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Weather 02 Dec 2019




Weather 
02/12/2019

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Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
Prepared: December 02 08:15z
FM: Weather Routing Inc. (WRI)

Synopsis: Good day, an area of high pressure is currently centered near S'rn
Ireland with an associated ridge extending SSW'ward across the Azores and
broadening. This area of high pressure is expected to move E'ward across N'rn
France through the day on the 03rd.

Thermal trough along NW'rn Morocco will gradually strengthen beginning tomorrow
morning through the 04th and move little.

A second area of high pressure is expected to move E'ward across the Atlantic
on the 02nd to near 38N/38W on the 03rd with an associated ridge extending
S'ward to near 15N. This area of high pressure is expected to move E'ward
toward the Azores on the 06th with an associated ridge extending SW'ward toward
the lesser Antilles, then expected to remain stationary through the 07th.

Conclusion: Conditions within grid AA are expected to gradually increase and
become rough by tomorrow afternoon through tomorrow night for the vessel's
which are behind the main group. Do expect the largest winds and seas noted in
the forecast to be located within the E/NE'rn portion of the grid by tomorrow.

Larger swells in the SE'rn portion of grid BB currently will gradually improve
tonight, though will increase and shift more ENE'ly as the ridge mentioned
above builds in. Do expect large NNE'ly swells to fill in across the NE'rn
portion of grid BB by tomorrow morning as a swell front approaches. Large NE'ly
swells will develop within grids GG and MM by tomorrow afternoon, but these
will be longer in period. The NE'lys in both of these grids will gradually
increase through tomorrow afternoon as the ridge strengthens.

Grid CC is closest to the ridge axis at this time, so current winds are toward
the lower ends of the ranges especially on the NW'rn portion of the grid.
However, we'll be monitoring a large swell front progressing from the NW to the
SE within CC throughout the day today, improving overnight into tomorrow.
Trades will begin to increase especially within the S'rn portion of grid CC by
late tonight and will persist through the 04tgh. A similar pattern as CC will
occur in HH and NN. The largest of swells in HH will occur tonight and into
early tomorrow AM, improving through tomorrow afternoon especially within the
NW'rn/Central portion of the grid.

As grids DD, and II will be closest to the swell front in place tonight and
tomorrow morning, do expect large swells now to improve through tonight into
tomorrow with swells gradually increasing by tomorrow afternoon. Increasing
trades will be strongest in II, OO and PP as these grids are within the S'rn
periphery of the strengthening ridge, which is the strongest part. Trades will
be in the mid 20s, with short period E'ly seas building at 8 seconds within 7-9
feet at times. In strongest of gusts, do expect seas to be on the upper ends of
the ranges.

Do note that within ALL grids, localized winds/seas may be higher than forecast
within/near squalls.

AA FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 12-17KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 5-7FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS
FROM NE @ 0.6KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 12-17KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 5-7FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.7KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 14-19 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 5-7FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS
FROM NE @ 0.5KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 5-7FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS
FROM NNE @ 0.3KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 7-9FT (11SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NE / WEAKKTS.

BB FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 16-21 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 5-7FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.3KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 16-21 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 5-7FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.3KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 14-19KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 6-8FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.4KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 14-19KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 7-9FT (11SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY DENSE FOG. ISOLATED
SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.3KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-N(45 - 0) 14-19KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NE-N 7-9FT
(9SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @
0.4KTS.

CC FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 13-18 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
NE-N 5-7FT (9SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.2KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 13-18 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 6-8FT (9SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 15-20 GUSTS 22KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 6-8FT (9SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM NE @ 0.2KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 15-20 GUSTS 22KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 6-8FT (9SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 15-20 GUSTS 22KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 7-9FT (9SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.3KTS.

DD FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS E-SE(90 - 135) 10-15KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 8-10FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.4KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS SE-E(135 - 90) 10-15KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 7-9FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM S / WEAKKTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS E-NE(90 - 45) 13-18KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.5KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 13-18KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 6-8FT (9SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM E @ 0.3KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 13-18KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 6-8FT (9SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.4KTS.

GG FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS N-NNE(0 - 23) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 4-6FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.1KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 5-7FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 6-8FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.1KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NE-N 6-8FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.3KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NE-N 7-9FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM W @ 0.1KTS.

HH FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
NE-N 5-7FT (10SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM ENE @ 0.3KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 15-20 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NE-N 6-8FT (10SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM E @ 0.3KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NE-N 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM E @ 0.2KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NE-N 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM E @ 0.4KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 16-21 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
N-NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM E @ 0.2KTS.

II FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 16-21 GUSTS 24KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS
NW-N/MIXED/NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM E @ 0.3KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 13-18 GUSTS 22KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
NE-N 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM E @
0.7KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NE-N 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM ESE @ 0.5KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NE-N 8-10FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY DENSE FOG. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*.
CURRENTS FROM ESE @ 0.7KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NE-N 8-10FT (10SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM E
@ 0.6KTS.

MM FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 12-17 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
N-NE 5-7FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NNW @ 0.2KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
N-NE 5-7FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.3KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
N-NE 5-7FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.5KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
N-NE 6-8FT (10SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.3KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NE-N 6-8FT (8SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.3KTS.

NN FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 13-18 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS
NE-N 4-6FT (8SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.3KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS N-NE(0 - 45) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS
N-NE 4-6FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM ESE @ 0.5KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
N-NE 5-7FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.1KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
NE-E 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE @
0.5KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NE-E
7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SE
@ 0.4KTS.

OO FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NE-E 5-7FT
(8SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE @
0.5KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
E-NE 6-8FT (8SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE @
0.6KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
E-NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM NNE @ 0.5KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
E-NE 8-10FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM ENE @ 0.5KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS
E-NE 8-10FT (8SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE
@ 0.3KTS.

PP FORECAST:
02/06 GMT(T + 0): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 17-22 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS
E-NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SSE @ 0.3KTS.
02/18 GMT(T + 12): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
E-NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SE @ 0.5KTS.
03/06 GMT(T + 24): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
E-NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SE @ 0.6KTS.
03/18 GMT(T + 36): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS
E-NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS
FROM SE @ 0.8KTS.
04/06 GMT(T + 48): WINDS NE-E(45 - 90) 18-23 GUSTS 26KTS. SEAS 3-5 SWELLS
E-NE 7-9FT (8SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS. CURRENTS FROM SSE @
0.4KTS.
* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS


Best Regards, Weather Routing Inc. (WRI)

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