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Leg 3 - 09 June



Leg 3 - 09 June
09 June 2014

 PREPARED: JUNE 09 03:15Z

FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

 

SYNOPSIS: GOOD DAY. A GALE NEAR 48N/17W WITH A COLD FRONT SW'WARD TO NEAR 35N/25W WILL MOVE E'WARD WHILE WEAKENING INTO A LOW OVER W'RN IRELAND BY AFTERNOON OF THE 10TH. THE COLD FRONT WILL LIFT NE'WARD OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY BY AFTERNOON THE 10TH. HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 30N/32W WILL MOVE NE'WARD TO NEAR 33N/26W BY AFTERNOON THE 11TH. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NE'WARD FROM THIS HIGH TO THE WEST OF IBERIA AND OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY BY EVENING OF THE 10TH THROUGH 11TH. A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER W'RN IBERIA S'WARD TO NW'RN MOROCCO ON THE 10TH THROUGH 11TH. ANOTHER GALE WILL TRACK NE'WARD TO NEAR 50N/34W WITH A COLD FRONT SW'WARD TO NEAR 35N/40W BY AFTERNOON THE 11TH.

 

CONCLUSION: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND AFOREMENTIONED GALES WILL CAUSE THE STRONGEST PRIMARILY SW'LY-W'LY WINDS TO PERSIST FARTHER NORTH, ACROSS ZONES EEE AND FFF, TODAY THROUGH THE MORNING OF THE 11TH. HOWEVER, NEAR S'RN PORTUGAL (ZONE DDD), W'LY-NW'LY WINDS TODAY WILL VEER TO N'LY AND FRESHEN BY THE MORNING OF THE 10TH AS THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE AND THERMAL TROUGH INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. WINDS WILL TEND RELATIVELY LIGHTER ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING IN AND NEAR THE AZORES, CLOSER TO THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. PRIMARILY W'LY-NW'LY SWELLS WILL TEND HIGHEST ACROSS ZONES EEE AND FFF, WHILE SWELLS WILL BE SHORT IN PERIOD ACROSS ALL RACE GRIDS TODAY THROUGH THE MORNING OF THE 11TH.

 

ZONE AAA FORECAST:

09/06 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS WSW-WNW(248 - 293)  10-15 GUSTS 20KTS.  SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW  6-9FT  (5SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.

09/18 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SW-W(225 - 270)  14-19 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS WNW-NNW  5-8FT  (3SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 1KTS.

10/06 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS SW-W(225 - 270)  13-18 GUSTS 23KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  5-8FT  (4SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY DENSE FOG. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.6KTS.

10/18 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS SW-W(225 - 270)  11-16 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  4-7FT  (4SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.7KTS.

 

ZONE BBB FORECAST:

09/06 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS WSW-WNW(248 - 293)  11-16 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW  6-9FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.9KTS.

09/18 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SW-W(225 - 270)  11-16 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  6-9FT  (7SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.8KTS.

10/06 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS SW-W(225 - 270)  11-16 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  4-7FT  (5SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 1KTS.

10/18 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/NW(225 - 270)  11-16 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  4-7FT  (5SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.8KTS.

 

ZONE CCC FORECAST:

09/06 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS WSW-WNW(248 - 293)  11-16 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW  6-9FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.1KTS.

09/18 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/NW(225 - 270)  10-15 GUSTS 20KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS WNW-NNW  6-9FT  (8SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.5KTS.

10/06 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS W-NW/VARY/SW(270 - 315)  07-12 GUSTS 15KTS.  SEAS 1-2  SWELLS WNW-NNW  6-9FT  (6SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.3KTS.

10/18 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS W-NW/VARY/N(270 - 315)  05-10 GUSTS 13KTS.  SEAS 1-2 SWELLS W-NW  4-7FT  (5SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.2KTS.

 

ZONE DDD FORECAST:

09/06 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS W-NW/VARY/SW(270 - 315)  07-12 GUSTS 17KTS.  SEAS 1-2 SWELLS W-NW  6-9FT  (6SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.8KTS.

09/18 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS W-NW/VARY/N(270 - 315)  INCREASE 05-15 GUSTS 20KTS.  SEAS 1-3  SWELLS W-NW  5-8FT  (2SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.9KTS.

10/06 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS NW-N/VARY/NE(315 - 0)  INCREASE 10-20 GUSTS 25KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS WNW-NNW  5-8FT  (3SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.6KTS.

10/18 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS NW-N(315 - 0)  15-20 GUSTS 25KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS NW-N  5-8FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 1.2KTS.

 

ZONE EEE FORECAST:

09/06 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS W-NW/VARY/SW(270 - 315)  14-19 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  9-12FT  (6SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.3KTS.

09/18 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/S(225 - 270)  12-17 GUSTS 22KTS.  SEAS 2-3 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  6-9FT  (6SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @ .3KTS.

10/06 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/S(225 - 270)  12-17 GUSTS 22KTS.  SEAS 2-3 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  5-8FT  (5SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.2KTS.

10/18 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248)  INCREASE 10-20 GUSTS 25KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS SW-W  5-8FT  (5SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.6KTS.

 

ZONE FFF FORECAST:

09/06 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/S(225 - 270)  17-22 GUSTS 27KTS.  SEAS 3-4 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  10-13FT  (7SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.5KTS.

09/18 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248)  13-18 GUSTS 23KTS.  SEAS 3-4 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  8-11FT  (6SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.4KTS.

10/06 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS S-SW/VARY/W(180 - 225)  11-16 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 2-3 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW  5-8FT  (5SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.5KTS.

10/18 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/S(225 - 270)  09-14 GUSTS 19KTS.  SEAS 2-3 SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/S  4-7FT  (5SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.4KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS

 

ENDS.