Red Sky in Morning We experienced rough weather during our stop in the Tobago Cays on this passage. The "red sky in morning" was truly a clue to "take warning". We took shelter tucked in between Petit Bateau and Petit Rameau behind the horseshoe reef. Here we bounced on anchor in 12 feet of water over sand bottom for 3 and a half days as the squalls passed and wind whistled through our rigging. Although we shook and bounced considerably while the palm trees on shore were bent over we luckily were sheltered from the rough and confused "significant" sea conditions created by the strong winds and numerous squalls. The seas were a mix of a 4 meter north swell along with a 4 meter east swell plus a 2.5 meter wind wave. On the VHF radio we listened as St. Vincent issued a safety warning to its local fishermen to be wary of rip currents generated by the rough to very rough sea conditions. We were "sand blasted" as we attempted to stroll on the beach and sadly snorkeling was not possible in the murky water. We decided to abandon our hopes of snorkeling and head to Union Island when we heard the weather forecast February 22: A well defined upper level high was creating a tight pressure gradient (6.5 to 7 millibars) between 10 and 20 degrees north latitude all the way back to 30 degrees west longitude. This equalled fresh to strong winds (20-30 knots) in a mostly easterly directions, 4 to 4.5 meter sea with a 9-10 second interval (short) between the swells plus a short interval 2.5 to 3 meter wind wave, combined with a 4 meter north swell. (very rough sea conditions) Patches of low level cumulus clouds were being dragged into the Caribbean by the strong trade wind flow. The Barbados weather office forecasted up to 55 mph winds.