Portsmouth to Bermuda 12 May 2015

PREPARED: MAY 12 10:57Z
FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

SYNOPSIS: THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA WERE CENTERED NEAR 
APPROXIMATELY 40-00N/71-18W MOVING NE'WARD AT 20-25KTS. THE REMNANTS WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE NE'WARD AND MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT FROM W'RN NEW YORK STATE TO N'RN ALABAMA WILL TRACK E'WARD AND EXTEND FROM E'RN LONG ISLAND SW'WARD TO THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY, THEN SW'WARD TO CENTRAL GEORGIA BY THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE E'WARD FROM E'RN NOVA SCOTIA SW'WARD OFFSHORE SOUTH CAROLINA BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH BERMUDA BY THE MORNING OF THE 14TH. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS COLD FRONT NEAR 35N/58W BY EVENING OF THE 14TH AND MOVE E'WARD THROUGH THE 15TH. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E'WARD OFFSHORE THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS TOMORROW NIGHT AND SPREAD E'WARD TO 70W ON THE 14TH. THE HIGH CENTER WILL PASS OVER THE S'RN CHESAPEAKE BAY BY EVENING OF THE 14TH AND SLOWLY MOVE E'WARD TO NEAR 35N/72W BY EVENING OF THE 15TH. 

CONCLUSION: LATEST OBSERVATIONS IN THE S'RN CHESAPEAKE BAY SHOW SW WINDS OF 17-19KTS GUSTS TO 20-21KTS. WINDS AND SWELLS WILL BE HIGHEST EAST OF 74W IN ZONE I TODAY. THEN AS THE WINDS VEER TO THE NW TOMORROW, THE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST FUNNELING THROUGH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND SOUTH OF DELAWARE BAY TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE LOWERING FROM WEST TO EAST THE REST OF TOMORROW THROUGH THE 14TH IN ZONE I. SWELLS WILL BE HIGHEST EAST OF 75W TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTH OF 36N ON THE 15TH IN ZONE I. WINDS AND SWELLS IN ZONE F AND ZONE C WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE N'RN HALF OF THESE REGIONS TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW, THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE S'RN HALF OF THESE ZONES ON THE 15TH. 

ZONE I FORECAST:
12/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248)  18-25 GUSTS 30KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS SSE-SSW  8-11FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WNW @ 0.3KTS.
13/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SW-W-NW(225 - 315)  20-26 GUSTS 30KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS SSE-SSW  8-10FT  (2SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM WSW @ 0.2KTS.
13/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS NW-N(315 - 0)  17-22 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS WNW-NNW  6-8FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NE @ 0.4KTS.
14/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS NW-N-NE(315 - 45)  17-22 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS NW-N  5-8FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.2KTS.
14/12 GMT(T + 48):  WINDS N-NE(0 - 45)  EASE 20-14KTS.  SEAS 2-4  SWELLS N-NE  4-7FT  (2SEC).  SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NNE @ 0.8KTS.

ZONE F FORECAST:
12/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS S-SW(180 - 225)  24-30 GUSTS 33KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS S-SW  9-12FT  (4SEC).  SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 2.3KTS.
13/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SSW-WSW(203 - 248)  24-30 GUSTS 33KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS SSW-WSW  BUILD 9-13FT  (4SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 1.7KTS.
13/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS SW-W-NW(225 - 315)  EASE 30-22KTS.  SEAS 3 4  SWELLS SW-W/MIXED/NW  8-11FT  (3SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSW @ 0.9KTS.
14/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS NW-N(315 - 0)  18-23 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS W-NW  6-8FT  (4SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.9KTS.
14/12 GMT(T + 48):  WINDS NW-N-NE(315 - 45)  15-20 GUSTS 22KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS NW-N  6-8FT  (4SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.3KTS.

ZONE C FORECAST:
12/12 GMT(T + 0):  WINDS ESE-SSE(113 - 158)  09-14 GUSTS 16KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS E-SE  3-5FT  (3SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.2KTS.

13/00 GMT(T + 12):  WINDS SSE-SSW(158 - 203)  10-18 GUSTS 20KTS.  SEAS 2-3  SWELLS ESE-SSE  4-7FT  (3SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM SW @ 0.2KTS.
13/12 GMT(T + 24):  WINDS S-SW(180 - 225)  15-22 GUSTS 25KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS SE-S  5-7FT  (4SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS FROM SE @ 0.1KTS.
14/00 GMT(T + 36):  WINDS SW-W-NW(225 - 315)  17-22 GUSTS 24KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS S-SW/MIXED/NW  5-8FT  (4SEC).  SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM NW @ 0.1KTS.
14/12 GMT(T + 48):  WINDS NW-N-NE(315 - 45)  17-24KTS.  SEAS 3-4  SWELLS NW-N  6-8FT  (4SEC).  SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS*. CURRENTS FROM N @ 0.5KTS.
* WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS

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