Leg 1b - BVI to Florida - 09 May 2014

Good morning.

SYNOP:
AXIS OF BROAD RIDGING NEAR 30N. STRONGER RIDGING EXTENDS S TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 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. THUS, THIS RIDGE WILL ALSO COVER S'RN FLORIDA, CUBA, AND THE BAHAMAS TODAY THRU THE MORNING OF 11TH.

THE RIDGE WILL GENERATE PRIMARILY MODERATE TO FRESH E -SE TRADE WINDS TODAY THRU THE MORNING OF 11TH, FROM NEAR ABACO ISLAND AND CENTRAL CUBA, TO FLORIDA KEYS AND SE'RN FLORIDA. SIMULTANEOUSLY, E -SE COMBINED SEAS/SWELLS WILL TEND HIGHEST ALONG/NEAR N'RN COAST OF CUBA AND E'RN COAST OF FLORIDA KEYS. THESE COMBINED SEAS/SWELLS WILL BE LOWEST DIRECTLY WEST OF ISLANDS, INCLUDING ABACO AND FAR N'RN BAHAMAS.


ZONE GULF FORECAST:
TODAY(MORN 07LT)(T + 0): WINDS E-SE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE 4-6FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.4KTS.

EVENING(19LT)(T + 12): WINDS E-SE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE 3-5FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.4KTS.

TOM (10)(MORN 07LT)(T + 24): WINDS E-SE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE 4-6FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.4KTS.

TOM EVENING(19LT)(T + 36): WINDS E-SE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE 3-5FT (2SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.5KTS.

ENDS