Hi Geoff,
i think you can make it during the following days. Good winds, good direction, no important depressions heading your way. So if you are good and strong, i think you could arrive within three days in Dakar.

Maybe i am a bit too optimistic but as you are progressing now, i think you can make it! i think this is a good opportunity!
All the best and take care.

Day1: 23 August-ESTimatedPosition: 18.3W16
Wind: 300-330°8-13kt (average wind). After 12/15utc turning to 270-290° and increasing to 12-16kt. again decreasing after 00/03utc next night.
Temperatures: night min: 26/28°C - Day max: 36-38°C (these are screen temperatures, out there in the sun temperatures can easily exceed those values with 10 or 15 degrees during the day!)
Weather: sunny spells with broken cloud. No precipitation.

Day2: 24 August-ESTPosition: N17W16.3
Wind: 320-350°6-12kt (average wind), after 15utc temporarily increasing to 290-310°10-15kt.
Temperatures: night min: 26-28°C - Day max: 38-40°C
Weather: cloudy start with possibly some residual shower, enlarging sunny spells.

Day3: 25 August-ESTPosition: N16W16.5
Wind: weak from variable directions (average wind), becoming after 12utc 240-260° 6-12kt.
Temperatures: night min: 24-26°C - Day max: 34-36°C
Weather: mainly sunny and no precipitation.

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