Leg 1b - Portsmouth to Bermuda - 05 May

PREPARED: MAY 05 09:23Z
FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

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

SYNOPSIS: A WEAK FRONT THIS MORNING EXTENDS FROM SE'WARD OF BERMUDA NEAR
30N/62W SW'WARD TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR THE E'RN TIP OF CUBA NE'WARD NEAR THE TURKS/CAICOS AND NEAR
25N/62W BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL IN THIS SAME AREA AND WEAKEN
FURTHER THROUGH TOMORROW.

NORTH OF THE FRONT IS BROAD RIDGING SOUTH OF 30N TO THE N'RN BAHAMAS AND THIS
RIDGING WILL REMAIN FAIRLY BROAD BETWEEN 27-30N, BUT WILL STRENGTHEN STEADILY
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND NEAR/SOUTH OF 25N DURING
THE DAY TOMORROW.

BROAD RIDGING IS ALSO IN PLACE TO THE SOUTH OF THE FRONT NOW, FROM THE
TURKS/CAICOS E'WARD AND INCLUDING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THIS RIDGING WILL
REMAIN BROAD AND WEAK THROUGH TOMORROW.

A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW/MINIMAL GALE NEAR NOVA SCOTIA EXTENDS
SW'WARD TO NEAR 35N/65W AND THEN W'WARD TO NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/SOUTH
CAROLINA BORDER. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT STALLS IN THIS SAME AREA THROUGH
TOMORROW.

CONCLUSIONS: FOR THE GULF STREAM WATERS OVER ZONE I AND EXTREME NW'RN ZONE F:
LOCALIZED WIND-DRIVEN SEAS WILL TEND AT THE TOP OF THE BELOW RANGES THIS
MORNING WITH STRONG NW'LYS IN PLACE, WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS EASE.  THE ENHANCEMENT OF SEAS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT
FROM THE 06TH/18Z-07TH/12Z AS MODERATE TO FRESH N-NE'LY WINDS WORK THEIR WAY
IN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED SEAS TO BOTH TEND AT THE TOP OF THE BELOW
RANGES (IF NOT 1 FT HIGHER) AND BECOME TIGHTLY STACKED TOGETHER AT 3-5 SECOND
INTERVALS.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FOR THE ZONE FORECASTS:
FOR ZONES I AND F, WINDS WILL EASE TO THE LOWER END OF THE BELOW RANGES BY 18Z
TODAY, WITH WINDS TENDING EVEN LOWER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
AND OVER THE S'RN THIRD OF ZONE F (THIS WILL REMAIN THE CASE THROUGH THE
06TH/00Z)   WINDS WILL TEND 5-10 KTS LOWER THAN THE BELOW RANGES OVER THE S'RN
THIRD OF ZONE F FROM 06TH/00Z-06TH/12Z.  W-SW'LY WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE
S'RN HALF OF ZONE F FROM THE 06TH/12-07TH/00Z.     FOR THE S'RN HALF OF ZONE C,
 WINDS WILL TEND ON THE LOWER END (IF NOT LOWER) OF THE BELOW RANGES THROUGH
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ZONE I FORECAST:
05/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS NNW-NNE(338 - 23)  14-19 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4
SWELLS WSW-SSW/MIXED/NNE  4-7FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.5KTS.
06/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS VEER NW-N-NE(315 - 45)  08-13 GUSTS 16KTS.  SEAS 2-3
SWELLS N-NE  3-5FT  (6SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.1KTS.
06/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68)  13-18 GUSTS 22KTS.  SEAS 3-4
SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/SE  2-4FT  (6SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.2KTS.
07/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS N-NE(0 - 45)  12-17 GUSTS 20KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS
NNE-ENE  2-4FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM NE @ 0.4KTS.

ZONE F FORECAST:
05/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS WNW-NNW(293 - 338)  16-21 GUSTS 28KTS.  SEAS 3-4
SWELLS WNW-NNW  BUILD 5-9FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.4KTS.
06/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS W-NW(270 - 315)  13-18 GUSTS 23KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS
WNW-NNW  BUILD 4-8FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.5KTS.
06/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS VEER W-NW-N(270 - 0)  13-18 GUSTS 23KTS.  SEAS 3-4
SWELLS NW-N  4-7FT  (7SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.6KTS.
07/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS NNW-NNE(338 - 23)  13-18 GUSTS 23KTS.  SEAS 3-4
SWELLS NNW-NNE  3-6FT  (6SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.4KTS.

ZONE C FORECAST:
05/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS W-NW(270 - 315)  16-21 GUSTS 26KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS
W-NW  BUILD 5-9FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.3KTS.
06/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS WNW-NNW(293 - 338)  12-17 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 3-4
SWELLS WNW-NNW  5-8FT  (8SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.6KTS.
06/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS BACK NW-W-SW(315 - 225)  13-18 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4
 SWELLS WNW-NNW  4-7FT  (8SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.4KTS.
07/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS VEER SW-W-NW(225 - 315)  17-22 GUSTS 28KTS.  SEAS 3-5
 SWELLS WNW-NNW  4-7FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.1KTS.
* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS

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