A fresh breeze with some squalls

4 april 2015 - Fairtransport

DATE:03-04 GMT:22.45 POS:37.42 N,38.31 W COG:75 SOG:9 kn

GENERAL SYNOPSIS: ON BOARD THE TRES HOMBRES

WIND DIR:NW

WIND SPD:6 Bf

CURRENT DIR:

CLOUDS:4/8

SEA STATE: moderate (nice swell)

SEA TEMP:18.1

AIR TEMP:15

AIR PRES:1022

Today we had a low pressure from the book.
The cold front passed this morning,
The wind backed to the North-West
A fresh breeze with some squalls,
The ocean swell is building up,
Good ship Tres Hombres with a happy crew
is flying over the enormous sea,
Homebound with a loaded hold.

Lammert

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