Reports until 04:10, Wednesday 23 December 2015
H1 General
jeffrey.bartlett@LIGO.ORG - posted 04:10, Wednesday 23 December 2015 (24404)
Ops Owl Mid-Shift Summary
   A shift without drama so far, with the IFO locked and Observing with good range. Environmental conditions however are deteriorating. Wind speeds are up into the mid-teens, with several gusts over 20mph. Seismic trend is upward, with a few EY peeks well over 0.1um/s. Microseism also has an upward slope, centered around 0.8um/s.

   There are a couple of large storm systems moving through the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska over the next few days. The data buoys on the Washington coast are recording near shore wave heights up to 16 feet and winds at near gale force (up to 38mph).