lost its laser and no spare is on hand because of the manufacturer's lethargy and inability to repair previously-failed units. It will be packed immediately for shipment back to Boulder.