Trouble Brewing

Checking emails after posting last night, I saw that John Bullas had been trying to contact me. John is a retired professional meteorologist and a good friend. Tracking weather along my route, John wanted to alert me to the 2 tropical disturbances to the south.

Grib files I had been downloading shows a significant increase in sea state over the next couple of days but winds remaining below 25 knots. The cirrus, the halo, the grib files and John’s warnings all add up to Trouble with a capital T.

This morning’s weather routing had me squeezing between the two disturbances. One due south traveling west at 12N and not much concern. The other, however, headed my way but mostly north but leaving me exposed to the dangerous semi-circle.

I’ve decided to give the fellow at 12N 113W some breathing room. If he goes north, I’m going west. The batteries needed charging and the engine its weekly run so I’m killing three birds with one stone.

Fingers crossed today for sure…