Leg 1b - Portsmouth to Bermuda - 09 May

SYNOP:
A BROAD AND POORLY ORGANIZED TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ENE TOWARD 25N/55W. WILL REMAIN WEAK THRU TONIGHT, THEN BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN IN PLACE NORTH OF VI’s TOMORROW.

AN AXIS OF BROAD RIDGING IS IN PLACE NEAR 30N. STRONGER RIDGING EXTENDS S TO THE VI'S AND W THRU BAHAMAS AND LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED WITHIN THIS RIDGING THRU TOMORROW NIGHT. THE BROADER RIDGING ALONG 30N WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THRU TONIGHT, THEN EXPAND N TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
A COMPACT LOW NEAR 36N/68W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E-SE TO NEAR 35N/63W BY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IS WEAK AND EXTENDS FROM THE
LOW W-NW TOWARD DELMARVA AND THIS FRONT WILL MOVE LITTLE TODAY, THEN
DRIFT TO N TOMORROW.

MODERATE TO FRESH SW-W WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PASSING TO THE N WILL EASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EVENTUALLY BECOME LIGHT AIRS BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  LIGHT AIRS WILL PERSIST INTO THE 11TH DUE TO BROAD/WEAK RIDGING REMAINING IN PLACE.


ZONE C FORECAST:
09/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS SW-W(225 - 270) 15-20 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS WSW-WNW/MIXED/NNE 3-6FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWR. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.7KTS.

10/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS W-NW(270 - 315) 08-13KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW 3-5FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWR. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.7KTS.

10/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS WNW-NNW(293 - 338) 04-09KTS. SEAS 1-2 SWELLS WNW-NNW 2-4FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.6KTS.

11/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS W-SW/VARY/SE(270 - 225) 04-09KTS. SEAS 1-2 SWELLS NW-N 1-3FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.7KTS.

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