BVI to Florida 12 May 2015

PREPARED: MAY 12 09:35Z FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

SYNOPSIS: GOOD DAY. THIS FORECAST IS FOR ARC USA LEG 1B FROM TORTOLA TO FORT LAUDERDALE VIA THE OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL. A BROAD HIGH EAST OF BERMUDA EXTENDS A BROAD RIDGE AXIS W'WARD TO NEAR 70W. THE HIGH WILL TEND TO STEADILY MOVE E'WARD INTO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC THROUGH THE 14TH. MODERATE RIDGING EXTENDS S-SW'WARD FROM THE HIGH TO/ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND E'WARD TO AND NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. RIDGING NORTH OF 25N IS BROADER/WEAKER AND THIS WILL WEAKEN FURTHER THROUGH THE 14TH. RIDGING NEAR AND EAST OF THE S'RN BAHAMAS WILL ALSO WEAKEN, HOWEVER THIS WILL NOT BE AS SIGNIFICANT.

A FRONT WILL MOVE E-SE'WARD SUCH THAT BY THIS EVENING IT WILL EXTEND FROM CAPE COD TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHESAPEAKE, THEN BY TOMORROW EVENING IT WILL EXTEND FROM JUST NORTH OF BERMUDA SW'WARD TO NEAR GEORGIA.

CONCLUSION: E'LY TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS ALL RACE GRIDS OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING PERSISTS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TURKS AND CAICOS INTO THE BAHAMAS, WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS FOUND I N ZONE D DUE TO LOCAL FUNNELING EFFECTS. SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE MORE OPEN AND EXPOSED WATERS TO THE WEST OF LONGITUDE 75W. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED IN AND NEAR STRONG SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT.

ZONE D FORECAST:
12/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS ENE-ESE(68 - 113)  19-24 GUSTS 30KTS.  SEAS 3-5  SWELLS ENE-ESE  6-8FT  (2SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.2KTS.