TO: MASTER, VESSEL THREE FM: WEATHER ROUTING
TKS YR TELEX.
LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. THE HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR 32N/150W RIDGING ESE'WARD TO THE BAJA OF CALIFORNIA AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY, AND WILL MOVE E'WARD ON THE 03RD WITH THE APPROACH OF A FRONT.
A STORM WILL BE CENTERED NEAR 50N/160W BY THE 03RD AND CONTINUE TO MOVE E'WARD THRU THE 04TH. ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXTEND SW'WARD FROM STORM CENTER STRETCHING SOUTH OF 30N. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS YR ROUTE NEAR 153W.
ROUTE VALID. WINDS NE-N 4-5 TO 130W, THEN N/VARY/ENE 4-5 140W, THEN E-SE 4-5 TO 146W, INCREASE AND VEER TO SE-S-SW 5-6 OCNL 7 TO 153W, THEN SHIFT W-NW/VARY/NNW 7-6-5 TO 160W.
SWELLS NNW-WNW 2-3MTRS TO 130W, THEN NNE-ENE 3MTRS OR LESS TO 140W, THEN BCM S-SE 2.5-4MTRS TO 155W AND SW-W 2-3.5MTRS TO 160W.
BRGDS,WEATHERWAY
Sent Date: 11/30/99 Sent Time: 18:45
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TO: MASTER, VESSEL THREE FM: WEATHER ROUTING
TYT, YR NEW ETD NOTED.
HERE'S UPDATED FORECAST:
A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS SOUTH OF THE SEA OF CORTEZ AND WILL AFFECT YOUR WEATHER TO NEAR 112W. STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA ON THE 28TH, MAY GENERATE SOME LONG PERIOD SWELLS. OTHERWISE PACIFIC HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RIDGE E'WARD TO NEAR 120W BY THE 30TH.
RECOMMEND GC TO 30N/150W, RL TO NOJIMA SAKI AND DIRECT TO YOKOHAMA, ATTEMPTING TO KEEP YOU IN FOLLOWING CONDITIONS SOUTH OF PACIFIC RIDGE AXIS.
WINDS VARIABLE TENDING N'LY 3-5 TO NEAR 110W, NW-N/VARY/NE 4-5 TO 120W, N-NE/VARY/NNW 4-5 OCNL 6 TO 125W, N/VARY/ENE 4-5 PSBL 6 TO 135W.
SWELLS CONFUSED TENDING NW'LY NEAR 2.5MTRS TO 115W, WNW-NNW 2.5-3.5MTRS PSBL 4MTRS TO 126W, N/MIXED/ENE 2-3.5MTRS TO 135W.
BRGDS, WEATHERWAY
Sent Date: 11/28/99 Sent Time: 01:48 Answerback: GLOBE WIRELESS
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