Bermuda to Azores WX - 17 May

A front extends from 30N/68W NE to the Grand Banks. Will lift NE to the NE Atlantic thru 18/05, then dissipate. High pressure is near 36N/33W will move E to just S of Azores thru 19/05, and will build a ridge WSW to 25N/65W on 19/05. Ridge then shifts SE, and will extend from 32N/31W WSW to 25N/60W on 21/05 - 22.

A strong front will extend from 30N/78W NE to 41N/60W on 18/05; will move E to extend from 28N/70W NE to 45N/35W on 20/05. Then drifts SE thru 21/05. By 22/05 will extend from 30N/45W NE to the Azores.

High pressure located over Pennsylvania on 20/05 will move E to 38N/57W thru 21/05, then moves E to 39N/49W thru 22/05.

Conclusion:
Moderate to fresh NE-E breezes for Zones AA and CC will veer to SE-S thru tomorrow night, with winds tending highest over N halves of the Zones. Strong W-NW winds for Zones DD and FF will ease from S to N thru tonight as the front lifts to N, with the winds then veering to SW thru midday 18/05. S-SW winds will then steadily strengthen from W to E across all zones later 18/05 thru 19/05 as another cold front approaches from W. The strongest conditions will occur over Zones DD and FF, where swells will exceed 10 ft at times and gusts in excess of 30 kts will tend be more frequent.

All times UTC

ZONE AA :

17/12 (T + 0) NE-E 10-15 GUSTS 18KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW 6-9FT (4SEC). CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS ESE 0.6KTS.

18/00 (T + 12) E-SE 11-16 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NW-N 5-8FT (4SEC). PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS SSE 0.9KTS.

18/12 (T + 24) SE-S 14-19 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NNW-NNE/MIXED/S 4-6FT (4SEC). MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SQUALLS. CURRENTS SE 0.7KTS.

19/00 (T + 36) SSE-SSW 17-22 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS SSE-SSW BUILD 5-9FT (3SEC). MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SQUALLS. CURRENTS S 0.8KTS.

19/12 (T + 48) S-SW 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS S-SW 7-10FT (4SEC). CLOUDY. SCATTERED SQUALLS. CURRENTS SSE 0.9KTS.


ZONE DD :

17/12 (T + 0) W-NW 13-18 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS W-NW 8-11FT (6SEC). MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS WNW 0.6KTS.

18/00 (T + 12) BACK NW-W-SW 09-14 GUSTS 18KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS W-NW 7-10FT (7SEC). CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS SSW 0.2KTS.

18/12 (T + 24) SSW-WSW 14-19 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW 5-8FT (5SEC). CLOUDY. SCATTERED SQUALLS. CURRENTS W 0.3KTS.

19/00 (T + 36) S-SW 16-24 GUSTS 30KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS SSW-WSW BUILD 6-10FT (4SEC). MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SQUALLS. CURRENTS WSW 0.6KTS.

19/12 (T + 48) S-SW 23-30 GUSTS 37KTS. SEAS 4-6 SWELLS SSW-WSW 7-11FT (5SEC). CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. SQUALLS. CURRENTS W 0.4KTS.


ZONE CC :

17/12 (T + 0) VEER W-N-NE 10-15KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/NW BUILD 4-8FT (5SEC). CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS N 0.2KTS.

18/00 (T + 12) VEER NE-E-SE 10-15KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW 6-9FT (6SEC). CURRENTS E 0.4KTS.

18/12 (T + 24) SE-S 10-15 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW 5-8FT (8SEC). CURRENTS NNW 0.1KTS.

19/00 (T + 36) SSE-SSW 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SSE 3-6FT (4SEC). CURRENTS SSE 0.6KTS.

19/12 (T + 48) SSE-SSW 19-24 GUSTS 33KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS SE-S/MIXED/SW BUILD 5-9FT (4SEC). CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS SSW 0.1KTS.


ZONE FF :
17/12 (T + 0) VEER SW-W-NW 14-19 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/NW 7-10FT (5SEC). PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS SSE 1KTS.

18/00 (T + 12) WSW-WNW 09-14 GUSTS 16KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS W-NW 8-11FT (6SEC). CURRENTS SSE 1.1KTS.

18/12 (T + 24) WSW-WNW 10-15 GUSTS 10KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS W-NW 7-10FT (8SEC). CURRENTS SSE 1.3KTS.

19/00 (T + 36) S-SW 15-20 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW 5-8FT (5SEC). CURRENTS S 1.3KTS.

19/12 (T + 48) S-SW 19-24 GUSTS 33KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS SSW-WSW BUILD 6-10FT (5SEC). CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS S 1.4KTS.


ZONE EE :

17/12 (T + 0) S-SW 10-15 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/NW 4-7FT (5SEC). CLEAR. CURRENTS WNW 0.7KTS.

18/00 (T + 12) S-SW/VARY/NE 08-13KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS W-NW 5-8FT (6SEC). CURRENTS WNW 0.7KTS.

18/12 (T + 24) SSE-SSW 08-13KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW 5-8FT (6SEC). CURRENTS W 0.5KTS.

19/00 (T + 36) SSE-SSW 11-16 GUSTS 19KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WNW-NNW/MIXED/SW 5-7FT (7SEC). CURRENTS WNW 0.5KTS.

19/12 (T + 48) SSE-SSW 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS S-SW 5-8FT (5SEC). MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SQUALLS. CURRENTS W 0.6KTS.

ENDS.