Leg 1b - Portsmouth to Bermuda - 04 May

PREPARED: MAY 04 09:24Z
FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

GOOD DAY. THE BELOW FORECAST IS FOR THE ARC EUROPE LEG 1B - PORTSMOUTH TO
BERMUDA.

SYNOPSIS:
GOOD DAY. A WEAK FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR/WEST OF BERMUDA SW'WARD
INTO/ACROSS THE N'RN BAHAMAS. 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.
LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF NEW ENGLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL GALE AS
IT MOVES ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS WILL MOVE ANOTHER FRONT
SE'WARD SUCH THAT BY THIS EVENING IT WILL EXTEND FROM THE GULF OF MAINE SW'WARD
TO THE MOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE. TOMORROW, THE FRONT WILL STALL NEAR AND SOUTH
OF CAPE HATTERAS E-SE'WARD ALONG 33N.

CONCLUSIONS:
FOR GULF STREAM WATERS OVER ZONE I AND EXTREME NW'RN ZONE F,
EXPECT LOCALIZED WIND-DRIVEN SEAS TO BE AT THE TOP OF OR 1 FT HIGHER THAN THE
BELOW RANGES FROM THE 05TH/06Z THROUGH 06TH/00Z DUE TO STRONGER NW'LY WINDS
ACTING AGAINST THE SW'LY GULF STREAM CURRENT; IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED OVER THE
GULF STREAM AFTER 06TH/00Z AS WINDS EASE AND BECOME MORE W'LY IN DIRECTION.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FOR THE BELOW ZONES:

-FOR ZONE I, WINDS WILL TEND ON THE LOWER END (OR LIGHTER) THAN THE BELOW
RANGES FOR THE S'RN HALF OF THE ZONE FROM 04TH/12Z-18Z. FROM 05TH/12Z-06TH/00Z,
WINDS WINDS WILL EASE TO THE LOWER END OF THE BELOW RANGES BY THE END OF THAT
TIME PERIOD.

-FOR ZONE F, WINDS WILL TEND ON THE LOWER END (OR LIGHTER) THAN THE BELOW
RANGES FOR THE S'RN HALF OF THE ZONE FROM 04TH/12Z-05TH/00Z, AND FROM THE
05TH/18Z-06TH/00Z. FROM 06TH/00Z-06TH/12Z, WINDS WILL EASE TO THE LOWER END (IF
NOT LIGHTER) THE BELOW RANGES THROUGH THE END OF THAT TIME PERIOD.

-FOR ZONE C, WINDS WILL TEND ON THE UPPER END OF THE BELOW RANGES (WITH
PERIODIC HIGHER GUSTS) FOR THE N'RN HALF OF THE ZONE FROM 04TH/12Z-06TH/12Z.

ZONE I FORECAST:

04/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS BACK NW-W-SW(315 - 225) 13-18 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS S-SE/MIXED/SW 3-5FT (5SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.5KTS.

05/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS VEER SW-W-NW(225 - 315) 18-23 GUSTS 35KTS. SEAS 4-5
SWELLS S-SW/MIXED/NW 4-7FT (6SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.5KTS.
05/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS WNW-NNW(293 - 338) 14-19 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-5
SWELLS NW-N 4-7FT (6SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.5KTS.

06/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS W-NW(270 - 315) 08-13 GUSTS 17KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NNW-NNE 3-5FT (6SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.1KTS.

ZONE F FORECAST:

04/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS WNW-WSW(293 - 248) 16-21 GUSTS 32KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS SSW-WSW 4-7FT (7SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 1.4KTS.

05/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS WNW-WSW(293 - 248) 20-25 GUSTS 35KTS. SEAS 4-6
SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/NW BUILD 6-10FT (7SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.9KTS.
05/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS W-NW(270 - 315) 16-21 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS
WNW-NNW BUILD 6-10FT (7SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.2KTS.

06/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS W-NW(270 - 315) 13-18 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
WNW-NNW BUILD 5-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.8KTS.

ZONE C FORECAST:

04/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS VEER SW-W-NW(225 - 315) 16-21 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS SSW-WSW 4-7FT (6SEC). SKIES CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.4KTS.

05/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS W-NW(270 - 315) 15-20 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
SSW-WSW 4-7FT (6SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.4KTS.
05/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS W-NW(270 - 315) 17-22 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
SW-W/MIXED/NW BUILD 5-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.2KTS.

06/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS W-NW(270 - 315) 13-18 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
W-NW BUILD 6-10FT (8SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.4KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS
BEST REGARDS, WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)