Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Alaska Weather looks VERY GOOD for Charles Hedrich rowing from Wales past Point Hope Alaska 


.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1003 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH. AT 4 AM
AKDT...THE LOW WILL BE 1006 MB 550 NM NORTH OF BARROW. ANOTHER
WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST ON FRIDAY.

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PKZ225-041200-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
1259 PM AKDT WED JUL 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ220-041215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
101 PM AKDT WED JUL 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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WINDS BACKING TO COME FROM THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT MEANS ROWING ICE WILL HAVE FOLLOWING SEAS AND WINDS ON THE STERN MAKING FORWARD PROGRESS AS GOOD AS IT GETS - HOIST A MAKE SHIFT OAR SAIL - I'D SUGGEST CONTINUING ON NORTHEAST PAST POINT HOPE UNTIL WINDS BUILD OR YOU NEED REST - DUCK INSIDE THE NEARSHORE BARRIER ISLANDS FOR PROTECTION OR GRAB AN ANCHOR ON AN GROUNDED SHORE ICE FLOW - UNLIKE A DEEP DRAFT VESSEL ROWING ICE IS EXTREMELY SHALLOW AND CAN EVEN BE BEACHED DURING MINIMAL SURF CONDITIONS IF NEEDS BE FOR SAFETY AND REST.

KEEP GOING AS LONG AS SOUTH WINDS AND SEA REMAINS COMING FROM BEHIND - THIS IS NEAR PERFECT CONDITIONS.

GOD SPEED ROWING ICE AND HER GOOD CREW!






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