Leg 1b - Portsmouth to Bermuda - 07 May

Good morning.

SYNOP:
LOW LOCATED FROM NE HISPANIOLA NE TO 30N/45W WILL PERSIST THRU 09TH.
WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA E TO 60W. MOVING N AND WILL EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA ENE TO BERMUDA ON 08TH. RIDGE THEN DRIFTS S THRU 09TH.
A WEAK FRONT FROM E NORTH CAROLINA NW TO LAKE HURON WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE NTO NEW ENGLAND THRU 09TH. 
A WEAK LOW WILL FORM NE OF CAPE HATTERAS ON AFTERNOON OF 08TH, AND WILL MOVE ESE TO 35N/63W THRU LATE 09TH.

CONCLUSIONS:
MODERATE N BREEZES IN PLACE FOR ZONE-F AND ZONE-C TODAY WILL GRADUALLY EASE OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS A HIGH CENTER MOVES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD.  PERIODS OF LIGHT AIRS WILL OCCUR FOR BOTH ZONES FROM 08TH/00Z-09TH/00Z,  BEFORE GRADUALLY RE-INCREASING BETWEEN 09TH/00Z-12Z AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES E FROM NEAR CAPE HENRY.


ZONE F FORECAST:
07/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS NNW-NNE(338 - 23)  10-15 GUSTS 19KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS NW-N/MIXED/W  4-6FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.7KTS.
08/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS N-NE/VARY/SE(0 - 45)  08-13KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS N-NE  3-5FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.5KTS.
08/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS S-SW(180 - 225)  06-11 GUSTS 15KTS.  SEAS 1-3  SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/SW  2-4FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ESE @ 0.7KTS.
09/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248)  13-18 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS SSW-WSW  3-6FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.6KTS.


ZONE C FORECAST:
07/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS NNW-NNE(338 - 23)  12-17KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS NW-N  4-6FT  (7SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.7KTS.
08/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS NNW-NNE(338 - 23)  09-14KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS NW-N  4-6FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.3KTS.
08/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS N-NE/VARY/SW(0 - 45)  04-09KTS.  SEAS 1-2  SWELLS NNW-NNE  4-6FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.4KTS.
09/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS S-SW(180 - 225)  09-14 GUSTS 18KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS N-NE  3-5FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.2KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS