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WX November 20, 2011



WX November 20, 2011
November 20, 2011

GOOD DAY. WRI HAS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TROPICAL LOW AT 20/07Z, SUBTROPICAL LOW
#1 WAS CENTERED NEAR 23.2N 53.2W (APPROXIMATELY 825 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BERMUDA), WITH MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY, WITH MAXWINDS 20-30KTS.

SUBTROPICAL LOW #1 IS STILL A RATHER BROAD SYSTEM, DEVOID OF INTENSE SQUALLS,
WHICH ARE IN FACT FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AS A SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL
CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 2-3 DAYS. A W-NW'WARD TRACK OF SUBTROPICAL LOW #1 IS
LIKELY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS, FOLLOWED BY A N'WARD AND EVENTUAL NE'WARD TURN
AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IN LATER PERIODS.

 FCST     POSITIONS     MAXWINDS     GALE RADIUS (34KTS)
 TIME      LAT / LON         (KNOTS)         QUADRANTS - (NM)
---------------------------------------------------------
20/12Z: 23.1N  53.4W  20-30KTS   NO SUSTAINED GALES
21/00Z: 23.8N  53.8W  20-30KTS   NO SUSTAINED GALES
21/12Z: 25.1N  53.3W  25-35KTS   NO SUSTAINED GALES
22/00Z: 26.0N  52.6W  30-40KTS   NO SUSTAINED GALES
23/00Z: 28.3N  49.6W  35-45KTS 120NE 090SE 030SW 120NW

SUBTROPICAL LOW #1 IS NOT A DIRECT THREAT TO THE ARC CARIBBEAN 1500 RALLY, AS
THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REMAIN EAST OF THE RACING GRID AREA. HOWEVER, THIS
SYSTEM WILL GENERATE ENHANCED NE'LY SWLS THAT WILL AFFECT GRID AREAS SOUTH OF
30N.

OTHERWISE, A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERS MUCH OF THE W'RN ATLANTIC
ALONG AND WEST OF 60W, AND WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH THE 22ND, WITH WEAKENING OF
THE RIDGE LIKELY ON THE 22ND. THE RIDGE WILL THEN DRIFT E'WARD AND WEAKEN
FURTHER ON THE 23RD/24TH, AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES E'WARD OFF THE U.S. EAST
COAST AND INTO ADJACENT WATERS WEST OF 60W.


CC VICINITY:
TODAY(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NE-E  18-26KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS NE-E
10-13FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
W @ 0.2KTS.
EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NE-E  16-24KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS NE-E
10-13FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W
@ 0.2KTS.
TOM (21)(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  14-22KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWLS
NE-E  9-12FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM W @ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  13-21KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWLS NE-E
9-12FT  (5SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W
@ 0.2KTS.


EE VICINITY:
TODAY(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NE-E  15-23KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWLS NE-E
8-11FT  (6SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W
@ 0.2KTS.
EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  15-23KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWLS NE-E
9-12FT  (6SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @
0.2KTS.
TOM (21)(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  16-24KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
NE-E  9-12FT  (7SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @
0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NE-E  15-23KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS NE-E
9-12FT  (7SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @
0.2KTS.

FF VICINITY:
TODAY(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  21-29KTS.  SEAS 4-6  SWLS
NNE-ENE  10-13FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.2KTS.
EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  19-27KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS NNE-ENE
11-14FT  (7SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @
0.2KTS.
TOM (21)(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS N-NE  18-26KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
NNE-ENE  11-14FT  (8SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
W @ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  17-25KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
NNE-ENE  10-13FT  (8SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
W @ 0.2KTS.


HH VICINITY:
TODAY(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  18-26KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
NNE-ENE  9-11FT  (7SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
W @ 0.2KTS.
EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  20-28KTS.  SEAS 4-6  SWLS NNE-ENE
11-14FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W
@ 0.2KTS.
TOM (21)(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS N-NE  19-27KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
NNE-ENE  11-14FT  (8SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
W @ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  19-27KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
NNE-ENE  11-14FT  (8SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
W @ 0.2KTS.

II VICINITY:
TODAY(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  19-27KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
NNE-ENE  10-13FT  (7SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.2KTS.
EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  21-29KTS.  SEAS 4-6  SWLS NNE-ENE
11-14FT  (8SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W
@ 0.2KTS.
TOM (21)(MORN)(12 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  18-26KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS
N-NE  12-15FT  (8SEC).  SKIES CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W
@ 0.2KTS.
TOM EVENING(00 GMT):  WINDS NNE-ENE  17-25KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWLS N-NE
BUILD 10-15FT  (8SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM W @ 0.2KTS.