can we help
+44(0)1983 296060
+1 757-788-8872
tell me moreJoin a rally

Menu

WX ARC Caribbean 1500 & ARC Bahamas 2017 10 Nov



WX ARC Caribbean 1500 & ARC Bahamas 2017
10 Nov

Prepared: November 10 09:58z
FM: Weather Routing Inc. (WRI)

Synopsis: Good morning. A cold front currently extends across New England,
S'ward off the coast of Cape Hatteras and SSW'ward across the N'rn Bahamas.
This front will continue SE'ward towards Bermuda and into the central Bahamas
through late tonight, then stall and weaken through the 12th.

High pressure centered over the W'rn Great Lakes currently will dive ESE'ward
into the NE'rn US through tomorrow night, building a strong ridge S'ward across
Bermuda and towards the N'rn and central Bahamas. This high will then weaken
while moving E'ward towards south of Nova Scotia through early 13th, marginally
weakening this aforementioned ridge.

Conclusion:

Zone KK: As the aforementioned front moves through the N'rn Bahamas, NE'lys
will increase through the forecast period, becoming fresh to strong. Seas will
be on the higher end of ranges in most exposed areas north of Grand Bahama
Island/Abaco, and on the lower end of ranges (or lower) in protected areas to
the south.

Zone DD and BB: Similar to the above, winds will quickly veer NE'ly and freshen
as the front moves through and ridging builds in. Seas will build through the
11th, then gradually lower thereafter through later on the 12th.

Zone CC and EE: The front will take longer to move across these zones, and
therefore NE'lys will not begin to freshen significantly until the second half
of the 11th and into the 12th (similarly with associated building seas).

Zone FF: Even farther away from the aforementioned front, SE'lys will take even
longer to shift more NE'ly and freshen as ridging builds. This will tend to
occur by the 12th and towards the end of the forecast period.

Across all zones (and especially zones farther north and away from the
Bahamas), shower/squall activity will tend increase ahead of the previously
mentioned front. Winds/seas may be locally higher in stronger squalls than
forecast below.

KK FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 10-15KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NNE-ENE
2-5FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE
@ 0.1KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS NNE-ENE 4-7FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 18-23 GUSTS 30KTS. SEAS 4-5
SWELLS NNE-ENE 6-9FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS
FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 20-25 GUSTS 33KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS
NNE-ENE 7-10FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.3KTS.
12/12 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 20-25 GUSTS 33KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS
NE-E 6-9FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM ESE
@ 0.4KTS.

DD FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS SW-NW-N(225 - 0) 15-20 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NW-N 4-7FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM ENE @ 0.7KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 20-25 GUSTS 33KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS
NNW-NNE 7-10FT (5SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.9KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 25-30 GUSTS 38KTS. SEAS 5-6
SWELLS N-NE 9-12FT (3SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 1.5KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 22-27 GUSTS 32KTS. SEAS 4-5
SWELLS NNE-ENE 9-12FT (8SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.7KTS.
12/12 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NNE-ENE 7-10FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM E @ 1.1KTS.

BB FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS SW-NW-N(225 - 0) 17-22 GUSTS 30KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
WNW-NNW 4-7FT (5SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM
WSW @ 0.4KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 20-25 GUSTS 33KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS
NNW-NNE 7-10FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.2KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 25-30 GUSTS 38KTS. SEAS 5-6
SWELLS N-NE 8-11FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.7KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 22-27 GUSTS 32KTS. SEAS 4-5
SWELLS NNE-ENE 8-11FT (8SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.3KTS.
12/12 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
N-NE 7-10FT (7SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM NE @ 0.6KTS.

EE FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS E-NE(90 - 45) 08-13KTS. SEAS 1-2 SWELLS NE-E 3-6FT
(4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.1KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS E-NE(90 - 45) 10-15 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
NE-E/MIXED/N 3-6FT (5SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM W @
0.1KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS ENE-NNE(68 - 23) 15-20 GUSTS 28KTS. SEAS 3-4
SWELLS NE-E/MIXED/N 3-6FT (3SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.3KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS E-NE(90 - 45) 18-23 GUSTS 30KTS. SEAS 4-5 SWELLS
N-NE 6-9FT (5SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SSE @ 0.1KTS.
12/12 GMT(T + 48): WINDS E-NE(90 - 45) 16-21 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
N-NE 6-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM NE @ 0.2KTS.

FF FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS E-SE(90 - 135) 12-17 GUSTS 22KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
E-SE 2-5FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SW
@ 0.4KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS E-SE(90 - 135) 10-15 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
E-SE 2-5FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS FROM SSW @
0.6KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113) 09-14KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
ENE-ESE 2-5FT (5SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SW @ 0.4KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 12-17 GUSTS 22KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
E-NE 3-6FT (7SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SW @ 0.4KTS.
12/12 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 13-18 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
E-NE 4-7FT (7SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM S @
0.5KTS.

CC FORECAST:
10/12 GMT(T + 0): WINDS SE-S-SW(135 - 225) 11-16 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 1-3
SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/S 2-5FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.4KTS.
11/00 GMT(T + 12): WINDS SW-NW-N(225 - 0) 10-15 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-4
SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/S 3-6FT (5SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.6KTS.
11/12 GMT(T + 24): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 13-18 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
N-NE 4-7FT (5SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM WSW @ 0.6KTS.
12/00 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 18-23 GUSTS 30KTS. SEAS 3-5
SWELLS N-NE 5-8FT (7SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SSW @ 0.7KTS.
12/12 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 19-24 GUSTS 32KTS. SEAS 3-5
SWELLS N-NE 6-9FT (8SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.4KTS.
* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS

ENDS.