ARC Weather Forecast 14/12/2016

Synopsis: High pressure south of Azores with a ridge S to the E Caribbean Sea will remain stationary through tomorrow night. The ridge will weaken over the E Caribbean Sea overnight 15/12. A cold front over the Central Bahamas tomorrow evening will move E and extend from N Hispaniola NE to near 25N/50W by the morning of 17/12. The cold front will lift NE while weakening the rest of 17/12 as a strong high builds north of Bermuda. A ridge will build S over the eastern Caribbean Sea the rest of 17/12 through 18/12.

Conclusion: Fresh to strong E to NE winds currently cover all remaining grids (KK, LL, QQ and RR), with the strongest winds and some gusts up to about 30kts located mainly in Grid RR and near the Lesser Antilles. These enhanced winds will continue throughout the next few days, but will be easing slightly by the morning of 16/12, becoming more fresh to moderate by then. Moderate to short period ENE swells will also persist across all remaining grids through 16/12. The highest swells are currently located across all of Grid RR and the southern section of Grid LL. These larger swells are also forecast to abate through from west to east throughout the next few days. E swells will be building again across Grid KK by late 15/12.

T = 14 Dec 0600

KK:
T+0: WINDS NE-E 20-25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 8-10FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD HWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NE @ 0.8KTS.
T+12: WINDS NE-E 17-22KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 7-9FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS E @ 0.7KTS.
T+24: WINDS NE-E 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS NE-E 7-9FT (8SEC). CLDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NE @ 0.6KTS.
T+36: WINDS ENE-ESE 20-25KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS ENE-ESE 8-10FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ESE @ 1KTS.
T+48: WINDS ENE-ESE 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS ENE-ESE 7-9FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NE @ 0.4KTS.

LL:
T+0: WINDS NE-E 20-25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS ENE-ESE 8-10FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNE @ 0.8KTS.
T+12: WINDS ENE-ESE 17-22KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS ENE-ESE 7-9FT (8SEC). MOSTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNE @ 0.5KTS.
T+24: WINDS ENE-ESE 16-21KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS ENE-ESE 7-9FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS N @ 0.8KTS.
T+36: WINDS ENE-ESE 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS ENE-ESE 6-8FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS N @ 0.5KTS.
T+48: WINDS NE-E 15-20KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS ENE-ESE 6-8FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS N @ 0.9KTS.

QQ:
T+0: WINDS ENE-ESE 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 8-10FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNE @ 0.2KTS.
T+12: WINDS NE-E 17-22KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 7-9FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNE @ 0.5KTS.
T+24: WINDS ENE-ESE 15-20KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NE-E 6-8FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NE @ 0.5KTS.
T+36: WINDS NE-E 13-18KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NE-E 6-8FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ESE @ 0.2KTS.
T+48: WINDS NE-E 16-21KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NE-E 6-8FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNW @ 0.2KTS.

RR:
T+0: WINDS NE-E 20-25 GUSTS 30KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 8-10FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ESE @ 0.8KTS.
T+12: WINDS NE-E 20-25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 8-10FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ESE @ 0.8KTS.
T+24: WINDS NE-E 20-25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E 7-9FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS E @ 0.7KTS.
T+36: WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 16-21KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NE-E 7-9FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ESE @ 0.8KTS.
T+48: WINDS NE-E 15-20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NE-E 5-7FT (8SEC). PRTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS E @ 0.5KTS.
* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS