Today’s temps are awe-inspiringly cold. Not quite to freezing, but 2°C is close enough. Today’s high will be 6°C (42°F).
Weather
The forecast is at the edge of the envelope. Three foot seas are more-or-less our limit. If the seas are flattening from 3-5 down to 2-3, then that’s maybe a good thing and will make this acceptable. Winds 10-15 is about the lower limit for sailing.
Here’s the AMZ252, our departure:
Mon: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain.
Further south, AMZ254
Mon: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain late.
Further south, AMZ256
Mon: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A slight chance of rain.
Then Charleston, AMZ350, our arrival:
Mon Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of rain after midnight.
Tue: E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
So, we’re looking at plowing into Charleston in the AM facing into 15 kt winds and 3’-4’ seas.
Temps will be right cold. High of 9°C (48°F) here in Wrightsville on Monday. High of 12°C down in Charleston on Monday; high of 19°C on Tuesday.
Today we’ll get some groceries and stow everything for going to sea.