Jim…. I’ve done a little weather modeling for our intrepid explorers…follows
Today Nov. 7th @ 78.38.57S&168.30.58W tws(true wind speed) 11.9kts, twd(true wind direction) 219deg SP(surface pressure) 980.40
By 1815 utc, tws 15.8 kts twd 251
Fri…Nov 08 0015utc @78.45S&168.30W tws17.7 kts twd255 SP971.59
Sat…Nov 09 0615utc @79.6S&168.3W tws 6.1 kts twd184 SP968.55
These are just the broad strokes for today through Sat Nov09. I’ve added a little movement South one hopes they would make.
Note… on Fri Nov 08…..17.7 kts is a lot of wind to walk into at those temps. (not directly into, but still)
Although the surface pressure shows a steady decline, future modeling suggests no strengthened weather events approaching over the next 5 days.
Also, despite complex modeling, local winds may be expected to increase by 30% after dark.
bligh