Mar 20 — Poor conditions but back making some progress

Last week had poor wind and current causing a big set  back, but Jacob is back going the right way.

Top shows the lost ground. Bottom shows position as of today and present winds from ASCAT.

Here is meteogram at an assumed 1.5 kts on the rhumb line.

Check out the KML file to see new currents footprint. We have expanded these to reach Cairns at this point.  He has weak west flowing current now, with hopes of a turn to the south with maybe 0.6 kts or so.

Not much on the horizon for a week or so.

Here is a video overview for today...