The sea condition has been perfect for the last two days – light breeze and gentle swells – nice way to get Gray Matter and us back to passage-making mode. This calmness, however, is not going to last. According to the forecast, a nasty-looking weather front is forming ahead of us, which will bring heavy wind and swells. We expect to hit this system later today. [google-map-v3 width=”350″ height=”350″ zoom=”7″ maptype=”satellite” mapalign=”center” directionhint=”false” language=”default” poweredby=”false” maptypecontrol=”true” pancontrol=”true” zoomcontrol=”true” scalecontrol=”true” streetviewcontrol=”true” scrollwheelcontrol=”false” draggable=”true” tiltfourtyfive=”false” addmarkermashupbubble=”false” addmarkermashupbubble=”false” addmarkerlist=”-16.551, -156.817{}cruiseship.png” bubbleautopan=”true” showbike=”false” showtraffic=”false” showpanoramio=”false”]