Weather - BVI to Bermuda 14 May

FRONT EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA SW TO GEORGIA. WILL MOVE SE. BY 15/05 AM IT WILL EXTEND FROM A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 35N/57W SW TO 28N/65W, THEN W INTO NORTH FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO A GALE AS IT DRIFTS NE TO NEAR 37N/52W BY LATE 16TH.

MODERATE RIDGING EXTENDS FROM NO OF FRONT TO MID ATLANTIC AND WILL STEADILY BROADEN AS THE PARENT HIGH MOVES SE TO BETWEEN CP HATTERAS / BERMUDA BY LATE 15/05, DRIFTING S THRU 16/05.

HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS THRU TODAY WILL BE FOUND IN THE N PORTION OF ZONE C, N OF BERMUDA. WINDS WILL TURN MORE N-NE ACROSS ALL GRIDS AND BECOME ENHANCED AS THE GALE DEVELOPS TO N AND E OF THE GRIDS DURING 15/05, WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 25KTS. LARGEST SWELLS IN THE NE'RN CORNER OF ZONE C NEAREST THE DEVELOPING GALE, WHERE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 FEET 15/05. CONDITIONS WILL THEN GRADUALLY EASE ON 16TH AS THE GALE MOVES AWAY FROM BERMUDA AND HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE GRIDS.

ZONE B:
14/12 GMT(T + 0): S-SE/VARY/NE(180 - 135) 08-13KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS E-SE 3-5FT (6SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS SSW @ 0.8KTS.

15/00 GMT(T + 12): NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 09-14KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS E-SE 3-5FT (6SEC). CURRENTS SW @ 0.9KTS.

15/12 GMT(T + 24): N-NE(0 - 45) 10-15KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS E-SE 3-5FT (6SEC). CURRENTS SW @ 0.7KTS.

16/00 GMT(T + 36): NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 15-20KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS E-SE 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS SW @ 0.6KTS.

ZONE C:
14/12 GMT(T + 0): W-NW/VARY/N(270 - 315) 11-16 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS S-SW/V/NW 5-7FT (4SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS NE @ 0.3KTS.

15/00 GMT(T + 12): N-NE(0 - 45) 17-22KTS. SEAS 3-4 SWELLS NW-N 5-7FT (4SEC). CURRENTS NE @ 0.7KTS.

15/12 GMT(T + 24): N-NE(0 - 45) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NW-N 7-9FT (4SEC). CURRENTS NE @ 0.7KTS.

16/00 GMT(T + 36): NNE-ENE(23 - 68) 13-18KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NNW-NNE 6-8FT (5SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS NE @ 0.9KTS.