Leg 1a - BVI to Bermuda - 08 May

Subject:  WX BVI-BER MAY 08 09:31Z
Good Morning

SYNOP:
HIGH CENTERED NEAR 33N/67W WILL DRIFT SE AND BREAK DOWN THRU 09TH. NEW RIDGE HIGH WILL DEVELOP FROM JUST NW OF BERMUDA SW TO S FLORIDA LATER ON 09TH INTO 10TH.

TROUGH OF LOW EXTENDS FROM E HISPANIOLA NE TO 25N/50W. WILL MOVE LITTLE THRU LATE 10TH.

FRONT NOW LOCATED FROM NW PENNSYLVANIA SE TO JUST NE OF CAPE HATTERAS, WILL MOVE NE INTO NEW BRUNSWICK THRU 10TH. AREA OF LOW WILL FORM JUST E OF NORFOLK LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONT, AND WILL MOVE SE TO 35N/65W THRU LATER 09TH. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS SE AND DISSIPATES ON 10TH.

NE-E TRADE WINDS IN ZONE A WILL FRESHEN TODAY THRU EARLY MORNING OF 10TH. SHORT-PERIOD NE-E SWELLS BUILD FROM 3-5 FEET TODAY TO 6-8 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING AND EARLY 10TH.
IN  ZONE B, WINDS WILL TEND N-NE AND FRESHEN TODAY THRU EARLY MORNING OF 10TH. SHORT-PERIOD N-NE SWELLS WILL BUILD FROM 2-5 FEET THIS MORNING TO 5-7 FEET BY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN 5-7 FEET THRU EARLY MORNING OF 10TH.

FROM 29N TO BERMUDA IN ZONE C, NE-E WINDS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WILL START VEERING BY THIS EVENING AND BECOME W-NW BY TOMORROW EVENING AS LOW MOVES SE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED MODERATE TO FRESH AND ACCOMPANIED BY SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS OF 2-4 OR 3-5 FEET.


ZONE A FORECAST:
TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS ENE-ESE 11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS ENE-ESE 3-5FT (3SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.3KTS.

EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS NE-E 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 4-6FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.4KTS.

TOM (09)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS NE-E 16-21 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 5-7FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.4KTS.

TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS NE-E 21-26 GUSTS 31KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS NE-E 6-8FT (3SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.6KTS.


ZONE B FORECAST:
TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS NNE-ENE 13-18 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS N-NE 2-5FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.8KTS.

EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS NNE-ENE 16-21 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NNE-ENE 5-7FT (4SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.6KTS.

TOM (09)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS NNE-ENE 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NNE-ENE 5-7FT (4SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.6KTS.

TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS NE-E 20-25 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS NNE-ENE 5-7FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.6KTS.


ZONE C FORECAST:
TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS NE-E/VARY/SE 08-13 GUSTS 16KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS N-NE 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.5KTS.

EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS VEER SE-S-SW 10-15 GUSTS 18KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NNW-NNE 2-4FT (4SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.2KTS.

TOM (09)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS SW-W 12-17 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NW-N 2-4FT (2SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.6KTS.

TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS W-NW 13-18 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS W-NW 3-5FT (3SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @
0.6KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS
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