Bermuda to Azores 20 May 2015

PREPARED: MAY 20 09:17Z
FM: WEATHER ROUTING INC. (WRI)

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 35N/55W. WILL WEAKEN WHILE DRIFTING E, REACHING 50W BY 21/05 MORNING AND CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM A GALE IN THE GULF OF MAINE SW TO N'RN FLORIDA. WILL STRENGTHEN WHILE TRACKING SE REACHING BERMUDA BY 21/05 EVENING.

THE HIGHEST CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE FOUND IN ZONES CC AND EE ON S'RN END OF BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, WITH W'LY WINDS GUSTING TO 25KTS AND SWELLS BUILDING TO 8 FEET. THESE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY ABATE THROUGH TODAY AS THE TROUGH BROADENS AND TRACKS E'WARD. SW'LY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE THROUGH 21/05 FROM WEST TO EAST IN ZONE AA AS THE FRONT APPROACHES BERMUDA. AN AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT, WITH WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING LOCALLY ENHANCED IN AND NEAR STRONG SQUALLS.

ZONE AA :
20/12 GMT(T + 0 WNW-WSW 06-11KTS. SEAS 1-2 SWELLS N-NE 3-5FT (5SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS E @ 0.7KTS.

21/00 GMT(T + 12 SW-W 12-17 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS N-NE/MIXED/SW 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS NE @ 0.8KTS.

21/12 GMT(T + 24 S-SW 12-17 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS SW-W 4-6FT (3SEC). SKIES CLEAR. CURRENTS E @ 0.3KTS.

22/00 GMT(T + 36 S-SW 12-17 GUSTS 20KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS WSW-WNW 4-6FT (4SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS FROM ENE @ 0.7KTS.

ZONE CC :
20/12 GMT(T + 0 WNW-NNW 16-21 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS NW-N 6-8FT (5SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS ESE @ 0.2KTS.

21/00 GMT(T + 12 WNW-NNW 12-17KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NW-N 4-6FT (5SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS SSE @ 0.5KTS.

21/12 GMT(T + 24 WSW-WNW 12-17 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 2-3 SWELLS NW-N 2-4FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS S @ 0.3KTS.

22/00 GMT(T + 36 SW-W(225 - 270) 09-14 GUSTS 17KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS W-NW 3-5FT (4SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS FROM SSE @ 0.6KTS.

ZONE EE :
20/12 GMT(T + 0 SSW-WSW 16-21 GUSTS 25KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS SSW-WSW 6-8FT (5SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS NW @ 0.4KTS.

21/00 GMT(T + 12 WSW-WNW ) 15-20 GUSTS 23KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS SW-W 5-7FT (5SEC). SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHWRS/SQUALLS. CURRENTS NE @ 0.7KTS.

21/12 GMT(T + 24 W-NW 13-18 GUSTS 21KTS. SEAS 2-4 SWELLS WSW-WNW 4-6FT (5SEC). SKIES CLOUDY. CURRENTS NNW @ 0.6KTS.

22/00 GMT(T + 36 WSW-WNW 08-13KTS. SEAS 1-3 SWELLS W-NW 3-5FT (5SEC). SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. CURRENTS ENE @ 0.6KTS.