October 11, 2015
Cyndi came up with this yesterday as we were enduring a steady 27 knots of wind, with gusts to 34 knots, during our 20 mile trip from Saweni Bay to Mololo Island!
What makes this all the worse is that it wasn’t forecast. Here’s what the GRIBs said we should have experienced.
Also, no one mentioned the northerlies that came Friday afternoon – blowing right into Saweni Bay and creating big, short, steep swells!
The wind is down a bit now, but it’s still blowing more than predicted. We’re hiding out at Likuliku, somewhat in the wind-shadow of Mololo Island.
That huge, tight low in the Windyty.com screenshot above is what’s supposed to be coming our way on Thursday.
It’s just like the Hunger Games:
What will they throw at us next, and where will it come from?!
-Rich
Update (and Answer)
It became a named storm: 02P Two and was only a hair away from becoming a cyclone. It went towards Vanuatu and never threatened Fiji, but there were lots of sailor’s eyes following it, including our four.
