Mellish Reef update

Saturday, March 21 0000 UTC, Marion Reef

It appears the Tropical Low has dissipated. If this is correct, a serious danger to us has been removed.

Winds, however, are still near gale force and are forecast to remain strong at least until Tuesday. This means that we will not be able to leave for Mellish until Wednesday, the earliest.

The soonest we are likely to be on the air from Mellish is Friday, March 27. In any case, we will be able to extend the operation to make up for any lost time.

While we continue waiting at Marion Reef for the weather to break, we are operating as HA7RY/MM and AA7JV/MM using a short vertical and 100W.