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Forecast for tomorrow

Short-term Forecast: Cloud cover will increase over the next 12 hours, but there will be some breaks. Over the next 12 hours the current speed should weaken to around .5 kts, direction is disorganized. Winds will remain Easterly over the next 20 hours and will remain around 15-18 kts and wave heights will be around 1-1.5 m. At 24 hours, winds begin to switch from Easterly to Southeasterly and will be 18-23 kts, and wave heights will be around 1.5-2 m.

Forecast for 4/2
Current Conditions: From the METEOSAT visible satellite imagery there are higher clouds above you currently, and to the West there is a larger and lower cloud mass. Winds are coming from the East around 15-18 kts, they are stronger to your South. On the RTOFS current plots, there is an area of strong current to the Southwest; this will increase your current speed to 2-2.5 kts. Wave heights are around 1-1.5 m.

Long-term Forecast: Over 24-48 hours, winds should die down to ~12-15 kts after 36 hours and remain Southeasterly. By 48 hours winds will be Easterly and ~12kts. At 24 hours, there will be a relatively larger cloud mass over you and mainly to the North, with more breaks to the south. The cloud mass will remain over you from 24-36 hours, but after 36 hours there will be much more clearing. Currents will be around .5-1kt.

Next 12 hours:
Wind: Easterly, ~15-18 kts
Waves: wave heights ~1.5 m
Clouds: ~65%, some breaks at first, but cover increasing with time
Current: speed decreasing from 2.5 kts to .5 kts.

12-24 hours:
Wind: ESE, ~15-18kts
Waves: wave heights remain ~1.5 m
Clouds: ~75% cover
Current: speed increasing from .5 kts to ~2kts.

24-48 hours:
Wind: SE, becoming much weaker, falling from 18-23kts to ~15 kts.
Waves: wave heights increase to 1.5-2 m
Clouds: 60-80% coverage at first, decreasing with time
Current: speed is .5 kts at 30 hours, and then increasing to 1.5 kts at 42 hours, and then dropping again to .5 kts at 48 hours.

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