Leg 1b - BVI to Florida - 05 May

PREPARED: MAY 05 09:35Z
FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

FORECAST FOR ARC USA LEG 1B

SYNOPSIS: GOOD DAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS SW'WARD FROM NEAR 30N/60W TO THE
SE'RN BAHAMAS AND E'RN CUBA THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR THE TURKS/CAICOS BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL IN
VICINITY OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS/W'RN HISPANIOLA AND WEAKEN FURTHER THROUGH
TOMORROW. BEHIND THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL MOVE E'WARD ACROSS THE
SE'RN BAHAMAS AND E'RN CUBA LATER TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE
RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY.

BROAD RIDGING IS ALSO IN PLACE TO THE SOUTH OF THE FRONT NOW, FROM THE
TURKS/CAICOS E'WARD AND INCLUDING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. THIS RIDGING WILL REMAIN
BROAD AND WEAK AS IT MOVES LITTLE THROUGH TOMORROW.

CONCLUSION: IN ZONE D EXTENDING FROM 67.5W TO HAITI/THE TURKS AND CAICOS, WINDS
WILL TEND SW'LY AHEAD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT AND NW'LY-N'LY BEHIND THE
FRONT THROUGH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS WILL TEND 2-4
FEET THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE ABATING TO 1-3 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED N'LY-NE'LY AND FRESHEN THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW AS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS E'WARD BEHIND THE FRONT AND THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS
GRADUALLY. ACCORDINGLY, SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD FROM 1-3 THIS
EVENING TO 2-4 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING.

FARTHER TO THE WEST IN THE OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSITION
FROM SW'LY THIS MORNING TO NW'LY-N'LY BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES
E'WARD. SIMULTANEOUSLY, COMBINED SEAS/SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 1-3 FEET
AND SHORT IN PERIOD. WINDS WILL THEN TRANSITION TO N'LY-NE'LY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME NE'LY-E'LY BY TOMORROW EVENING.
SIMULTANEOUSLY, THESE WINDS WILL FRESHEN IN RESPONSE TO GRADUAL STRENGTHENING
OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. LASTLY, SHORT-PERIOD COMBINED SEAS/SWELLS WILL
BUILD SLIGHTLY FROM 1-3 FEET THIS EVENING TO 2-4 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING.

ZONE D FORECAST:
TODAY(MORN 07LT)(T + 0):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/NW  06-11 GUSTS 14KTS.  SEAS 1-2
SWELLS E-SE/MIXED/SW  2-4FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.3KTS.
EVENING(19LT)(T + 12):  WINDS NW-N/VARY/NE  10-15KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS ENE-ESE
 1-3FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W
@ 0.4KTS.
TOM (06)(MORN 07LT)(T + 24):  WINDS N-NE  10-15 GUSTS 18KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS
NNE-ENE  1-3FT  (2SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
WSW @ 0.4KTS.
TOM EVENING(19LT)(T + 36):  WINDS NE-E  13-18 GUSTS 21KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS
NNE-ENE  2-4FT  (2SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
WSW @ 0.2KTS.
* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS

ZONE OBC FORECAST:
TODAY(MORN 07LT)(T + 0):  WINDS SW-W/VARY/N  05-10 GUSTS 13KTS. COMBINED SEAS
NNE-ENE  1-3FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SSE @ 1.7KTS.
EVENING(19LT)(T + 12):  WINDS N-NE  09-14 GUSTS 17KTS. COMBINED SEAS  N-NE
1-3FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE
@ 1.3KTS.
TOM (06)(MORN 07LT)(T + 24):  WINDS NNE-ENE  10-15 GUSTS 18KTS. COMBINED SEAS
NNE-ENE  1-3FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY.  SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE
@ 1.5KTS.
TOM EVENING(19LT)(T + 36):  WINDS NE-E  11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. COMBINED SEAS
NNE-ENE  2-4FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SSE @ 1.4KTS.

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