[password] huck8finn
[position] 04 53.000n 176 10.000e
[weather] fierce squalls or fronts, heavy rains, high winds. 1007 mb. NE tradewinds and local winds 15-35 sustained, gusts to low 40's. 70T - 100T.
[speed] 6.0 kts.
[heading] 300T
[status] 20181213 0500 UTC, Day 24. 2 PonB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands, ETA 12/17. When the first squall hit this morning, we were thinking that it would pass and then we'd have sunny weather again. Instead, that squall turned out to be the first of many that would morph into one large front or squal-line, blowing us to hull speed and showering us all afternoon. We want to arrive on Monday and must pace ourselves, and while exhilarating, the high winds aren't helping. The seas built swiftly today to at least 3 meters from the northeast, ~70T. 290 nm to go (rhumbline).

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