Rounding the cape

The "Cape of Florida" that is.

After a restful night in the last available guest slip in Fort Pierce, Frank and Bob are back on the water today. They're doing another overnight passage and might pull into one of the Keys tomorrow.

The original plan was for them to head to Key West on Monday, to sleep and reprovision before they jump off into the Gulf. Unfortunately, I had to inform them this morning that a new invest (area of disturbed weather) has appeared on the tropical weather map. Invest 90L is not terribly impressive at the moment, with winds at only about 30 mph, but the computer models show it heading over Cuba and, presumably, right on into the Gulf. It has measurable potential for reaching hurricane status.

If Frank and Bob are efficient (and efficiency is fairly easy to achieve with a system pushing winds your way), they are a solid two days ahead of the storm. I couldn't say at this point whether they'll think that is enough advantage or not.