PREPARED: MAY 10 10:07Z FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)
SYNOPSIS: GOOD DAY. PLEASE SEE BELOW ADVISORY ON TROPICAL STORM ANA. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING EXTENDING FROM PUERTO RICO N'WARD TO BERMUDA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH LITTLE TO NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH EXPECTED.
CONCLUSION: GENERALLY E-NE'LY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG ZONES A,D, AND OBC OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. LIGHTEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN N'RN HALF OF ZONES A AND D, WITH HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED IN BETWEEN ISLANDS IN ZONE OBC. SWELLS OF UP TO 7-12 FEET ARE LIKELY IN ZONE OBC DUE TO STRONG RIDGING IN PLACE.
TROPICAL STORM ANA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A THREAT TO THE RACE ZONES A,D, AND OBC. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WILL KEEP YOU WELL ADVISED OF ANY CHANGES.
AT 10/09Z, TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS CENTERED NEAR 33.8N 78.7W, MOVING NNW'WARD AT 04KTS, WITH MAXWINDS 40- 50KTS. GALE RADIUS IS 60NM W'RN SEMICIRCLE, 90NM NE'RN QUADRANT, 120NM SE'RN QUADRANT.
TROPICAL STORM ANA WILL TRACK NNW-N'WARD NEXT 24HRS THEN TRACK NE'WARD AND ACCELERATE THROUGH 48HRS. THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY ONCE MOVES INLAND ON THE 10TH. THE SYSTEM WILL BECOME EXTRATROPICAL (OR POST-TROPICAL) IN 48HRS THEN BECOME BE ABSORBED INTO THE CIRCULATION OF A LARGE OVER THE E'RN GREAT LAKES (ON THE 12TH).
FCST POSITIONS MAXWINDS GALE RADIUS (34KTS)
TIME LAT / LON (KNOTS) QUADRANTS - (NM)
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10/18Z: 34.4N 78.7W 35- 45KTS 090NE 120SE 060SW 030NW
11/06Z: 35.6N 77.9W 30- 40KTS NO SUSTAINED GALES
11/18Z: 37.4N 76.3W 30- 40KTS NO SUSTAINED GALES
12/06Z: 39.7N 73.4W 30- 40KTS NO SUSTAINED GALES
ZONE A FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 16-21KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS E-SE 5-7FT
(3SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ESE @ 0.5KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 16-21KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS E-SE
5-7FT (3SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.6KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS E-SE
5-7FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.5KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 16-21KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS E-SE
5-7FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ESE @ 0.5KTS.
ZONE D FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS E-SE
BUILD 5-9FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.1KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 20-25KTS. SEAS 4-6 SWELLS E-SE
6-9FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.2KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS E-SE
BUILD 4-8FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.2KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 19-24KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS E-SE
BUILD 4-8FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.3KTS.
ZONE OBC FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 21-26KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE
BUILD 6-10FT (2SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.6KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 22-27KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE
BUILD 7-12FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.5KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS E-SE(90 - 135) 20-25KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE BUILD
5-9FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM S @ 0.5KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS E-SE(90 - 135) 18-23KTS. COMBINED SEAS E-SE BUILD
5-9FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM S @
0.5KTS.
* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS
BEST REGARDS, WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)
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