Cirrus "Horse Tails" 

We exited Baker Inlet through fog shrouded Watts Narrow (seen in the valley of the dark hills on the left of the scene, above). Within six hours, the storm would hit. Hecate Strait would register a Storm Warning status with 48 knot sustained winds and gusts to 59 knots. Seas would build ten fold in 12 hours from 0.5 meter to 5 meters. We would be safely to the protection of Prince Rupert with Austin's excellent weather predicting and planning skills. I should point out that Austin's forecast was accurate from three days prior and that official predictions progressively came around to nearly match but still fell short on the timing and ferocity. Well done Austin!