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Minoru Saito - Daily Route Conditions |
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Minoru Saito - Where he is and what the weather is like today on his  ClearPoint Weather display:
Day 185 [April 5, 0700 JST]
Distance completed to Yokohama finish: 61.9%
Today's Report
Fair winds from the east delivered another good day of 92 nm, moving him 88 nm DMG to within 169 nm east of Cape Horn WP3, which we have set as our "official" crossing point at the lowest point of the Horn. Weather is holding and winds over the next 48 hours look to be favorable and moderate, with seas between 2 and 3 m. No cold fronts are seen on ClearPoint.
Past the Horn conditions are stronger, under the influence of a spread-out low and weak trough that at least so far is not showing much punch. The last trough that went through 2 days ago produced winds in the mid-30s. Nothing like that is currently being seen developing.
Winds in the next 48 hours will continue to be be moderate from the ENE. They will maintain in the 16 - 22 kt range, rise slightly, then fall into the mid-teens in about 40 hours, blowing from the NNE.
The gale just above the Falklands (with winds into the low 40s) continues to move east away from Saito-san's position.
Saito-san was able to catch up on his missed sleep yesterday, and was enthused about the weather conditions: "It's very good right now," he said, "I had some snow this morning [that] turned later to rain." The wind and seas, he said, are cooperating and he felt he would see another good day today
Use this interactive ClearPoint Demo display and observe conditions where Saito-san is sailing:
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Overlayed weather data April 5, 2009 - on the ClearPoint display for Saito-san's position - showing Winds, Fronts, and Lightning data imagery: 
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