SYNOPSIS: GOOD MORNING. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER CAPE HATTERAS. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BROAD THROUGH THIS MORNING WHILE MOVING E OFFSHORE AND STRENGTHENING THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS TROUGH WILL THEN STRENGTHEN INTO A GALE WHILE TRACKING ENE, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 40N/65W BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN WHILE TRACKING N-NE TOWARD NEWFOUNDLAND ON THE 23RD. IN THE WAKE OF THIS TROUGH, A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE E UNITED STATES E TO BERMUDA ON THE 23RD.
THE AFOREMENTIONED DEVELOPING GALE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE RACE GRIDS SW TO NE THROUGH TOMORROW, WITH THE MORE N GRIDS K AND J CONTAINING THE HIGHEST CONDITIONS AS THIS GALE STRENGTHENS AND HEADS ENE THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. THE HIGHEST CONDITIONS WITHIN ZONES F AND C WILL OCCUR TOMORROW MORNING WHEN THE GALE IS NORTH OF THESE GRIDS, WITH W'LY WINDS GUSTING TO 50KTS AND SWELLS BUILDING TO 14 FEET IN THE MORE N PORTIONS OF THESE GRIDS. VESSELS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ROUTING MORE W-WSW TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF THIS GALE. THE HIGHEST SEAS IN ZONE K WILL OCCUR TOMORROW EVENING AS THE GALE PASSES TO THE NORTH OF THE GRID, WITH SW SWELLS BUILDING TO
ZONE C:
21/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS SW-W(225 - 270) 13-18KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS WSW-WNW 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ESE @ 0.9KTS.
22/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248) 18-23 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS WSW-WNW 4-6FT (3SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.4KTS.
22/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS S-SW(180 - 225) 23-28 GUSTS 40KTS. SEAS 4-6 SWELLS SW-W BUILD 6-10FT (2SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS SE @ 0.8KTS.
23/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS S-SW(180 - 225) 18-23 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS SSW-WSW 0-12FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ENE @ 0.4KTS.
ZONE F:
21/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS N-NE/VARY/SW(0 - 45) 12-17 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS N-NE 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNW @ 1.4KTS.
22/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS S-SW(180 - 225) INCREASE 17-37 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/SW BUILD 4-12FT (3SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS N @ 1.5KTS.
22/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS WSW-WNW(248 - 293) 37-42 GUSTS 50KTS. SEAS 7-8 SWELLS SW-W 12-14FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNW @ 1.9KTS.
23/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS WNW-NNW(293 - 338) 15-20KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS WSW-WNW 10-12FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNE @ 2.3KTS.
ZONE I:
21/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) INCREASE 15-32KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NNE-ENE 4-6FT (2SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNE @ 0.2KTS.
22/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-E/VARY/NW(45 - 90) 32-37 GUSTS 45KTS. SEAS 6-7 SWELLS E-NE/MIXED/N BUILD 6-12FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS ENE @ 0.2KTS.
22/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS W-NW/VARY/SW(270 - 315) 20-25 GUSTS 30KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS NNW-NNE 12-14FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.4KTS.
23/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248) 17-22 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NW-N LOWER 12-4FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS E / WEAKKTS.
ZONE J:
21/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS N-NE/VARY/S(0 - 45) INCREASE 08-18KTS. SEAS 0-2 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/NE 3-5FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS SSW @ 0.2KTS.
22/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS S-SE/VARY/NE(180 - 135) INCREASE 18-35KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS N-NE 5-7FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NE @ 0.1KTS.
22/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS N-NE/VARY/SW(0 - 45) 35-40 GUSTS 47KTS. SEAS 6-8 SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/SW 7-9FT (2SEC). SKIES CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS N @ 0.2KTS.
23/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS SW-W(225 - 270) 25-30 GUSTS 36KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS SW-W 7-9FT (2SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.3KTS.
ZONE K:
21/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS N-NE/VARY/S(0 - 45) 10-15KTS. SEAS 1-2 SWELLS W-NW 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS NNW @ 3.6KTS.
22/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS SSE-SSW(158 - 203) 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. EAS 2-4 SWELLS W-NW/MIXED/SW BUILD 4-8FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNW @ 3KTS.
22/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS S-SW/VARY/NW(180 - 225) INCREASE 25-35 GUSTS 48KTS. SEAS 5-7 SWELLS S-SW BUILD 8-13FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNW @ 2.2KTS.
23/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS WNW-NNW(293 - 338) 20-25 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS SW-W 13-15FT (6SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS NNW @ 3KTS.* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS
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