Leg 1b - Portsmouth to Bermuda - 08 May

 
GOOD MORNING.

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

TROUGH OF LOW CONTINUES FROM E HISPANIOLA NE TO 25N/50W.  WILL CHANGE LITTLE THRU 10TH.
FRONT LOCATED FROM NW PENNSYLVANIA SE TO JUST NE OF HATTERAS WILL LIFT NE INTO NEW BRUNSWICK THRU 10TH.  AREA  OF LOW WILL FORM JUST EAST OF NORFOLK LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONT, AND WILL MOVE SE TO 35N/65W THRU LATER 09TH. THEN DRIFTS SE AND DISSIPATES ON 10TH.

WINDS WILL TEND 5-10 KTS LOWER THAN THE  FORECAST RANGES TODAY FOR SE PORTIONS OF ZONE F, WHICH IS WHERE THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED.  AN OVERALL FRESHENING OF WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR ZONES F AND C FROM 09TH/00Z-09TH/12Z AS THE LOW TRACKS E FROM HATTERAS, THEN WEAKEN FROM 10TH/00Z-12Z AS LOW  DISSIPATES AND WEAK RIDGING BUILDS.


ZONE F FORECAST:
08/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS VEER SE-S-SW(135 - 225)  15-20 GUSTS 27KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/SW  3-6FT  (2SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.4KTS.

09/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248)  16-21 GUSTS 29KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWELLS W-SW/MIXED/NE  4-7FT  (2SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.3KTS.

09/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS WSW-WNW/VARY/ESE(248 - 293)  11-16 GUSTS 23KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS WSW-WNW  4-7FT  (2SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.

10/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS VEER SE-S-SW(135 - 225)  09-14 GUSTS 19KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/NE  3-5FT  (4SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ESE @ 1.1KTS.


ZONE C FORECAST:
08/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS NNE-ENE/VARY/SW(23 - 68)  06-11 GUSTS 15KTS.  SEAS 1-3  SWELLS N-NE  3-6FT  (4SEC).  SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.5KTS.

09/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS S-SW(180 - 225)  14-19 GUSTS 26KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/W  3-6FT  (4SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.2KTS.

09/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS VEER SW-W-NW(225 - 315)  16-21 GUSTS 26KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/NE  4-7FT  (2SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.6KTS.

10/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS WNW-NNW(293 - 338)  08-13 GUSTS 17KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS WNW-NNW  3-6FT  (3SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.6KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS: