Current conditions: You are in the vicinity of the tail end of a cold front… from your observations of wild weather it sounds like it may have passed in the night. Ships near your position reported easterly winds at 10 to 15 knots at 12 UTC (April 3). Behind the front, winds are observed at 10 knots northeasterly with clearer (but not totally clear) skies. Unfortunately, there have been no recent ASCAT passes over you so I do not have satellite winds right now. Wave heights and direction do not appear to have changed much from you previous observation, about 2m and from the southeast. I’m not sure if I can trust the current forecasts for anything weaker than the Gulf Stream so I am going to leave them out.
There is a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico which is bringing a lot of cloudiness and higher winds to the Gulf coast. This system is forecast to move east over Florida during the forecast period, so we will want to keep an eye on it.
Current Conditions (00 UTC Apr 4):
Winds: East to Northeasterly at 6 to 9 knots
Waves: significant wave height 1.5 to 3 m from the southeast
Cloud cover: Scattered clouds behind the front
Precipitation: Rain showers
Short term (April 4):
WInds: winds will remain weaker (below 12 knots) but gain a more northerly component during the first half then relax back to easterly starting around 12 UTC.
Waves: Significant wave height will decrease to 1 to 1.5 m and continue to come from the southeast. Cannot find any major changes in swell period.
Cloud cover: Scattered clouds, perhaps 35%, to start the period off, becoming thicker and more extensive throughout the day.
Precipitation: Chance rain showers
Two day (April 5)
Winds: Strengthening throughout the period from 9 knots up to 15 to 18 knots, easterly
Waves: Significant wave height increasing and coming more from the east
Cloud cover: Clouds increasing to thick and overcast
Precipitation: rain, chance thunderstorms
Forecaster Brown