FLEET UPDATE 2019-05-22

1) Panama Canal, Panama

Canal
You know the old man.
Don

The young lady in the burgundy top is our daughter Alison

Family

Seth with our other, granddaughter Sylvie.

FIGMENT

2) Panama City, Panama

Anyone needing a ride in Panama City or to/from shelter bay call Carlos +507 6912 7843 he speaks good English and has a nice car and reasonable
We also had a great experience getting our dog Snickers out of the country, we used Family Member Vet in Panama City +507 387 7875 who rewrote the rabies certificate on her letterhead, did the health certificate which must be done within 10 days of travel, and went to the govt office and picked up her exit certificate , then we picked everything up at her office just before we left, all for $58

Mai Tai

3) Expect very heightened SW to S swell for at least the next 10 days. Those of you in or thinking of crossing the bar in Bahia del Sol, take extreme caution

Yes, the bar here at Bahรญa del Sol is closed this week due to the swell conditions making crossings dangerous.  Bill & Jean are able to give forecasts before you depart enroute to El Salvador.  Best to use their resources or risk having to either cruise on by or anchor outside until itโ€™s safe to enter.

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          Swell


Tropical Weather Outlook


For the eastern North Pacific…east of 140 degrees west longitude:,,1. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms are associated with a broad,area of low pressure located a couple hundred miles south of,Guatemala.  Environmental conditions could support some slow,development of this system by the middle of the week while the,disturbance moves slowly westward to the south of Mexico., ,
Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.,
Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent.

Hurricane

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?epac