The current motion of the ship and views of choppy seas are a stark contrast to the beautiful calm weather we experienced during the initial part of our cruise. It appears that a large high pressure system over Utah and Colorado has kicked up the winds in the Gulf of Mexico and we've seen sustained winds of around 25 knots since late last night. All that wind has stirred up the ocean and we are pitching and rolling in the 6-9 foot swells. Unfortunately, today's dive was canceled as this weather makes it unsafe to launch and recover Alvin (see previous dive post).
However, no time is wasted at sea and we've been busy catching up with our sample logs and lab work.
Sadly, our cruise is also rapidly coming to an end, with tomorrow being our last day at sea. Hopefully the seas will have calmed down so we can send Alvin down one last time for this expedition.
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