At the present time, one float is tracking the mixing layer and the bloom that is occurring within it. Four gliders and the Knorr are surveying around it. The Knorr is beginning more detailed studies of biology and chemistry of the bloom.

Continuing gale-force winds have kept the mixed layer at 50-100m depth. The strong bloom signatures, i.e. high oxygen, chlorophyll and scattering, have been distributed to this depth, and surprising, rather deeper for some of them especially dissolved oxygen, which is now at or near saturation (by our sensors) throughout the upper 200m, a big change from the pre-bloom levels which were as low as 94% saturation. The upper ocean continues to bloom, despite the vigorous mixing, with our measured chlorophyll ranging from 1-2 ug/L and dissolved oxygen reaching 103% of saturation.

Our vehicles continue to operate well, despite some glitches. The errant float was recovered and we are diagnosing its problems. Given the problems in predicting the floats' tracks, the combination of 4 gliders surveying around one float may be what is necessary to get sufficient spatial information around the float for later analysis of the space-time patchiness of the bloom.

The weather is expected to moderate for a while this coming weak, perhaps leading to a more intense surface bloom.