Leg 1b - BVI to Florida - 07 May

Good Morning

SYNOP:
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA E TO 60W. WILL MOVE N, AND WILL EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA ENE TO BERMUDA ON 08TH. THEN DRIFT S THRU 09TH AND STRENGTHENS GRADUALLY. RIDGE WILL COVER FROM S'RN BAHAMAS/CUBA TO HISPANIOLA, TODAY THRU 09TH.

CONCLUSION:
FRESH TO STRONG NE/E TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST IN OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL TODAY THRU MORNING OF 09TH. NE/E SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS WILL TEND HIGHEST ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AND MUCH LOWER DIRECTLY WEST OF S'RN ISLANDS BAHAMAS AND WEST OF TURKS/CAICOS.
FARTHER TO WEST, PRIMARILY MODERATE TO FRESH E TRADE WINDS WILL IMPACT S GULF STREAM REGION, FROM N COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA TO WATERS BETWEEN FL KEYS AND ABACO. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY THRU MORNING OF 09TH. SHORT-PERIOD SWELLS WILL TEND HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA AND FL KEYS, AND CONSIDERABLY LOWER DIRECTLY W OF ABACO.


ZONE OBC FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 07LT)(T + 0):  WINDS NE-E  18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. COMBINED SEAS  NE-E  4-6FT  (2SEC).  SKIES CLEAR. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE @1.7KTS.

EVENING(19LT)(T + 12):  WINDS NE-E  19-24 GUSTS 27KTS. COMBINED SEAS  NE-E  5-7FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 1.4KTS.

TOM (08)(MORN 07LT)(T + 24):  WINDS NE-E  20-25 GUSTS 28KTS. COMBINED SEAS  NE-E  5-7FT (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 1.3KTS.

TOM EVENING(19LT)(T + 36):  WINDS NE-E  21-26 GUSTS 29KTS. COMBINED SEAS  NE-E  6-8FT (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 1.1KTS.



ZONE GULF FORECAST:

TODAY(MORN 07LT)(T + 0):  WINDS ENE-ESE  15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. COMBINED SEAS  ENE-ESE  3-5FT (2SEC).  SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.8KTS.

EVENING(19LT)(T + 12):  WINDS ENE-ESE  16-21 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS ENE-ESE  BUILD 2 6FT  (2SEC).  SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.6KTS.

TOM (08)(MORN 07LT)(T + 24):  WINDS ENE-ESE  17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. COMBINED SEAS  ENE-ESE  4 6FT  (2SEC).  SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.6KTS.

TOM EVENING(19LT)(T + 36):  WINDS ENE-ESE  15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. COMBINED SEAS  ENE-ESE LOWER 6-3FT  (2SEC).  SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.5KTS.

* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS