Day 6

One thing I'd like to clarify is that when John says things might get ugly - that doesn't mean any bad weather is coming.  It means they might have to sail into the Pacific High weather which means they could have a few days of very light wind.  And to a sailor - that is ugly. 

Date: 08/19
Noon to noon run: 112NM
Time of position: 18:00
Lat/Lon: 33 deg 00.77'N deg 158 deg 39.76'W
Course: 350 deg Mag
Current Speed:
Next Waypoint: 40 deg 00.00'N; 156 deg 00.00'W
                   Mid North Pacific, north and slightly east of Oahu
                         On the north side of the Hi's current position
                   NM distance

Synopsis: The wind has grown so light that it appears we are heading into the High, and visually the seas and sky match. I just downloaded a GOES IR satellite photo that seems to concur with where we currently are in relation to the High we are concerned with. That said, according to the grib files we are on the eastern edge of one High and the western edge of another. And, if I thought the 96 hour forecast looked grim yesterday, it looks even worse for where we expect to be 4 days from now. If so, then this could be a very long trip if the current 96 hour forecast bears out. I don't think it will however, but that remains to be seen, so cross your fingers for us that we get some favorable wind but not too much.