[password] fbs18940
[position] 27,45S; 170,35E
[weather] wind 16-20 kts nnw-n; nasty,lumpy,disorganized short period seas. can't see skys, too bouncy to go on deck. baro 1018
[speed] 5.9 kts
[heading] 262 mag
[status] close hauled into nasty seas, getting bounced around. Wind in high teens, seas more than would be expected. Not large, but short period, confused. We have had these conditions off and on for the past two days. No seamounts shown nearby on charts,other than Kings Ridge, which is a ways behind us now. We plan to heave to later this morning to wait out the front forecast to pass this afternoon/evening. We are east of where we want to be, and so are getting westing the hard way. We expect it will make our final 380 nm into New Caledonia more pleasant. All is well on board.
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