Leg 1a - BVI to Bermuda - 04 May

PREPARED: MAY 04 09:33Z
FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

HERE IS THE FORECAST FOR THE ARC USA LEG1A AND ARC EUROPE LEG 1A.

SYNOPSIS:
GOOD DAY. A WEAK FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR/WEST OF BERMUDA SW'WARD
INTO/ACROSS THE N'RN BAHAMAS AND W'RN CUBA. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS
IT DRIFTS SE'WARD TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 30N/60W SW'WARD INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
BY TOMORROW MORNING, THEN TENDING TO STALL ACROSS THE S'RN BAHAMAS TOMORROW
NIGHT TO AND ALONG APPROXIMATELY 25N. WEST OF THIS FRONT, BROAD RIDGING ACROSS
THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE, ALONG AND SOUTH OF 35N, AND THIS WILL TEND TO
SHIFT S'WARD TOMORROW.

ELSEWHERE, WEAK RIDGING IN PLACE IN THE WATERS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE E'RN
CARIBBEAN SEA WILL TEND TO WEAKEN/BROADEN EVEN FURTHER THROUGH TOMORROW, WITH
THE RIDGE AXIS TENDING TO SHIFT S'WARD CLOSE TO THE N'RN LEEWARD ISLANDS TO
HISPANIOLA BY LATE TOMORROW.

CONCLUSION:
IN/NEAR TORTOLA AND PUERTO RICO, MODERATE TO FRESH E'LY-SE'LY TRADE
WINDS TODAY WILL TEND S'LY-SW'LY AND EASE SLIGHTLY TOMORROW AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SHORT-PERIOD
SWELLS WILL TEND E'LY-SE'LY AND ABATE GRADUALLY TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. FARTHER
NORTH, FROM ABOUT 23N TO 29N, S'LY-SW'LY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO
NW'LY BY THIS EVENING WILL THE PASSAGE WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT.
SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS WILL TEND S'LY-SW'LY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NW'LY-N'LY
BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL THEN VEER FROM NW'LY-N'LY TO N'LY-NE'LY AND REMAIN
MODERATE TO FRESH TOMORROW AS RIDGING BUILDS GENERALLY E'WARD AND S'WARD BEHIND
THE FRONT. ACCORDINGLY, SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
N'LY-NE'LY TOMORROW.

FOR WATERS AROUND/NEAR BERMUDA, FRESH WINDS WILL VEER FROM SW'LY-NW'LY WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ACCORDINGLY SW'LY-W'LY
SHORT PERIOD SWELLS WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH NW'LY SWELLS BEHIND THE FRONT.
W'LY-NW'LY WINDS WILL THEN REMAIN MODERATE TO FRESH BEHIND THE FRONT THIS
EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW, ALLOWING SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS TO BECOME
PREDOMINANTLY W'LY-NW'LY.

ZONE A FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS E-SE/VARY/S 11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS ENE-ESE 5-7FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM E @ 0.2KTS.
EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS E-SE/VARY/S 08-13 GUSTS 16KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
ENE-ESE 4-6FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE
@ 0.3KTS.

TOM (05)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS SE-S/VARY/SW 11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS E-SE/MIXED/S 3-5FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ESE @ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS SE-S/VARY/SW 07-12 GUSTS 15KTS. SEAS 1-2
SWELLS SE-S/V/SW 2-4FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.1KTS.

ZONE B FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS SE-S/VARY/SW 13-18 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS SE-S/MIXED/SW 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.7KTS.
EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS SW-W/VARY/NW 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS S-SW/MIXED/NW 3-6FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM W @ 1KTS.

TOM (05)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS SW-W/VARY/N 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/N 6-8FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 1KTS.
TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS N-NE 12-17 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
SW-W/MIXED/NE LOWER 6-3FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.7KTS.

ZONE C FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS VEER SW-W-NW 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/NW 6-8FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.4KTS.
EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS W-NW 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
SW-W/MIXED/NW 5-7FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.4KTS.

TOM (05)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS WNW-NNW 16-21 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS W-NW 4-6FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS W-NW 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
W-NW 6-8FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.4KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS
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