Weather BVI-Bermuda 7 May

Prepared: May 07 08:12UTC
FM: Weather Routing Inc. (WRI)

Synopsis: A broad High centered near 32N/52W extends stronger ridging SW to BVI/Puerto Rico, while extending broad ridging E to the Azores and SE to the Canaries. The high center will tend to remain broad thru the 11th, while the center shifts NE to near 42N/37W.

A Low centered near 37N/70W currently extends a cold front SW thru Bermuda/Bahamas/Florida. Will accelerate NE into the W'rn Labrador Sea by tomorrow evening, while a cold front slowly moves E and extends across Bermuda, the S'rn Bahamas/T&C. The front will continue to change little thru the 10th while then gradually weakening thru the 11th. The Low will strengthen into a gale/storm by the morning of 9th and will be located near 55N/22W. The storm will then extend another cold front SW to the Azores and along 40N thru this time. The front will weaken over the Azores by the morning of the 10th.

A Low will extend across the far W'rn Labrador Sea by tomorrow evening, while extending a cold front SW across New York State. The low will strengthen into a gale by the morning of 11th as it quickly lifts NE to near 57N/24W. Will then extend a cold front SW across the Azores by morning of the 11th. The front will weaken as the gale remains centered near 56N/20W thru the morning of 12th.

Conclusion: Strong ridging continues to persist across Zone A this morning and is resulting in enhanced SE trades due to close proximity of the cold front to the ridge. Because the front is expected to make little E progress over the next 2-3 days, expect enhanced SE breezes to continue thru at least the morning of 9th. Additionally, expect peak E swell sets between 5-8 feet to remain moderate period thru the next 2-3 days.

Across Zone B, similar conditions will result as across Zone A. Expect peak SE swell sets between 5-8 feet remaining moderate period thru the morning of 9th. Close proximity to the cold front will give moderate to fresh SE breezes over the next 2-3 days as well.

Cloudy = CLDY
Swells = SWLLS
Isolated = ISLTD
Showers = SHWRS
Squalls = SQLLS
Currents from = CRRNTS
Time (T) is GMT/UTC
Wind speed in knots

ZONE A:
07/12 T + 0: ENE-ESE 19-24 GUSTS 27KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWLLS ENE-ESE 5-8FT (8SEC). PARTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS ESE 0.8KTS.
08/00 T + 12: ENE-ESE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWLLS ENE-ESE 4-7FT (8SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS. CRRNTS ESE 1.1KTS.
08/12 T + 24: ENE-ESE 20-25 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 4-6 SWLLS ENE-ESE 5-8FT (7SEC). PARTLY CLDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS ESE 1.1KTS.
09/00 T + 36: ENE-ESE 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWLLS ENE-ESE 5-8FT (8SEC). PARTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS ESE 1KTS.
09/12 T + 48: ENE-ESE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWLLS ENE-ESE 5-8FT (8SEC). PARTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS ESE 1.1KTS.

ZONE B:
07/12 T + 0: ESE-SSE 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWLLS E-SE 5-7FT (7SEC). PARTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS SE 0.8KTS.
08/00 T + 12: ESE-SSE 16-21KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWLLS ESE-SSE 5-7FT (7SEC). CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS SSE 0.6KTS.
08/12 T + 24: E-SE 19-24 GUSTS 27KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWLLS E-SE 5-8FT (8SEC). PARTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS SE 0.7KTS.
09/00 T + 36: E-SE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWLLS E-SE 5-8FT (7SEC). PARTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS/SQLLS. CRRNTS SSE 0.8KTS.
09/12 T + 48: E-SE 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWLLS E-SE 5-8FT (7SEC). MOSTLY CLDY. ISLTD SHWRS. CRRNTS SE 0.6KTS.

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