Time:1445 Local, 0245 Z
Observer:Gillman & Post
GPS Ship Position:
   Lat. 0 deg. 31.1 min S
   Long.166 deg. 54.4 min E
   Heading: 089 deg
Surface Wind:6.9 m/s @ 092 deg. (14 m height)
Air Temp:28.4C (13 m height)
Sea Temp:28.5C (5 m depth)
Rel. Humidity:74.7 % (13 m height)
Precipitation last 24 hr:1.8 mm
Column Water Vapor:4.8 cm
Cloud Layer Heights:
    Ceilometer: 0.6 - 0.8, 2.0- 2.4 km bases
    MMCR Radar: turned off
    Lidar: 0.7, 1.2 km bases
Radiosonde Inversion Height:0.7 km @ 0519Z (Day 185)

Visual Observations:Another typical fair day near Nauru. Winds are brisk.

Notable Events and Anecdotes:On July 4 RHB steamed from its small triangle position to within 1 km of ARCS2 on Nauru, arriving about 1315 local time, July 4 The cloud radar on RHB was turned off after interference with ARCS MMCR was noted (about 2.5 km separation). Apologies for not filing a daily report - all hands and 21 from Nauru got overly involved with the fantail BBQ and Independence Day celebration. After informing all local ships and the Harbor Master, RHB shot off 3 distress flares after sunset for training; these served double duty as fireworks. The film crew left July 4 after spending 2 nights on board. Deployments of RHB were planned for the remaining days of the campaign. Ann Weickmann and Scott Sandberg departed for Boulder yesterday, Volker Matthias for Germany today. A "bus schedule" was established for regular transportation of people to and from Nauru.

Instrument Status:Both S-band and 915-MHz radars are experiencing increased clutter from Nauru, but apparenetly they are not being affected by similar radars on Nauru.