Leg 1b - BVI to Florida - 04 May

PREPARED: MAY 04 09:02Z
FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

HERE IS THE FORECAST FOR ARC USA LEG 1B.

SYNOPSIS:
GOOD DAY. A WEAK FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR/WEST OF BERMUDA SW'WARD
INTO/ACROSS THE N'RN BAHAMAS AND W'RN CUBA. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS
IT DRIFTS SE'WARD TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 30N/60W SW'WARD INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
BY TOMORROW MORNING, THEN TENDING TO STALL ACROSS THE S'RN BAHAMAS TOMORROW
NIGHT TO AND ALONG APPROXIMATELY 25N.

WEST OF THIS FRONT, BROAD RIDGING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE,
ALONG AND SOUTH OF 35N, AND THIS WILL TEND TO SHIFT S'WARD TOMORROW.
WEAK RIDGING IN PLACE IN THE WATERS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE E'RN CARIBBEAN SEA
WILL TEND TO WEAKEN/BROADEN EVEN FURTHER THROUGH TOMORROW, WITH THE RIDGE AXIS
TENDING TO SHIFT S'WARD CLOSE TO THE N'RN LEEWARD ISLANDS TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE
TOMORROW.

CONCLUSION:
IN/NEAR TORTOLA AND PUERTO RICO, MODERATE TO FRESH E'LY-SE'LY TRADE
WINDS TODAY WILL TEND S'LY-SW'LY AND EASE SLIGHTLY TOMORROW AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SHORT-PERIOD
SWELLS WILL TEND E'LY-SE'LY AND ABATE GRADUALLY TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. FARTHER
WEST, MODERATE WINDS WILL TEND SE'LY-S'LY IN/NEAR HISPANIOLA AND THE SE'RN
BAHAMAS TODAY BEFORE BECOMING MORE N'LY-NE'LY BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE WEAK COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO FRESHEN SLIGHTLY AFTER BECOMING N'LY-NE'LY BEHIND THE FRONT.
SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS WILL ALSO TEND E'LY-SE'LY AND GRADUALLY ABATE TODAY THROUGH
TOMORROW IN WATERS NEAR HISPANIOLA AND THE SE'RN BAHAMAS.

IN THE OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL, MODERATE S'LY-SW'LY WINDS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO
TRANSITION TO N'LY-NE'LY BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT. THESE N'LY-NE'LY MODERATE WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST
AND FRESHEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY TOMORROW. SIMULTANEOUSLY,
PREDOMINANTLY NE'LY-E'LY SHORT-PERIOD COMBINED SEAS AND SWELLS OF 2-4 FEET
TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 3-5 FEET BY TOMORROW
EVENING.

ZONE A FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS E-SE/VARY/S 11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS ENE-ESE 5-7FT (3SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.2KTS.
EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS E-SE/VARY/S 08-13 GUSTS 16KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
ENE-ESE 4-6FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.3KTS.

TOM (05)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS SE-S/VARY/SW 11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS E-SE/MIXED/S 3-5FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM ESE @ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS SE-S/VARY/SW 07-12 GUSTS 15KTS. SEAS 1-2
SWELLS E-SE/MIXED/S 2-4FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.1KTS.

ZONE D FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS SE-S/VARY/SW 11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS E-SE/V/S 5-7FT (2SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM SSW @ 0.3KTS.
EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS SE-S/VARY/SW 08-13 GUSTS 16KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS E-SE/V/S 4-6FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.7KTS.

TOM (05)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS S-SW/VARY/N 12-17 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS E-SE/V/S 2-4FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM WNW @ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS N-NE/VARY/S 12-17 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3
SWELLS E-SE/V/S 2-4FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.2KTS.

ZONE OBC FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 08LT)(T + 0): WINDS S-SW/VARY/N 09-14 GUSTS 17KTS. COMBINED SEAS
ENE-ESE 2-4FT (2SEC). SKIES CLEAR. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
SSE @ 1.1KTS.
EVENING(20LT)(T + 12): WINDS SW-W/VARY/N 09-14 GUSTS 17KTS. COMBINED SEAS
ENE-ESE 2-4FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.5KTS.

TOM (05)(MORN 08LT)(T + 24): WINDS N-NE/VARY/SW 10-15 GUSTS 18KTS. COMBINED
SEAS NE-E 2-4FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @
1.1KTS.
TOM EVENING(20LT)(T + 36): WINDS NNE-ENE 13-18 GUSTS 21KTS. COMBINED SEAS
N-NE 3-5FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @
1.2KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS
BEST REGARDS, WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)