Exped Forecast: Alex Gamme-20 January 2012- day 25 -Skiing from Hercules to South Pole and back

Day 1 - 21 January
Position: -81.0/-80.0
Wind: SW 5-7ms, decreasing after 15/18utc
Weather: sunnyTemperatures: -10C
Day 2 - 22 January
Position: -80.7/-80.0
Wind: SSW 3-5ms, no significant change
Weather: sunny
Temperatures: -10C
Day 3 - 23 January
Position: -80.4/-80.0
Wind: SW 4-6ms
Weather: mainly sunny
Temperatures: -5/-10C

Exped Forecast-Mark Langridge- Skiing from McMurdo via the Beardmore Glacier to South Pole- Union Glacier - 15 Jan 12 - day 16

day 1: 16 January 12 (Chile time)
Position: -89.2/+153.0
Wind: W 4-6kt
Weather: sunny, with moderate visibility
Temperatures: -25C

day 2: 17 January
Position: -89.4/+153.0
Wind: increasing to 8kt
Weather: becoming very cloudy to overcast
Temperatures: -20/-25C 

day 3: 18 January 12
Position: -89.6/+153.0
Wind: S 10kt
Weather: very cloudy to overcast
Temperatures: -25C

Exped Forecast: Alex Gamme-15 January 2012- day 24 -Skiing from Hercules to South Pole and back

Day 1 - 16 January
Position: -82.6/-80.0
Wind: SW 6-8ms, no change
Weather: very cloudy with slight snow
Temperatures: -10C

Day 2 - 17 January
Position: -82.4/-80.0
Wind: SSW 4-6ms, becoming less 3ms
Weather: sunny, becoming overcast following night
Temperatures: -10C

Day 3 - 18 January
Position: -82.2/-80.0
Wind: increasing to 6-8ms from E
Weather: overcast with periods of snow
Temperatures: -5/-10C

Exped Forecast-Mark Langridge- Skiing from McMurdo via the Beardmore Glacier to South Pole- Union Glacier - 13 Jan 12 - day 15 

day 1: 14 January 12 (Chile time)
Position: -88.9/+153.0
Wind: S 8-10kt gradually decreasing
Weather: very cloudy with low clouds, some short lived sunny spells-moderate visibility
Temperatures: -25C

day 2: 15 January
Position: -89.1/+153.0
Wind: SW 4-6kt, further decreasing
Weather: patchy low clouds and some sunny spells.
Temperatures: -20/-25C 

day 3: 16 January 12
Position: -89.3/+153.0
Wind: W less than 5kt
Weather: sunny spells/low clouds
Temperatures: -20C

Exped Forecast: Alex Gamme-13 January 2012- day 23 -Skiing from Hercules to South Pole and back

Day 1 - 14 January
Position: -83.2/-80.0
Wind: SE 6-8ms, decreasing after 21/00utc
Weather: very cloudy with slight snow
Temperatures: -10C

Day 2 - 15 January
Position: -82.9/-80.0
Wind: SE 2-4ms, further decreasing
Weather: overcast with slight snow-improving the following night
Temperatures: -5/-10C

Day 3 - 16 January
Position: -82.6/-80.0
Wind: S 3-5ms
Weather: sunny spells
Temperatures: -10C

Exped Forecast: Alex Gamme-12 January 2012- day 22 -Skiing from Hercules to South Pole and back 

Day 1 - 13 January
Position: -83.6/-80.0
Wind: SE 5-8ms no significant change
Weather: very cloudy with some slight snow, improving after 15/18utc
Temperatures: -10C

Day 2 - 14 January
Position: -83.3/-80.0
Wind: S 6-8ms becoming S 8-10ms
Weather: sunny spells but gradually increasing and thickening cloudiness-snow after 12utc
Temperatures: -10C

Day 3 - 15 January
Position: -83.0/-80.0
Wind: weak from variable directions
Weather: very cloudy/overcast with snow
Temperatures: -10C

Exped Forecast-Mark Langridge- Skiing from McMurdo via the Beardmore Glacier to South Pole- Union Glacier - 11 Jan 12 - day 14 

day 1: 12 January 12 (Chile time)
Position: -88.5/+157.0
Wind: ESE 9-12kt, gradually decreasing
Weather: very cloudy with low clouds, some short lived sunny spells
Temperatures: -25C

day 2: 13 January 12
Position: -88.8/+157.0
Wind: less than 5kt from variable directions, increasing after 18/21utc
Weather: very cloudy with patchy low clouds
Temperatures: -25C 

day 3: 14 January 12
Position: -89.1/+157.0
Wind: E 4-8kt from variable directions
Weather: sunny spells/low clouds
Temperatures: -20C

Exped Forecast: Alex Gamme-10 January 2012- day 21 -Skiing from Hercules to South Pole and back

Day 1 - 11 January
Position: -84.3/-80.0
Wind: S 5-7ms no significant change
Weather: very cloudy/weak sunny spells
Temperatures: -15C

Day 2 - 12 January
Position: -84.0/-80.0
Wind: S 2-4ms becoming ESE 4-6ms
Weather:  overcast with slight snow
Temperatures: -15C

Day 3 - 13 January
Position: -83.6/-80.0
Wind: S 5-7ms
Weather: broken cloud/some light snow
Temperatures: -10/-15C

Exped Forecast-Mark Langridge- Skiing from McMurdo via the Beardmore Glacier to South Pole- Union Glacier - 09 Jan 12 - day 13

Marc

day 1: 10 January 12 (Chile time)

Position: -88.0/+157.0

Wind: S 3-7kt, no significant change

Weather: sunny

Temperatures: -25/-30C

day 2: 11 January 12

Position: -88.2/+157.0

Wind: S 4-8kt

Weather: sunny spells with patchy low clouds

Temperatures: -25C

day 3: 12 January 12

Position: -88.5/+157.0

Wind: weak from variable directions

Weather: sunny

Temperatures: -30C

Exped Forecast - Basque Team- Kiting from Novo to Pole to Union Glacier - 07 Jan 12 - day 51

Hi Juan,

Wind looks pretty good for the next 24-48hrs-becoming strong following
night.

So it is likely that you guys could be at hercules Inlet by tomorrow! Good
luck!

marc

Update for the wind/weather expected between the 80-100W longitude and
between 82 and 80 (Hercules Inlet)

1/today-tonight 08/01/2012:

-Position: -82.0/-80

-wind: 180-200/25-35kmhr after 21/24utc increasing to 30-40kmhr

-weather: sunny with drifting snow

2/Tomorrow 09/01/12

-Position: -80.0/-80

-Wind: 180-200/40-50kmhr, slowly decreasing after 18/21hr.

-Weather: sunny, drifting and blowing snow.