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Cold front passing

Short term forecast: Over time the cold front will continue to pass and winds will increase to 15-18kts from the South and then weaken to 9-12kts from the West. As the cold front passes cloud cover will become more significant and you will have a relatively large cloud mass over you for the next 12-15 hours. As you get farther to the west, there will be more cloud breakage. Wave heights should remain around 3 m for the next 36 hrs.

Current Conditions: You guys are currently right on the lower edge of the end of the cold front; it is passing along to your north. Right now your winds are ~12kts from the SSW. Looking at the GOES east visible satellite imagery most of the cloud coverage associated with the cold front is to your north, and you guys appear to be in an area with few low clouds, and only some cirrus. Surface current is .5-1kt, with wave height 3-4m.

Long term forecast: 24-48 hours winds will be westerly around 15kts and will be weaker to the South and stronger to your North (15-18kts). 48-72 hours, winds will weaken slightly to 9-12kts and become Northerly. After 48 hours cloud cover over you and to your west will be around 30-40%, there should be a lot of breakage and some sunshine! Currents over 36-54 hours will remain around .5-1kts and wave heights will be around 2-3m.

Next 12 hours:
Winds: will increase to ~15kts from the South
Waves: 3-4 m with peak direction from the South.
Currents: ~1kt from the South
Clouds: Cloud cover will increase ~80-100%, but clearing to the West.

12-24 hours:
Winds: Will remain around 12-15kts from the S until 21 hours and then decrease to 12 kts from the SW
Waves: Wave height should decrease over time and be ~ 3m
Currents: Will remain calm, .5-1kt, disorganized direction
Clouds: Cloud cover should decrease a bit as you head west and there will be 50-70% cloud cover, but most of the cloud mass should be behind you to the east.

24-48 hours:
Winds: Winds will become Westerly around 33 hours and will be 12-18kts, will become Northwesterly at 40-48 hrs and will decrease slightly to 9-12kts.
Waves: heights will decrease to 2-3m
Currents: Will increase slightly around 42 hrs to 1.5 kts from the SW, but will then decrease by 48hrs to 0-.5kts
Clouds: Cloud cover will significantly decrease by 40 hours and you should have relatively clear skies!!

Forecaster Chaplin

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